HELSINKI – It was a night of Fs, when Finland’s Valtteri Filppula scored four points, two goals and two assists, as Finland beat Kazakhstan 4-1. Finland also outshot Kazakhstan 44-17 and scored three powerplay goals in the game. “I think … read more »

HELSINKI – Johann Auvitu’s goal with 1:17 remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave France a crucial 2-1 win over Belarus. The result has implications for three teams. The win gives France a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals if … read more »

STOCKHOLM – Denmark dashed Latvia’s slim hopes for playoff qualification today with a 2-0 win at the Globe Arena. With the win, Norway now qualifies for the quarterfinals on Thursday. Morten Green and Morten Madsen’s second period goals helped Denmark … read more »

STOCKHOLM – Rebounding nicely from a lopsided loss to Russia, Sweden eliminated Italy from quarter-finals contention and nailed down its own berth with a 4-0 victory on Saturday. Erik Karlsson and Gabriel Landeskog sparked the Swedish attack with a goal … read more »

HELSINKI – Canada defeated Kazakhstan 8-0 in the first ever meeting between the two countries at the World Championship to confirm a quarter-finals date next Thursday. Devan Dubnyk blocked all 24 shots to record his first career World Championship shutout … read more »

HELSINKI – Boom. Slovakia’s goal scoring exploded in the second period as the team scored four goals in three minutes and 40 seconds en route to a 5-1 win over Belarus. Andrej Sekera, Juraj Mikus, and Michel Miklik each scored … read more »

Mike Babcock became the first ever Triple Gold Club coach as a result of Canada’s win at the 2010 Olympics on the afternoon of February 28, 2010. The score was Canada 3-United States 2. The deciding goal was scored by … read more »

At age 34, defenceman Mathias Seger is among the most senior members of the Swiss national team. Incredibly, since debuting in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in 1998 on home ice in Zurich and Basel, Seger has only missed … read more »

The Belarusian Ice Hockey Association announced that goalkeeper Andrei Mezin decided to leave the team. Mezin shared duties in the net with Vitali Koval, who got most of the ice time. Mezin played one full game in a win against … read more »

STOCKHOLM – There are few things that international hockey fans love more than a good rivalry game. And not all rivalries are simply based on geography or history. Naturally, tilts between neighbouring hockey powers like Sweden and Finland, Canada and … read more »

HELSINKI/TAMPERE – Finnish hockey lost one of its greats on Thursday morning when Pekka Marjamäki, 64, died of a heart attack in Tampere. Marjamäki represented Finland in ten World Championships and twice in the Olympics, and wore the blue and … read more »

STOCKHOLM – Norway rebounded from its overtime loss to the Czech Republic to defeat Italy today 6-2 and move out of last place in the Preliminary Round group. In its most complete effort of the World Championships, Norway’s top lines … read more »