2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	26 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Scandinavium and Frölundaborg
Final positions
Champions	{{country data United States (6th title) | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Runner-up	{{country data Sweden | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Third place	{{country data Czechia | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Fourth place	{{country data Finland | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	219 (7.55 per match)
Attendance	170,673 (5,885 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Jiří Kulich (12 points)
MVP	Jonathan Lekkerimäki
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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2024 WJHC) was the 48th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on 26 December 2023 and the gold medal game was played on 5 January 2024. This marks the seventh time that Sweden is hosting the WJHC, and the first time in Gothenburg. Canada entered the tournament as two-time defending champions.

Background

On 14 March 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
Scandinavium Capacity: 12,044	Frölundaborg Capacity: 6,044 (2,430 seated)
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Rosters

Main article: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

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)

• Canada (1)
• Sweden (4)
• Finland (5)
• Germany (8)
• Latvia (9)

Group B (Frölundaborg)

• Czechia (2)
• United States (3)
• Slovakia (6)
• Switzerland (7)
• Norway (11-Promoted)

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Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:

1. Higher position in their group
2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
3. Better goal differential
4. Higher number of goals scored
5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	United States	B	1	11	+20	29	3
2	Sweden	A	1	10	+12	17	4
3	Canada	A	2	9	+14	21	1
4	Slovakia	B	2	9	+3	19	6
5	Czechia	B	3	7	+4	17	2
6	Finland	A	3	5	+1	14	5
7	Switzerland	B	4	3	–9	11	7
8	Latvia	A	4	3	–16	6	9

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	2 January
	1A Sweden (OT)	3
					4 January
	4B Switzerland	2
					1 United States	3
	2 January
					6 Finland	2
	2B Slovakia	3
									5 January
	3A Finland (OT)	4
									1 United States	6
	2 January
									2 Sweden	2
	1B United States	7
					4 January
	4A Latvia	2
					2 Sweden	5
	2 January
					5 Czechia	2			Third place
	2A Canada	2
									5 January
	3B Czechia	3
									5 Czechia	8
									6 Finland	5

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Jiří Kulich	Czechia	7	6	6	12	+3	0
2	Cutter Gauthier	United States	7	2	10	12	+9	4
3	Matyáš Melovský	Czechia	7	1	10	11	+3	4
4	Jonathan Lekkerimäki	Sweden	7	7	3	10	+2	0
5	Gavin Brindley	United States	7	6	4	10	+7	0
6	Ondřej Becher	Czechia	7	3	7	10	+6	4
6	Noah Östlund	Sweden	7	3	7	10	+3	16
6	Gabe Perreault	United States	7	3	7	10	+4	2
9	Isaac Howard	United States	7	7	2	9	+10	0
10	Servác Petrovský	Slovakia	5	5	4	9	0	0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Trey Augustine	United States	240:00	7	1.75	110	93.64	0
2	Hugo Hävelid	Sweden	305:05	9	1.77	109	91.74	2
3	Adam Gajan	Slovakia	239:52	10	2.50	119	91.60	1
4	Mathis Rousseau	Canada	299:39	10	2.00	114	91.23	1
5	Alessio Beglieri	Switzerland	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 = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Hugo Hävelid
  • Best Defenceman: Axel Sandin Pellikka
  • Best Forward: Cutter Gauthier

Source: [1]

• Media All-Stars:
  • MVP: Jonathan Lekkerimäki
  • Goaltender: Hugo Hävelid
  • Defencemen: Lane Hutson / Theo Lindstein
  • Forwards: Cutter Gauthier / Jiří Kulich / Jonathan Lekkerimäki

Source: [2]

Division I

Main article: 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship 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 apperance since the 2020 edition of the tournament. Japan was relegated to Division I B for 2025.

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

Main article: 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship 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.

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.

Division III

Main article: 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 28 January 2024.