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USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Team USA shocks Switzerland, wins first IIHF world championship since 1933
Team USA shocks Switzerland, wins first IIHF world championship since 1933 Show Caption Hide Caption Trump praises Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin during Carney presser During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Donald Trump appeared to mistake ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin as Canadian. STOCKHOLM, May 25 (Reuters) — Tage Thompson fired a sudden-death winner for Team USA as it claimed a thrilling 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship on Sunday, its first gold medal at the tournament since 1933. The United States' victory brought to an end a long wait for a gold medal for the Americans, who despite sharing the biggest professional league in the game with Canada, have struggled at the international level. Hockey history is clouded by the awarding of world champion status to the winners of the Olympic competition for many years, but the United States' only stand-alone victory had come in 1933. "It feels awesome. I mean, it's been so long for the U.S. It feels great putting this jersey back on; it's been a long time for me, and to be able to come out with a gold medal, it's pretty fantastic," Michael McCarron told Reuters. "And in overtime fashion, there's no better way to win a game," the forward added. Given that the Americans have not won Olympic gold since 1980, not one of the current team was even born the last time their nation stood on the top step of the podium, and Sunday's winning squad was overcome with joy and relief as they celebrated their win. "I mean, we had some jam (good play), they had some jam. There were some lulls in the game for us, and sometimes that we were able to take it over, and both goalies played really spectacular," McCarron explained. "And three-on-three, anything can happen. It's a little worrisome – going into three-on-three, you never know what can happen. Luckily, we have some great shooters on our team, and Tage was able to get it in there for us." Fellow forward Drew O'Connor was on the bench with McCarron when the game was decided. "Honestly, I feel like sometimes it's tougher when you're watching and you're not on the ice. When you get up and go out there, it's a little easier, you're just kind of playing. But, yeah, there's a lot of nerves," he told Reuters. Many of the American players didn't even see the winning puck hit the net. "I don't know when it did! I just heard the buzzer, and I just jumped out and I thought, hopefully it went in, so I'm glad it did," a beaming McCarron said with his historic gold medal hanging around his neck.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ice hockey-Thompson ends long U.S. wait for world championship gold
STOCKHOLM, - The United States' 1-0 overtime victory over Switzerland brought to an end a long wait for a gold medal for the Americans, who despite sharing the biggest professional league in the game with Canada, have struggled at international level. Hockey history is clouded by the awarding of world champion status to the winners of the Olympic competition for many years, but the U.S.'s only stand-alone victory had come in 1933 before Tage Thompson's sudden-death winner on Sunday ended their long wait for the trophy. "It feels awesome. I mean, it's been so long for the U.S. It feels great putting this jersey back on, it's been a long time for me, and to be able to come out with a gold medal, it's pretty fantastic," an elated Michael McCarron told Reuters. "And in overtime fashion, there's no better way to win a game," the forward added. Given that the Americans have not won Olympic gold since 1980, not one of the current team was even born the last time their nation stood on the top step of the podium, and Sunday's winning squad was overcome with joy and relief as they celebrated their win. "I mean, we had some jam , they had some jam. There were some lulls in the game for us, and sometimes that we were able to take it over, and both goalies played really spectacular," McCarron explained. "And three on three, anything can happen. It's a little worrisome - going into three on three, you never know what can happen. Luckily, we have some great shooters on our team, and Tage was able to get it in there for us." Fellow forward Drew O'Connor was on the bench with McCarron when the game was decided. "Honestly, I feel like sometimes it's tougher when you're watching and you're not on the ice. When you get up and go out there, it's a little easier, you're just kind of playing. But, yeah, there's a lot of nerves," he told Reuters. Many of the American players didn't even see the winning puck hit the net. "I don't know when it did! I just heard the buzzer, and I just jumped out and I thought, hopefully it went in, so I'm glad it did," a beaming McCarron said with his historic gold medal hanging around his neck.
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USA downs Sweden, will play for gold at hockey world championships
USA downs Sweden, will play for gold at hockey world championships Show Caption Hide Caption Former NHL player Riley Cote on all things Stanley Cup Playoffs Riley Cote stops by to talk all things Stanley Cup Playoffs and his partnership with Trulieve. Sports Seriously Towering American forward Michael McCarron was happy to finally shrug off the underdog tag as Team USA slammed six goals past Sweden to book their berth in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation world championship on Sunday, when they will meet either Switzerland. With many of their biggest NHL stars traditionally skipping the tournament, the United States have not won gold at thetournament since 1933 and last made the final in 1950, but McCarron said his squad showed in their 6-2 win over Sweden that they were good enough to win this time around. "We have a really good team, we have a group of NHL players as well -- they (the Swedes) might have bigger names but we're all playing the same league," he told Reuters following Saturday's victory over co-hosts Sweden, who were favorites to win gold after Canada suffered a shocking elimination at the hands of Denmark on Thursday. McCarron's huge physical presence in front of goal was indicative of how the Americans approached the game, battling the slick stickwork of the Swedes with speedy skating and relentless aggression. "We try to play from below the goal line and create a lot of offense that way, and I think we did that. We created a lot of offence from below the goal line, we put pucks behind their D and forecheck hard and win a lot of pucks back that way," McCarron explained. "We had a good game, we played 55 minutes of really good hockey. We had a little bit of a wall there in the third but,you know, they were going to come out hard, and we were able to turn it around after a short little lack of puck play for us. That was really good." The 30-year-old from Michigan said that, with the final a little more 24 hours away, there would be little time to reflect on history. "(Making the final), that's pretty cool. I don't know what took so long for us to get back to a gold-medal game. I think it was 1950 for the last one, something like that, so it feels good," he said. "I mean, it's a quick turnaround. We're going to enjoy this for a quick little bit and go to sleep thinking about whoeverwins tonight, get ready for those guys. So it feels great but, like I said, we still have one more step to go."
Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Ice hockey-McCarron stakes claim for world championship gold as US down Sweden
Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Cutter Gauthier of the U.S. celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Jackson LaCombe of the U.S. celebrates scoring their fifth goal with teammates as Sweden's Samuel Ersson looks dejected Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Zach Werenski of the U.S. in action with Sweden's Mikael Backlund Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Conor Garland of the U.S. scores their third goal past Sweden's Jacob Markstrom Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Brady Skjei of the U.S. shakes hands with Sweden's William Nylander after the match Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM - Towering American forward Michael McCarron was happy to finally shrug off the underdog tag as Team USA slammed six goals past Sweden to book their berth in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world championship on Sunday, when they will meet either Switzerland or Denmark. With many of their biggest NHL stars traditionally skipping the tournament, the United States have not won gold at the tournament since 1933 and last made the final in 1950, but McCarron said his squad showed in their 6-2 win over Sweden that they were good enough to win this time around. "We have a really good team, we have a group of NHL players as well -- they (the Swedes) might have bigger names but we're all playing the same league," he told Reuters following Saturday's victory over co-hosts Sweden, who were favourites to win gold after Canada suffered a shock elimination at the hands of Denmark on Thursday. McCarron's huge physical presence in front of goal was indicative of how the Americans approached the game, battling the slick stick-work of the Swedes with speedy skating and relentless aggression. "We try to play from below the goal-line and create a lot of offence that way, and I think we did that. We created a lot of offence from below the goal line, we put pucks behind their D and fore check hard and win a lot of pucks back that way," McCarron explained. "We had a good game, we played 55 minutes of really good hockey. We had a little bit of a wall there in the third but, you know, they were going to come out hard, and we were able to turn it around after a short little lack of puck play for us. That was really good." The 30-year-old from Michigan said that, with the final just over 24 hours away, there would be little time to reflect on history. "(Making the final), that's pretty cool. I don't know what took so long for us to get back to a gold-medal game. I think it was 1950 for the last one, something like that, so it feels good," he said. "I mean, it's a quick turnaround. We're going to enjoy this for a quick little bit and go to sleep thinking about whoever wins tonight, get ready for those guys. So it feels great but, like I said, we still have one more step to go." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Ice hockey-McCarron stakes claim for world championship gold as US down Sweden
Ice Hockey - IIHF World Championships - Semi Finals - Sweden v United States - Avicii Arena, Johanneshov, Sweden - May 24, 2025 Brady Skjei of the U.S. shakes hands with Sweden's William Nylander after the match Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Towering American forward Michael McCarron was happy to finally shrug off the underdog tag as Team USA slammed six goals past Sweden to book their berth in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world championship on Sunday, when they will meet either Switzerland or Denmark. With many of their biggest NHL stars traditionally skipping the tournament, the United States have not won gold at the tournament since 1933 and last made the final in 1950, but McCarron said his squad showed in their 6-2 win over Sweden that they were good enough to win this time around. "We have a really good team, we have a group of NHL players as well -- they (the Swedes) might have bigger names but we're all playing the same league," he told Reuters following Saturday's victory over co-hosts Sweden, who were favourites to win gold after Canada suffered a shock elimination at the hands of Denmark on Thursday. McCarron's huge physical presence in front of goal was indicative of how the Americans approached the game, battling the slick stick-work of the Swedes with speedy skating and relentless aggression. "We try to play from below the goal-line and create a lot of offence that way, and I think we did that. We created a lot of offence from below the goal line, we put pucks behind their D and fore check hard and win a lot of pucks back that way," McCarron explained. "We had a good game, we played 55 minutes of really good hockey. We had a little bit of a wall there in the third but, you know, they were going to come out hard, and we were able to turn it around after a short little lack of puck play for us. That was really good." The 30-year-old from Michigan said that, with the final just over 24 hours away, there would be little time to reflect on history. "(Making the final), that's pretty cool. I don't know what took so long for us to get back to a gold-medal game. I think it was 1950 for the last one, something like that, so it feels good," he said. "I mean, it's a quick turnaround. We're going to enjoy this for a quick little bit and go to sleep thinking about whoever wins tonight, get ready for those guys. So it feels great but, like I said, we still have one more step to go." (Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)
