Over $22 million from World Juniors into grassroots programs
The Canadian players celebrate a goal in front of a sell-out crowd in Calgary during the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. Photo: JC Pinheiro / HHOF-IIHF Images
CALGARY – Grassroots hockey in Canada and the world will benefit with funding worth over $22 million from the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship hosted in Calgary and Edmonton last winter. The total economic impact is estimated at $86.2 million.
Finland/Sweden 2012 was replete with great memories
Russian forward Yevgeni Malkin notched his 19th scoring point two minutes before the end of the gold medal game to have one more than Norway’s Patrick Thoresen. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
The 2011-12 international hockey season is over, and it ended with a bang, not a whimper. The men’s Worlds, co-hosted for the first time, by Helsinki and Stockholm, left an overall impression of celebration for the game. Herewith is a selection of highlights from the just-completed tournament.
Fans celebrate their heroes in Moscow – and Bratislava
Russian and Slovak fans celebrate their heroes, left at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, right in downtown Bratislava. Photos: Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti, Tomas Benedikovic / isifa / SME / Getty Images
ZURICH – The gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship had two winners. What might normally sound like a flowery phrase resulted in celebrations in both Russia and Slovakia on Monday.
ZURICH/INGOLSTADT – The Top Division of the 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Ingolstadt, Germany, will be broadcast live and for free on IIHF.com.
Paul Cyr, a member of Canada's gold-medal winning U20 team in 1982, passed away on May 19, 2012, in Nakusp, British Columbia. The 48-year-old died of heart failure.
Although positions may change in 2013, seeding for Sochi stays
ZURICH – While the IIHF World Ranking positions were known before the medal day in Helsinki, the final results with points were calculated only after the conclusion of the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. And Russia is on top for the fourth time since 2009.
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