Canadian goaltender Roberto Luongo, the third winningest goalie in NHL history, only trailing Hall of Famers Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy, today announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 40.
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Tag Archives: World Junior Championship
Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2019
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2019 on 15 November, with the most decorated women’s player in history, the first Iron Curtain star to defect to the west, and a pair of multiple Stanley Cup champions, who between them hold a number of International Hockey Lineal Championships, all to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐บ๐ธ Brooks Orpik Retires From Washington Capitals At Age 38
American defender Brooks Orpik, whose 18-year pro career saw a pair of Stanley Cups and an Olympic Silver medal, today announced his retirement from pro hockey.
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๐จ๐ฆ Jay Bouwmeester Joins Triple Gold Club
The only player eligible to join in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, defender Jay Bouwmeester tonight joined Triple Gold Club by virtue of winning Lord Stanley’s Mug with the St. Louis Blues, becoming the 30th male and twelfth Canadian to join the club, adding to his two World Championship and Olympic Gold medals.
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๐ท๐บ ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: Trubachyov’s Goal Gives Canada Silver Dรฉjร Vu
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.”ย Today, in honour of Russia Day, we feature their World Junior Championship Gold victory from 2003, which saw them upset a hometown Halifax crowd to win a come-from-behind game on enemy territory.
๐ท๐บย Russia 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 05 January 2003
Two third-period goals by Russia took a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 lead which the Russians held on to win the gold medal over Canada.
It was the great Russian speed to the outside and their ability to neutralize Canadaโs power play that fired the victory.
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Major Announcements Made At 2019 IIHF Congress
The IIHF Annual Congress today was held on the off day at the 2019 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with a number of major announcements voted on to impact the future of international hockey in the coming years.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Jannik Hansen Announces Retirement Following Gagarin Cup Win
Danish winger Jannik Hansen, just one week removed from winning the Gagarin Cup with CSKA Moscow, announced his retirement from pro hockey at the age of 33, ending the career of a trailblazer for Danish players in professional hockey both in North America and Europe.
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2020 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ostrava and Tลinec, Czechia has been released, with the host nation opening the tournament against rivals Russia, while defending champion Finland opens their defence against border rival Sweden.
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๐ธ๐ฐ Ladislav Nagy Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Following in the steps of fellow countryman and teammate Branko Radivojeviฤ, Slovak forward Ladislav Nagy today announced his retirement from hockey at age 39, as he too was part of the HK Dukla Trenฤรญn team that wasย eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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๐ธ๐ฐ Branko Radivojeviฤ Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Slovak forward Branko Radivojeviฤ, a key part of the Slovakian national team since the 2000 World Junior Championship, announced his retirement from hockey at age 38, after his club team, HK Dukla Trenฤรญn, was eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2019,ย to be inducted at May’sย World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with two native Slovaks and the top women’s player in history highlighting the class, as the IIHF will inductย Miroslav ล atan,ย ลฝigmund Pรกlffy, Hayley Wickenheiser,ย Jรถrgen Jรถnsson and Mike Modano to the Hall. Continue reading
๐จ๐ฆ Post-Concussion Symptoms Force Rick Nash To Retire
Canadian star forward Rick Nash, the highly touted #1 pick of the 2002 NHL Draft whose career was hampered by concussion injuries, was today forced to retire from pro hockey at the age of 34, after a 15 year NHL career with Columbus, Boston and the New York Rangers.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 05 Jan 2019
๐ซ๐ฎย Finlandย 3-2ย United Statesย ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Rogers Arena, Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 05 January 2019
Kaapo Kakko scored the winner with 1:26 left as Finland edged the U.S. 3-2 in the 2019 World Junior Gold medal game on Saturday night.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 04 Jan 2019
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 6-1ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Rogers Arena, Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Friday, 04 January 2019
Itโs time to make some new history. The Finns hammered Switzerland 6-1 in Fridayโs second semi-final in Vancouver, setting up the first World Junior Gold medal game ever between the U.S. and Finland.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark Relegated To World Junior Championship Division IA
In a surprising twist at the World Junior Championship, Kazakhstan swept Denmark in their relegation series to stay in the Top Division for 2020, sending Denmark back to Division IA for the first time since 2014.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 02 Jan 2019
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-0ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 02 January 2019
It was the first upset of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, and it was a biggie. Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-0 on Wednesday in Victoria to advance to the semi-finals.
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IHLC 2018 In Review โ Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw a fair amount of movement in its 13 junior tilts in 2018, with four nations sharing title reigns across three tournaments, including the elimination round of the 2018 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-1 Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ – 31 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ชย Swedenย 4-1ย Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 31 December 2018
With a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan on Monday, Sweden locked up first place in Group B and booked a quarter-final date with Switzerland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-4 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT) – 29 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-4ย United States ๐บ๐ธย (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 29 December 2018
The U.S. rallied from a 4-0 third-period deficit, but Adam Boqvist scored the overtime winner for a 5-4 victory to extend Sweden’s preliminary-round winning streak alive at 47 games.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 27 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-2ย Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 27 December 2018
The Swedes stayed perfect with their second straight victory, defeating Slovakia 5-2 on Friday afternoon in Victoria. Swedenโs record-setting round-robin win streak now stands at 46 games, dating back to the 2007 World Juniors.
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