By USA Hockey, 05/09/25, 6:00AM EDT
HERNING, Denmark – The U.S. Men’s National Team will open play in the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship here tonight against host Denmark in what is the first of its seven preliminary round games in the tournament. Opening faceoff is set for 8:20 p.m. local time/2:20 p.m. ET at Jyske Boxen Bank. All U.S. games in the world championship can be seen live on NHL Network.
Team USA’s roster features 12 first-round NHL Draft picks, more than 5,500 games of NHL experience, and 13 players who have previously competed in the IIHF Men’s World Championship.
“It’s fun to open up the tournament against the host country,” said Ryan Warsofsky, head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team and also the bench boss of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. “We’re excited about our group and look forward to the challenge ahead tonight.”
GAME STATS
The meeting between the U.S. and Denmark will be the 10th in the IIHF Men’s World Championship history. The U.S. is 7-0-1-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) all-time against the Danes. The two teams last battled in the 2023 tournament in Finland with the U.S. gaining a 3-0 win in preliminary round play. Cutter Gauthier scored a goal in the contest.
Team USA played its lone pre-tournament game against Germany on Sunday (May 4) in Dusseldorf and came away with a 5-2 victory. Tage Thompsonand Frank Nazar each scored twice for the U.S.
Clayton Keller is the captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team with Brady Skjei, Tage Thompson, and Conor Garland serving as alternate captains.
Team USA features a tested goaltending trio, including NHL stars Joey Daccord from the Seattle Kraken and Jeremy Swayman from the Boston Bruins, as well as college star Hampton Slukynsky, who backstopped the Western Michigan University Broncos to the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey national championship last month.
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