Austria's ice hockey team: Bitter defeat against Canada!

Austria's ice hockey team: Bitter defeat against Canada!

On May 16, 2025, the Austrian national team competed against the title of the title of Canada in the fourth game of the Ice Hockey World Championship. The two-time world champion and 28-time gold medalist Canada, led by superstar Sidney Crosby, was a big challenge. Austria, which had put a remarkable comeback against the Canadians in the previous year, began the game promising.

Austria's captain Thomas Raffl was given another day of rest by team boss Roger Bader for this game. In the goal, the young Florian Vorauer made his debut, while on the other side Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 40 years old and won the Stanley Cup three times, played for Canada. Surprisingly, the Austrians led 1-0 after the first third after Vinzenz Rohrer scored the first goal of the game in the 12th minute.

dominance of the Canadians

Despite the deficit, the Canadians dominated the first third with 23 shots on goal, but Vorauer kept the box clean. In the second third, however, the leaf turned quickly: Nathan Mackinnon achieved the equalizer in the power play in the 22nd minute and met again in the 34th minute, so Canada took the lead 2-1. Team boss Roger Bader praised the second third as "brutally strong", even if Marco Kasper missed a great chance to increase to 2-1.

In the last third, Austria's power decreased. Travis Konecny ​​scored the 1-2 in the 49th minute, followed by other goals by Will Cuylle (52nd minute) and Sidney Crosby (59th minute). The final score was 5: 1 for Canada. This means that Canada remains unbeaten in the tournament, while Austria only has two points in the account after four games.

prospects for the next game

The next game for Austria is on the program on Friday against France, also at 4:20 p.m. France, which only has one point after three games and led against Finland 3-1 up to the 59th minute, could go into the game fresher. Bader expects a combat -emphasized encounter and hopes for a first victory at a World Cup since 2004.

Overall, the 88th World Hockey Championship, which started on May 9, 2025 in Sweden and Denmark, is an exciting tournament with many unexpected twists. Austria will have to demonstrate his courage and fighting spirit in the upcoming games. The audience in Stockholm loudly support the Austrian team, which could offer additional motivation in the upcoming encounters.

For more information on the historical performance of Canada in ice hockey world championships and interesting statistics, read the detailed analyzes of 20min.ch .

Information about the previous game is also available on laola1.at, while Vol.at summarize the current results.