The United States will play Switzerland for a gold medal at the hockey world championships on Sunday. It hasn't been in the final since 1950.

The United States' 1-0 overtime victory over Switzerland brought to an end a long wait for a gold medal for the Americans, who despite sharing the biggest professional league in the game with Canada,

After 92 years of failure at the IIHF Men’s World Championship, Team USA took home the gold medal on Sunday in Stockholm. That result, combined with perhaps the biggest upset in tournament history, drew the attention of North Americans to the tournament, which is typically ignored since it coincides with the Stanley Cup Playoffs.