After a fifteen year NHL career, mainly with the San Jose Sharks but including stops on Long Island and in Tampa Bay, Russian netminder Yevgeni Nabokov announced his retirement after being waived by the Lightning and traded back to San Jose, allowing him to retire as a Shark.
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🇨🇦 Martin Brodeur Announces Retirement From Blues
After perhaps the most illustrious goaltending career in NHL, if not all hockey, history, Martin Brodeur has announced that he will retire from the game after 22 seasons, after limited playing time this season for the St. Louis Blues. Brodeur will join the Blues’ front office to finish his contract before considering a return to the New Jersey Devils, the club he spent all but seven games of his brilliant career with.
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🇨🇿 Radek Dvořák Retires After 18 Seasons
After an lengthy career with six NHL teams and a myriad of international accomplishments, Czech forward Radek Dvořák today announced his immediate retirement from the Carolina Hurricanes.
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🇨🇦 “The Wizard” Hanging It Up After 23 Seasons
One of the most underrated forwards in NHL history, Ray “The Wizard” Whitney, has decided to retire from the NHL after 23 seasons, finishing his career with the Dallas Stars after stints in San Jose, Edmonton, Florida, Columbus, Detroit, Carolina and Phoenix.
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🇨🇿 Vlastimil Bubník: 1931-2015
Former Czech national team winger Vlastimil Bubník, a four-time Olympian and amongst the all-time Olympic hockey points leaders, has passed away at the age of 83 in Brno.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Men’s
2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2015, to be inducted this May at the IIHF World Championships in Czechia. All four players set to be inducted into the players category bring a swath of major international accomplishments, for the Czechs (Dominik Hašek and Robert Reichel), Canada (Scott Niedermayer) and Sweden (Maria Rooth), including all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship at one point or another.
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🇫🇮 Jarkko Ruutu Retires From Jokerit
Yet another mainstay of the Leijonat has decided to hang up his skates. Following earlier retirements of Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne, it is now power forward Jarkko Ruutu, a 12-year NHL, six year SM-liiga and Finnish national team veteran, retiring from the sport. Ruutu laced up for HIFK and Jokerit in the SM-liiga, as well as for Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Ottawa and Anaheim in the NHL.
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🇨🇿 Injuries Force Tomáš Vokoun Into Retirement
Unable to return to the ice following surgery to remove a blood clot from his pelvis nearly a year ago, goalie veteran Tomáš Vokoun has decided to call it a career, after 16 seasons in the NHL playing for Montréal, Nashville, Florida, Washington and Pittsburgh.
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🇸🇪 Lingering Back Injury Forces Daniel Alfredsson Into Retirement
Ending months of speculation on whether he would return for a final season with the Detroit Red Wings, 18-year NHL veteran and longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has opted to retire, with a nagging back injury ending his career at the age of 41, resigning with Ottawa for the day to retire as a Senator.
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🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov: 1930-2014
Former Soviet head coach Viktor Tikhonov, who coached the dominant Red Army team from 1977 to 1994, winning eight World Championships, three Olympic Gold Medals and the 1981 Canada Cup, has died in Moscow following a long illness at the age of 84.
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🇫🇮 The Finnish Flash Retires: Teemu Selänne Not Returning To Jokerit
After a brilliant 21-year NHL career, an impressive start with his hometown Jokerit, and one of the greatest international careers in hockey history, Teemu Selänne has confirmed that he will not be making a “victory lap” with Jokerit, after retiring from the Anaheim Ducks at the end of last season.
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HHOF Inducts Four International Legends
Tomorrow, the Hockey Hall Of Fame will enshrine four new members into its players category as the Class of 2014 – not just players who shined in their National Hockey League careers, but also for the tremendous careers they achieved internationally. Dominik Hašek, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake and Mike Modano share numerous Olympic, World Championship and World Cup championships between them, in addition to all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship in their illustrious careers.
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🇸🇰 Miroslav Hlinka: 1972-2014
As reported by SME, former Slovakian national team forward Miroslav Hlinka, a member of the stalwart team that shocked the world with a Gold Medal performance at the 2002 World Championships, has died of suicide at the age of 42.
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🇫🇮 “Captain K” Hanging It Up: Saku Koivu Retires
After an 18-year NHL career, and an illustrious span as the captain of Finland since 1998, Saku Koivu announced his retirement from the Anaheim Ducks.
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🇺🇸 Bob Suter: 1957-2014
Former U.S. national team defenceman Bob Suter, who helped helm the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic team to the stunning “Miracle On Ice” victory at the 1980 Olympics over the Soviet Union, has died of a heart attack at age 57.
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2015 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, iihfworlds2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in May.
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2015 World Championship Groups Announced
Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Prague and Ostrava have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 25 May 2014
🇷🇺 Russia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Minsk-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Reversing the Sochi storyline, Russia’s superstars shone against Finland in Sunday’s final. Four power-play goals made the difference in a thrilling 5-2 win.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 24 May 2014
🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Semifinal
Minsk-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Saturday, 24 May 2014
A 20-save shutout by Pekka Rinne propelled Finland to a 3-0 semi-final win over the Czechs. Next up is a Gold medal showdown with Russia on Sunday.
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