# 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IIHF World Women's Championship, an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), contested in Utica, New York, United States from April 3–14, 2024 at the Adirondack Bank Center.
Canada won their record-extending 13th title after a win over the United States 3-2 in overtime.

## Venue

* Utica
* Adirondack Bank Center Capacity: 3,860

## Format

The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through eighth in the 2023 tournament, plus two teams promoted from 2023 Division IA, will be placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

## Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.

## Match officials

Twelve referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Julia Kainberger Jennifer Berezowski Cianna Lieffers Amy Martin Shauna Neary Zuzana Svobodová Anniina Nurmi Vanessa Anselm Melissa Doyle Samantha Hiller Chelsea Rapin Amanda Tassoni | Alex Clarke Laura Gutasukas Justine Todd Kirsten Welsh Kristýna Hájková Kamila Smetková Tiina Saarimäki Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst Natalia Suchanek Sarah Buckner Melanie Gotsdiner |

## Preliminary round

The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.
All times are local (UTC−4)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czechia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | Relegated to 2025 Division I |
| 5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | Relegated to 2025 Division I |

## Knockout stage

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 11 April | 11 April | | | |
| A1 United States | 10 | | | |
| A1 United States | 10 | 13 April | 13 April | | |
| B3 Japan | 0 | 13 April | 13 April | |
| B3 Japan | 0 | 1 United States | 5 | |
| 11 April | 11 April | | 1 United States | 5 | |
| 11 April | 11 April | 4 Finland | 0 | |
| A2 Canada | 5 | 4 Finland | 0 | |
| A2 Canada | 5 | | | | 14 April | 14 April |
| B2 Sweden | 1 | | | | 14 April | 14 April |
| B2 Sweden | 1 | | | | 1 United States | 5 |
| 11 April | 11 April | | | | | 1 United States | 5 |
| 11 April | 11 April | | | | 2 Canada (OT) | 6 |
| A3 Czechia | 1 | | | | 2 Canada (OT) | 6 |
| A3 Czechia | 1 | 13 April | 13 April | | | |
| B1 Germany | 0 | 13 April | 13 April | | | |
| B1 Germany | 0 | 2 Canada | 4 | | | |
| 11 April | 11 April | | 2 Canada | 4 | | | |
| 11 April | 11 April | 3 Czechia | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| A4 Finland | 3 | 3 Czechia | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| A4 Finland | 3 | | | | 14 April | 14 April |
| A5 Switzerland | 1 | | | | 14 April | 14 April |
| A5 Switzerland | 1 | | | | 3 Czechia | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 Finland (GWS) | 3 |

### Final
## Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Canada | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | A | United States (H) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 18 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Finland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Czechia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | B | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 | |
| 8 | B | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 9 | B | China | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | Relegated to the 2025 Division I A |
| 10 | B | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | Relegated to the 2025 Division I A |

## Awards and statistics

The awards were announced on 14 April 2024.

### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Sandra Abstreiter |
| Defenceman | Renata Fast |
| Forward | Alex Carpenter |
| MVP | Laila Edwards |
| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Sanni Ahola |
| Defenceman | Renata Fast |
| Defenceman | Caroline Harvey |
| Forward | Alex Carpenter |
| Forward | Laila Edwards |
| Forward | Natálie Mlýnková |

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM | Pos |
| Alex Carpenter | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Hilary Knight | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Caroline Harvey | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +12 | 2 | D |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Laila Edwards | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Abbey Murphy | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Taylor Heise | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Hilda Svensson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 0 | F |
| Natálie Mlýnková | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Renata Fast | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +15 | 6 | D |
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, +/- = Plus/Minus, PIM = Penalties in Minutes, Pos = Position Source: IIHF

### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| Sandra Abstreiter | 303:11 | 6 | 1.19 | 121 | 95.04 | 1 |
| Zhan Jiahui | 209:45 | 9 | 2.57 | 149 | 93.92 | 0 |
| Ann-Renée Desbiens | 308:54 | 7 | 1.36 | 85 | 93.58 | 2 |
| Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm | 241:19 | 10 | 2.49 | 136 | 92.65 | 0 |
| Klára Peslarová | 430:00 | 18 | 2.51 | 242 | 92.56 | 2 |
TOI = Time on Ice, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average, SA = Shots Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF