IIHF World Championship

2026 Winter Olympics: Men’s Hockey Preview by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2026 Winter Olympics: Men’s Hockey Preview

We’re a little over a week away from the start of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy, which is set to feature National Hockey League players for the first time since 2014, when Canada downed Sweden 2-0 to take their second consecutive gold medal. There’s plenty of anticipation ahead […]

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Predicting Canada’s 2026 Winter Olympics Roster by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

Predicting Canada’s 2026 Winter Olympics Roster

We’re less than two months away from the start of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy and anticipation is building ahead of the NHL’s first trip to the Winter Games since 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Recently, there has been some concerns regarding the arena in Milan, which still isn’t […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Medal Day Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Medal Day Recap

After 16 days of exhilarating international hockey action, the 2025 IIHF World Championship has officially come to a close with the Bronze and Gold Medal Games taking place at Stockholm’s Avicii Arena on Sunday. The tournament’s two co-hosts Denmark and Sweden, met in the Bronze Medal Game after losses to Switzerland and the United States, […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Semifinal Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Semifinal Recap

After an exciting Semifinal Saturday at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, we’re set up for what will be a historic Gold Medal Game tomorrow at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s been a great two weeks in Stockholm and Herning with 16 of the best hockey nations competing for the gold medal at the 2025 […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Quarterfinal Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Quarterfinal Recap

After 12 days of some incredible action in the Preliminary Round at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, we’ve officially reached the Playoff Round and we’re down to eight nations vying for the gold medal and by the end of Thursday, only four would still be standing. There were some intriguing matchups on Thursday in Stockholm […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 12 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 12 Recap

The Preliminary Round is officially over at the 2025 IIHF World Championship as eight nations say goodbye to Stockholm and Herning, while the other eight prepare for their chance at taking home the gold medal on Sunday. Two of Tuesday’s games had massive implications for the Playoff Round as Austria and Latvia battled for the […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 11 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 11 Recap

The penultimate day of the preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF World Championship was a tense one, with one nation’s relegation fate being decided earlier on Monday, and two other nation climbing out of last place in their respective groups to remain in the top division in 2026 in Switzerland. Aside from the Czechia-Germany tilt […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 10 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 10 Recap

The tenth day of the preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF World Championship has come to a close and there were plenty of exciting moments throughout each of the four games in Herning and Stockholm today. Slovenia, who was in desperate need of a point, took on Austria in the first game of the day […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 9 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 9 Recap

We’ve entered the middle weekend of the 2025 IIHF World Championship and Saturday brought the tournament’s third triple-header in Herning and Stockholm, with some massive games that have playoff round implications. The United States and Germany battled in the early game of the day Group B in Herning, followed Czechia vs Kazakhstan, while the co-hosts […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 8 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 8 Recap

With the preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF World Championship a little over a week old, we’re beginning to get a good look at where each nation stands and whether they’re heading to the playoff round, missing out on the quarterfinals or at risk of being relegated. The morning games in Herning and Stockholm featured […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 7 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 7 Recap

If you’re a fan of offense, then Day 7 of the 2025 IIHF World Championship was a fun one, with a total of 29 goals between the four games in Stockholm and Herning, with some memorable moments for Finland and Switzerland as they continue to put themselves in a prime position to advance to the […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 6 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 6 Recap

Day 6 of the 2025 IIHF World Championship has concluded and fans were treated to four great games, with Denmark, France, Kazakhstan, Norway and Slovakia all needing to pick up as many points as possibly if they want to have a shot at making it to the playoff round, which begins next Thursday. In the […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 5 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 5 Recap

We’re officially through five days at the 2025 IIHF World Championship after eight nations played their third game of the tournament with Canada and Germany looking to remain undefeated, both of whom had an opportunity to climb into the first spot in Groups A and B, respectively. Slovenia (2) vs Latvia (5) F Coming into […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 4 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 4 Recap

Day 4 of the IIHF World Championship had a bit of everything including some controversy, a pair of upsets and the battle of two Nordic rivals – co-hosts Sweden and Finland, which ended up being a tight affair. After back-to-back triple headers in Stockholm and Herning on Saturday and Sunday, Day 4 at the 2025 […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 3 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 3 Recap

We’ve reached Day 3 of the 2025 IIHF World Championship and while it’s still quite early in the tournament, every single game and every single point matters and if you drop any points now, it could come back to bite you later in the preliminary round. On Sunday, fans were treated to yet another triple-header […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 2 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 2 Recap

Day 2 of the 2025 IIHF World Championship has come and gone and now, all 16 teams have played at least one game following a triple-header in both Groups A and B in Stockholm and Herning, respectively. Saturday’s action brought plenty of exciting moments including the return of Hungary and Slovenia to the top division […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 1 Recap by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship – Day 1 Recap

The IIHF World Championship never fails to disappoint and that was exactly the case on Friday with four action-packed games to kick off the tournament in Denmark and Sweden. In the early game in Group A, Finland took on Austria, and over in Group B, it was a rematch of last year’s gold medal game […]

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2025 IIHF World Championship Preview by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2025 IIHF World Championship Preview

The 2025 IIHF World Championship is set to get underway on Friday in Herning, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden with 16 nations vying for the chance to take home the gold medal and this year’s tournament is shaping up to be one of the best in quite some time. Those 16 nations, as is the case […]

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Macklin Celebrini Headlines Canada’s Initial Roster For 2025 IIHF World Championship by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

Macklin Celebrini Headlines Canada’s Initial Roster For 2025 IIHF World Championship

We’re officially eight days away from the start of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, which will be held in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark from Friday, May 9th to Sunday, May 25th. After a somewhat disappointing tournament last year, with them not medalling for the first since 2018, Canada is looking to bounce back in […]

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2026 Winter Olympics: Roster Predictions by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

2026 Winter Olympics: Roster Predictions

We’re officially less than one year away from the 2026 Winter Olympics and the return of NHL players to the biggest multi-sport event in the globe, which will do wonders for growing the game not only in Italy, but elsewhere around the world. The 2026 Winter Olympics marks the sixth time that the National Hockey League […]

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Best-on-Best International Hockey Returns to Consistent Schedule by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

Best-on-Best International Hockey Returns to Consistent Schedule

Best-on-best international hockey returned with a bang at the 4 Nations Face-Off and for those who are a big fan of international competition, like myself, the next decade is going to be a treat to watch the game’s biggest stars represent their respective nations. Just before the 4 Nations Face-Off began, the NHL announced the return of […]

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4 Nations Face-Off Preview by Cooper Godin, Sports Writer & Journalist in Barrie, Ontario

4 Nations Face-Off Preview

The best players from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States are set to take to the ice in Montreal, Quebec and Boston, Massachusetts starting next Wednesday for the ‘4 Nations Face-Off’, first best-on-best international tournament in nearly nine years. Just over one year ago, the National Hockey League and the Players Association announced the […]

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