The United States are off to the gold medal game for the first time at the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship since 1934 after beating Sweden 4-2 in Stockholm on Saturday.
The Americans have previously won gold at this tournament back in 1933. USA won the 1960 Olympics, which counted as a World Championship victory at the time, but was not a standalone event like 1933 was.
USA will play either Switzerland or Denmark in the final on Sunday. Neither of those teams has won gold at this event.
Sweden will look to win their 19th bronze medal and 49th medal total, which would put them second behind Canada with 53 for the most all time. Sweden won the bronze in 2024 after beating Canada for their first medal since winning…