2024 IIHF World Championship

The 2024 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024. It was held in Prague and Ostrava, and organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
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. Sweden won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–2 in the third place match.
==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. 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 consists 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. The medal weighing 250 grams with cut glass was produced by the Kolektiv Ateliers studio in Nový Bor. 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. Over half a million fans visited this World Championship in the first nine playing days, it will very likely break the audience record of World Championship 2015.
==Venues==
Prague 		Ostrava
O2 ArenaCapacity: 17,413		Ostravar ArénaCapacity: 9,109
 		
==Participants==
; Qualified as hosts
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; Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2023 IIHF World Championship
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; Qualified through winning promotion at the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I:
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==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."
;Group A (Prague)
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* (11)
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* (16)
* (20)
;Group B (Ostrava)
* (4)
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* (6)
* (9)
* (10)
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* (15)
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==Match officials==
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 9 May 2024.
Referees	Linesmen
* Michael Campbell
* Mark Pearce
* Martin Fraňo
* Jan Hribik
* Riku Brander
* Lassi Heikkinen
* Mikko Kaukokari
* Kristian Vikman
* André Schrader
* Andris Ansons
* Tomáš Hronský
* Tobias Björk
* Christoffer Holm
* Mikael Holm
* Michael Tscherrig
* Sean MacFarlane	
* Tarrington Wyonzek
* Daniel Hynek
* Jiří Ondráček
* Josef Špůr
* Lauri Nikulainen
* Tim Heffner
* Andreas Hofer
* Dāvis Zunde
* Oto Durmis
* Ludvig Lundgren
* Anders Nyqvist
* Emil Yletyinen
* Dario Fuchs
* Kevin Briganti
* Nick Briganti
* Shane Gustafson
==Preliminary round==
The groups were announced on 28 May 2023, with the schedule being revealed on 15 August 2023.
===Group A===
 		 			
10 May 2024		 			
align=right		5–2 			
align=right		1–0 (GWS)			
11 May 2024		 			
align=right		2–4 			
align=right		1–5 			
align=right		3–6 			
12 May 2024		 			
align=right		8–0 			
align=right		1–5 			
align=right		5–6 			
13 May 2024		 			
align=right		1–4 			
align=right		2–1 (GWS)			
14 May 2024		 			
align=right		0–2 			
align=right		7–6 (OT) 			
15 May 2024		 			
align=right		7–4 			
align=right		3–0 			
16 May 2024		 			
align=right		2–3 			
align=right		4–1 			
17 May 2024		 			
align=right		3–4 			
align=right		4–0 			
18 May 2024		 			
align=right		0–8 			
align=right		5–3 			
align=right		4–1 			
19 May 2024		 			
align=right		1–4 			
align=right		2–3 			
20 May 2024		 			
align=right		2–5 			
align=right		3–1 			
21 May 2024		 			
align=right		2–4 			
align=right		4–3 (OT) 			
align=right		1–3 			
===Group B===
 		 			
10 May 2024		 			
align=right		4–6 			
align=right		5–2 			
11 May 2024		 			
align=right		1–3 			
align=right		4–5 (OT) 			
align=right		6–1 			
12 May 2024		 			
align=right		6–2 			
align=right		3–2 (OT) 			
align=right		5–1 			
13 May 2024		 			
align=right		4–5 (OT) 			
align=right		1–6 			
14 May 2024		 			
align=right		0–2 			
align=right		2–4 			
15 May 2024		 			
align=right		8–1 			
align=right		4–0 			
16 May 2024		 			
align=right		1–3 			
align=right		5–0 			
17 May 2024		 			
align=right		8–2 			
align=right		1–4 			
18 May 2024		 			
align=right		2–7 			
align=right		4–2 			
align=right		2–4 			
19 May 2024		 			
align=right		10–1 			
align=right		2–3 (GWS)			
20 May 2024		 			
align=right		3–1 			
align=right		3–1 			
21 May 2024		 			
align=right		3–6 			
align=right		3–6 			
align=right		6–1 			
==Playoff round==
===Final===
==Final standings==
Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth are ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.
==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 ==
===Media All-Star Team===
* Goaltender: Lukáš Dostál
* Defender: Roman Josi
* Defender: Erik Karlsson
* Forward: Kevin Fiala
* Forward: Dylan Cozens
* Forward: Roman Červenka
===Directorate Awards===
* Goaltender: Lukáš Dostál
* Defender: Roman Josi
* Forward: Kevin Fiala
* MVP: Kevin Fiala
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
 
Category:2024 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Czech Republic