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NBC Sports
25-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
U.S. men's hockey team wins first standalone world championship since 1933
The U.S. men's hockey team won its first standalone world championship since 1933, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime in Sunday's final in Stockholm. Tage Thompson scored the golden goal to give the U.S. its first major tournament title since the 1996 World Cup. Its last Olympic title came in 1980 with the Miracle on Ice. Goalie Jeremy Swayman got the shutout. Tage Thompson makes USA GOLDEN! 👏🏆#MensWorlds #IIHF @usahockey For a time, the Olympics also counted as world championships, so the U.S.' Olympic medals in 1952 (silver), 1956 (silver) and 1960 (gold) are also world championship medals. The U.S. was eliminated from worlds in the quarterfinals last year. The Americans were fourth at worlds in 2022 and 2023 and made the semifinals 13 times since the IIHF reinstituted a bracketed playoff round in 1992. They lost 12 semifinals in a row before beating Sweden in Stockholm on Saturday. The U.S. team at these worlds featured two players from last February's 4 Nations Face-Off: Swayman and defenseman Zach Werenski, who led all players at 4 Nations with six points. Many top NHL players miss worlds because the tournament takes place during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Others choose to rest after the NHL season. The U.S. head coach at worlds is the San Jose Sharks' Ryan Warsofsky. The U.S. has already qualified for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, where NHL players are expected to participate for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Games. The U.S. head coach for the Olympics is the New York Rangers' Mike Sullivan. Nick Zaccardi,
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Barkley and Michaels dive into hockey fandom in the TNT alternate Game 2 broadcast
Eastern Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Credit: Getty Image) When basketball legend Charles Barkley and renowned sportscaster Al Michaels joined the TNT alternate broadcast for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final. And here the tone instantly shifted. Known for his unfiltered NBA takes. As Barkley used this platform to explore the NHL. Through an outsider's lens., as his involvement added a unique flavor, connecting two passionate sports communities in real-time. A surprising playoff blend of insight and humor MJ Cut Me Off for Telling the Truth 😳 | Charles Barkley Barkley's opinions, while rooted in basketball logic, offered a different take on playoff dynamics. He admired Florida's performance and shared disappointment in Toronto's early exit. These weren't just surface-level reactions; they were genuine fan reflections. Michaels, bringing decades of broadcasting experience, balanced the humor with historical weight, especially when recalling past hockey moments that still resonate today. A night of crossover sports storytelling Eastern Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Credit: Getty Image) The format allowed room for exploration, not just analysis. Barkley shared memories of his NBA career intersecting with NHL families, while Michaels recalled iconic hockey events like the 1980 Olympic 'Miracle on Ice.' These stories grounded the broadcast in personal history, showing how sports memories transcend boundaries and continue to shape how audiences connect with the game. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Are Pistachios Hiding a Dangerous Secret? The Health Risks No One Talks About! Learn More Undo Fans discover new layers of the playoffs What made this alternate stream stand out wasn't just star power; it was the discovery element. Hearing basketball and football veterans talk hockey peeled back the usual scripted coverage. It created space for curiosity, surprise, and unpolished takes that fans don't always get on traditional broadcasts. That sense of discovery brought authenticity to the panel's dynamic. Read more: Florida Panthers dominate Game 2 with strategic precision and playoff grit The TNT Game 2 alternate broadcast showed how much more engaging sports can be when perspectives collide. Barkley and Michaels, both giants in their respective fields, offered fans a chance to see hockey through new eyes. Their enthusiasm, honest reactions, and crossover stories highlighted the universal appeal of playoff competition, regardless of the sport. It wasn't just commentary; it was connection through discovery. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Miracle on Ice's Ken Morrow will always have second home in Northport, LI
