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2024 IIHF Women's World Championship
2024 IIHF Women's World Championship logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of the United States United States
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates April 3–14
Teams 10
Final positions
Champions Flag of Canada Canada (13th title)
Runner-up Flag of the United States United States of America
Third place Flag of Finland Finland
Fourth place Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Tournament statistics
Games played 29
Goals scored 149 (5.14 per game)
Attendance 68,112 (2,349 per game)
Scoring leader(s) United States of America Alexandra Carpenter (10 points)
MVP United States of America Laila Edwards
Website IIHF
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The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IIHF World Women's Championship, an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), contested in Utica, New York, United States from April 3–14, 2024 at the Adirondack Bank Center.[1][2]

Venue[]

Utica
Adirondack Bank Center
Capacity: 3,860
Utica Memorial Arena after renovation, 2016-02-07

Participants[]

Group A

Group B

Format[]

The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through eighth in the 2023 tournament, plus two teams promoted from 2023 Division IA, will be placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continue to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B will be relegated. During the knockout stage, there will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[3]

Rosters[]

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.[4]

Match officials[]

Twelve referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Austria Julia Kainberger
  • Flag of Canada Jennifer Berezowski
  • Flag of Canada Cianna Lieffers
  • Flag of Canada Amy Martin
  • Flag of Canada Shauna Neary
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
  • Flag of Finland Anniina Nurmi
  • Flag of Germany Vanessa Anselm
  • Flag of the United States Melissa Doyle
  • Flag of the United States Samantha Hiller
  • Flag of the United States Chelsea Rapin
  • Flag of the United States Amanda Tassoni
  • Flag of Canada Alex Clarke
  • Flag of Canada Laura Gutasukas
  • Flag of Canada Justine Todd
  • Flag of Canada Kirsten Welsh
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Kristýna Hájková
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Kamila Smetková
  • Flag of Finland Tiina Saarimäki
  • Flag of France Alexia Cheyroux
  • Flag of Germany Leonie Ernst
  • Flag of Poland Natalia Suchanek
  • Flag of the United States Sarah Buckner
  • Flag of the United States Melanie Gotsdiner

Preliminary round[]

The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.[6]

All times are local (UTC−4)[7]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of the United States United States of America (H) 4 3 1 0 0 16 3 +13 11 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Canada Canada 4 3 0 1 0 12 2 +10 10
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 4 2 0 0 2 10 12 −2 6
4 Flag of Finland Finland 4 1 0 0 3 9 15 −6 3
5 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
April 3, 2024
15:00
Finland Flag of Finland 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,306
April 3, 2024
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,920

April 4, 2024
19:00
Canada Flag of Canada 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,650

April 5, 2024
15:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,141
April 5, 2024
19:00
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 0–6
(0–1, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of the United States United States of America Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,880

April 6, 2024
19:00
Finland Flag of Finland 3–5
(2–2, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United States United States of America Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,902

April 7, 2024
15:00
Canada Flag of Canada 5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,004

April 8, 2024
15:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–5
(1–2, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,319
April 8, 2024
19:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Canada Canada Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 4,017

April 9, 2024
15:00
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,388

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Germany Germany 4 4 0 0 0 13 2 +11 12 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 4 3 0 0 1 17 5 +12 9
3 Flag of Japan Japan 4 1 0 1 2 8 13 −5 4
4 Flag of China China 4 0 1 1 2 5 15 −10 3 Relegation to 2025 Division I
5 Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 0 1 0 3 4 12 −8 2
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
April 3, 2024
11:00
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,721

April 4, 2024
11:00
China Flag of China 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,308
April 4, 2024
15:00
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–5
(0–1, 0–1, 1–3)
Flag of Germany Germany Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,385

April 5, 2024
11:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 8–1
(4–0, 4–1, 0–0)
Flag of China China Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,041

April 6, 2024
15:00
Japan Flag of Japan 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Germany Germany Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,831

April 7, 2024
11:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–2
(2–0, 1–2, 3–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,194
April 7, 2024
19:00
China Flag of China 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT:0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,548

April 8, 2024
11:00
Germany Flag of Germany 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,808

April 9, 2024
11:00
Germany Flag of Germany 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of China China Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,638
April 9, 2024
19:00
Japan Flag of Japan 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,619

Knockout stage[]

There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 April
 
 
A1
Flag of the United States United States of America
10
 
13 April
 
B3
Flag of Japan Japan
0
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
5
 
11 April
 
4
Flag of Finland Finland
0
 
A2
Flag of Canada Canada
5
 
14 April
 
B2
Flag of Sweden Sweden
1
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
5
 
