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,

MONTREAL – Quarterfinal Thursday at the IIHF World Championship delivered drama in spades — and none bigger than Denmark’s stunning upset over Canada.

The U.S. will play for the gold medal Sunday (2:20 p.m. ET, NHL Network) against Switzerland, which whipped Denmark 7-0 in the other semifinal. Team USA hasn’t won gold at the World Championship since 1960, when it won the Olympics, which at the time was considered the World Championship.

Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds left and Denmark stunned Canada 2-1 at the ice hockey world championship to advance to the semifinals.

Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and co-host Denmark stunned star-studded Canada 2-1 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world hockey championship in Herning.

In a day filled with surprises and high drama, the 2025 IIHF World Championship quarterfinals saw Sweden and Denmark secure their places in the semifinals, albeit through very different paths ...

Last year’s runner-up Switzerland has shut out the United States 3-0 and handed the Americans their first loss at the ice hockey world championship in Denmark.

Denmark is evaluating the potential lifting of an existing prohibition on nuclear power as part of a strategy to bolster its energy security.

World Championship is underway in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. The tournament consists of 16 teams split into two divisions, with top players from various professional leagues worldwide, including NHLers whose teams missed or were knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.