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EESTI VÕITIS KODUS KULDA 🇪🇪🥇
Estonia 🇪🇪 crushed the Philippines 🇵🇭 9-0 to secure a perfect finish at the 2026 Women’s World Championship Division 3, Group B!
The host team went 5-0-0-0 and outscored their opponents 37-3 to earn promotion back to D3A after missing out the last two seasons.
Their scoring leader, 🇪🇪Aleksandra Stolyarova, was named the top forward after scoring 20 (14+6) points in 5 games.
Goaltender 🇪🇪Sofia Salamatina was awarded for posting a 97.5 SV% in her 3 wins.
869 fans attended the final win in Kohtla-Järve.
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 7
EESTI VÕITIS KODUS KULDA 🇪🇪🥇
Estonia 🇪🇪 crushed the Philippines 🇵🇭 9-0 to secure a perfect finish at the 2026 Women’s World Championship Division 3, Group B!
The host team went 5-0-0-0 and outscored their opponents 37-3 to earn promotion back to D3A after missing out the last two seasons.
Their scoring leader, 🇪🇪Aleksandra Stolyarova, was named the top forward after scoring 20 (14+6) points in 5 games.
Goaltender 🇪🇪Sofia Salamatina was awarded for posting a 97.5 SV% in her 3 wins.
869 fans attended the final win in Kohtla-Järve.
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
HONG KONG STAYS ALIVE 🇭🇰
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 doubled up the score on Türkiye 🇹🇷 for an 8-4 win and still have a chance at gold at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇭🇰Tin Lok Wat (4+2) and 🇭🇰Qi Jin Nuo Zhu (3+3) both had 6 points.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf)
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 7
HONG KONG STAYS ALIVE 🇭🇰
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 doubled up the score on Türkiye 🇹🇷 for an 8-4 win and still have a chance at gold at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇭🇰Tin Lok Wat (4+2) and 🇭🇰Qi Jin Nuo Zhu (3+3) both had 6 points.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf)
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
SOUTH AFRICA TAKES BRONZE 🥉
South Africa 🇿🇦 took down Israel 🇮🇱 to win bronze at the WWC D3B — their first medal since winning D3 gold in 2020.
🇿🇦Inge Albertyn scored 2 goals, 🇿🇦Dalene Rhode had 2 assists, and 🇿🇦Soné Geldenhuys made 20 saves.
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 7
SOUTH AFRICA TAKES BRONZE 🥉
South Africa 🇿🇦 took down Israel 🇮🇱 to win bronze at the WWC D3B — their first medal since winning D3 gold in 2020.
🇿🇦Inge Albertyn scored 2 goals, 🇿🇦Dalene Rhode had 2 assists, and 🇿🇦Soné Geldenhuys made 20 saves.
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
NEW ZEALAND RELEGATED ❌
Israel 🇮🇱 win 8-1 to keep their gold medal hopes intact, while New Zealand 🇳🇿 are relegated out of the U18 MWC D3A!
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 7
NEW ZEALAND RELEGATED ❌
Israel 🇮🇱 win 8-1 to keep their gold medal hopes intact, while New Zealand 🇳🇿 are relegated out of the U18 MWC D3A!
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
HISTORY FOR BOSNIA 🥈
With silver already secured, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 easily handled Singapore 🇸🇬 by an 11-0 score in their biggest win ever!
Elite performances from 🇧🇦Ava Lincender with 5 goals and 🇧🇦Lamija Zubčević with 4 (3+1) points helped Bosnia complete their highest finish ever at the WWC D3B.
📸: BIH Hockey | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 7
HISTORY FOR BOSNIA 🥈
With silver already secured, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 easily handled Singapore 🇸🇬 by an 11-0 score in their biggest win ever!
Elite performances from 🇧🇦Ava Lincender with 5 goals and 🇧🇦Lamija Zubčević with 4 (3+1) points helped Bosnia complete their highest finish ever at the WWC D3B.
📸: BIH Hockey | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
PROMOTION BOUND 👀
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 came away with a 5-3 win over Bulgaria 🇧🇬 and are now just one win away from a gold medal at the U18 MWC D3A!
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf)
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 7
PROMOTION BOUND 👀
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 came away with a 5-3 win over Bulgaria 🇧🇬 and are now just one win away from a gold medal at the U18 MWC D3A!
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf)
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Final standings, stat leaders, and award winners from the 2026 Women’s World Championship Division 3, Group A!
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 6
Final standings, stat leaders, and award winners from the 2026 Women’s World Championship Division 3, Group A!
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
HONG KONG HAND ISRAEL THEIR FIRST LOSS ‼️
Hosts Hong Kong 🇭🇰 held on to win 6-4 over Israel 🇮🇱 and keep their promotion hopes alive at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇭🇰Henrik Tsz Kin Pang led the team with 4 (2+2) points and 🇭🇰Long Kiu Rexton Chui came up with 57 saves.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 6
HONG KONG HAND ISRAEL THEIR FIRST LOSS ‼️
Hosts Hong Kong 🇭🇰 held on to win 6-4 over Israel 🇮🇱 and keep their promotion hopes alive at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇭🇰Henrik Tsz Kin Pang led the team with 4 (2+2) points and 🇭🇰Long Kiu Rexton Chui came up with 57 saves.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
OVERTIME DRAMA AT THE DB ICE RINK 🤯🤯
After blowing a 6-3 lead in the third period, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 recovered for the overtime win over Türkiye 🇹🇷 and remain undefeated at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇺🇿Salokhiddin Azimov scored the winning goal as he finished the game with 4 (3+1) points. 🇺🇿Aleksandr A made 39 saves and shut down 6 Turkish power plays.
🇹🇷Emin İnandı starred with 5 (3+2) points in the loss, which includes the tying goal with 14 seconds left while shorthanded.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 6
OVERTIME DRAMA AT THE DB ICE RINK 🤯🤯
After blowing a 6-3 lead in the third period, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 recovered for the overtime win over Türkiye 🇹🇷 and remain undefeated at the U18 MWC D3A!
🇺🇿Salokhiddin Azimov scored the winning goal as he finished the game with 4 (3+1) points. 🇺🇿Aleksandr A made 39 saves and shut down 6 Turkish power plays.
🇹🇷Emin İnandı starred with 5 (3+2) points in the loss, which includes the tying goal with 14 seconds left while shorthanded.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
BULGARIA ARE ON THE BOARD 📈
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 defeated New Zealand 🇳🇿 5-3 to pick up their first win at the U18 MWC D3A!
Captain 🇧🇬Georgi Krushichki scored the winning goal and had 12 shots, defender 🇧🇬Tsvetan Tsolov led with 2 (1+1) points, and 🇧🇬Kamen Tomov made 20 saves.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 6
BULGARIA ARE ON THE BOARD 📈
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 defeated New Zealand 🇳🇿 5-3 to pick up their first win at the U18 MWC D3A!
Captain 🇧🇬Georgi Krushichki scored the winning goal and had 12 shots, defender 🇧🇬Tsvetan Tsolov led with 2 (1+1) points, and 🇧🇬Kamen Tomov made 20 saves.
📸: @lavender_hockey_photography (@lavender_dewolf) | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
The Shanghai Dragons 🇨🇳 have finally played their first game in China, losing 2-1 vs Sibir Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 in front of 4,352 fans at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Sibir won the game off of a third period breakaway goal from 🇷🇺Vyacheslav Leshchenko and 32 saves by 🇷🇺Mikhail Berdin.
Shanghai was able to celebrate a historic goal from from former Chinese Olympian 🇨🇳🇨🇦Parker Foo.
📸/🎥: KHL
#KHL #KHLWorldGames #ShanghaiDragons #HCSibir
Mar 5
The Shanghai Dragons 🇨🇳 have finally played their first game in China, losing 2-1 vs Sibir Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 in front of 4,352 fans at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Sibir won the game off of a third period breakaway goal from 🇷🇺Vyacheslav Leshchenko and 32 saves by 🇷🇺Mikhail Berdin.
Shanghai was able to celebrate a historic goal from from former Chinese Olympian 🇨🇳🇨🇦Parker Foo.
📸/🎥: KHL
#KHL #KHLWorldGames #ShanghaiDragons #HCSibir
UPDATED (UNOFFICIAL) IIHF WORLD RANKINGS ⚡️
Following the completion of the 2026 Winter Olympics, this is how the IIHF World Rakings on both the men’s and women’s categories would look like. The IIHF has not officially released these new rankings, likely awaiting the completion of the World Championships.
After winning gold in both competitions, the United States 🇺🇸 retain their position as number one in both men’s and women’s hockey.
The highest riser on the men’s side is Georgia 🇬🇪, South Africa 🇿🇦, and Iran 🇮🇷 all moving up 8 positions. The largest faller is Israel 🇮🇱 as they drop down 11 spots.
The highest riser for the women’s rankings are Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, and Estonia 🇪🇪 all by 7 spots. The team decreasing the most is Hong Kong 🇭🇰 as they drop by 8 places.
Russia 🇷🇺 remain the leader in points on the men’s side as they would be awarded the points for being ranked first in the world, while their women would in theory fall one position below Sweden 🇸🇪 if they were counted on the rankings. Similarly, Belarus 🇧🇾 also would fall below Slovenia 🇸🇮 in the men’s rankings if they were not given an unranked status.
Why was their so much movement amongst teams that did not participate in the qualifiers? The IIHF awards teams points based on where they finished in the qualification tournaments and if a team chose not to enter they receive 0 points.
e.g. Australia 🇦🇺 did not enter they OGQ and retain their 2,140 ranking points from after the last WC. Where as Thailand 🇹🇭 gained 800 points (1,750 -> 2,465) just for playing in round 2 of the qualifiers and losing all 3 games.
#IIHF
Mar 5
UPDATED (UNOFFICIAL) IIHF WORLD RANKINGS ⚡️
Following the completion of the 2026 Winter Olympics, this is how the IIHF World Rakings on both the men’s and women’s categories would look like. The IIHF has not officially released these new rankings, likely awaiting the completion of the World Championships.
After winning gold in both competitions, the United States 🇺🇸 retain their position as number one in both men’s and women’s hockey.
The highest riser on the men’s side is Georgia 🇬🇪, South Africa 🇿🇦, and Iran 🇮🇷 all moving up 8 positions. The largest faller is Israel 🇮🇱 as they drop down 11 spots.
The highest riser for the women’s rankings are Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, and Estonia 🇪🇪 all by 7 spots. The team decreasing the most is Hong Kong 🇭🇰 as they drop by 8 places.
Russia 🇷🇺 remain the leader in points on the men’s side as they would be awarded the points for being ranked first in the world, while their women would in theory fall one position below Sweden 🇸🇪 if they were counted on the rankings. Similarly, Belarus 🇧🇾 also would fall below Slovenia 🇸🇮 in the men’s rankings if they were not given an unranked status.
Why was their so much movement amongst teams that did not participate in the qualifiers? The IIHF awards teams points based on where they finished in the qualification tournaments and if a team chose not to enter they receive 0 points.
e.g. Australia 🇦🇺 did not enter they OGQ and retain their 2,140 ranking points from after the last WC. Where as Thailand 🇹🇭 gained 800 points (1,750 -> 2,465) just for playing in round 2 of the qualifiers and losing all 3 games.
#IIHF
ESTONIA CLINCH GOLD IN KOHTLA-JÄRVE!! 🇪🇪🥇
Estonia 🇪🇪 destroy Singapore 🇸🇬 by 14-1 to secure first place at the WWC D3B with one game to go!
