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Catton powers Canadians past U.S. 7-2 in Hlinka Gretzky Cup semi
Canadian team captain Berkly Catton scored twice in a 5-0 blanking of Switzerland at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Wednesday. A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ottawa to host 2025 world junior hockey championship
HALIFAX, CANADA - JANUARY 05: Team Canada hold up the IIHF World Championship Cup as they celebrate gold after defeating Team Czech Republic 3-2 in overtime at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship at Scotiabank Centre on January 5, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
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Top NHL prospect Connor Bedard honored as IIHF’s first male player of the year
Canada's Connor Bedard carries the IIHF Championship Cup while celebrating winning over Czechia at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game in Halifax on Thursday, January 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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USA Hockey’s Hilary Knight voted IIHF’s first female player of the year
FILE - United States forward Hilary Knight (21) holds the cup as she celebrates with teammates after beating Canada in the gold medal game at the women's world hockey championships in Brampton, Ontario, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Knight was the runaway leader in being voted the International Ice Hockey Federation's first female player of the year on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win the women's world championship. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Russia, Belarus banned from competing in IIHF tournaments until end of war in Ukraine
FILE - Luc Tardif, International Ice Hockey Federation president, answers questions from reporters during a news conference at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jan. 5, 2023. So long as the war in Ukraine continues, Russian and Belarus will not be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments, Tardif said Sunday, April 16, 2023. With both nations already barred from competing in IIHF events through 2024, he said a decision on 2025 event participation will be made in March. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Russia and Belarus barred from all IIHF world championships next season
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is seen in front of its seat in Zurich, Switzerland April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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There’s no doubt Connor Bedard will be the first pick at the NHL draft, but will he be a generational player?
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IIHF president Luc Tardif says he’s optimistic about Hockey Canada’s future with new board
Luc Tardif, IIHF President, answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax on Thursday, January 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Canada to play Czechia in opening game of world junior hockey championships in Halifax
A Hockey Canada logo is visible on the helmet of a national junior team player during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Unified women’s pro hockey league in North America key to strengthening international game, IIHF says
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Russia removed as host of 2023 men’s world hockey championship
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is seen in front of its seat in Zurich, Switzerland April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Quebec government, Ottawa Senators exploring joint bid for 2023 world junior hockey championship
Canada's Cole Perfetti (11), Mason McTavish (23) and Owen Power (25) celebrate a goal against the Czech Republic during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Sunday, December 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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IIHF calls for ethics probe of Russian federation, former president Rene Fasel
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is seen in front of its seat in Zurich, Switzerland April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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IIHF suspends Ukrainian player Andri Denyskin for one year for making a racist gesture
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is seen in front of its seat in Zurich, Switzerland April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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IIHF, NHL officials optimistic about deal for 2026 Olympics
Ice Hockey - Euro Hockey Tour - Channel One Cup - Russia v Canada - CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia - December 15, 2021 Russia Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretiak and International Hockey Federation President Luc Tardif before the match REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Hockey federation investigates incident with Russia’s junior team at Calgary airport
A lone traveler enters the Calgary Airport in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federation says it could still take action. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Russian, Czech junior hockey teams booted from plane
Russia's Nikita Novikov (14), Alexander Pashin (28), Ivan Zinchenko (11) and Dmitri Zlodeyev (23) celebrate a goal against Canada during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship exhibition action in Edmonton, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Slovakian goalie calls world juniors ‘a joke,’ criticizes organizers, COVID protocols
Slovakia goalie Simon Latkoczy (30) makes a save against the United States during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Red Deer, Alta. on Sunday, December 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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IIHF announces more positive COVID-19 results after cancellation of world juniors
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IIHF cancels World Juniors as COVID-19 cases rise
Rogers Place arena sits empty after the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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COVID-19 live updates: B.C. delays school restart for most students until Jan. 10
Canada's Carson Lambos (4) checks Austria's Marco Kasper (19) during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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U.S. forfeits game against Switzerland at world juniors after team placed in mandated COVID-19 quarantine
United States' Mackie Samoskevich (11) celebrates his goal against Slovakia with his teammates during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, December 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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USA Hockey asks IIHF to reconsider cancelling women’s U18 tournament
FILE - United States goalie Alex Cavallini, right, stops a shot from Canada's Brianne Jenner (19) during the second period of a women's exhibition hockey game ahead of the Beijing Olympics Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Maryland Heights, Mo. USA Hockey has asked the International Ice Hockey Federation to reconsider canceling the women's under-18 world championship that was scheduled to take place in Sweden in January 2022. t’s the second consecutive year the tournament has been canceled after the 2021 event was scrapped because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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Hockey Canada, Alberta put pandemic hockey know-how to the test again in Edmonton
Finland's Eemil Viro (6) checks Germany's Joshua Samanski (8) during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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IIHF cancels U18 women’s championship for second year in a row, drawing criticism
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Scary times ahead for China hockey team at Beijing Games, warn coaches
Assistant coach Dave King stepped off the ice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre practice rink Friday wearing a pair of skates older than at least a dozen members of Team Canada. Dave King, right, talks to players, during the game between Dinamo Minsk and Team Canada, at the 90th Spengler Cup hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Melanie Duchene
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IIHF backtracks on plan to eject Chinese men’s hockey team from Olympics
Former NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky speaks during a promotional event for the Beijing Kunlun Red Star hockey team in his role as global ambassador for the team, part of the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League, in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Gretzky says the NHL should again allow its players to compete in the Winter Olympics because sending the world's top hockey players is "always much better for everyone." (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Another summer women’s world hockey championship expected in 2022
Canada's Ella Shelton, left, celebrates her goal with teammate Canada's Victoria Bach during second period IIHF Women's World Championship hockey action against Russia, in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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NHL scouts descend on IIHF under-18 world championships
FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2020, file photo, Switzerland's Attilio Biasca (9) and Rocco Pezzullo (26) celebrate a goal during the first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship game against Finland in Edmonton, Alberta. The Under-18 men’s world championship that begins Monday is the final chance to see some of the top prospects eligible for the 2021 NHL draft, and the first chance for scouts and executives to see many in person. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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IIHF head defends lack of Plan B for cancelled women’s world hockey championship
The IOCês Coordination Commission Chairman, René Fasel (2nd R) speaks at a press conference in Vancouver, BC, September 13, 2007. Lyle Stafford/For the Globe and Mail
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Women’s world hockey championship cancelled again due to COVID-19
Ice Hockey - 2019 Women's IIHF World Championship - Bronze Medal Game - Canada v Russia - Espoo, Finland - April 14, 2019. Russia's Alexandra Vafina and Canada's Emily Clark in action. Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND.
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IIHF postpones women’s world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May
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IIHF drops Belarus as co-host of 2021 world hockey championship, citing political unrest, COVID-19 worries
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko plays ice hockey during an amateur tournament in Minsk, Belarus November 28, 2020. Picture taken November 28, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS
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Finland beats Russia 4-1, wins world junior bronze medal
Finland celebrates their win over Russia in IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship bronze medal game action in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson