USA in the ice hockey final: 65 years of waiting for the title!

USA in the ice hockey final: 65 years of waiting for the title!

Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Schweden - The American national ice hockey team wrote history on May 24, 2025 by reaching the final of an ice hockey world championship for the first time since 1933. In the semifinals, the team met the host Sweden under head coach Ryan Warsofsky and clearly won 6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 2) in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. This gives the United States the chance to win the title for the first time in 65 years.

The last gold medal of the USA was won at a World Cup in 1960 when the Olympic Games in Squaw Valley were played both as an Olympics and the World Cup. This was a historical event because the United States won the upper hand as part of a tournament with six teams against Canada.

semi -finals: dominance of the USA

In the semi -finals, the USA achieved a rapid start. Brady Skjei scored the lead in the 7th minute, followed by Cutter Gauthier, who scored 2-0 in the 18th minute. The Swedish team, which was able to exert little pressure at the beginning of the game and did not make a shot on the goal in the first 30 minutes, soon faced a superiority. The United States continued its urge to offend and in the second third by Conor Garland (32nd minute) and Michael Eyssimont (38th minute) scored another goal.

Sweden, which went into a defensive position after the 3-0, was able to shorten in the final third by a double strike by William Nylander and Elias Lindholm to 2: 4. But the United States quickly countered and secured the victory by goals by Jackson Lacombe (52nd minute) and Shane Pinto (56th minute), which led to a high and deserved victory.

A look at the World Cup story

The Ice Hockey Championship was founded in 1908 and has since developed into an important event in international sport. The United States won the title twice in the long history of this championship, in 1933 and 1960. In a total of 28 tournaments, they were also able to achieve the bronze medal seven times, most recently in 2021. The current opportunity to win the title could be the first for the team, which increases the anticipation for the upcoming final.

In the evening of the same day, Denmark fights for the second final ticket against Switzerland after Denmark switched off in the Kanada quarter-finals and thus caused a surprise.

The USA will in any case go down in the history books, regardless of the outcome of the final, since its appearance in this World Cup marks a new highlight for both the team and fans.