Tag IIHF World Championships

USWNT To Boycott World Championships

The United States Women’s National Team and USA Hockey have been in a dispute for months over fair wages and equitable support compared to the USMNT. They have threatened to boycott the IIHF World Championships, which begins in two weeks in…

Matthews Leads Team USA To World Semis

The youngest player for the United States came up big in clutch time this morning at the IIHF World Championships in Russia, with Auston Matthews scoring the game-tying goal in the second period and the game-winner in a shootout to…

IIHF World Championships Enter Knockout Round

56 preliminary round games have been played. The field has been chopped from 16 to eight teams, with newly promoted teams Hungary and Kazakhstan going back down to Division 1 A in 2017 while  Italy and Slovenia taking their place in…

IIHF World Championship Semifinal Preview

There are four teams remaining in the 2015 IIHF World Championship. The games take place today, with Canada facing Czech Republic at 9:30 a.m. ET in the first semifinal and Russia facing the United States in the nightcap at 1:00…