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Thijssen is also seen using a school master key to lock automatic doors to prevent cleaners being able to access the gym so his attack would not be disturbed.He is twice seen checking that her car had remained in the car park near the school and that he had not missed her return.She is seen […]

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Thijssen is also seen using a school master key to lock automatic doors to prevent cleaners being able to access the gym so his attack would not be disturbed.He is twice seen checking that her car had remained in the car park near the school and that he had not missed her return.She is seen entering the staffroom and then heading to the bathroom with her swimmers. She is seen acknowledging a sign saying one of the bathrooms was being cleaned and heading into the bathroom next door.Her father attempted to call James’s phone several times and messaged to ask what was wrong. There was no response. A later message sent from her phone said: “All good just came [sic] trouble.”The court heard on Tuesday that Thijssen stalked and meticulously planned James’s murder after tensions between the two escalated amid the breakdown of their relationship.At 11.45pm that night, Thijssen made a triple zero call informing the operator there was a “body” at the school.“The nature and the extent of the assault represents overkill – that is, the use of violence was far beyond what was necessary to cause death,” she said. The court heard the assault was not protracted.James’s body was found in the bathroom at St Andrew’s Cathedral school in Sydney on 25 October 2023 after she’d been to water polo training with students.

Thijssen had placed the sign there earlier to ensure James entered the bathroom of his choosing.He was shown entering the bathroom with the hammer in his right hand, then exiting and trying again, this time with the hammer in his left hand, seemingly attempting to choose how he would stage the attack.“There was no indication as to what he was going to do,” Single said, her voice breaking.Thijssen also exchanged Snapchat messages and photos with a friend who later said the 23-year-old looked “blank” with “no expression”.Lilie James was smiling and happy in the moments before Paul Thijssen used a hammer to murder his ex-girlfriend in a school gymnasium toilet, a coronial inquest examining their deaths has been told.Thijssen exited the bathroom over an hour later – with Single stating it was unclear why he spent so much time there.The footage shows Thijssen – who worked at the school as a sports coach and after-hours coordinator – waiting in the gym staffroom for hours before James returned from water polo training with students on a bus.“No matter how many times you see that footage, it is not easy to watch,” Single told the court.The inquest on Wednesday heard Thijssen was found naked. James suffered 25 blunt force injuries to her neck and head. She had broken bones and abrasions on her hands and arms consistent with defensive injuries. There was no evidence of sexual assault.CCTV footage showed Thijssen subsequently leaving the school and heading towards the car park where he had left a car he had rented from GoGet, a car-sharing service.Data from GoGet showed he then drove to Diamond Bay Reserve in Vaucluse in Sydney’s east.With James in the bathroom, Thijssen is seen returning to the staffroom and picking up his backpack. He walks over to the bathroom with the hammer in his right hand.The inquest continues.He was seen running for the first time that night as he returned to his car, having spent most of the night calmly pacing between the gym staffroom and the bathroom.Single said investigators believed Thijssen sent those messages to James’s father “to ensure that someone located her body before the students, including the primary school students, arrived the next day”.He stands outside the bathroom for two minutes – seemingly listening to what is happening inside. He is then seen lunging forward and into the toilet.Police immediately began a search for 23-year-old Thijssen, who had been in a brief relationship with James that had ended days before the water polo coach’s death. His body was found in the ocean below cliffs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs days later.He had returned several times to Australia before the attack, with the court hearing that when another former girlfriend attempted to break things off with Thijssen, he had stalked and intimidated her, hacked into her Snapchat account and punched a tree above her head.He stayed in the car, where he wired ,100 to each of his two flatmates, with the note “six months rent”.But she added that making contact with James’s father in this way caused him and James’s family to “suffer” as they “tried desperately to get in touch with Lilie”.In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.orgThijssen was raised in the Netherlands and had initially come to Australia with his parents between 2015 and 2017. He became sports captain and prefect at St Andrew’s.James returned from training at 7.11pm with Single stating she was “smiling and interacting with Paul”.James was due at a water polo match that night and had returned to the gym to change into her swimmers.During that time, messages were sent from James’s phone to her father, which stated: “Don’t ask why, or call, please come to the school now and pick me up.”The counsel assisting the New South Wales coroner, Jennifer Single SC, said the attack was “overkill”.Quizzed about when he saw the body, Thijssen said he didn’t remember. He said he would “rather not disclose” his name and told the operator “someone should just go in there before people arrive in the morning”.Chilling footage viewed on day two of the inquest showed Thijssen meticulously planning the attack – including locking the doors to the gym and practising the assault several times.

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U.S. wins first World Championship since 1933 as Tage Thompson’s OT goal downs Swiss

Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson scored in overtime to lift the United States to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the IIHF World Championship gold medal game on Sunday in Stockholm. The goal gave the United States men’s hockey program its first World Championship since 1933. Team USA wins gold at the #MensWorlds for […]

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Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson scored in overtime to lift the United States to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the IIHF World Championship gold medal game on Sunday in Stockholm.

The goal gave the United States men’s hockey program its first World Championship since 1933.

Thompson received a pass from Logan Cooley and skated down the right wing. Cooley created a bit of interference by making a beeline to the net, while Thompson unleashed a shot from the top of the right circle that beat Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni, who was magnificent in defeat.

Genoni stopped 38 of 39 shots, including a second-period penalty shot by Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland.

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman backstopped the Americans to the victory by stopping all 25 shots he faced.

The United States controlled play through most of the 60 regulation minutes but couldn’t find a way to beat the 37-year-old Genoni, a longtime member of the Swiss national team.

While this is a tournament that traditionally means more in Europe than it does in North America, Team USA did send a fairly strong group of players to the two-week tournament that took place in Denmark and Sweden. Thompson and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski were among the big-name Americans to participate in the tournament.

A number of younger American players thrived in this tournament, including Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto, Utah Mammoth forwards Clayton Keller and Cooley, and Anaheim forward Cutter Gauthier.

Tournament takeaways 

• With all due respect to the United States and Switzerland for advancing to the championship, this tournament will long be remembered for what happened in the quarterfinals, when Canada was stunned by Denmark.

No, this wasn’t the Olympics or even the 4 Nations Face-off. Still, the Canadian roster did boast its share of star power, which included Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon. Also, Jordan Binnington was the man between the pipes, and he’s the same person who recently won the 4 Nations Face-off, and there is a very real possibility that he will be Canada’s Olympic goaltender in Milan in nine months.

Canada was ahead, 1-0, late in the third period when Denmark evened the score with its goaltender pulled and then scored the game-winner with less than a minute remaining to stun Canada.

It will go down as one of the most surprising upsets that Canada has ever sustained.

• The Americans showed off their depth in this tournament. Many of their biggest names, players who will participate in the Olympics, did not make the trip to Europe this spring.

And yet, what could be considered the American “B-team” was still good enough to beat many of the world’s best teams.

Does it mean anything in regard to the Olympics? Probably not. But it does display ample evidence that the United States is here to stay as a dominant hockey power, its depth very much impressing in this tournament.

• One can’t deny how impressive the goaltending was in this tournament. Low-scoring games were the norm, but I wouldn’t say that teams were simply playing it safe and dumping and chasing. To some extent they were, but the goaltending on display, especially from European teams, was impressive.

Canada, in particular, is having difficulty producing strong goaltending these days. The same can’t be said of otherwise lesser European hockey nations.

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to the give the United States a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday for its second world hockey championship and first since 1933. Thompson, the Buffalo Sabres star from Connecticut, fired a wrist shot past goalie Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for this […]

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to the give the United States a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday for its second world hockey championship and first since 1933.

Thompson, the Buffalo Sabres star from Connecticut, fired a wrist shot past goalie Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for this sixth goal of the tournament.

“What an absolutely amazing feeling,” said U.S. coach Ryan Warsofsky of the San Jose Sharks. “Everyone in our group contributed to winning the gold medal. We beat an excellent team in Switzerland tonight and full credit to them for the tournament they had … We’ll remember this for a long, long time.”

In 1933, the United States beat Canada 2-1 in the final in Prague. The Americans also were formally awarded the title in 1960, when they won the Olympics in Squaw Valley and the worlds did not take place.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Vancouver forward Drew O’Connor said. “U.S. hockey has been growing and getting better every year. We haven’t had success here, but you’ve seen it in the world juniors and things like that.”

Utah’s Logan Cooley and Nashville’s Brady Skjei assisted on the goal. Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves to finish 7-0 in the tournament.

“We did it, the wait is over,” Swayman said on social media. “Thanks for sticking along with us. It’s going to be a great summer.”

Vancouver’s Conor Garland failed on a penalty shot early in the second.

Amid the celebrations on the ice, the U.S. players displayed Johnny Gaudreau ‘s jersey to honor the forward who was killed with brother Matt in late August riding their bicycles in their home state of New Jersey on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Gaudreau leads the U.S. scorers at the worlds with 43 points.

“What a group. What a fun month,” Garland said. “If we lost, we lost … but we didn’t. We’re such a tight-knit group, that’s just the way it always is with USA Hockey.”

Switzerland beat the U.S. 3-0 in the group stage of the tournament, the Americans’ only defeat.

Bronze medal for Sweden

Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson each scored twice to help Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 in the third-place game.

Lucas Raymond and Mika Zibanejad also scored for Sweden. Nick Olesen and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Denmark.

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to the give the United States a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday for its second world hockey championship and first since 1933. Thompson, the Buffalo Sabres star from Connecticut, fired a wrist shot past goalie Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for this […]

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to the give the United States a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday for its second world hockey championship and first since 1933.

Thompson, the Buffalo Sabres star from Connecticut, fired a wrist shot past goalie Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for this sixth goal of the tournament.

“What an absolutely amazing feeling,” said U.S. coach Ryan Warsofsky of the San Jose Sharks. “Everyone in our group contributed to winning the gold medal. We beat an excellent team in Switzerland tonight and full credit to them for the tournament they had … We’ll remember this for a long, long time.”

In 1933, the United States beat Canada 2-1 in the final in Prague. The Americans also were formally awarded the title in 1960, when they won the Olympics in Squaw Valley and the worlds did not take place.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Vancouver forward Drew O’Connor said. “U.S. hockey has been growing and getting better every year. We haven’t had success here, but you’ve seen it in the world juniors and things like that.”

Utah’s Logan Cooley and Nashville’s Brady Skjei assisted on the goal. Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves to finish 7-0 in the tournament.

“We did it, the wait is over,” Swayman said on social media. “Thanks for sticking along with us. It’s going to be a great summer.”

Vancouver’s Conor Garland failed on a penalty shot early in the second.

Amid the celebrations on the ice, the U.S. players displayed Johnny Gaudreau ‘s jersey to honor the forward who was killed with brother Matt in late August riding their bicycles in their home state of New Jersey on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Gaudreau leads the U.S. scorers at the worlds with 43 points.

“What a group. What a fun month,” Garland said. “If we lost, we lost … but we didn’t. We’re such a tight-knit group, that’s just the way it always is with USA Hockey.”

Switzerland beat the U.S. 3-0 in the group stage of the tournament, the Americans’ only defeat.

Bronze medal for Sweden

Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson each scored twice to help Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 in the third-place game.

Lucas Raymond and Mika Zibanejad also scored for Sweden. Nick Olesen and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Denmark.

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Story Links CLAREMONT, Calif.–University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Theo Billson and Reuben Giorgio fell in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center on May 23. Billson & Giorgio, ranked ninth in the ITA poll, matched up against sixth-ranked Utham Koduri and Michael […]

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CLAREMONT, Calif.–University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Theo Billson and Reuben Giorgio fell in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center on May 23.

Billson & Giorgio, ranked ninth in the ITA poll, matched up against sixth-ranked Utham Koduri and Michael Melnikov from Swarthmore College (Pa.).

The Warhawk duo fell in the first set 6-2, but bounced back and grabbed the first game of the second set. Giorgio & Billson kept it closed in the second set, but Swarthmore took the 6-4 advantage to take the match in straight sets.

The ITA All-American doubles combination finished the 2024-25 campaign with a 23-7 overall record.

 

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The long wait is over. Tage Thompson scored the golden goal as the United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime to win its first ice hockey world championship in decades on Sunday. Thompson wristed a shot past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for the winner 2:02 into overtime of […]

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The long wait is over.

Tage Thompson scored the golden goal as the United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime to win its first ice hockey world championship in decades on Sunday.