One day, Islanders great and Miracle on Ice member Ken Morrow was going for a leisurely drive in Huntington Village when a pair of police officers suddenly pulled him over. 'When they came up, I didn't know why. I didn't think I'd been speeding or anything,' Morrow told The Post. 'And their first words to me were, 'I thought that was the Stanley Cup in the back of your car.' With their lights going, they stood at my back window looking at the Stanley Cup and reading the names.' Ken Morrow (center) is flanked by fellow former Islanders Bobby Nystrom (left) and Butch Goring while being honored before an Islanders' 2015 game at Nassau Coliseum. NHLI via Getty Images It became one of the many memorable moments for longtime Northport resident Morrow, who won Lord Stanley's hardware four straight times with the Isles — the first coming mere months after defeating the USSR juggernaut in Lake Placid. In the Michigan native's words, it didn't take long to become a bona fide everyday Long Islander. 'You were just part of the local community, and you didn't get mobbed or anything like that,' said Morrow, who now calls Kansas City home as director of pro scouting in the Islanders organization. Still, the defenseman who fell in love with local beaches and drives on the scenic North Shore would 'get a couple of people that would come up and knock on the door' occasionally. 'I remember one time, we had a school bus driver pull in our driveway, and we were trying to figure out what the heck was going on until he came up to the door,' he recalled. 'I struck up a lot of conversations with people. It certainly didn't bother me at all that people wanted to do that.' Now, nearly 45 years to that fateful day of May 24, 1980, when Morrow and the team celebrated their first Cup win in overtime of Game 6 against the Flyers, he remembers it all like it was yesterday. Ken Morrow and Jim Craig celebrates after Team USA defeated the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympic Center in Lake Placid, famously now known as the 'Miracle on Ice.' Getty Images 'When Bobby Nystrom scored, I think the feeling was relief as much as it was joy,' Morrow said, adding that even climbing stairs became challenging when the Stanley Cup Final rolled around. The Olympic gold medalist, now 68, returned to the island two summers ago and recounted his days on top of the world in his memoir, 'Ken Morrow: Miracle Gold, Four Stanley Cups, and a Lifetime of Islanders Hockey,' co-written by sportswriter Allan Kreda. From gold to silver It was a blur when he arrived in Nassau County just weeks after the greatest hockey game ever played. Morrow and his family first stayed in a Holiday Inn on Old Country Road near the beloved Nassau Coliseum, but they didn't catch much of an authentic glimpse of the island he adores at first. What he did see, however, were fans salivating for their first chance to win it all in the spring of 1980. 'You had a lot of interactions with the fans, which was a really great thing.' His playing days were when spectators were much more accessible, as players parked outside the arena — right by pregame festivities that Morrow distinctly holds dear. 'The tailgating is something I'll always remember — probably unique to Long Island. The people were out there tailgating hours before games,' he said, adding it was the first time he ever saw the grills going for hockey games and fans escorting players toward the door. Leaving after a victory, when cars would blare a honk to the tune of 'Let's go Islanders!' is also something Morrow cherishes deep down. 'I probably did it, too, at some point,' No. 6 said with a laugh. Rocking the barn The real magic, however, came inside the Uniondale walls that shook with the passion of thousands who showed up every spring to watch their Isles vie for another title in the early 1980s. 'The roar,' Morrow, who still gets standing ovations at games, recalled, 'that's a memory that will stay with me. You could hear it through the walls of the locker room. It just gave you chills to walk out.' Rather than looking back at the glory days that well predate state-of-the-art UBS Arena, he's enthusiastic about what the team has done since — especially when the old barn rocked at dynasty-level decibels. Morrow distinctly recalls the shaking that followed the Shawn Bates penalty shot of 2002 and the Isles' conference final run nearly two decades later in 2021. 'There's something about the old barn, and there have been some great moments in the history of the New York Islanders — especially in the playoffs,' Morrow said. 'It doesn't take much to bring that out in our fans today.'
