Two Spartans help Team USA end 92 year drought with World Championship gold medal win

This past weekend, Team USA did something for the first time in 92 years, winning the IIHF World Championship gold medal. Tage Thompson's overtime goal to beat Switzerland, 1-0, was the clincher in getting the United States their first world title since 1933.
In winning the title, the Americans were aided by two current Spartans, who both have a history of doing great things within the USA hockey landscape.
First, behind the bench assisting head coach Ryan Warsofsky, was MSU head coach Adam Nightingale, bringing his expertise to the Americans bench.
Nightingale was joined by his star forward, and 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner, Isaac Howard. Howard was a member of USA's 2024 World Junior Championship gold medal team, and now, he got to bring home gold in the senior world championship.
Howard got to taste the professional action in four games throughout the tournament, the most of any college player that made the trip, where he recorded an assist.
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For Team USA to end the 92 year drought, and for two Spartans to be a part of it, made for a special weekend in the world of hockey.
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