Thompson wristed a shot past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for the winner 2:02 into overtime of the final with the 40th shot on goal. It was his sixth goal at the tournament.

Logan Cooley and Brady Skjei provided the assists and goaltender Jeremy Swayman shut out the Swiss with 25 saves.

USA Hockey says it is only the second trophy won at the tournament by the Americans after beating Canada in 1933, and it welcomed the triumph by saying “Golden For First Time in 92 Years.”

“What an absolutely amazing feeling,” U.S. head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “Everyone in our group contributed to winning the gold medal. We beat an excellent team in Switzerland tonight and full credit to them for the tournament they had … We’ll remember this for a long, long time.”

While the Americans had not won a world championship tournament in which they competed since 1933, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) says the U.S. was also formally awarded the title in 1960, when they won the Olympic tournament and the worlds did not take place.

USA Hockey does not count that 1960 title.

Switzerland, last year’s runner-up, has never won the tournament.

Scoreless in regulation

The tightly contested game was scoreless in regulation with both goaltenders holding firm.

Conor Garland wasted a penalty shot 5:38 into the middle period.

The U.S. began to mount pressure in the middle period, outshooting the Swiss 17-9, and went on with 11 shots on goal against four in the third.

Swayman had a perfect record 7-0 at the worlds.

“We did it, the wait is over,” Swayman said in a post on social media. “Thanks for sticking along with us. It’s going to be a great summer.”

Amid the celebrations on the ice, the U.S. players displayed Johnny Gaudreau ’s jersey to honor the forward who was killed with his brother Matt in late August riding their bicycles in their home state of New Jersey on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding.

Gaudreau leads the U.S. all-time scoring table at the worlds with 43 points.

The hockey community is mourning the deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, who were killed Thursday night by a suspected drunk driver

Third medal for Thompson

Switzerland shut out the U.S. 3-0 in the group stage of the tournament, the Americans’ only defeat.

After winning bronze in 2018 and 2021, Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres earned his third medal and tied Allen Van (2 silver, 1 bronze) for the most decorated U.S. player at the worlds.

All players on the U.S. team except the three goaltenders registered at least a point at the tournament, with the 21-year-olds Frank Nazar and Logan Cooley leading with 12 points.

Switzerland lost the fourth final since the playoff system was introduced in 1992. It was beaten by Sweden in 2013 and 2018 and by the Czechs last year.

Bronze medal for Sweden

Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson scored two goals each as Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 to take the bronze medal earlier Sunday.

It was the second straight third-place finish for Sweden while fourth place was the best-ever result for Denmark.

Lucas Raymond and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the winners while Nick Olesen and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Denmark.



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Boston College Hockey Alums Win Gold With Team USA in 2025 IIHF World Championship

Team USA won the gold medal in the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.  The two teams battled it out throughout regulation. Team USA had 39 shots, while Switzerland had 24. USA goalie Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins) recorded 24 saves in the […]

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Team USA won the gold medal in the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. 

The two teams battled it out throughout regulation. Team USA had 39 shots, while Switzerland had 24. USA goalie Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins) recorded 24 saves in the full 60 minutes, and Switzerland goalie Leonardo Genoni made 39 saves in the contest.

Each team attempted one shot in overtime and one went into the net. The game-winning goal came at the 62:02 mark of overtime with a score from former UConn and current Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson. The score was assisted by Logan Cooley and Brady Skjei. Thompson won Player of the Game for his goal.

The win made history as the first time the USA has brought home the gold medal in the event since 1933, a 92-year drought. 

Team USA’s roster featured two former Boston College men’s hockey players, forwards Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim Ducks) and Will Smith (San Jose Sharks). 

Although neither player picked up a goal or assist in the championship game, both have helped in the USA’s success. In the event, Gauthier tallied five goals and four assists and Smith boasted eight assists. The statistics include the team’s exhibition win over Germany on May 4. 

In the USA’s run, the team recorded wins over Denmark 5-0, Hungary 6-0, Norway 6-5 OT, Germany 6-3, Kazakhstan 6-1, Czechia 5-2, Finland 5-2, and Sweden 6-2. The USA’s only loss was against Switzerland on May 12 3-0.

See Also: Boston College Men’s Hockey Lands Commitment From Goaltender Louka Cloutier



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