Tag Archives: World Championship

🇰🇿 🇭🇺 Kazakhstan, Hungary Relegated From World Championship

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With the medal rounds set at the 2016 World Championship in Russia, the two relegated squads are now determined as well, with newly promoted Kazakhstan and Hungary both falling back to Division IA in 2017 after failing to clinch their spots for the 2017 Top Division in France and Germany.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 17 May 2016

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🇫🇮 Finland 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Tonight’s matchup between Canada and Finland featured the two dominant teams in Group B play in Saint Petersburg.

Finland earned a decisive 4-0 victory, scoring three goals in the second period and never looking back.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-0 France 🇫🇷 – 16 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-0 France 🇫🇷
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Monday, 16 May 2016

Captain Corey Perry had a goal and an assist to help Canada blank France 4-0 on Monday. Next, the defending champs will battle Finland for top spot in Group B.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 14 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Saturday, 14 May 2016

Timely scoring and clutch goaltending result in Canada’s fifth straight win of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪 – 12 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Thursday, 12 May 2016

Two goals by Taylor Hall carried Canada to a 5-2 win over Germany to continue their unbeaten streak at the World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 09 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Belarus 🇧🇾
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Monday, 09 May 2016

Canada keeps rolling with an impressive 8-0 win over Belarus. They are undefeated against Belarus in World Championship history.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 7-1 Hungary 🇭🇺 – 08 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 7-1 Hungary 🇭🇺
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Sunday, 08 May 2016

Canada scored four goals in just over five minutes in the second period en route to a 7-1 thrashing of newly promoted Hungary on Sunday in Saint Petersburg.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 06 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 United States 🇺🇸
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Friday, 06 May 2016

North American rivals Canada and the United States faced off in the opening tilt here at the 2016 World Championships.

Canada came back from an early deficit in the first period to score five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 victory at the 2016 IIHF World Championships.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Championship

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The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 6 in Russia, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting in Russia to compete at the 80th IIHF World Championship.
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🇸🇪 🇫🇮 Sweden Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Finland Wins Euro Hockey Challenge

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With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge as the season winds down leading up to the World Championships in Russia, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2015-16 season.
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🇮🇹 🇸🇮 Slovenia Promoted To 2017 Worlds, Italy Likely As Well

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After Slovenia edged out Austria 2-1 and Italy defeated an upstart Korean squad by the same score on the last day of competition, the qualifiers for the 2017 World Championships in Cologne and Paris became more clear, although Slovenia is the only one with a guarantee of playing for now.
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🇸🇰 Ľubomír Višňovský Retires Following Slovan Elimination

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Slovak mainstay defenceman Ľubomír Višňovský announced his retirement from HC Slovan following a 4-0 sweep at the hands of CSKA Moscow, wrapping up a 20+ year career in both Slovakia and the NHL.
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IHLC 2015 In Review – Men’s

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2015 was a wild year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, with the Euro Hockey Tour and World Championship providing much drama as the title changed through the hands of three world powers by the close of the 2015 Worlds in Czechia.
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🇫🇮 Leijonat To Retire Numbers Of Four Legends At 2016 World Juniors

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With Helsinki hosting the 2016 World Junior Championships this winter, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association will retire the numbers of four national team legends during the tournament, with the numbers of Teemu Selänne, Saku Koivu, Jere Lehtinen and Ville Peltonen to be forever enshrined in the rafters of Hartwall Arena.
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IIHF Announces Hall Of Fame 2016 Class

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The International Ice Hockey Federation announced their 2016 Hall Of Fame class, to be inducted during the 2016 World Championships in Russia. The class includes five players and two coaches from six different countries, including two posthumous inductions, that have held a myriad of World Championship, Olympic and World Cup medals, along with a number of International Hockey Lineal Championship titles.
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