The Danes, who are ranked 11th in the world and only have one full-time NHLer in Winnipeg’s Nikolaj Ehlers, scored twice in the final 2 minutes, 17 seconds of regulation to pull off the 2-1 upset.

MONTREAL – Quarterfinal Thursday at the IIHF World Championship delivered drama in spades — and none bigger than Denmark’s stunning upset over Canada.

Denmark's miraculous comeback from a goal down to beat superpower Canada in the Midtjylland town of Herning to reach the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship was a result so seismic that not even the Danish players could believe what they had done.

In one of the biggest upsets in IIHF World Championship history, host country Denmark upset the mighty Team Canada in the quarterfinals on Thursday, 2-1 at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark. It was the biggest win in Denmark’s hockey history.

Team Canada will look to extend its run of dominance at the 2025 IIHF World Championships when it faces Denmark in the quarterfinal round.The Canadians landed atop the standings in Group A, scoring 34 goals while only allowing seven across seven games.