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Main article: 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2024 IIHF World Championship
Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji 2024 (in Czech)
Tournament details
Host country Czechia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–26 May
Opened byPetr Pavel
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Czechia (7th title)
Runner-up   Switzerland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored398 (6.22 per game)
Attendance797,727 (12,464 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Matt Boldy (14 points)
Awards
MVPSwitzerland Kevin Fiala[1]
← 2023
2025 →

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. It was the most attended Hockey Championship in history with a total attendance of 797,727 spectators.[3]

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.[4] It was the third title won on homesoil in the 21st century, after Sweden in 2013 and Finland in 2022. Sweden won the bronze medal, defeating Canada 4–2 in the third place match.[5] This tournament marked the first time since 2014 that all three medalists were European teams.

Bids

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Prague and Ostrava were officially announced as venues of the championship on 24 May 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia.[6] The two cities co-hosted the 2015 IIHF World Championship, the last tournament to be held in the country.[7] The city of Brno wanted to build a new ice hockey hall to co-host the championship.[8] Martin Urban, general secretary of the hockey association, confirmed Brno would not be considered as a host city without the new arena.[7]

Rosters

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three 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

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According to estimates, fans' spending during the championship could reach two billion CZK.[9] The medal weighing 250 grams with cut glass was produced by the Kolektiv Ateliers studio in Nový Bor.[10] 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.[11] The total attendance was 797,727 viewers, it broke the audience record of World Championship 2015.[12]

Venues

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Prague
Ostrava
O2 Arena
Capacity: 17,413 [13] 		Ostravar Aréna
Capacity: 9,109[13]

Participants

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A World Championship match in O2 Arena
Advertising for World Championship 2024 in Prague
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

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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."[14][15]

Match officials

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

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

Preliminary round

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The groups were announced on 28 May 2023,[14] with the schedule being revealed on 15 August 2023.[17]

Group A

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 7 5 2 0 0 32 18 +14 19 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 7 5 1 0 1 29 12 +17 17
3  Czechia (H) 7 4 1 2 0 26 14 +12 16
4  Finland 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 +7 10
5  Austria 7 2 0 1 4 21 29 −8 7 Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6  Norway 7 2 0 0 5 15 25 −10 6[a]
7  Denmark 7 2 0 0 5 15 29 −14 6[a]
8  Great Britain 7 1 0 0 6 12 30 −18 3 Relegation to 2025 Division I A
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:
  1. ^ a b Denmark 0–2 Norway
10 May 2024
Switzerland  5–2  Norway
Czechia  1–0 (GWS)  Finland
11 May 2024
Great Britain  2–4  Canada
Austria  1–5  Denmark
Norway  3–6  Czechia
12 May 2024
Finland  8–0  Great Britain
Denmark  1–5  Canada
Austria  5–6   Switzerland
13 May 2024
Norway  1–4  Finland
Switzerland  2–1 (GWS)  Czechia
14 May 2024
Denmark  0–2  Norway
Canada  7–6 (OT)  Austria
15 May 2024
Czechia  7–4  Denmark
Switzerland  3–0  Great Britain
16 May 2024
Finland  2–3  Austria
Canada  4–1  Norway
17 May 2024
Great Britain  3–4  Denmark
Czechia  4–0  Austria
18 May 2024
Denmark  0–8   Switzerland
Canada  5–3  Finland
Czechia  4–1  Great Britain
19 May 2024
Norway  1–4  Austria
Switzerland  2–3  Canada
20 May 2024
Great Britain  2–5  Norway
Finland  3–1  Denmark
21 May 2024
Austria  2–4  Great Britain
Canada  4–3 (OT)  Czechia
Finland  1–3   Switzerland

Group B

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

Playoff round

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship playoff round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 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
 

Final

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Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship final
26 May 2024
20:20		Switzerland 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 CzechiaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,413
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesLukáš DostálReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Sweden Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
0–149:13 – Pastrňák (Kundrátek, Hájek)
0–259:41 – Kämpf (Kubalík, Nečas) (EN)
4 minPenalties4 min
31Shots32

Final standings

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Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth were ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[18]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Czechia (H) 10 7 1 2 0 36 17 +19 25 Champions
2 A   Switzerland 10 6 2 0 2 35 17 +18 22 Runners-up
3 B  Sweden 10 8 1 0 1 44 19 +25 26 Third place
4 A  Canada 10 6 2 1 1 42 28 +14 23 Fourth place
5 B  United States 8 5 0 1 2 37 17 +20 16 Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 B  Germany 8 5 0 0 3 35 27 +8 15
7 B  Slovakia 8 3 1 1 3 29 29 0 12
8 A  Finland 8 3 0 2 3 22 16 +6 11
9 B  Latvia 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 −10 9 Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 A  Austria 7 2 0 1 4 21 29 −8 7
11 A  Norway 7 2 0 0 5 15 25 −10 6
12 B  Kazakhstan 7 2 0 0 5 12 31 −19 6
13 A  Denmark 7 2 0 0 5 15 29 −14 6
14 B  France 7 1 0 1 5 13 26 −13 4
15 A  Great Britain 7 1 0 0 6 12 30 −18 3 Relegated to
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B  Poland 7 0 0 1 6 11 29 −18 1
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

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
United States Matt Boldy 8 6 8 14 +8 2 F
Switzerland Kevin Fiala 8 7 6 13 +6 27 F
United States 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 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

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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

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The awards were announced on 26 May 2024.[19]

Media All Stars

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Position Player
Goaltender Czech Republic Lukáš Dostál
Defenceman Switzerland Roman Josi
Defenceman Sweden Erik Karlsson
Forward Switzerland Kevin Fiala
Forward Canada Dylan Cozens
Forward Czech Republic Roman Červenka
MVP Switzerland Kevin Fiala

Individual awards

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Position Player
Goaltender Czech Republic Lukáš Dostál
Defenceman Switzerland Roman Josi
Forward Switzerland Kevin Fiala

IIHF contributors' awards

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The first annual IIHF contributors' awards ceremony was held prior to the semifinal games of the men's championship.[20]

Award recipients

IIHF Hall of Fame induction

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The annual IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held during the medal presentations of the men's championship.[23]

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

Notes

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  1. ^ Smyth was chosen for induction in 2020,[31][32] but was delayed until 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34]

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