San Francisco Chronicle
07-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
After Larkin's challenge, some top US players commit to worlds with Milan Olympics on the horizon
Mere minutes after a crushing overtime defeat to Canada in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, U.S. veteran Dylan Larkin already had a sharp criticism and a suggestion to his fellow Americans about how to prevent similar outcomes in the future. 'We've had a tough time with USA Hockey getting guys to play in the world championships, and I think guys that are at home watching this, I'm hoping they're wanting a piece of it," Larkin said. 'They got to go to the world championships and prove themselves and play for their country.' Clayton Keller listened. So did Tage Thompson. Jeremy Swayman was on the U.S. 4 Nations roster, but with no guarantee he'll be one of the three goaltenders at the Olympics in nine months, he committed, too. It's no sure thing they'll be in Milan next February or that the U.S. will win Olympic gold for the first time since the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' team. But getting elite talent to worlds this spring is a good start with the aim of winning the tournament for the first time since 1933. 'We need to get some winning swagger back,' U.S. world championship coach Ryan Warsofsky told The Associated Press by phone before leaving for Europe. "We want to be a team and a country that has a winning pedigree, and we've got to start winning this tournament.' The fact that the U.S. won World War II more recently than the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship is something general manager Jeff Kealty brought up to everyone he signed up to play. Warsofsky called it 'the ultimate motivation,' while acknowledging also that a lot of guys on the team have a lot to play for to get on the Olympic radar. 'I don't think it's going to be the be-all, end-all as to whether or not some of these guys make the team in February, but I don't think there's any question that it can help and it can get them front and center with USA Hockey,' Kealty told The AP. It might make the difference for the final few roster spots after the likes of Thompson, Keller, Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield were left off the 4 Nations team. U.S. Olympic GM Bill Guerin is going to Denmark to watch and scout, and he said he puts 'a big emphasis' on players participating and showing what they can do on a big international stage. 'It's not necessarily how many goals you score or this or that: When are we going to win that tournament? We need to win that tournament soon,' Guerin said Tuesday. "We need our best players though. Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are going. That should say something. It is a commitment from our players to go and try to win that tournament. ... It is an Olympic year, but we need this more consistently from our players to go over and play and try to win that tournament.' Canada has won it four times over the past decade, since back-to-back Olympic titles with NHL players in 2010 and '14. Crosby and MacKinnon joining this year makes the top hockey country on earth the favorite once again. But the U.S. wants to close the gap on Canada, and even reaching the world championship final for the first time since 1956 would be a step forward. The Americans, of course, are not shooting for silver. 'The biggest thing for us to make a name and a statement is to win the tournament,' Warsofsky said. "That's what we'll be remembered for as the team that's won a tournament for the first time since 1933.' Just getting great U.S. players to take the tournament seriously would be a plus. Kealty understands with the NHL playoffs going on that the worlds are 'very much out of sight, out of mind' in North America but points out players and coaches who have gone always return raving about their experience. Goalie Charlie Lindgren is one of them, comparing the playoffs with Washington on the road at New York's Madison Square Garden to a packed arena in Prague facing host Czechia. 'We played our first round at MSG last year with the Caps against the Rangers, which that was at the time the best atmosphere I've ever played in,' said Lindgren, who has represented the U.S. twice at worlds. 'Then going over there to the Czech Republic and seeing that, it's just a totally different vibe. It's almost like you see the soccer games where the crowd's on their feet the whole game doing chants.' Lindgren remembers three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane leading the charge in 2018 to get more U.S. stars to the world championships, and the late Johnny Gaudreau was the poster boy for saying yes to USA Hockey when called. Larkin is only absent this year because of a family situation keeping him home. Perhaps those examples and Larkin's challenge will be the start of the U.S. path toward winning more gold medals, from the worlds to the Olympics, now that players are showing they do indeed want a piece of this. 'There's hopefully kind of a moment here,' Kealty said. "I do think more and more of these guys are standing up and wanting to go participate, and I think it speaks great for USA Hockey and speaks great for the future.' ___
Hamilton Spectator
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
