Ice Hockey World Cup
Austria’s ice hockey team caused a sensation in its third World Cup game on Tuesday. Team boss Roger Bader’s team fought their way into extra time in Prague after being 1:6 behind thanks to a furious final third and only had to admit defeat there 6:7. For the Austrians it is the first point in Prague.
14.05.2024 20.20
Online since today, 8:20 p.m. (update: 10:46 p.m.)
Marco Rossi scored the celebrated equalizer 48.8 seconds before the final siren in front of 14,704 enthusiastic fans in Prague’s O2 Arena and ensured that Austria took a point from the record world champions exactly 20 years after a 2-2 draw at the same venue. It was only the fourth draw in the 39th duel for a red-white-red team against Canada. The only victory dates back to 1930. Canada also gave up points in the tournament for the first time.
Dylan Cozens (7th), Kaiden Guhle (10th), Bowen Byram (14th) and Jared McCann (23rd) as well as Connor Bedard (29th) with his fifth goal of the tournament and Pierre-Luc Dubois (38th) supposedly ensured Things were clear after 40 minutes after Benjamin Nissner scored the next goal (11th). In the third period, Benjamin Baumgartner (44th), Peter Schneider with a brace (45th, 56th) and Dominic Zwerger (51st) and Rossi brought the hall to a boil in the final minute. In overtime, John Tavares saved the Canadiens from even greater embarrassment.
GEPA/Daniel Goetzhaber Nissner initially shortened for Austria, and five more red-white-red goals followed
The Austrians unexpectedly got their first point in the tournament, which could prove valuable in the fight against relegation. After the performance against the Canadians, we can go into the next two difficult tasks with good courage. After another day of rest, Olympic champion Finland awaits on Thursday (4:20 p.m.) before the duel with hosts Czech Republic is on the program on Friday (8:20 p.m., live on ORF Sport +).
Ice Hockey World Cup 2024 in the Czech Republic
Tuesday:
Group A
Austria – Canada 6:7 a.t.t.
Threshold, 14,704
(1:3 0:3 5:0/0:1)
Goals: Nissner (11th), Baumgartner (44th), Schneider (45th, 56th), Zwerger (51st), Rossi (60th) and Cozens (7th), Guhle (10th), Byram ( 14th), McCann (23rd), Bedard (39th), Dubois (38th), Tavares (61st)
Penalty minutes: 4 or 4
