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While he is currently dominating with Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ at the U18 World Championship, it is worth noting that 16-year-old ๐บ๐ฟSalokhiddin Azimov made history this season by becoming the first ever Uzbek to play in a first tier European league!
Azimov suited up in one game for HK Prizma Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป in the Baltic League on November 1. He was even named his teamโs POTG in the 6-2 loss.
#IIHF #OptibetHokejaLฤซga
Mar 3
While he is currently dominating with Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ at the U18 World Championship, it is worth noting that 16-year-old ๐บ๐ฟSalokhiddin Azimov made history this season by becoming the first ever Uzbek to play in a first tier European league!
Azimov suited up in one game for HK Prizma Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป in the Baltic League on November 1. He was even named his teamโs POTG in the 6-2 loss.
#IIHF #OptibetHokejaLฤซga
Head coach ๐จ๐ญRoger Bader will remain the head coach of the Austrian Menโs National Team ๐ฆ๐น until 2028!
The 61-year-old has been Austriaโs head coach since 2017 and at last yearโs World Championship achieved an impressive feat by reaching the quarterfinals.
Baderโs goal is to get Austria qualified for the 2030 Winter Olympics.
๐ธ: sport.ch
#IIHF #Eishockeyรsterreich
Mar 3
Head coach ๐จ๐ญRoger Bader will remain the head coach of the Austrian Menโs National Team ๐ฆ๐น until 2028!
The 61-year-old has been Austriaโs head coach since 2017 and at last yearโs World Championship achieved an impressive feat by reaching the quarterfinals.
Baderโs goal is to get Austria qualified for the 2030 Winter Olympics.
๐ธ: sport.ch
#IIHF #Eishockeyรsterreich
D3A DEBUT WIN FOR THE UZBEKS ๐บ๐ฟ๐ฅ
Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ shock hosts Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ with a 6-2 win in their debut at the D3A level of the U18 MWC!
๐บ๐ฟTimur Tillyakhodjaev (3+1) and ๐บ๐ฟSalokhiddin Azimov (2+2) both scored 4 points.
๐บ๐ฟAleksandr A made 32 saves on 34 shots.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 3
D3A DEBUT WIN FOR THE UZBEKS ๐บ๐ฟ๐ฅ
Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ shock hosts Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ with a 6-2 win in their debut at the D3A level of the U18 MWC!
๐บ๐ฟTimur Tillyakhodjaev (3+1) and ๐บ๐ฟSalokhiddin Azimov (2+2) both scored 4 points.
๐บ๐ฟAleksandr A made 32 saves on 34 shots.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Complete dominance from Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท as they defeat New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ by a 10-2 score to open their U18 MWC!
๐น๐ทEmin ฤฐnandฤฑ led the way with 6 (5+1) points, ๐น๐ทHamza Yavuz followed with 5 (2+3) points, and ๐น๐ทYusuf Ballฤฑ made 26 saves.
๐ธ: TBHFORGTR | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 3
Complete dominance from Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท as they defeat New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ by a 10-2 score to open their U18 MWC!
๐น๐ทEmin ฤฐnandฤฑ led the way with 6 (5+1) points, ๐น๐ทHamza Yavuz followed with 5 (2+3) points, and ๐น๐ทYusuf Ballฤฑ made 26 saves.
๐ธ: TBHFORGTR | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ broke the third period tie to earn a dominant 9-5 win over Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ to open the U18 MWC D3A!
๐ฎ๐ฑDaniel Fuchs led offensively with 5 (3+2) points.
๐ฎ๐ฑShalev David Graves and ๐ฎ๐ฑNikita Zitserman both scored 4 (2+2) points.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 3
Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ broke the third period tie to earn a dominant 9-5 win over Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ to open the U18 MWC D3A!
๐ฎ๐ฑDaniel Fuchs led offensively with 5 (3+2) points.
๐ฎ๐ฑShalev David Graves and ๐ฎ๐ฑNikita Zitserman both scored 4 (2+2) points.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
The next U18 Menโs World Championship event is the Division 3, Group A tournament in Hong Kong! ๐ญ๐ฐ
Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ, Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท, Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ, hosts Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ, New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ, and Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ are competing to earn promotion to D2B.
This is the first IIHF tournament being played in Hong Kong since the 2015 Womenโs World Championship Division 2BQ.
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 2
The next U18 Menโs World Championship event is the Division 3, Group A tournament in Hong Kong! ๐ญ๐ฐ
Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ, Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท, Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ, hosts Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ, New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ, and Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ are competing to earn promotion to D2B.
This is the first IIHF tournament being played in Hong Kong since the 2015 Womenโs World Championship Division 2BQ.
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
A HISTORIC WIN FOR THE PHILIPPINES ๐ต๐ญ๐ต๐ญ๐ต๐ญ
The Philippines ๐ต๐ญ demolish rivals Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ with an 8-0 score to achieve their first EVER win at the Womenโs World Championship!
A dominant performance from ๐ต๐ญJasmin Cian Alcido with 7 (4+3) points led the way.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
A HISTORIC WIN FOR THE PHILIPPINES ๐ต๐ญ๐ต๐ญ๐ต๐ญ
The Philippines ๐ต๐ญ demolish rivals Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ with an 8-0 score to achieve their first EVER win at the Womenโs World Championship!
A dominant performance from ๐ต๐ญJasmin Cian Alcido with 7 (4+3) points led the way.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
O PROMOVARE ISTORICฤ PENTRU ROMรNIA ๐ท๐ด๐ฅ
Romania ๐ท๐ด have defeated hosts Croatia ๐ญ๐ท by a 5-2 score to win gold at the 2026 Womenโs World Championship Division 3, Group A!
The Romanians went 3-1-0-1 and outscored their opponents 18-9 to achieve their first promotion since the Division 2 Qualification tournament in 2016.
๐ท๐ดJรบlia Bende led the team with 6 (2+4) points, ๐ท๐ดAna Voicu followed with 5 (4+1) points, and ๐ท๐ดNadina Niciu was named top goaltender after making 37 in the deciding win.
๐ธ: FRHG | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
O PROMOVARE ISTORICฤ PENTRU ROMรNIA ๐ท๐ด๐ฅ
Romania ๐ท๐ด have defeated hosts Croatia ๐ญ๐ท by a 5-2 score to win gold at the 2026 Womenโs World Championship Division 3, Group A!
The Romanians went 3-1-0-1 and outscored their opponents 18-9 to achieve their first promotion since the Division 2 Qualification tournament in 2016.
๐ท๐ดJรบlia Bende led the team with 6 (2+4) points, ๐ท๐ดAna Voicu followed with 5 (4+1) points, and ๐ท๐ดNadina Niciu was named top goaltender after making 37 in the deciding win.
๐ธ: FRHG | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
EESTI STAY UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE ๐ช๐ช๐
Estonia ๐ช๐ช made a third period push to defeat Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ 4-1 at the WWC D3B in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
๐ช๐ชAleksandra Stolyarova led the team with 3 (2+1) points again and ๐ช๐ชSofia Salamatina made 22 saves.
๐ธ: Eesti Hoki | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
EESTI STAY UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE ๐ช๐ช๐
Estonia ๐ช๐ช made a third period push to defeat Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ 4-1 at the WWC D3B in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
๐ช๐ชAleksandra Stolyarova led the team with 3 (2+1) points again and ๐ช๐ชSofia Salamatina made 22 saves.
๐ธ: Eesti Hoki | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
BULGARIA WIN, BUT SERBIA STAY UP โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ finally earn their first win, defeating Serbia ๐ท๐ธ 3-2 in overtime, but it is not enough to avoid relegation at the WWC D3A.
๐ง๐ฌMaya Georgieva scored the OT winner (IIHF website was wrong), ๐ง๐ฌLeva Ivanova scored 2 goals, and ๐ง๐ฌAngelina Dimova made 33 saves.
๐ท๐ธAna Iliฤ made 47 saves to give the Serbians the one point needed to remain in this division.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
BULGARIA WIN, BUT SERBIA STAY UP โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ finally earn their first win, defeating Serbia ๐ท๐ธ 3-2 in overtime, but it is not enough to avoid relegation at the WWC D3A.
๐ง๐ฌMaya Georgieva scored the OT winner (IIHF website was wrong), ๐ง๐ฌLeva Ivanova scored 2 goals, and ๐ง๐ฌAngelina Dimova made 33 saves.
๐ท๐ธAna Iliฤ made 47 saves to give the Serbians the one point needed to remain in this division.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
BOSNIA STAY PERFECT โ
Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ edge out top-seeded South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ to remain undefeated at the WWC D3B!
๐ง๐ฆEma Karamehmedoviฤ, ๐ง๐ฆAva Lincender, and ๐ง๐ฆHana Mulazimoviฤ all scored 2 (1+1) points.
๐ง๐ฆAmra Zubฤeviฤ made 20 saves on 22 shots.
๐ธ: BIH Hockey | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
BOSNIA STAY PERFECT โ
Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ edge out top-seeded South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ to remain undefeated at the WWC D3B!
๐ง๐ฆEma Karamehmedoviฤ, ๐ง๐ฆAva Lincender, and ๐ง๐ฆHana Mulazimoviฤ all scored 2 (1+1) points.
๐ง๐ฆAmra Zubฤeviฤ made 20 saves on 22 shots.
๐ธ: BIH Hockey | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
SILVER TO THAILAND ๐ฅ
Thailand ๐น๐ญ took down Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท 3-2 and win silver at the Womenโs World Championships D3A for a second straight year!
๐น๐ญRatana Kajonsaksumet contributed with 3 (1+2) points, ๐น๐ญAvita Pothong scored the winning goal late in the second period, and ๐น๐ญNatthaporn Nakdee made 18 saves.
๐ธ: TBHFORGTR | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 2
SILVER TO THAILAND ๐ฅ
Thailand ๐น๐ญ took down Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท 3-2 and win silver at the Womenโs World Championships D3A for a second straight year!
๐น๐ญRatana Kajonsaksumet contributed with 3 (1+2) points, ๐น๐ญAvita Pothong scored the winning goal late in the second period, and ๐น๐ญNatthaporn Nakdee made 18 saves.
๐ธ: TBHFORGTR | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
GOLD IS ON THE LINE IN ZAGREB ๐ฅ
Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท will clinch gold with a regulation win over Thailand ๐น๐ญ, while the opposite result would allow Croatia ๐ญ๐ท or Romania ๐ท๐ด to steal the top spot. There are other scenarios if overtime gets involved with either game.
Serbia ๐ท๐ธ need just one point against Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ to avoid relegation.
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 1
GOLD IS ON THE LINE IN ZAGREB ๐ฅ
Tรผrkiye ๐น๐ท will clinch gold with a regulation win over Thailand ๐น๐ญ, while the opposite result would allow Croatia ๐ญ๐ท or Romania ๐ท๐ด to steal the top spot. There are other scenarios if overtime gets involved with either game.
Serbia ๐ท๐ธ need just one point against Bulgaria ๐ง๐ฌ to avoid relegation.
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Another disappointing season for Sportul Studenศesc comes to an endโฆ ๐ท๐ด๐ซก
Sportul have finished last in the Campionatul Naศional for a 17th straight season. They were outscored 514-40 across 28 losses. Their last win came in 2019.
The 33-0 loss to Steaua Bucuresศi ๐ท๐ด is also their worst EVER defeat on record.
Shoutout to ๐ท๐ดRobert Giovani Rusu on somehow being a +1 in 19 games.
#SportulStudenศesc
Mar 1
Another disappointing season for Sportul Studenศesc comes to an endโฆ ๐ท๐ด๐ซก
Sportul have finished last in the Campionatul Naศional for a 17th straight season. They were outscored 514-40 across 28 losses. Their last win came in 2019.
The 33-0 loss to Steaua Bucuresศi ๐ท๐ด is also their worst EVER defeat on record.
Shoutout to ๐ท๐ดRobert Giovani Rusu on somehow being a +1 in 19 games.
#SportulStudenศesc
LESHEM WITH THE DOUBLE HAT-TRICK ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ easily handled Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ with an 11-0 win to open their WWC D3B tournament!
๐ฎ๐ฑLior Leshem dominated with 6 goals, 1 assist, and 13 shots.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 1
LESHEM WITH THE DOUBLE HAT-TRICK ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ easily handled Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ with an 11-0 win to open their WWC D3B tournament!
