This year’s World Championship in Czechia has wrapped up and Devils forward Ondrej Palat and Czechia have taken home the gold. Palat took down his captain Nico Hischier, as well as Jonas Siegenthaler and Akira Schmid to capture gold. It was a fun tournament that saw plenty of New Jersey Devils players play major roles for their country.
In case you weren’t following, most of the top stars on the Devils who went played big minutes and produced offensively . However, with the World Championship wrapped up, all eyes turn to the offseason and the start of the Sheldon Keefe era . Team Switzerland The Swiss went on a remarkable run to the gold medal game.
They began by taking down Team Germany 3-1 in the quarterfinals before pulling off the upset against a stacked Team Canada, 3-2 in the shootout. Goal : Hischier goes top to put the Swiss up 2-0 in the first period against the Germans #MensWorlds pic.twitter.
com/6WSYAtuFYc — TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 23, 2024 However, their quest for their first gold medal fell short in the finals at the hands of Czechia. Devils captain Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler both played massive roles and ate up big minutes for this Swiss this tournament, helping them secure a silver medal. Hischier finished with six goals and five assists and was awarded one of the players of the tournament for the Swiss, while Siegenthaler ended with four assists.
Goalie Akira Schmid played in three games, going 3-0 with a 0.86 GAA and a 0.946 SV%.
Team U.S.A Team.
