Avicii‘s generational dance hit “Ranges” has been named the official anthem of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship.
The match is organized yearly by the Worldwide Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is taken into account the game’s most prestigious match after the Olympics.
“Avicii is not only considered one of our time’s best music creators, he’s additionally a singular and acclaimed image for Sweden,” IIHF CEO Tony Wiréhn mentioned in a press launch. “His music has an influence and pulse that goes straight into the guts.”
16 nationwide groups will compete this yr, together with the defending champions, Czechia, and the host nation, Sweden, which obtained the bronze medal within the 2024. The match is scheduled to start Could ninth in Herning, Denmark earlier than wrapping Could twenty fifth with the ultimate in Stockholm.
The venue provides additional significance to the announcement. Initially often called the Stockholm Globe Enviornment from 1989 to 2009 and Ericsson Globe till 2021, it was in the end renamed Avicii Enviornment to honor the DJ’s legacy and promote psychological well being consciousness by way of the Tim Bergling Basis, a nonprofit established by his household after his tragic dying by suicide in 2018.
Additional particulars on how “Ranges” might be used through the match haven’t but been disclosed, however the choice highlights Avicii’s lasting impression whereas uniting followers of Sweden’s nationwide sport by way of considered one of its most iconic musical voices.
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