Canada triumphed about Sweden - Austria demands Switzerland in the quarter -finals!

Canada triumphed about Sweden - Austria demands Switzerland in the quarter -finals!

Herning, Dänemark - On May 20, 2025, the Canadian ice hockey national team celebrated a decisive victory against Sweden in the group phase of the Ice Hockey World Championship. Canada prevailed with 5: 3 and secured the group victory in Group A. The impressive performance of the team, which is under the direction of coach Claude Julien, once again demonstrated why Canada is considered the "mother country" of ice hockey.

The game started furiously: Travis Sanheim scored the lead for Canada after 18 seconds. But Sweden was not beaten. In the fourth minute, Elias Lindholm outnumbered with a shortiste to 1-1. However, Canada showed his strength and went 3-1 with two goals from Tyson Foerster and Ryan O’Reilly.

an exciting medium and final third

In the second third, the Swedes were able to shorten Marcus Johansson to 2: 3. But Macklin Celebrini restored the old distance and increased to 4: 2 for Canada. Nathan Mackinnon even went one step further in the 45th minute and made it 5-2. The last goal of Sweden in the 57th minute was late and did not change the convincing performance of the Canadians.

With this victory, Canada not only secured the group victory, but also sent the Austrian national team into the quarter -finals. There, Austria meets Switzerland, the Vice World Champion, in Herning, Denmark.

Canada's ice hockey history

The Canadian ice hockey national team of men can look back on a long and successful story. Since its first participation in 1920, the team has achieved remarkable successes, including 28 world championship titles and 9 gold medals at the Olympic Games. Canada is currently taking first place in the IIHF world rankings and is known for its dominance in international competition.

In the past few decades, Canada has further consolidated his position in ice hockey. The national successes in the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey testify to the continuous strength of the team. The victories in the Canada Cup are particularly remarkable, where Canada won four out of five tournaments between 1976 and 1991.

Finally, it can be said that Canada has once again proven in this World Cup what excellent ice hockey it is and that fans can hope for an exciting continuation of the championship.