Norwegen besiegte am Sonntag Kanada mit 3:2 nach Verlängerung und gewann damit die erste Medaille in der Geschichte der Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaften. Der 21-jährige Stürmer Noah Steen erzielte den entscheidenden Treffer.
Norwegen führte kurz vor Ende der regulären Spielzeit mit 2:0, bevor Kanada durch zwei Tore von Robert Thomas ausgleichen konnte. In der Verlängerung verwandelte Steen einen Zwei-auf-Eins-Konter zum Siegtreffer, seinem siebten Tor im Turnierverlauf.
Erste Reaktionen auf X unterstreichen Norwegens historischen Erfolg, die erste Eishockey-WM-Medaille des Landes durch einen 3:2-Sieg nach Verlängerung gegen Kanada errungen zu haben. Nutzer äußern sich erstaunt über den Überraschungssieg gegen Kanada, wobei einige Kanadier den wohlverdienten Sieg Norwegens anerkennen. Die Diskussionen konzentrieren sich auf den Durchbruch des norwegischen Eishockeys und den Gewinn der Bronzemedaille.
🇳🇴 Norway wins their FIRST-EVER hockey medal at the World Championship, beating Canada 3-2 in overtime for bronze! Noah Steen with the OT winner. Massive upset in Zurich! pic.twitter.com/2maabI5lr6
— ᚱevv ᚱún (@RevvRun) 31. Mai 2026
Absolutely astonishing result! Norway's first-ever world champs medal, and against Canada of all teams. 👀
— R.pert 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇵🇱🇪🇪🇸🇪🇫🇮 forrin despondent (@R007pert) 31. Mai 2026
👏👏👏 https://t.co/cTJlPWLOj0
Finland captured gold at the 2026 IIHF World Championship, while Norway pulled off a historic upset over Canada to earn its first-ever medal on the world stage.https://t.co/NqY8Ip6DEd
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) 31. Mai 2026
Canadian 🇨🇦 here. Obviously you never want to lose a shot at a WC medal. But from everything I’ve read this was a well earned victory for Norway 🇳🇴. Congrats, it’s a breakthrough win and shows hockey continues to thrive in Norway.
— Norman Hermant (@NormanHermant) 31. Mai 2026
Tough run for Canada but we’ll be back 💪 !
World Ice Hockey Championship
— NT of Ice Hockey (@NTofIceHockey) 31. Mai 2026
May 31
Bronze Medal
Canada – Norway 2-3 OT
Gold Medal
Switzerland – Finland 0-1 OThttps://t.co/xmiJf945Vr
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