US EditionHow Team USA Honored Late Johnny Gaudreau After Gold Medal Win
- Team USA won the gold medal by defeating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship final in Stockholm on May 25, 2025.
- This victory ended a 92-year gold medal drought for the United States, whose previous world championship title dated back to 1933, with their last final appearance in 1934.
- The team honored the late Johnny Gaudreau, a former Columbus Blue Jackets forward who died with his brother Matthew in a bicycle accident caused by an alleged drunk driver in New Jersey on August 29, 2024.
- Gaudreau, Team USA's all-time leading scorer at the World Championships with 43 points over five tournaments, had been honored by hanging his jersey in the locker room throughout the season, and teammates dedicated the gold to his legacy.
- The victory and tribute emphasized Gaudreau's impact on USA Hockey, with players and staff quoting, "We had a purpose," and stating, "This gold goes to him," as Team USA looks ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics featuring NHL players.
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With a touching gesture, the new ice hockey world champion from the USA commemorates the fatally injured NHL professional Johnny Gaudreau. For Switzerland, silver remains one after the other for the fourth time.
First World Cup gold in 92 years. Then the USA honored the late Johnny Gaudreau. – We played for him, says Cutter Gauthier to Sportbladet.
The USA had to wait 92 years for the next World Cup trophy in ice hockey. On Sunday, the Americans took a 1-0-overtime victory over Switzerland in Stockholm Gold. It was a dramatic but deserved success that culminated in emotional moments in memory of Johnny Gaudreau.
When Tage Thompson decided the World Cup final against Switzerland in overtime (1:0), all his teammates started jumping on him. As soon as they posed with the cup, another one joined them. Even if only symbolically. The Americans even took pictures with the jersey of the late Johnny Gaudreau.
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