🇪🇪Aleksandra Stolyarova led the attack with 8 (5+3) points.
🇪🇪Ksenia Šarko (4+0), 🇪🇪Marissa Reiter (2+2), and 🇪🇪Karina Demina (0+4) followed with 4 points.
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 5
ESTONIA CLINCH GOLD IN KOHTLA-JÄRVE!! 🇪🇪🥇
Estonia 🇪🇪 destroy Singapore 🇸🇬 by 14-1 to secure first place at the WWC D3B with one game to go!
🇪🇪Aleksandra Stolyarova led the attack with 8 (5+3) points.
🇪🇪Ksenia Šarko (4+0), 🇪🇪Marissa Reiter (2+2), and 🇪🇪Karina Demina (0+4) followed with 4 points.
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
BOSNIA COMEBACK TO STEAL SILVER 🥈
Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 erased a 3-1 deficit as they came back to defeat Israel 🇮🇱 and clinched a silver medal finish at the WWC D3B!
🇧🇦Ava Lincender led the way with 4 (2+2) points — including the winning goal with 2:03 remaining.
🇧🇦Lamija Zubčević also contributed with 3 (1+2) points.
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 5
BOSNIA COMEBACK TO STEAL SILVER 🥈
Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 erased a 3-1 deficit as they came back to defeat Israel 🇮🇱 and clinched a silver medal finish at the WWC D3B!
🇧🇦Ava Lincender led the way with 4 (2+2) points — including the winning goal with 2:03 remaining.
🇧🇦Lamija Zubčević also contributed with 3 (1+2) points.
🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
The Philippines 🇵🇭 held on for a 2-1 win over South Africa 🇿🇦 and keep their medal hopes alive at the WWC D3B!
🇵🇭Jasmin Cian Alcido and 🇵🇭Illeana Venice Jimenez scored the goals.
🇵🇭Mikaella Zabrina Anne Lee made 21 saves on 22 shots.
📸: Hockey Philippines | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 5
The Philippines 🇵🇭 held on for a 2-1 win over South Africa 🇿🇦 and keep their medal hopes alive at the WWC D3B!
🇵🇭Jasmin Cian Alcido and 🇵🇭Illeana Venice Jimenez scored the goals.
🇵🇭Mikaella Zabrina Anne Lee made 21 saves on 22 shots.
📸: Hockey Philippines | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
It sounds like the next IIHF Men’s Development Cup will be played at the new ice rink in Rabat, Morocco! 🇲🇦
A post from the Indian Ice Hockey Association 🇮🇳 in early February claims that the tournament will be played from June 3-10.
Besides that there have been no further news releases on the competition.
#IIHF #DevelopmentCup
Mar 4
It sounds like the next IIHF Men’s Development Cup will be played at the new ice rink in Rabat, Morocco! 🇲🇦
A post from the Indian Ice Hockey Association 🇮🇳 in early February claims that the tournament will be played from June 3-10.
Besides that there have been no further news releases on the competition.
#IIHF #DevelopmentCup
An updated list of every European club champion! 🇪🇺🏆
Some important notes on the history of European club competitions:
From 1965-66 to 1996-97 the premier tournament was the European Cup. It was unfortunately ended due to various logistical issues such as uneven matchups. The exception being when the IIHF created the lesser Federation Cup which was played from 1994-95 to 1995-96.
The final European Cup tournament was completed in December 1996. For some reason the IIHF also launched the European Hockey League that season which finished in January 1997. I figured the final EC winner was more deserving of being on the list.
From 1998-2001 is just a confusing mess. The IIHF already had the new EHL, but decided to add the now second-tier Continental Cup. You’ll notice both are not present on the list during that time period because they also created the new IIHF Super Cup. This was first played as a single game between the reigning EC and EHL champions in September 1997. The following three editions were played between the reigning champions of the EHL and CC. Long story short, I figured the Super Cup winners might as well be called the European champions for those four seasons.
