2024 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Czechia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 10–26 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 316 (6.32 per game) |
| Attendance | 610,872 (12,217 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Matt Boldy (12 points) |
The 2024 IIHF World Championship is being hosted by Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024.[1] This decision was made at the semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress.[2] It is held in Prague and Ostrava.
Bids
According to the agreement of the IIHF in Malta, the 2024 World Championship is 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 the Czech Republic 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.[3] The medal weighing 250 grams with cut glass was produced by the Kolektiv Ateliers studio in Nový Bor.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Venues
| Prague | Ostrava | |
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| O2 Arena Capacity: 17,413 [7] |
Ostravar Aréna Capacity: 9,109[8] | |
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Participants
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2023 IIHF World Championship
Austria
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Norway
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland- United States
- 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."[9][10]
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Match officials
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 9 May 2024.[11]
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Preliminary round
The groups were announced on 28 May 2023,[9] with the schedule being revealed on 15 August 2023.[12]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Canada
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Switzerland
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7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 17 | |
| 3 | Czechia (H)
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Finland
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 10 | |
| 5 | Austria
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7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 7 | Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship |
| 6 | Norway
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7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 6[a] | |
| 7 | Denmark
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7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 6[a] | |
| 8 |  Great Britain
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7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 3 | Relegation to 2025 Division I A |
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 |
5–2 | Norway |
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| Czechia |
1–0 (GWS) | Finland |
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| 11 May 2024 | |||||
| Great Britain |
2–4 | Canada |
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| Austria |
1–5 | Denmark |
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| Norway |
3–6 | Czechia |
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| 12 May 2024 | |||||
| Finland |
8–0 | Great Britain |
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| Denmark |
1–5 | Canada |
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| Austria |
5–6 | Switzerland |
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| 13 May 2024 | |||||
| Norway |
1–4 | Finland |
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| Switzerland |
2–1 (GWS) | Czechia |
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| 14 May 2024 | |||||
| Denmark |
0–2 | Norway |
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| Canada |
7–6 (OT) | Austria |
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| 15 May 2024 | |||||
| Czechia |
7–4 | Denmark |
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| Switzerland |
3–0 | Great Britain |
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| 16 May 2024 | |||||
| Finland |
2–3 | Austria |
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| Canada |
4–1 | Norway |
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| 17 May 2024 | |||||
| Great Britain |
3–4 | Denmark |
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| Czechia |
4–0 | Austria |
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| 18 May 2024 | |||||
| Denmark |
0–8 | Switzerland |
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| Canada |
5–3 | Finland |
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| Czechia |
4–1 | Great Britain |
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| 19 May 2024 | |||||
| Norway |
1–4 | Austria |
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| Switzerland |
2–3 | Canada |
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| 20 May 2024 | |||||
| Great Britain |
2–5 | Norway |
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| Finland |
3–1 | Denmark |
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| 21 May 2024 | |||||
| Austria |
v | Great Britain |
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| Canada |
v | Czechia |
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| Finland |
v | Switzerland |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Sweden
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 21 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States
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7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 16 | |
| 3 | Germany
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7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 15 | |
| 4 | Slovakia
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7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Latvia
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7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 9 | Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship |
| 6 | Kazakhstan
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7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 6 | |
| 7 | France
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Poland
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7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 1 | Relegation to 2025 Division I A |
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 |
4–6 | Germany |
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| Sweden |
5–2 | United States |
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| 11 May 2024 | |||||
| France |
1–3 | Kazakhstan |
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| Poland |
4–5 (OT) | Latvia |
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| United States |
6–1 | Germany |
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| 12 May 2024 | |||||
| Slovakia |
6–2 | Kazakhstan |
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| Latvia |
3–2 (OT) | France |
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| Sweden |
5–1 | Poland |
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| 13 May 2024 | |||||
| United States |
4–5 (OT) | Slovakia |
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| Germany |
1–6 | Sweden |
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| 14 May 2024 | |||||
| Kazakhstan |
0–2 | Latvia |
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| Poland |
2–4 | France |
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| 15 May 2024 | |||||
| Germany |
8–1 | Latvia |
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| Slovakia |
4–0 | Poland |
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| 16 May 2024 | |||||
| Kazakhstan |
1–3 | Sweden |
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| United States |
5–0 | France |
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| 17 May 2024 | |||||
| Germany |
8–2 | Kazakhstan |
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| Poland |
1–4 | United States |
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| 18 May 2024 | |||||
| Latvia |
2–7 | Sweden |
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| Germany |
4–2 | Poland |
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| France |
2–4 | Slovakia |
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| 19 May 2024 | |||||
| United States |
10–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Slovakia |
2–3 (GWS) | Latvia |
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| 20 May 2024 | |||||
| Sweden |
3–1 | France |
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| Kazakhstan |
3–1 | Poland |
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| 21 May 2024 | |||||
| France |
v | Germany |
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| Latvia |
v | United States |
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| Sweden |
v | Slovakia |
Playoff round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
1A Canada | 6 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
4B Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
1 Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
5 Czechia | 7 | |||||||||
1B Sweden (OT) | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
4A Finland | 1 | |||||||||
5 Czechia | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
3 Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||
2A Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
3B Germany | 1 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
3 Switzerland (GWS) | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
2B United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
3A Czechia | 1 | |||||||||
1 Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 2 | |||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
- As of 20 May 2024
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy |
6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Brady Tkachuk |
6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Johnny Gaudreau |
6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Roman Josi |
6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +5 | 4 | D |
| Nico Hischier |
6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Libor Hudáček |
6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Marcus Johansson |
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F |
| André Burakovsky |
6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Dylan Cozens |
6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 2 | F |
| JJ Peterka |
6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +1 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
- As of 20 May 2024
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 |
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| Samuel Hlavaj |
248:56 | 8 | 1.93 | 132 | 93.94 | 1 |
| Filip Gustavsson |
180:00 | 5 | 1.67 | 68 | 92.65 | 0 |
| Samuel Ersson |
180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 40 | 92.50 | 0 |
| Lukáš Dostál |
250:00 | 6 | 1.44 | 80 | 92.50 | 1 |
| Leonardo Genoni |
243:05 | 6 | 1.48 | 79 | 92.41 | 1 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF
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