The U.S. Men’s National Team won its first gold in 92 years at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship which was played in Herning, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden, May 9-25, 2025.
Team USA competed against host Denmark, along with Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway, and Switzerland in Group B in the preliminary round at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning. It moved on to played quarterfinal, semifinal and gold-medal games in Stockholm, Sweden, at Avicii Arena.
The U.S. finished second in the preliminary round, winning six of its seven games. It downed Finland (5-2) in the quarterfinals, Sweden (6-2) in the semifinals and Switzerland (1-0, OT) in the gold-medal game to earn just its second gold medal ever in the men's worlds.
In total, the U.S. has now earned 14 podium finishes, including two gold medals (2015, 1933), four silver medals (1950, 1939, 1934, 1931) and eight bronze medals (2021, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2004, 1996, 1952, 1949).
| DATE | OPPONENT/ROUND | RESULT/TIME (LOCAL/ET) | LOCATION | BROADCAST/PLAYER OF THE GAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., May 4 | Germany Pre-Tournament Game |
W, 5-2 | PSD Bank Dome Dusseldorf, Germany |
Frank Nazar |
| Fri., May 9 | Denmark Preliminary Round |
W, 5-0 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Matty Beniers |
| Sun., May 11 | Hungary Preliminary Round |
W, 6-0 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Frank Nazar |
| Mon., May 12 | Switzerland Preliminary Round |
L, 0-3 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Joey Daccord |
| Wed., May 14 | Norway Preliminary Round |
W, 6-5 (OT) | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Tage Thompson |
| Sat., May 17 | Germany Preliminary Round |
W, 6-3 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Conor Garland |
| Sun., May 18 | Kazakhstan Preliminary Round |
W, 6-1 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Jackson LaCombe |
| Tues., May 20 | Czechia Preliminary Round |
W, 5-2 | Jyske Bank Boxen Herning, Denmark |
Frank Nazar |
| Thurs., May 22 | Finland Quarterfinals |
W, 5-2 | Avicii Arena Stockholm, Sweden |
Conor Garland |
| Sat., May 24 | Sweden Semifinals |
W, 6-2 | Avicii Arena Stockholm, Sweden |
Shane Pinto |
| Sun., May 25 | Switzerland Gold-Medal Game |
W, 1-0 (OT) | Avicii Arena Stockholm, Sweden |
Tage Thompson |