Denmark has less than 20 hockey arenas in its entire country. Canada's hockey pedigree needs no introduction. Take it a step further. In Thursday's IIHF World Championship quarterfinal matchup, Denmark's roster featured exactly one NHL player.

Switzerland put an end to Denmark's Cinderella run at the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Saturday, cruising to a 7-0 victory in the semifinals.The Swiss will play the United States in Sunday's gold-medal game.

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

Vancouver Canucks forwards Conor Garland and Drew O’Connor of Team USA are going to the 2025 IIHF World Championship finals. They’ll play Switzerland for the tournament’s gold medal tomorrow. With today’s loss to the USA,

Team Canada will look to extend its run of dominance at the 2025 IIHF World Championships when it faces Denmark in the quarterfinal round.The Canadians landed atop the standings in Group A, scoring 34 goals while only allowing seven across seven games.

Tuesday marks the final day of round-robin group play during the 2025 IIHF World Championship tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark.