Four members of the Vancouver Canucks took part in the 2025 IIHF World Championship, with three players earning medals for their efforts. Conor Garland and Drew O’Connor of Team USA beat Switzerland in a tight, 1–0 game yesterday to win the country’s first gold medal since 1933. Marcus Pettersson and Team Sweden bested Denmark in a 6–2 victory to take home bronze. With the tournament officially over, let’s take a look at how each Canuck performed.
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Canucks’ Conor Garland And Drew O’Connor Win Gold, Marcus Pettersson Wins Bronze At 2025 IIHF Worlds
Conor Garland
Garland has always played well at the IIHF World Championships, and this year was no different. The Canucks forward was a key force in Team USA’s World Championship victory both offensively and as a team leader. This was his second time wearing a letter for the team, as he previously acted as an assistant captain in 2023. This year, Garland was a point-per game player, scoring five goals and five assists in the team’s 10 tournament games. Because of this, he tied Clayton Keller and Shane Pinto for third on Team USA in points. He was named “Player of the Game” twice — in a 6–3 win against Germany and 5–2 win against Finland. He averaged 16:54 minutes played and registered the third-highest shots on goal on his team with 28.
Drew O’Connor
The next gold medal winner on the Canucks is O’Connor, who won alongside Garland. This was O’Connor’s second World Championship, as he also played back in 2023. He played in all 10 of his team’s games, scoring a goal and adding three assists to his point totals. Throughout the tournament, O’Connor had eight shots on net and averaged 13:30 minutes played per game. He bounced around the lineup throughout the tournament, starting the gold medal game alongside Mikey Eyssimont and Michael McCarron.
Marcus Pettersson
Pettersson and Team Sweden followed up their 2024 bronze medal win with another third-place finish in the World Championship. After going undefeated in the first six games of the tournament, they lost 5–3 to Canada to finish second in Group A, matching them up against Czechia in the quarterfinals. With a win against Czechia, Sweden moved onto the semifinals, where they lost 6–2 to Team USA, forcing them into the bronze medal game. In the team’s 10 tournament games, Pettersson logged four assists. Two of these came during the first game of the tournament, a 5–0 win against Slovakia. He finished the tournament with a +9 rating, eight shots on net, and an average of 17:35 minutes spent on the ice.
Canucks’ Conor Garland And Drew O’Connor Win Gold, Marcus Pettersson Wins Bronze At 2025 IIHF Worlds
The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> officially have three medal holders at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, as Conor Garland and Drew O’Connor of Team USA won gold, and Marcus Pettersson and Team Sweden won bronze. Let’s take a look at how the final day of the tournament went for each player.
Filip Hronek
Hronek and Czechia placed sixth in the tournament’s standings after being defeated 5–2 by Sweden in the quarterfinals. Despite the early exit, Czechia impressed during the preliminary round. They held the top spot in Group B a few times, switching on and off with USA and Switzerland. Hronek proved to be one of Czechia’s most important players, as he was often the player with the highest TOI in every game. Throughout Czechia’s eight games played, Hronek averaged a team-high 21:38 minutes played per game. The next highest belonged to David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins, who had 20:32. Hronek was also one of Czechia’s highest point-producing defencemen. Both he and Jakub Krejčík had six assists in the competition.
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