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2024 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details
Host country Flag of Czech Republic Czechia
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 10–26 May
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia (7th title)
Runner-up Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Third place Flag of Sweden Sweden
Fourth place Flag of Canada Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 398 (6.22 per game)
Attendance 797,727 (12,464 per game)
Scoring leader(s) United States of America Matt Boldy (14 points)
MVP Switzerland Kevin Fiala[1]
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The 2024 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024.[2] It was held in Prague and Ostrava, and organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Hosts Czechia won the title for the seventh time, beating Switzerland 2–0 in the final. Czechia ended their 14-year gold drought after winning it for the first time since 2010.[3] Sweden won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–2 in the third place match.

Bids[]

According to the agreement of the IIHF in Malta, the 2024 World Championship was held in Czechia. Prague and Ostrava were officially announced as venues of the championship on 24 May 2019 in Bratislava. Originally, it was assumed that the World Championship would be held in Brno, as it was supposed to contribute to a new hockey hall. Martin Urban, general secretary of the hockey association, confirmed the possibility of holding the tournament in Brno only if a new hall was built. The last IIHF World Championship in Czechia was also held in Prague and Ostrava in 2015.

Rosters[]

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of the tournament.

Marketing[]

According to estimates, fans' spending during the championship could reach two billion CZK.[4] The medal weighing 250 grams with cut glass was produced by the Kolektiv Ateliers studio in Nový Bor.[5] As in the previous Czech World Championship 2015, the mascots were announced as rabbit duo Bob and Bobek. For this tournament, they have blue jerseys instead of their previous red, with their numbers 20 and 24 corresponding to the year of the event.[6] Over half a million fans visited this World Championship in the first nine playing days, it will very likely break the audience record of World Championship 2015.[7]

Venues[]

Prague Ostrava
O2 Arena
Capacity: 17,413 [8]
Ostravar Aréna
Capacity: 9,109[9]
O2 Arena, od Českomoravské Cezarena

Participants[]

Praha Ladvi plakat MS2024

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Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2023 IIHF World Championship
Qualified through winning promotion at the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding[]

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2023 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2023 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizer, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups."[10][11]

Group A (Prague)

Group B (Ostrava)

Match officials[]

16 referees and linesmen were announced on 9 May 2024.[12]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Canada Michael Campbell
  • Flag of Canada Mark Pearce
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Hribik
  • Flag of Finland Riku Brander
  • Flag of Finland Lassi Heikkinen
  • Flag of Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Flag of Finland Kristian Vikman
  • Flag of Germany André Schrader
  • Flag of Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Flag of Slovakia Tomáš Hronský
  • Flag of Sweden Tobias Björk
  • Flag of Sweden Christoffer Holm
  • Flag of Sweden Mikael Holm
  • Flag of Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
  • Flag of the United States Sean MacFarlane
  • Flag of Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Josef Špůr
  • Flag of Finland Lauri Nikulainen
  • Flag of Germany Tim Heffner
  • Flag of Germany Andreas Hofer
  • Flag of Latvia Dāvis Zunde
  • Flag of Slovakia Oto Durmis
  • Flag of Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
  • Flag of Sweden Anders Nyqvist
  • Flag of Sweden Emil Yletyinen
  • Flag of Switzerland Dario Fuchs
  • Flag of the United States Kevin Briganti
  • Flag of the United States Nick Briganti
  • Flag of the United States Shane Gustafson

Preliminary round[]

The groups were announced on 28 May 2023,[10] with the schedule being revealed on 15 August 2023.[13]

Group A[]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Canada Canada 7 5 2 0 0 32 18 +14 19 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7 5 1 0 1 29 12 +17 17
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia (H) 7 4 1 2 0 26 14 +12 16
4 Flag of Finland Finland 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 +7 10
5 Flag of Austria Austria 7 2 0 1 4 21 29 −8 7 Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6 Flag of Norway Norway 7 2 0 0 5 15 25 −10 6[lower-alpha 1]
7 Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 2 0 0 5 15 29 −14 6[lower-alpha 1]
8 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 7 1 0 0 6 12 30 −18 3 Relegation to 2025 Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2024. 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.
Notes:
10 May 2024
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 5–2 Flag of Norway Norway
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 1–0 (GWS) Flag of Finland Finland
11 May 2024
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 2–4 Flag of Canada Canada
Austria Flag of Austria 1–5 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Norway Flag of Norway 3–6 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
12 May 2024
Finland Flag of Finland 8–0 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–5 Flag of Canada Canada
Austria Flag of Austria 5–6 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
13 May 2024
Norway Flag of Norway 1–4 Flag of Finland Finland
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–1 (GWS) Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
14 May 2024
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–2 Flag of Norway Norway
Canada Flag of Canada 7–6 (OT) Flag of Austria Austria
15 May 2024
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 7–4 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–0 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
16 May 2024
Finland Flag of Finland 2–3 Flag of Austria Austria
Canada Flag of Canada 4–1 Flag of Norway Norway
17 May 2024
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 3–4 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 4–0 Flag of Austria Austria
18 May 2024
Denmark Flag of Denmark 0–8 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Canada Flag of Canada 5–3 Flag of Finland Finland
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 4–1 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
19 May 2024
Norway Flag of Norway 1–4 Flag of Austria Austria
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–3 Flag of Canada Canada
20 May 2024
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 2–5 Flag of Norway Norway
Finland Flag of Finland 3–1 Flag of Denmark Denmark
21 May 2024
Austria Flag of Austria 2–4 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
Canada Flag of Canada 4–3 (OT) Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Finland Flag of Finland 1–3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

