Canada heard their Swedish goal song from ABBA on repeat during the quarterfinals ousting Sweden to their own tune 5-1.
Canada heard their Swedish goal song from ABBA on repeat during the quarterfinals ousting Sweden to their own tune 5-1.
After each goal Canada scored against Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championships, the loud speakers at the Adirondack Bank Center blared a song their opponents were likely more familiar with, ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".
ABBA is a Swedish pop supergroup that was formed in 1972 with hits like Fernando, Mamma Mia, and Dancing Queen.
Canada got on the board early, queuing up the ABBA hit, with defender Renata Fast driving to the net and slipping the puck through Emma Soderberg's legs.
Only three minutes later, Laura Stacey pressed play again beating Soderberg again to make it 2-0. Before the frame was up, Hilda Svensson gave Canada a scare beating Emerance Maschmeyer to cut Canada's lead to 2-1 heading into intermission.
In the second period, Fast scored her second of the game, but Sweden continued to press. That press included a third period loose puck that Lina Ljungblom banged home for Sweden, but it was waved off. The puck was clearly loose and shot before the whistle, but the call was not overturned.
The no-goal called proved the momentum changer in the game as instead of Sweden continuing to pressure, Canada got back to back goals from Natalie Spooner and Jaime Bourbonnais less than a minute apart in the third to make it 5-1.
It was another Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! game for Canada, and Sweden likely will want to avoid hearing another ABBA song for the foreseeable future.
Canada now awaits their semi-final opponent.