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Columbus Blue Jackets' Werski plays for gold medal: How to see

Columbus Blue Jackets' Werski plays for gold medal: How to see

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  • The US men's hockey team, including Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, was the World Championship final for the first time since 1950.
  • The United States defeated Sweden 6-2 in the semifinals and will play against gold against Denmark or Switzerland.
  • The team plays in honor of the former blue jacket Johnny Gaudreau, who died in 2024.
  • Werenski has six points in six games in the tournament.

Zach Werenski and the US men's national team will get a second chance in 2025 to play for a gold medal and memory of Johnny Gaudreau.

The star of the Blue Jackets and its US teammates, which was facing May 24th in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm in Sweden and was stopped for the first time since 1950 at the semi-finals of the men's World Championships with a dominant 6-2 victory of 12 defeats in a row.

More: 4 nations face: Team USA captain Mike Eruzione Honors Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau Honors

The USA, which won a gold medal at the men's World Championships in 1933, will play for the tournament championship at 9:20 a.m. on May 25th at 9:20 a.m. Werenski, who came into the US team a little late, has six points in six games with one goal and five templates. He led the United States and all the scorers in the tournament with six points on six templates at the 4 nations of the NHL in February 2025, where the US hockey Gaudreau honored the first time by exhibiting his US jersey in the changing room.

Gaudreau, a star of Blue Jackets, played together with Werenski at the World Championships 2024 in the Czech Republic for the USA – about three months before he was killed on August 29, 2024 together with his brother Matthew, while driving bicycles in South Jersey in Oldmans Township.

The US team at the 4 nations tournament showed Gaudreau's jersey in his changing room, there was a postgame player of the game after the victory and the honorary captain of the USA hockey, Mike Eruzione from the 1980s “Miracle on Ice” team, carry it on the ice before the Gold Medal game. Canada has set the Americans' offer for a gold with an overtime destination by Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, but the USA now has another crack to win a gold for Gaudreau.

Werenski did not put himself against Sweden on the torscoesheet, but played a strong game in the top defense pairing. He helped the USA – the youngest team in the tournament – a loaded Swedish team in a building with stunned fans in yellow and blue.

The former Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg and William Karlsson played for Sweden, which on May 25th for the bronze in a game that is preceded by the gold medal matchup for which bronze will play. The former defender of Blue Jackets, Andrew Peeke (Boston Bruins), switched to Werenski in the US team. Switzerland and Denmark will play the second semi -finals in the Avicii Arena on May 24th at 2:20 p.m. to determine the opponents for the USA and Sweden.

Here you can find out how you can watch the gold and bronze medal games of the 2025 men's World Championships:

As you can see Zach Warenski, USA hockey for gold at IIHF 2025 Men World Championships

Livestream/TVBroadcast: Iihf.tv plus all services with the NHL network that the Canadian network -tn programs records.

Medals -Rund games (all times et): Both games on May 25th will be played in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. Sweden organizes either Denmark or Switzerland at 9:20 a.m. in the bronze medal game. The United States either play Denmark or Switzerland at 2:20 p.m. for the gold medal, which would be the first gold at the men's World Cup since 1933.

Blue Jackets Reporter Brian Hedger can be achieved bhedger@dispatch.com And @Brianhedger.bsky.social

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