Kraken trio help US win ice hockey world title
May 25, 2025, 4:49 PM
Joey Daccord of team USA lifts the IIHF trophy after the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship match. (Michael Campanella/Getty Images)
(Michael Campanella/Getty Images)
Matty Beniers, Michael Eyssimont and Joey Daccord are coming home as winners.
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The trio of Seattle Kraken helped Team USA to a historic first-place finish at the ice hockey world championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Americans secured the first-place trophy Sunday on Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson’s goal 2:02 into overtime of the title game against Switzerland.
TAGE THOMPSON.
GOLDEN GOAL. 🥇 pic.twitter.com/7SZG2AxhkS
— USA Hockey’s NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) May 25, 2025
USA Hockey says it is the second trophy won at the tournament by the Americans after winning in 1933. The U.S. was also formally awarded the title in 1960 when they won the Olympic tournament and the worlds did not take place
Beniers, Eyssimont and Daccord were a factor in getting the U.S. to final match.
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Beniers had three goals and three assists while appearing in all 10 of Team USA’s games at the tournament. Eyssimont scored his lone goal during Saturday’s 6-2 win over Sweden in the semifinal, which came off an assist from Beniers. Eyssimont also had two assists over nine games.
Matty Beniers 🤝 Michael Eyssimont #MensWorlds #IIHF @usahockey pic.twitter.com/0Mx9aMMNWo
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 24, 2025
Daccord, who served as Team USA’s No. 2 goalkeeper, stopped 68 of 76 shots while appearing in three games. He went 2-1 in his three starts, including wins over Denmark and Germany.
Beniers, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NHL draft, had 20 goals and 23 assists in 82 games with the Kraken last season.
Eyssimont, a four-year pro, was acquired by the Kraken during a March trade. He had nine goals and seven assists in 77 total games, including four goals and two assists in 20 contests with Seattle.
Daccord went 27-23-5 in net with two shutouts, a .906 save percentage and a 2.75 goals against average in 57 games last season.
Information from the Associated Press was used for this report.