Group B[]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 7 0 0 0 35 9 +26 21 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of the United States United States of America 7 5 0 1 1 37 16 +21 16
3 Flag of Germany Germany 7 5 0 0 2 34 24 +10 15
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 7 3 1 1 2 26 23 +3 12
5 Flag of Latvia Latvia 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 −10 9 Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 2 0 0 5 12 31 −19 6
7 Flag of France France 7 1 0 1 5 13 26 −13 4
8 Flag of Poland Poland 7 0 0 1 6 11 29 −18 1 Relegation to 2025 Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2024. 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
10 May 2024
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–6 Flag of Germany Germany
Sweden Flag of Sweden 5–2 Flag of the United States United States of America
11 May 2024
France Flag of France 1–3 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Poland Flag of Poland 4–5 (OT) Flag of Latvia Latvia
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–1 Flag of Germany Germany
12 May 2024
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 6–2 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–2 (OT) Flag of France France
Sweden Flag of Sweden 5–1 Flag of Poland Poland
13 May 2024
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–5 (OT) Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Germany Flag of Germany 1–6 Flag of Sweden Sweden
14 May 2024
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 0–2 Flag of Latvia Latvia
Poland Flag of Poland 2–4 Flag of France France
15 May 2024
Germany Flag of Germany 8–1 Flag of Latvia Latvia
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–0 Flag of Poland Poland
16 May 2024
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 1–3 Flag of Sweden Sweden
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–0 Flag of France France
17 May 2024
Germany Flag of Germany 8–2 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Poland Flag of Poland 1–4 Flag of the United States United States of America
18 May 2024
Latvia Flag of Latvia 2–7 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Germany Flag of Germany 4–2 Flag of Poland Poland
France Flag of France 2–4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
19 May 2024
United States of America Flag of the United States 10–1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Latvia Latvia
20 May 2024
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–1 Flag of France France
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 3–1 Flag of Poland Poland
21 May 2024
France Flag of France 3–6 Flag of Germany Germany
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–6 Flag of the United States United States of America
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–1 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia

Playoff round[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 May
 
 
1A
Flag of Canada Canada
6
 
25 May
 
4B
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
3
 
1
Flag of Sweden Sweden
3
 
23 May
 
5
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
7
 
1B
Flag of Sweden Sweden (OT)
2
 
26 May
 
4A
Flag of Finland Finland
1
 
5
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
2
 
23 May
 
3
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
0
 
2A
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
3
 
25 May
 
3B
Flag of Germany Germany
1
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada
2
 
23 May
 
3
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (GWS)
3 Third place
 
2B
Flag of the United States United States of America
0
 
26 May
 
3A
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1
 
1
Flag of Sweden Sweden
4
 
 
2
Flag of Canada Canada
2
 

Final[]

26 May 2024
20:20
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia O2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,413

Final standings[]

Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth are ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[1]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia (H) 10 7 1 2 0 36 17 +19 25 Champions
2 A Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 10 6 2 0 2 32 18 +14 22 Runners-up
3 B Flag of Sweden Sweden 10 8 1 0 1 44 19 +25 26 Third place
4 A Flag of Canada Canada 10 6 2 1 1 42 28 +14 23 Fourth place
5 B Flag of the United States United States of America 8 5 0 1 2 37 17 +20 16 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B Flag of Germany Germany 8 5 0 0 3 35 27 +8 15
7 B Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 8 3 1 1 3 29 29 0 12
8 A Flag of Finland Finland 8 3 0 2 3 22 16 +6 11
9 B Flag of Latvia Latvia 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 −10 9 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A Flag of Austria Austria 7 2 0 1 4 21 29 −8 7
11 A Flag of Norway Norway 7 2 0 0 5 15 25 −10 6
12 B Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 2 0 0 5 12 31 −19 6
13 A Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 2 0 0 5 15 29 −14 6
14 B Flag of France France 7 1 0 1 5 13 26 −13 4
15 A Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 7 1 0 0 6 12 30 −18 3 Relegated to
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B Flag of Poland Poland 7 0 0 1 6 11 29 −18 1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2024. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
United States of America Matt Boldy 8 6 8 14 +8 2 F
Switzerland Kevin Fiala 8 7 6 13 +6 27 F
United States of America Brady Tkachuk 8 7 6 13 +7 4 F
Sweden Marcus Johansson 9 6 6 12 +14 2 F
Switzerland Roman Josi 10 3 9 12 +4 4 D
Canada Dylan Cozens 10 9 2 11 +3 2 F
Switzerland Nico Hischier 10 6 5 11 +6 2 F
Sweden Erik Karlsson 10 6 5 11 +9 0 D
Sweden André Burakovsky 10 4 7 11 +8 0 F
United States of America Johnny Gaudreau 8 3 8 11 +8 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders[]

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
Switzerland Leonardo Genoni 431:07 10 1.39 169 94.08 1
Czech Republic Lukáš Dostál 492:18 13 1.58 213 93.90 3
Slovakia Samuel Hlavaj 306:57 13 2.54 174 92.53 1
Norway Henrik Haukeland 297:00 13 2.63 155 91.61 1
Latvia Kristers Gudļevskis 207:05 11 3.19 117 90.60 1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards[]

Media All-Star Team[]

Directorate Awards[]

References[]

External links[]

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