After a strong group stage, including a victory against Sweden, Norway reached its first quarter-final in 14 years.
Rögle player Tinus Koblar became one of the match heroes by scoring the match's 1–0 goal midway through the second period. Noah Steen then made it 2–0 into an empty net in the final seconds.
In the semi-finals, hosts Switzerland await.
Norway finished fourth in the 1951 World Hockey Championship, but then the championship was decided through a straight group stage and no knockout matches were played, according to the Elite Prospects database.
