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For the first time since 1933, the United States men's hockey team has won the IIHF World Championship tournament.

Team USA defeated Switzerland 1-0 in overtime Sunday at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, to win the gold medal.

The Americans were playing in an IIHF gold medal game for the first time in over 90 years and found themselves locked in a defensive struggle against a stalwart Swiss squad. Despite having a significant advantage in shots on goal, the US could not get a puck past Switzerland's goaltender Leonardo Genoni through 60 minutes of regulation play.

But just two minutes into the overtime period, Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson snuck a wrister past Genoni for the sudden death winner. The goal was assisted by Logan Cooley of the Utah Mammoth and Brady Sk

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