Sweden Beats Denmark 6-2 to Take Bronze at Ice Hockey Worlds
- Sweden defeated Denmark 6-2 on Sunday to claim the bronze medal at the 2023 ice hockey world championship held in Stockholm and Herning.
- Sweden aimed to break their medal drought since 2018, while Denmark reached the semifinal stage for the first occasion after overcoming a difficult group phase.
- Sweden, featuring NHL players such as Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson who each found the net twice, secured a 6-2 victory over Denmark, whose goals came from key players Nick Olesen and Nikolaj Ehlers.
- Denmark reached fourth place, its best-ever result, after stunning Canada 2-1 in the quarterfinals and then losing 7-0 to Switzerland in the semifinals.
- Sweden secured its second consecutive third-place finish while Denmark’s strong performance highlighted the rising competitiveness of less-established hockey nations in the tournament.
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Ice Hockey World Cup - Sweden Picks up Bronze - Denmark Goes Out Empty
Sweden's national ice hockey team has won the bronze medal at the Heim-WM. The eleven-time title winner won third place in the game against co-host Denmark - with 6:2 (0:0, 3:0, 3:2). The Danes, who had left Germany behind in the preliminary round and then sensationally thrown Canada out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, missed their first World Cup medal.
Victory Against Denmark! Sweden Secures Bronze
Host Sweden has won the bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship against surprise team Denmark. Host Sweden has secured the bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship against surprise team Denmark. In Stockholm, the eleven-time world champion defeated the co-host with 6:2 (0:0,3:0,3:2). For Sweden, the home tournament ended disappointing despite rank three, for Canada's conqueror Denmark the semi-final move was the greatest succe…
Sweden beats Denmark 6-2 to take bronze at ice hockey worlds - Seymour Tribune
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson scored two goals each as Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 to take the bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It was the second straight third-place finish for Sweden while fourth place was the best-ever result for Denmark. With a star-studded team of NHL players, Sweden was hoping to end a drought dating back to 2018 at a tournament jointly staged in the Swedish capital and the D…
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