After Larkin's challenge, some top US players commit to worlds with Milan Olympics on the horizon
Mere minutes after a crushing overtime defeat to Canada in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, U.S. veteran Dylan Larkin already had a sharp criticism and a suggestion to his fellow Americans about how to prevent similar outcomes in the future. 'We've had a tough time with USA Hockey getting guys to play in the world championships, and I think guys that are at home watching this, I'm hoping they're wanting a piece of it,' Larkin said. 'They got to go to the world championships and prove themselves and play for their country.' Clayton Keller listened. So did Tage Thompson. Jeremy Swayman was on the U.S. 4 Nations roster, but with no guarantee he'll be one of the three goaltenders at the Olympics in nine months, he committed, too. It's no sure thing they'll be in Milan next February or that the U.S. will win Olympic gold for the first time since the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' team. But getting elite talent to worlds this spring is a good start with the aim of winning the tournament for the first time since 1933. 'We need to get some winning swagger back,' U.S. world championship coach Ryan Warsofsky told The Associated Press by phone before leaving for Europe. 'We want to be a team and a country that has a winning pedigree, and we've got to start winning this tournament.' The fact that the U.S. won World War II more recently than the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship is something general manager Jeff Kealty brought up to everyone he signed up to play. Warsofsky called it 'the ultimate motivation,' while acknowledging also that a lot of guys on the team have a lot to play for to get on the Olympic radar. 'I don't think it's going to be the be-all, end-all as to whether or not some of these guys make the team in February, but I don't think there's any question that it can help and it can get them front and center with USA Hockey,' Kealty told The AP. It might make the difference for the final few roster spots after the likes of Thompson, Keller, Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield were left off the 4 Nations team . U.S. Olympic GM Bill Guerin is going to Denmark to watch and scout, and he said he puts 'a big emphasis' on players participating and showing what they can do on a big international stage. 'It's not necessarily how many goals you score or this or that: When are we going to win that tournament? We need to win that tournament soon,' Guerin said Tuesday. 'We need our best players though. Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are going. That should say something. It is a commitment from our players to go and try to win that tournament. ... It is an Olympic year, but we need this more consistently from our players to go over and play and try to win that tournament.' Canada has won it four times over the past decade, since back-to-back Olympic titles with NHL players in 2010 and '14. Crosby and MacKinnon joining this year makes the top hockey country on earth the favorite once again. But the U.S. wants to close the gap on Canada, and even reaching the world championship final for the first time since 1956 would be a step forward. The Americans, of course, are not shooting for silver. 'The biggest thing for us to make a name and a statement is to win the tournament,' Warsofsky said. 'That's what we'll be remembered for as the team that's won a tournament for the first time since 1933.' Just getting great U.S. players to take the tournament seriously would be a plus. Kealty understands with the NHL playoffs going on that the worlds are 'very much out of sight, out of mind' in North America but points out players and coaches who have gone always return raving about their experience. Goalie Charlie Lindgren is one of them, comparing the playoffs with Washington on the road at New York's Madison Square Garden to a packed arena in Prague facing host Czechia. 'We played our first round at MSG last year with the Caps against the Rangers, which that was at the time the best atmosphere I've ever played in,' said Lindgren, who has represented the U.S. twice at worlds. 'Then going over there to the Czech Republic and seeing that, it's just a totally different vibe. It's almost like you see the soccer games where the crowd's on their feet the whole game doing chants.' Lindgren remembers three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane leading the charge in 2018 to get more U.S. stars to the world championships, and the late Johnny Gaudreau was the poster boy for saying yes to USA Hockey when called. Larkin is only absent this year because of a family situation keeping him home. Perhaps those examples and Larkin's challenge will be the start of the U.S. path toward winning more gold medals, from the worlds to the Olympics, now that players are showing they do indeed want a piece of this. 'There's hopefully kind of a moment here,' Kealty said. 'I do think more and more of these guys are standing up and wanting to go participate, and I think it speaks great for USA Hockey and speaks great for the future.' ___ AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow in Buffalo, New York, and AP Sports Writer Dave Campbell in St. Paul, Minnesota, contributed to this report. ___ AP NHL:
