# Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's ice hockey tournament was one of four ice hockey events contested as part of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The tournament was held from 27 to 31 January at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. Teams comprising players born in 2008 and 2009 represented six nations in the tournament: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, United States, and host South Korea.

## Officials

Ten on-ice officials were selected for the tournament.
International Ice Hockey Federation representative Raeto Raffainer of Switzerland was the tournament chairperson. Chinese speed skater and 2014 Olympic gold medalist Zhang Hong presented medals at the victory ceremony.

## Teams

| Canada | Goaltenders: Mateo Beites, Colin Ellsworth, Carter Esler Defensemen: David Croskery, Ryan Lin, Zachary Nyman, Cameron Chartrand, Daxon Rudolph, Keaton Verhoeff Forwards: Alessandro Di Iorio, Beckham Edwards, Tynan Lawrence, Aiden O'Donnell, Mathis Preston, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Adam Valentini, Braidy Wassilyn |
| Czech Republic | Goaltenders: Jan Láryš, František Poletín, Martin Psohlavec Defensemen: Jakub Daněk, Lukáš Kachlíř, Václav Nedorost, Ben Reisnecker, Ondřej Ruml, Jakub Vaněček Forwards: Šimon Bělohorský, Petr Hanyš, David Huk, Šimon Katolický, Adam Klaus, Filip Novák, Tobiáš Sekanina, Petr Tomek, Matěj Weiss |
| Finland | Goaltenders: William Gammals, Pyry Lammi, Vili Varonen Defensemen: Samu Alalauri, Nooa Järvenpää, Juho Piiparinen, Lauri Rantanen, Julius Suominen, Eelis Uronen Forwards: Luka Arkko, Wilmer Kallio, Jiko Laitinen, Viljo Kähkönen, Matias Myllyniemi, Milo Nuutinen, Rasmus Rinne, Oliver Suvanto, Oliver Torkki |
| Slovakia | Goaltenders: Dávid Dvořák, Dominik Barčák, Samuel Hrenák Defensemen: Jakub Syrný, Marko Požgay, Adam Goljer, Roderik Černák, Filip Kovalčík, Matej Bereš Forwards: Juraj Rausa, Alexej Kubat, Kristian Macák, Timur Trebula, Michal Plančár, Matej Stankoven, Kristian Rezničák, Jonas Ďurčo, Ivan Matta |
| South Korea | Goaltenders: Song Geun-woo, Lee Dong-geun, Lim Jae-hun Defensemen: Kim San, Ahn Geon-u, Park Moo-jin, Lee Young-min, Lee Jee-ahn, Lee Hyeong-jin Forwards: Gong Si-wan, Ryu Hang-yul, Yeo Jun-soo, Lee Seung-jae, Kwak Kyeong-min, Kwak Woo-jin, Min Dong-wook, Cho Seung-hyun, Han Sang-yoon |
| United States | Goaltenders: Gavin Weeks, Xavier Wendt Defensemen: Abe Barnett, AJ Francisco, Logan Lutner, Jackson Marthaler, Tyler Martyniuk, Luke Schairer Forwards: Michael Berchild, Cole Bumgarner, Aurelio Garcia, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, JP Hurlbert, Logan Stuart, Spencer Thornborough, Zane Torre, Parker Trottier |
Source: IOC

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

## Playoff round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 30 January | 30 January |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 31 January | 31 January |
| Finland | 1 | 31 January | 31 January |
| Finland | 1 | Czech Republic | 0 |
| 30 January | 30 January | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| 30 January | 30 January | United States | 4 |
| Canada | 5 | United States | 4 |
| United States (GWS) | 6 | | |
| United States (GWS) | 6 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 31 January | 31 January |
| | | Canada | 4 |
| | | Finland (GWS) | 5 |

### Gold medal game
## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | A | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 8 |
| 2 | A | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | B | Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | B | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 8 |
| 5 | A | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 |
| 6 | B | South Korea (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |