Team Canada, spearheaded by Crosby, MacKinnon, and Konecny, is set to clash with Denmark in the 2025 IIHF World Championship quarterfinal. Canada domi

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

In a stunning upset, Denmark defeated Canada 2-1 in the IIHF World Championship quarter-finals. Nikolaj Ehlers tied the game with just minutes left, and Nick Olesen scored the winning goal. Denmark advances to face Switzerland in the semi-finals at Stockholm's Avicii Arena.

After a thrilling preliminary round, the IIHF World Championship will shift to the playoffs, with quarterfinal action beginning on Thursday, May 22.Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby steered Team Canada to the top of Group A,

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

The final day of round-robin match-ups at this year’s IIHF World Championship has arrived. With six games on the schedule, plenty was still up in the air with quarterfinal berths on the line.

The Wings would be well served to land Ehlers. He has reached at least 20 goals in eight of his last nine seasons with the Jets, who selected him at No. 9 in the 2014 draft. He recorded 24 goals among 63 points in 69 games in 2024-25. Overall, Ehlers has 225 goals and 295 assists, and a plus-106 rating, in 674 career games, all with the Jets.