11 April
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada (OT)
6
 
A3
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1
 
13 April
 
B1
Flag of Germany Germany
0
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada
4
 
11 April
 
3
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
0 Third place
 
A4
Flag of Finland Finland
3
 
14 April
 
A5
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
1
 
3
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
2
 
 
4
Flag of Finland Finland (GWS)
3
 

Quarterfinals[]

11 April 2024
10:00
Finland Flag of Finland 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,399

11 April 2024
13:30
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,388

11 April 2024
17:00
Canada Flag of Canada 5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,512

11 April 2024
20:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 10–0
(3–0, 6–0, 1–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,504

Semifinals[]

13 April 2024
15:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Finland Finland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 3,989

13 April 2024
19:00
Canada Flag of Canada 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,121

Fifth place game[]

13 April 2024
11:00
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 1,423

Third place game[]

14 April 2024
13:00
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 2,014

Final[]

14 April 2024
17:00
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–6 OT
(1–1, 2–2, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Adirondack Bank Center, Utica
Attendance: 4,142

Final rankings[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A Flag of Canada Canada 7 5 1 1 0 27 8 +19 18 Champions
2 A Flag of the United States United States of America (H) 7 5 1 1 0 36 9 +27 18 Runners-up
3 A Flag of Finland Finland 7 2 1 0 4 15 23 −8 8 Third place
4 A Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 7 3 0 1 3 13 19 −6 10 Fourth place
5 A Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 6 0 1 0 5 7 23 −16 2 Fifth place game
6 B Flag of Germany Germany 6 4 0 1 1 15 6 +9 13
7 B Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 3 0 0 2 18 10 +8 9
8 B Flag of Japan Japan 5 1 0 1 3 8 23 −15 4
9 B Flag of China China 4 0 1 1 2 5 15 −10 3 Relegated to 2025 Division IA
10 B Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 0 1 0 3 4 12 −8 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Awards and statistics[]

The awards were announced on 14 April 2024.[8]

Awards[]

Directorate Awards

Position Player
Goaltender Germany Sandra Abstreiter
Defenceman Canada Renata Fast
Forward United States of America Alexandra Carpenter
MVP United States of America Laila Edwards

All-Star team

Position Player
Goaltender Finland Sanni Ahola
Defenceman Canada Renata Fast
United States of America Caroline Harvey
Forward United States of America Alexandra Carpenter
United States of America Laila Edwards
Czech Republic Natálie Mlýnková

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A PTS +/− PIM Pos
United States of America Alexandra Carpenter 7 6 4 10 +10 2 F
United States of America Hilary Knight 7 4 6 10 +9 0 F
United States of America Caroline Harvey 7 2 8 10 +12 2 D
United States of America Kendall Coyne Schofield 7 3 6 9 +9 0 F
United States of America Laila Edwards 7 6 2 8 +5 0 F
United States of America Abbey Murphy 7 3 5 8 +6 4 F
United States of America Taylor Heise 7 2 5 7 +7 2 F
Sweden Hilda Svensson 5 4 2 6 +2 0 F
Czech Republic Natálie Mlýnková 7 4 2 6 +1 2 F
Canada Renata Fast 7 3 3 6 +15 6 D

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, +/- = Plus/Minus, PIM = Penalties in Minutes, Pos = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Germany Sandra Abstreiter 303:11 6 1.19 121 95.04 1
China Zhan Jiahui 209:45 9 2.57 149 93.92 0
Canada Ann-Renée Desbiens 308:54 7 1.36 85 93.58 2
Denmark Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm 241:19 10 2.49 136 92.65 0
Czech Republic Klára Peslarová 430:00 18 2.51 242 92.56 2

TOI = Time on Ice, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average, SA = Shots Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

References[]

  1. Salvian, Hailey (16 April 2023). IIHF Women's World Championship headed to Utica in 2024.
  2. Dichter, Myles (16 April 2023). Women's hockey world championship headed to Utica, N.Y. in 2024.
  3. Utica, N.Y., To Host 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship (16 April 2023).
  4. Tournament Info (31 March 2024).
  5. Competition officials. IIHF (2 April 2024).
  6. Montroy, Liz (16 April 2023). Finland wins to return to Group A. IIHF. Retrieved on 16 April 2023.
  7. 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Schedule Announced. IIHF (4 November 2023). Retrieved on 4 November 2023.
  8. Podnieks, Andrew (14 April 2024). Edwards named MVP. International Ice Hockey Federation.

External links[]

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