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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Stian Solberg Dazzles at World Championship, Keeps Norway from Relegation
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Stian Solberg is selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Stian Solberg solidified himself as a no-doubt first-round selection and one of the top European defensemen in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft following his performance at the 2024 IIHF World Championships, where he represented his native Norway. Advertisement 'He's Close': Martin Madden Suggests an NHL Roster Spot is Beckett Sennecke's for the Taking Three Lineup Spots the Anaheim Ducks Could Upgrade this Offseason The way he competed against grown men, many of whom were NHL players, forced NHL front offices and scouts to take notice. He finished third on the team in scoring, with two goals and an assist, while averaging nearly 23 minutes per game at just 19 years old. He was selected with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 2024 Draft, a pick the Anaheim Ducks traded up for, sending the 31st and the 58th picks to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return. Advertisement Solberg made the transition from Eliteserien, Norway's top professional league, to the SHL, Sweden's top professional league, to play for Farjestad BK in 2024-25. He ultimately played 47 games in the SHL, scoring 12 points (3-9=12) before he was squeezed out of his regular spot in the lineup as the SHL playoffs approached. The Ducks saw his ice time diminishing and decided to bring him over to North America early to get him regular playing time 90 miles down the road with the San Diego Gulls, as the Gulls' blueline was hit with a myriad of injuries down the home stretch of the season. 'In the end, we did need bodies,' Ducks director of amateur scouting and assistant GM Martin Madden said in an interview with The Hockey News when asked about the decision to bring Solberg to North America. 'We had a lot of injuries. I don't think they valued him enough in Farjestad to deserve to keep him around for longer. That's just my personal take. 'I think he proved in his short stint in San Diego and right now at the World Championships that he's a really valuable pro already. He can have an impact when you trust him with ice time.' Advertisement Solberg played 10 games for the Gulls in 2024-25, tallying five points (2-3=5) before he was to return to Norway to prepare for this year's World Championships, where Norway was to ice a team with just four NHL draftees, hoping to avoid relegation and remain in the top division of international competition. Norway finished with a 1-5-1 record, with the separating factor between them and the bottom two teams in the tournament being a dramatic 6-5 loss in overtime to the United States, in which Solberg put the team on his back and notched a hat trick, earning Norway a much-needed point in the standings. Shift after shift, Solberg displayed his trademark brand of physicality and compete level while exploring the potential of his offensive skill with the puck on his stick. He won puck battles in tight space, made smart decisions on breakouts, and controlled play from the top of the offensive zone, where he manipulated defensive structures and regularly found quality shooting lanes. He led Norway in scoring during the tournament with four goals and two assists in their seven games while playing in all situations, nearing the top of the scoresheet in TOI at the end of every game. Advertisement Though he's dazzled at the international level and on larger ice surfaces, his game is even better suited for the narrower rinks in North America. The Ducks seem pleased with his development to this point, and he'll likely return to the AHL to play for San Diego in 2025-26, assuming a larger role where he'll play in all situations. Solberg's play style is a perfect complement to the pure offensive skill currently within the Ducks' organization on the bluleline. He could ultimately blossom into a bona fide top-four defender and eat top minutes next to players like Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, Olen Zellweger, or Tristan Luneau. Early returns have been positive for the young Norwegian defender labeled 'the most violent player in the draft' a year ago at this time. Ducks Assistant GM Martin Madden Talks Prospects Ducks Name Joel Quenneville Head Coach Ducks Ownership Prepared to Spend 'What it Takes' This Summer
Boston Globe
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman and US blow 5-1 lead but beat Norway in overtime at World Championship
For the Americans, captain Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists, and Cutter Gauthier and Michael McCarron added a goal each as the US rebounded from a loss to Switzerland. Gauthier put the US up, 1-0, 4:50 into the game, before Keller hit the top corner of the net to double the lead 7:18 into the frame. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Gauthier is tied with Canada forward Bo Horvat atop the table with four goals. Advertisement Solberg reduced the deficit to 2-1 on the power play, before Thompson and McCarron completed the four-goal period for the US. Thompson added his second 2:55 into the middle period for a 5-1 lead. Norway was not done, though. Solberg had his second goal on a power play, and Martin Ronnild added another one on a breakaway. Midway through the third, Noah Steen made it a one-goal game, before Norway pulled its goalie for an extra attacker — and Solberg scored to make it 5-5. Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski had an assist for the US in his first game at the Worlds. He arrived Monday but his equipment was delayed and he couldn't play in the 3-0 loss to Switzerland later that day. Advertisement Werenski is one of three finalists for the Norris Trophy for the the NHL's top defenseman. In Stockholm, Slovakia beat France, 2-1.
