Austria's ice hockey team triumphs and reached the quarter -finals after 31 years!

Austria's ice hockey team triumphs and reached the quarter -finals after 31 years!

Stockholm, Schweden - Austria's ice hockey national team completed the group phase of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Stockholm on May 20, 2025 with an impressive 6-1 victory over Latvia. This result secured the ÖEHV team to enter the quarter-finals, an achievement that was last achieved in 1994. The team was waiting for this success for more than three decades, which now also enthusiastic about domestic ice hockey fans.

The Austrian team showed a strong performance in the last preliminary round game. The goals scored Dominic Zwerger (18th and 53rd minute), Benjamin Baumgartner (24th minute), Vinzenz Rohrer (26th and 58th minute) and Thomas Rafffl (45th minute). Latvia's only hit fell through Eduard's tralmaks in the 29th minute. With this clear victory, Austria secured the last place for the quarter-finals, such as [sportschau.de] (https://www.sportschau.de/eishockey/oesterreich-itent-stahrtelange-durststrecke ,ishehockey-wm-oesterreich-100.html).

Next opponent: Switzerland

In the quarter-finals, Austria meets the vice world champions from Switzerland, which promises an exciting duel. The head coach of the ÖEHV team, Roger Bader, meets his home country here. According to [laola1.at] (https://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/Eishocme-meisterschaft/EISHACKEY-WM–Oesterreich-künten-zvierten-/ In addition to Austria's success, Sweden, Canada and Finland also qualified for the quarter -finals in Group B. The other games in the last eight are the USA against Finland and Canada against Denmark and Sweden against the Czech Republic, all of which take place on the same day.

A look at the past few years

The return of Austria to the quarter -finals is part of a positive development in Austrian ice hockey. In recent years there have been some remarkable successes, including the record catch-up at the 2024 World Cup in Prague, where the team against Canada caught up 1: 6 behind and went to the extension. In addition, Austria defeated the Olympic champion Finland 3-2 and secured the relegation.

In youth promotion, the U18 team was successful by winning bronze at the World Cup Division IA in April 2024. Win2day Austrian Women’s Hockey League and the commitment of Win2day as a title sponsor, which should increase interest in women's ice hockey, was also promoted by the founding of Win2day. eishockey.at emphasized.

The success of the ÖEHV team this year brings a breath of fresh air and hope for the future of ice hockey in Austria. Fans and experts are excited to see how the team will deal against Switzerland in the quarter -finals.