2025 IIHF Worlds: Schedule, How to Watch, & Highlights

Alright, hockey fans, listen up! The 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship is comin’ at ya!

Get ready, ’cause that springtime global showdown is almost here, the one where even your buddy who hasn’t touched a stick since high school suddenly becomes a hockey genius, knowin’ more than any coach out there. From May 9th to the 25th, Sweden and Denmark are gonna be the absolute center of the ice hockey universe—the 2025 World Championship is just around the corner.

Stockholm and Herning Split Up the Two Groups

Group A (Stockholm):
— Canada
— Finland
— Sweden
— Slovakia
— Latvia
— France
— Austria
— Slovenia

Group B (Herning):
— USA
— Czechia
— Switzerland
— Germany
— Denmark
— Norway
— Kazakhstan
— Hungary

Here’s the Group Stage Schedule Featuring Team USA (all times Eastern):

Fri., May 9. Opponent: Denmark, 2:20 p.m.
Sun., May 11. Opponent: Hungary, 6:20 a.m.
Mon., May 12. Opponent: Switzerland, 10:20 a.m.
Wed., May 14. Opponent: Norway, 10:20 a.m.
Sat., May 17. Opponent: Germany, 6:20 a.m.
Sun., May 18. Opponent: Kazakhstan, 10:20 a.m.
Tues., May 20. Opponent: Czechia, 10:20 a.m.

For you hardcore World Championship fans, you might be lookin’ at some seriously early wake-up calls, so stock up on that coffee if you wanna catch the games live.

Where to Watch?

NHL Network’s gonna have you covered for all the big moments. The official championship website, IIHF.TV, will also be streaming, but heads up, they usually have a bunch of regional blackouts.

Now This is Interesting: Crosby’s Back!

If you thought Sidney Crosby had already won everything there is to win (except maybe that Best Actor Oscar, ha!), then check this out: he’s back with Team Canada. First time in ten years! Pittsburgh didn’t make the playoffs this year, but hey, fans get a chance to see the legend in action on the international stage.

Who’s Takin’ Home the Gold?

Canada, with Crosby and new GM Kyle Dubas, looks like a real threat. The Czechs are the reigning champs, they’ve got nothin’ to lose. Sweden playin’ at home is always dangerous, especially if you remember their big win back in ’13. And the USA… well, we ain’t just showin’ up. Although, honestly, our group ain’t exactly a walk in the park—Czechia, Switzerland, Germany… Still, if the team plays even half as good as my kid does on Playstation, we’ve got a shot.

So, grab your popcorn, brew that coffee, and start workin’ on your excuses for lookin’ like a zombie—May’s gonna be hot. Or, you know, ice cold.

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