๐ฎ๐ฑLior Leshem dominated with 6 goals, 1 assist, and 13 shots.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
One of the top prospects eligible for the 2027 NHL Draft, forward Max Penkin, will now go by the name ๐ฉ๐ชMax Calce, which is his motherโs new surname.
The 16-year-old has also extended his contract with Adler Mannheim ๐ฉ๐ช for one more season.
๐ธ: Daniel Bamberger
#DEL #AdlerMannheim #2027NHLDraft
Mar 1
One of the top prospects eligible for the 2027 NHL Draft, forward Max Penkin, will now go by the name ๐ฉ๐ชMax Calce, which is his motherโs new surname.
The 16-year-old has also extended his contract with Adler Mannheim ๐ฉ๐ช for one more season.
๐ธ: Daniel Bamberger
#DEL #AdlerMannheim #2027NHLDraft
DOMINANT START FROM THE HOSTS ๐ช๐ช๐ช
Estonia ๐ช๐ช put up a 7-0 score on South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ to win their first game at the WWC D3B in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
๐ช๐ชAleksandra Stolyarova scored a leading 3 (2+1) points in her international debut.
๐ช๐ชSofia Salamatina made all 24 saves for the shutout.
๐ธ: EESTI Hoki | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 1
DOMINANT START FROM THE HOSTS ๐ช๐ช๐ช
Estonia ๐ช๐ช put up a 7-0 score on South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ to win their first game at the WWC D3B in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
๐ช๐ชAleksandra Stolyarova scored a leading 3 (2+1) points in her international debut.
๐ช๐ชSofia Salamatina made all 24 saves for the shutout.
๐ธ: EESTI Hoki | ๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
History for the Philippines! ๐ต๐ญ๐จ
A second period goal from 22-year-old ๐ต๐ญKathleen Nadine Tan marked the Philippines first ever at the IIHF Womenโs World Championship.
They lost 6-4 to Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ in their opening match of the Division 3B championship.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 1
History for the Philippines! ๐ต๐ญ๐จ
A second period goal from 22-year-old ๐ต๐ญKathleen Nadine Tan marked the Philippines first ever at the IIHF Womenโs World Championship.
They lost 6-4 to Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ in their opening match of the Division 3B championship.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
BOSNIA SPOILS THE PHILIPPINES DEBUT ๐
Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ begin with a tight 6-4 win over the Philippines ๐ต๐ญ at the WWC D3B!
๐ง๐ฆAva Lincender, who plays high school hockey in New Hampshire, led the offence with 3 (2+1) points, while 46-year-old ๐ง๐ฆAmra Zubฤeviฤ made 38 saves.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 1
BOSNIA SPOILS THE PHILIPPINES DEBUT ๐
Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ begin with a tight 6-4 win over the Philippines ๐ต๐ญ at the WWC D3B!
๐ง๐ฆAva Lincender, who plays high school hockey in New Hampshire, led the offence with 3 (2+1) points, while 46-year-old ๐ง๐ฆAmra Zubฤeviฤ made 38 saves.
๐ฅ: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
The 2026 Womenโs World Championship Division 3, Group B โ the lowest tier of the tournament โ has begun in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ are the top seeded team after consecutive relegations, followed by Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ, hosts Estonia ๐ช๐ช, Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ, Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ, and the Philippines ๐ต๐ญ, who are making their WWC debut.
Predictions:
1. ๐ช๐ช
2. ๐ฎ๐ฑ
3. ๐ฟ๐ฆ
4. ๐ง๐ฆ
5. ๐ต๐ญ
6. ๐ธ๐ฌ
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Feb 28
The 2026 Womenโs World Championship Division 3, Group B โ the lowest tier of the tournament โ has begun in Kohtla-Jรคrve!
South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ are the top seeded team after consecutive relegations, followed by Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ, hosts Estonia ๐ช๐ช, Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฆ, Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ, and the Philippines ๐ต๐ญ, who are making their WWC debut.
Predictions:
1. ๐ช๐ช
2. ๐ฎ๐ฑ
3. ๐ฟ๐ฆ
4. ๐ง๐ฆ
5. ๐ต๐ญ
6. ๐ธ๐ฌ
#IIHF #WomensWorlds