Reuters
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
U.S. snatch late overtime win over Norway at worlds
HERNING, Denmark, May 14 (Reuters) - An overtime goal from hat-trick hero Tage Thompson with less than a minute left on the clock earned the United States a 6-5 win over Norway at the men's World Championship on Wednesday, after The U.S. stormed into a 5-1 lead before the Norwegians mounted their comeback, but a power play goal snatched an important preliminary round win for the Americans. Goals from Cutter Gauthier and Clayton Keller had the U.S in control early on before Stian Solberg netted on a power play to pull one back for Norway but Thompson and Michael McCarron scored before the end of the opening period. Thompson grabbed his second goal early in the second period, but Solberg's second and a Martin Ronnild goal brought Norway right back into it going into the third period Steen Noah scored to pull Norway to within one goal of the Americans, and after they pulled their goaltender out for the final minutes, Solberg's hat-trick goal levelled the game late on. With time running out in the five-minute overtime period and a penalty-shot shootout looming, Emil Lilleberg's two-minute penalty for holding left Norway hanging on, and Thompson got on the end of Logan Cooley's pass to find the winner. The U.S. have not won a medal at the worlds since a bronze in 2021 and lost 3-0 to Switzerland last time out after two opening wins are now third in Group B on eight points, with four teams qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Americans are level with reigning champions Czechia on eight points and one point behind group leaders Germany, who have both played a game less, while Norway picked up their first point and are seventh in the standings.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ice hockey-U.S. snatch late overtime win over Norway at worlds
HERNING, Denmark, - An overtime goal from hat-trick hero Tage Thompson with less than a minute left on the clock earned the United States a 6-5 win over Norway at the men's World Championship on Wednesday, after The U.S. stormed into a 5-1 lead before the Norwegians mounted their comeback, but a power play goal snatched an important preliminary round win for the Americans. Goals from Cutter Gauthier and Clayton Keller had the U.S in control early on before Stian Solberg netted on a power play to pull one back for Norway but Thompson and Michael McCarron scored before the end of the opening period. Thompson grabbed his second goal early in the second period, but Solberg's second and a Martin Ronnild goal brought Norway right back into it going into the third period Steen Noah scored to pull Norway to within one goal of the Americans, and after they pulled their goaltender out for the final minutes, Solberg's hat-trick goal levelled the game late on. With time running out in the five-minute overtime period and a penalty-shot shootout looming, Emil Lilleberg's two-minute penalty for holding left Norway hanging on, and Thompson got on the end of Logan Cooley's pass to find the winner. The U.S. have not won a medal at the worlds since a bronze in 2021 and lost 3-0 to Switzerland last time out after two opening wins are now third in Group B on eight points, with four teams qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Americans are level with reigning champions Czechia on eight points and one point behind group leaders Germany, who have both played a game less, while Norway picked up their first point and are seventh in the standings.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bodo/Glimt 'have the ability to play Tottenham out of the tournament'
Bodo/Glimt Supporters Club chairman Thomas Solberg says his team "have the ability to play Tottenham out of the tournament" in tonight's Europa League semi-final. Spurs, who travel to Norway having won the first leg 3-1, are favourites to make the final but Solberg warns Bodo could cause an upset. "It's the biggest day for Bodo/Glimt in its history," Solberg said. "It should be a day for the history books. We don't have expectation that high as we know we are facing a decent team. But with the weather and everything, [it] could turn out to be a great day. "I say we don't have any expectation, we have some, but that goal gave us some belief. I hope [Spurs] think they are in the final. I don't think they know what they are facing. "The artificial surface, the weather - it's going to rain - I think they are going to experience something else. "Everybody speaks about the surface, the weather, everything. That's all excuses. Bodo/Glimt have the ability to play Tottenham out of the tournament. "If Tottenham give us the spaces, they are going to get hammered."
