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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Beniers, Daccord and Eyssimont Secure Gold Medals; Larsson Wins Bronze and Fisker Molgaard Helps Denmark Achieve Highest Finishing In History
Seattle Kraken's Matty Beniers, Michael Eyssimont and Joey Daccord helped Team USA secure their first gold medal at the IIHF Men's World Championship in 92 years.
Boston Globe
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Jeremy Swayman backstops United States to gold-medal game at world championships
It quieted a sold out Avicii Arena, packed with fans decked out in the home team's yellow Three Crown sweaters. 'Pretty surreal, to have an opportunity to win a gold medal,' the Alaskan-born Swayman said per audio provided to the Globe, 'and wearing the USA jersey. It's a dream come true. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'It's completely rebirthed me in a way.' Advertisement Team USA will face the winner of Saturday's late game between Switzerland and Denmark in Sunday's final. (2:20 p.m, NHL Network). On to the 📰: — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) Along with winning the 1933 tournament, the US also was credited with gold in 1960 by virtue of its Olympic title at Squaw Valley. (Quadrennially through 1968, the IIHF simply designated the Olympic medalists as that year's world podium.) Though it is credited with nine silver medals, the last via the 1956 Olympics, Sunday will be the Americans' first gold-medal game at a non-Olympic worlds since 1934. Swayman and North Andover's Joey Daccord began the tournament in a job share, but after the Kraken goalie opened 2-1-0, US coach Advertisement His win over the Swedes left him with a 1.98 goals against mark and a .905 save percentage. Such numbers were what the Bruins expected this past season, only to see Swayman struggle to return to the form that led them to sign him to Like virtually the entire Black & Gold roster, he failed to find a sustained groove, often fighting the puck and his game decidedly lacking confidence and off register. The Bruins finished without a playoff berth for the first time since 2016, Swayman going from 25-10-8 in his last season splitting the role with The Bruins will be counting on a 'rebirthed' Swayman being a key piece of a needed renaissance when the club opens training camp in mid-September. 'This group has been unbelievable to be a part of,' Swayman said. 'I've had so much fun playing for the crest and the guys in that locker room.' Bruins teammate Andrew Peeke again was on his backline. He has played in all nine US games, delivering a goal and two assists. Fellow Bruins backliner Mason Lohrei (5 games, 1-2–3) was held out Saturday by Warsofsky. Bruins center Elias Lindholm beat Swayman for one of Sweden's two third-period goals. He will enter Sunday's bronze-medal game as the club's top scorer (8-4—12 in 9 games). Advertisement The Bruins will be hoping Lindholm's overseas confidence boost is also something that will translate when he crosses the Atlantic in the fall. 'It's one of those pinnacle-of-sports moments,' said Swayman, reflecting on what it was like to beat the Swedes on their own frozen turf. 'It's amazing to be up against the world. Kudos to the crowd. Kudos to the city. It's been so unbelievable, the passion that they have . . . it was just one of those moments that you dream of and, again, to see the reality, it's a pinch-yourself moment. I couldn't be more pleased to be a part of it. After the Swedes cut the US lead in half early in the third on goals by the Leafs' William Nylander and Lindholm, the Yanks salted it away with strikes by Anaheim's Jackson Lacombe and Ottawa's Shane Pinto. Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at
Globe and Mail
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
Switzerland blanks U.S. 3-0 at world men's hockey championship
Last year's runner-up Switzerland shut out the United States 3-0 and handed the Americans their first loss at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Damien Riat, Jonas Siegenthaler and Dean Kukan scored in the Group B game in Herning. Net-minder Leonardo Genoni stopped 23 shots for the shutout. Riat put Switzerland ahead with 7:14 remaining in the first period, redirecting the puck into the goal from the air. It was the first goal the U.S. conceded at the tournament. The second followed 3:13 later by Siegenthaler from the blue line. Kukan's came halfway through the final period from the top of the left circle. 'After the first goal we did a better job, we got into it more and more, and shut them out,' Swiss forward Kevin Fiala said. Fiala recorded an assist in his first game at the worlds. He joined the Swiss late after his Los Angeles Kings were eliminated from the NHL playoffs in the first round. U.S. goalie Joey Daccord made 24 saves. The U.S. beat Denmark 5-0 and Hungary 6-0 in the first two games, and face Norway on Wednesday. In Stockholm, Austria prevailed over Slovakia 3-2 in a penalty shootout. Defending champion the Czech Republic plays Denmark in Herning later Monday, and Sweden meets rival Finland in Stockholm.
Associated Press
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Switzerland shuts out US 3-0 at ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Last year's runner-up Switzerland shut out the United States 3-0 and handed the Americans their first loss at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Damien Riat, Jonas Siegenthaler and Dean Kukan scored in the Group B game in Herning. Net-minder Leonardo Genoni stopped 23 shots for the shutout. Riat put Switzerland ahead with 7:14 remaining in the first period, redirecting the puck into the goal from the air. It was the first goal the U.S. conceded at the tournament. The second followed 3:13 later by Siegenthaler from the blue line. Kukan's came halfway through the final period from the top of the left circle. 'After the first goal we did a better job, we got into it more and more, and shut them out,' Swiss forward Kevin Fiala said. Fiala recorded an assist in his first game at the worlds. He joined the Swiss late after his Los Angeles Kings were eliminated from the NHL playoffs in the first round. U.S. goalie Joey Daccord made 24 saves. The U.S. beat Denmark 5-0 and Hungary 6-0 in the first two games, and face Norway on Wednesday. In Stockholm, Austria prevailed over Slovakia 3-2 in a penalty shootout. Defending champion the Czech Republic plays Denmark in Herning later Monday, and Sweden meets rival Finland in Stockholm. ___ AP sports:
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Joey Daccord makes 25 saves in the Kraken's 5-0 victory over the Canucks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Joey Daccord made 25 saves for his second shutout of the season and fifth overall in the Seattle Kraken's 5-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist and Michael Eyssimont, Chandler Stephenson, Shane Wright and Adam Larsson also scored. Jared McCann and Vince Dunn each had two assists. Thatcher Demko made 14 saves for Vancouver. Takeaways Kraken: Seattle was eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in their four-year history Saturday. The Kraken were without top forwards Jaden Schwartz and Eeli Tolvanen. Canucks: The Canucks were booed off home ice by the remaining fans as the final seconds tickets down. Vancouver is eight points behind the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, who hold down the two Western Conference wild-card spots. Key moment Eyssimont opened the scoring late in the first period. He intercepted a pass by Jake DeBrusk in the neutral zone, then skated in alone to snap the puck between Demko's pads. Key stat The Kraken took the season series against their Pacific Northwest rivals with two wins, one overtime win and a shootout loss. Up next Both teams play Saturday. The Kraken are at San Jose. The Canucks will host Anaheim. ___ AP NHL:
