Tag: IIHF
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NHL Participation in 2018 Games Hits Snag
We are past the midway point between the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2018 edition, scheduled to take place in PyeongChang, South Korea. News came out today that discussions between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the National Hockey League (NHL) has hit turbulence after the IOC said they will not cover transportation and insurance cost…
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Ukraine Pulls out of 2015 World’s; New Host to be Chosen
The civil unrest and fighting going on in Ukraine has now extended to affect the sports world. The unrest has been so destructive and unsafe for visitors, that the eastern city of Dontesk has decided to withdraw their right to host the 2015 IIHF Division 1 World Championship next spring. “Unfortunately, we cannot be fully…
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2013 IIHF Inline World Championships – USA vs Canada
The following is a guest post from Greg Thompson, member of Team USA competing at the 2013 IIHF Inline World Championships. Greg has been involved with either the IIHF or FIRS World Championships since 2005. Prior to that, he was helping Lindenwood University win four consecutive national championships from 2004-2007. Below is his first hand…
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2013 IIHF Inline World Championships – USA vs Slovenia
The following is a guest post from Greg Thompson, member of Team USA competing at the 2013 IIHF Inline World Championships. Greg has been involved with either the IIHF or FIRS World Championships since 2005. Prior to that, he was helping Lindenwood University win four consecutive national championships from 2004-2007. Below is his first hand…
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2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships Begin
June 2nd officially begins the 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships in Dresden, Germany. Eight teams in the A-Pool are set to compete in a tournament consisting of two groups. Following round robin play, tournament play will begin and Canada will look to bring home back to back World Championship gold. Group A will…
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Staal Injured at Worlds- Surgery Not Necessary
Because they occur during the first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, most casual hockey fans don’t pay much attention to the IIHF World Championships that typically take place in Europe. The United States, Canada, and most other countries with heavy NHL talent typically send their best players that didn’t make the playoffs with a…
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Team USA Tops Canada for Women’s World Championship Gold
In a rematch of last year’s gold medal game, Team USA battled Team Canada once again in the IIHF Women’s World Championships. Nearly 14,000 fans watched the game at Scotiabank Place, located in Ottawa, where you can be sure Canada had the home rink advantage. Despite that edge, Team USA defeated Canada 3-2 in a…
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Rosters announced for IIHF World Junior Championships
The 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Ufa, Russia, with the opening games beginning on Dec. 26. The gold medal game will take place on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Sweden will enter the tournament as defending champions, coming off a 1-0 victory in overtime against the Russian team earlier this year. The…
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Quarterfinal Matchups Set at 2012 World Championships
Round robin play wrapped up yesterday at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Finland & Sweden. As the teams wrapped up their seventh games, the playoff picture became more and more clear. In the Group S, Russia dominated the field. They went undefeated in seven games played while only allowing eight goals against, the fewest…
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Kronwall Takes Hit Parade on International Tour
Today was the final day of group play at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Finland. Today, the co-host Swedes played Latvia. Swedish defenseman Niklas Kronwall put on what could have been the hit of the tournament on forward Kaspars Saulietis. We have seen Kronwall of the Detroit Red Wings lay the wood…