IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-2 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช – 28 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-2ย Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Sunday, 28 May 2023

Patient and calm, Canada scored the only three goals of the third period to break a 2-2 tie and claim their second Gold medal in three years, defeating Germany, 5-2, in the final game of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 27 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Championship Semifinal
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Saturday, 27 May 2023

Adam Fantilli scored perhaps the nicest goal of the tournament midway through the third period to break a 2-2 tie and send Canada on its way to a 4-2 victory over Latvia.
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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 2023 IIHF Congress Names Germany As 2027 World Championship Hosts


The 2023 IIHF Congress today in Tampere, Finland announced the hosts of the 2027 World Championship, with the German cities of Dรผsseldorf and Mannheim awarded hosting duties for 14-30 May 2027, winning a vote over Kazakhstan.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia 4-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (OT) – 23 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia 4-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Rลซdolfs Balcers one-timed a pass from Uvis Balinskis to score a power-play goal in overtime, giving Latvia a 4-3 victory over Switzerland.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Slovenia, Hungary Relegated From 2023 World Championship


A day before the group round came to a close at the 2023 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were confirmed, with Hungaryย and Slovenia gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down after both gained promotion in 2022, with Slovenia finishing winless while Hungaryย was eliminated in a sudden-death shootout to Austria.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 21 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Sunday, 21 May 2023

Andres Ambรผhl, the 39-year-old wonder of the Swiss team, scored two goals less than five minutes apart in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and send his team to a 4-2 win over Czechia in Group B action tonight.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 20 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Saturday, 20 May 2023

In a battle between Group Bโ€™s only two remaining unbeaten teams, Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 before a mostly pro-Swiss crowd of 8,234 at Arena Rฤซga.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 18 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Thursday, 18 May 2023

Switzerland remains Group Bโ€™s only perfect team with 12 points after four games following a 4-2 victory over Slovakia.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 16 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Switzerland continued its winning ways with an impressive and dominating 5-0 win over Kazakhstan tonight in Rฤซga. The win gives the Swiss nine points on three regulation wins, good enough for top spot in Group B.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-0 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด – 14 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-0 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Sunday, 14 May 2023

For the first time since 1939, Switzerland has opened the IIHF World Championship with back-to-back shutouts following a 3-0 win over Norway.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 13 May 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arฤ“na Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Saturday, 13 May 2023

In their first game of the 2023 IIHF World Championship, the Swiss were solid in a 7-0 win over Slovenia. Denis Malgin and Gaรซtan Haas led the offence with three points each, while veteran Leonardo Genoni made 14 saves for the shutout.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 World Championship


The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere, Finland and Rฤซga, Latvia starting this Friday, 12 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2023 IIHF World Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Poland, Great Britain Promoted To 2024 World Championship


The Division IA World Championship tournament in Nottingham, England saw the top two spots for promotion to the 2024 World Championship in Ostrava and Prague, Czechiaย locked up on the final day of competition, with hosts Great Britainย and Poland both clinching their returns to the Top Division.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Petri Kontiola To Retire Following Ilves Season


Finnish centre Petri Kontiola, a mainstay in the Leijonat system for two decades, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following Ilves’ bronze medal victory over HIFK in the Liiga playoffs.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Ondล™ej Nฤ›mec Retires From Pro Hockey At 38


Czech journeyman defender Ondล™ej Nฤ›mec, a mainstay of both the Czech Extraliga and national teams, today confirmed his retirement from the sport, finishing his final pro season captaining VHK Vsetรญn of the Czech second division.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Vasili Koshechkin Retires Following Metallurg Elimination


Following Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s elimination from the Gagarin Cup playoffs at the hands of Avangard Omsk, Russian goaltender Vasili Koshechkin, an Olympic, World and Gagarin Cup champion, announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 40.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Five-Time Gagarin Cup Champion Danis Zaripov Retires From Hockey


Russian winger Danis Zaripov, a three-time World champion and record five-time Gagarin Cup champion, today announced his retirement from pro hockey, following the final regular season matchup for his club Ak Bars Kazan, in advance of the 2023 Gagarin Cup Playoffs.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Joel Lundqvist Announces Retirement At Age 40


Swedish centre Joel Lundqvist, a mainstay of both the Swedish Hockey League and national team for over two decades, today announced his retirement just shy of his 41st birthday, a year and a half after his twin brother Henrik hung up his skates.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2023, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Tampere, Finland, with five different nationalities highlighting the class, as the IIHF will induct Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Leetch, Caroline Ouellette, Cristobal Huet and Jimmy Foster to the Hall.
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