Then from 2001-02 until 2003-04 the Continental Cup was the only active tournament. That was until the IIHF created the European Champions Cup for the 2004-05 season. This tournament lasted four years and was replaced by the failed Champions Hockey League for the 2008-09 season.
By 2009-10 the Continental Cup was again Europe’s only club competition, so I figured I might as well include it on the list. The next year thr European Trophy was created, which again only lasted four season. This allowed the modern CHL to be created and has been the top-level tournament since.
When the CHL inevitably dies I will be excited to add to this mess.
#CHL #ChampionsLeague #IIHF
Mar 4
An updated list of every European club champion! 🇪🇺🏆
Some important notes on the history of European club competitions:
From 1965-66 to 1996-97 the premier tournament was the European Cup. It was unfortunately ended due to various logistical issues such as uneven matchups. The exception being when the IIHF created the lesser Federation Cup which was played from 1994-95 to 1995-96.
The final European Cup tournament was completed in December 1996. For some reason the IIHF also launched the European Hockey League that season which finished in January 1997. I figured the final EC winner was more deserving of being on the list.
From 1998-2001 is just a confusing mess. The IIHF already had the new EHL, but decided to add the now second-tier Continental Cup. You’ll notice both are not present on the list during that time period because they also created the new IIHF Super Cup. This was first played as a single game between the reigning EC and EHL champions in September 1997. The following three editions were played between the reigning champions of the EHL and CC. Long story short, I figured the Super Cup winners might as well be called the European champions for those four seasons.
Then from 2001-02 until 2003-04 the Continental Cup was the only active tournament. That was until the IIHF created the European Champions Cup for the 2004-05 season. This tournament lasted four years and was replaced by the failed Champions Hockey League for the 2008-09 season.
By 2009-10 the Continental Cup was again Europe’s only club competition, so I figured I might as well include it on the list. The next year thr European Trophy was created, which again only lasted four season. This allowed the modern CHL to be created and has been the top-level tournament since.
When the CHL inevitably dies I will be excited to add to this mess.
#CHL #ChampionsLeague #IIHF
It so safe to say that South Africa was due to breakthrough as they ended a 13-game losing streak and won their first game at the Women’s World Championship since 2023! 🇿🇦🦏
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 4
It so safe to say that South Africa was due to breakthrough as they ended a 13-game losing streak and won their first game at the Women’s World Championship since 2023! 🇿🇦🦏
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
EESTI ARE PROMOTION BOUND 👀
Hosts Estonia 🇪🇪 took down Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 by a 3-1 score to remain the only undefeated team at the WWC D3B!
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
Mar 4
EESTI ARE PROMOTION BOUND 👀
Hosts Estonia 🇪🇪 took down Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 by a 3-1 score to remain the only undefeated team at the WWC D3B!
📸: Eesti Hoki | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #WomensWorlds
FIRST WIN FOR HK 🇭🇰💪
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 topple Bulgaria 🇧🇬 with an 11-0 score to earn their first win at the U18 MWC D3A on home ice!
🇭🇰Tin Lok Wat (3+1) and 🇭🇰Qi Jin Nuo (2+2) both scored 4 points.
🇭🇰Long Kiu Rexton Chui made all 17 saves for the shutout.
📸: HKG Hockey | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds
Mar 4
FIRST WIN FOR HK 🇭🇰💪
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 topple Bulgaria 🇧🇬 with an 11-0 score to earn their first win at the U18 MWC D3A on home ice!
🇭🇰Tin Lok Wat (3+1) and 🇭🇰Qi Jin Nuo (2+2) both scored 4 points.
🇭🇰Long Kiu Rexton Chui made all 17 saves for the shutout.
📸: HKG Hockey | 🎥: IIHF
#IIHF #U18MensWorlds