2024 IIHF World Championship
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).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Czechia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 10–26 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Czechia (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Switzerland |
| Third place | Sweden |
| Fourth place | Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 398 (6.22 per game) |
| Attendance | 797,727 (12,464 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Matt Boldy (14 points) |
| MVP | Kevin Fiala[1] |
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.[4]
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, Slovakia. 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 consisted 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.[5] The medal weighing 250 grams with cut glass was produced by the Kolektiv Ateliers studio in Nový Bor.[6] 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.[7] The total attendance was 797,727 viewers, it broke the audience record of World Championship 2015.[8]
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."[10][11]
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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 | 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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 7 | Denmark | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | Great Britain | 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:
- 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
| 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 |
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
| 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 | |||||||||
Final
| 26 May 2024 20:20 | Switzerland | 0–2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2) | Czechia | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Lukáš Dostál | Referees: Michael Campbell Mikael Holm Linesmen: Nick Briganti Ludvig Lundgren | |||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 32 | ||||||
Final standings
Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth were ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[14]
| 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 Quarter-finals |
| 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 Group stage |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Kevin Fiala | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 | 27 | F |
| Brady Tkachuk | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Marcus Johansson | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +14 | 2 | F |
| Roman Josi | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 4 | D |
| Dylan Cozens | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Nico Hischier | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Erik Karlsson | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +9 | 0 | D |
| André Burakovsky | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 0 | F |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | 431:07 | 10 | 1.39 | 169 | 94.08 | 1 |
| Lukáš Dostál | 492:18 | 13 | 1.58 | 213 | 93.90 | 3 |
| Samuel Hlavaj | 306:57 | 13 | 2.54 | 174 | 92.53 | 1 |
| Henrik Haukeland | 297:00 | 13 | 2.63 | 155 | 91.61 | 1 |
| 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
The awards were announced on 26 May 2024.[15]
Media All Stars
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goaltender | Lukáš Dostál |
| Defenceman | Roman Josi |
| Defenceman | Erik Karlsson |
| Forward | Kevin Fiala |
| Forward | Dylan Cozens |
| Forward | Roman Červenka |
| MVP | Kevin Fiala |
Individual awards
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goaltender | Lukáš Dostál |
| Defenceman | Roman Josi |
| Forward | Kevin Fiala |
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