Denmark wrote hockey history with a sensational victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Wednesday’s win is surely the greatest upset in the tournament’s history as the hometown heroes dumped Crosby & Co out of the competition. Two goals in the last three minutes blew the roof off the Jyske Bank Boxen as the host nation turned around a 1-0 deficit to snatch a 2-1 verdict. Nikolaj Ehlers and Nick Olesen got the vital markers to send Denmark to the semifinals for the first time in history. Frederik Dichow produced another memorable performance, stopping 39 of 40 shots to secure the win.
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship is co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. In the quarterfinals, co-host country Denmark defeated Canada, by a 2–1 score, in an upset. Denmark will play in their first semifinal, while Sweden will face the USA in the other semifinal. The USA had previously defeated Finland 5-2 in the quarterfinals.
