2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2024 WJHC) was the 48th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship's top division. It was held from 26 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. This was the seventh time that Sweden has hosted the WJHC, and the first time in Gothenburg. Canada entered the tournament as two-time defending champions. The United States won their sixth championship, defeating host Sweden 6–2 in the gold medal game.
==Background==
On March 14, 2019, it was announced that Gothenburg would be the host city for 2022. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, previous World Junior Championships were relocated and it was announced that Edmonton and Red Deer would host the 2022 tournament, and that Gothenburg would be shifted from 2022 to 2024.
==Venues==
Gothenburg 	Gothenburg 	
ScandinaviumCapacity: 12,044	FrölundaborgCapacity: 6,044 (2,430 seated)	
 	 	
==Officials==
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2024 World Junior Championships.
Referees
* Tobias Björk
* Riku Brander
* Daniel Eriksson
* Micha Hebeisen
* Killian Hinterdobler
* Lukas Kohlmüller
* Joonas Kova
* Troy Murray
* Jiří Ondráček
* Mark Pearce
* Jack Young
* Marek Zak
Linesmen
* Oto Durmis
* Jeremy Faucher
* Shane Gustafson
* Tim Heffner
* Daniel Konc
* Anders Nyqvist
* Lukáš Rampir
* Simon Riecken
* Davids Rozitis
* Dominik Schlegel
* Jussi Thomann
==Top division==
===Seeding===
;Group A (Scandinavium)
* (1)
* (4)
* (5)
* (8)
* (9)
;Group B (Frölundaborg)
* (2)
* (3)
* (6)
* (7)
* (11-Promoted)
====Group A====
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====Group B====
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===Relegation===
===Playoff round===
Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:
#Higher position in their group
#Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
#Better goal differential
#Higher number of goals scored
#Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank	Team	Group	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	B 	1	11	+20	29	3
2 	 	A 	1	10	+12	17	4
3 	 	A 	2	9 	+14	21	1
4 	 	B 	2	9 	+3 	19	6
5 	 	B 	3	7 	+4 	17	2
6 	 	A 	3	5 	+1 	14	5
7 	 	B 	4	3 	–9 	11	7
8 	 	A 	4	3 	–16	6 	9
====Bracket====
====Quarterfinals====
====Semifinals====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
== Statistics ==
=== Scoring leaders ===
Pos	Player 	Country 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
1 	Jiří Kulich 	align="left"	7 	6	6 	12 	+3 	0
2 	Cutter Gauthier 	 	7 	2	10	12 	+9 	4
3 	Matyáš Melovský 	align="left"	7 	1	10	11 	+3 	4
4 	Jonathan Lekkerimäki	align="left"	7 	7	3 	10 	+2 	0
5 	Gavin Brindley 	 	7 	6	4 	10 	+7 	0
6 	Ondřej Becher 	align="left"	7 	3	7 	10 	+6 	4
6 	Noah Östlund 	align="left"	7 	3	7 	10 	+3 	16
6 	Gabe Perreault 	 	7 	3	7 	10 	+4 	2
9 	Isaac Howard 	 	7 	7	2 	9 	+10	0
10 	Servác Petrovský 	 	5 	5	4 	9 	0 	0
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com
=== Goaltending leaders ===
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos	Player 	Country 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
1 	Trey Augustine 	 	240:00	7 	1.75	110	93.64	0
2 	Hugo Hävelid 	 	305:05	9 	1.77	109	91.74	2
3 	Adam Gajan 	 	239:52	10	2.50	119	91.60	1
4 	Mathis Rousseau 	 	299:39	10	2.00	114	91.23	1
5 	Alessio Beglieri	align="left"	243:16	10	2.47	107	90.65	0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com
==Awards==
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goaltender: Hugo Hävelid
**Best Defenceman: Axel Sandin Pellikka
**Best Forward: Cutter Gauthier
Source: 
*Media All-Stars:
**MVP: Jonathan Lekkerimäki
**Goaltender: Hugo Hävelid
**Defencemen: Lane Hutson / Theo Lindstein
**Forwards: Cutter Gauthier / Jiří Kulich / Jonathan Lekkerimäki
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== Final standings ==
==Division I==
===Group A===
The Division I Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023. Kazakhstan won promotion to the top division for the 2025 World Junior Championships, their first appearance since the 2020 edition of the tournament. Japan was relegated to Division I B for 2025.Division I A official website
===Group B===
The Division I Group B tournament was held in Bled, Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023. Host nation Slovenia won promotion to Division I A, while Croatia was relegated to Division II A.
==Division II==
===Group A===
The Division II Group A tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 11 to 17 December 2023. South Korea was promoted to Division I B, while Spain was relegated to Division II B.Division II A official website
===Group B===
The Division II Group B tournament will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.Division II B official website
==Division III==
===Group A===
The Division III Group A tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.Division III A official website
===Group B===
The Division III Group B tournament will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 28 January 2024.
==References==
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World Junior Championships
World Junior Championships
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World Junior Championships, 2024
Category:2023–24 in Swedish ice hockey