2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2024 IIHF World Junior Championship
	Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	26 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Scandinavium and Frölundaborg (in host cities)
Champions	United States (6 titles)
	Tournament statistics
Games played	29
Goals scored	219 (7.55 per game)
Attendance	170,673 (5,885 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Jiří Kulich
MVP	Jonathan Lekkerimäki

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 14 March 2019 it was announced that Gothenburg would be the host city for 2022.^[1] 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.^[2]

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)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	4	3	0	1	0	17	5	12	10	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Canada	4	3	0	0	1	21	7	14	9
3	Finland	4	1	1	0	2	14	13	1	5
4	Latvia	4	1	0	0	3	6	22	−16	3
5	Germany	4	1	0	0	3	9	20	−11	3	Advance to relegation

26 December 2023
14:30

Finland

2–5
(0–1, 1–1, 1–3)

Canada

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,837


			Referees: Tobias Björk Daniel Eriksson Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Lukáš Rampir

4 min	Penalties	12 min
26	Shots	31

26 December 2023
19:30

Sweden

6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Latvia

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Troy Murray Linesmen: Oto Durmis Shane Gustafson

29 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	20

27 December 2023
14:30

Finland

3–4
(1–1, 2–3, 0–0)

Germany

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,077


			Referees: Micha Hebeisen Jack Young Linesmen: Oto Durmis Davids Rozitis

8 min	Penalties	8 min
43	Shots	28

27 December 2023
19:30

Latvia

0–10
(0–2, 0–3, 0–5)

Canada

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,321


			Referees: Riku Brander Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Daniel Konc Dominik Schlegel

10 min	Penalties	6 min
22	Shots	41

28 December 2023
19:30

Germany

0–5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Sweden

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Riku Brander Marek Zak Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Simon Riecken

6 min	Penalties	4 min
15	Shots	41

29 December 2023
14:30

Latvia

0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,433


			Referees: Killian Hinterdobler Lukas Kohlmüller Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Lukáš Rampir

12 min	Penalties	12 min
23	Shots	43

29 December 2023
19:30

Canada

0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Tobias Björk Mark Pearce Linesmen: Tim Heffner Jussi Thomann

8 min	Penalties	4 min
21	Shots	24

30 December 2023
19:30

Germany

2–6
(0–3, 1–2, 1–1)

Latvia

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,652


			Referees: Riku Brander Jack Young Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Simon Riecken

35 min	Penalties	8 min
23	Shots	28

31 December 2023
14:30

Sweden

4–5 GWS
(0–2, 4–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)

Finland

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Micha Hebeisen Troy Murray Linesmen: Daniel Konc Dominik Schlegel

6 min	Penalties	8 min
33	Shots	30

31 December 2023
19:30

Canada

6–3
(2–1, 0–1, 4–1)

Germany

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,327


			Referees: Joonas Kova Marek Zak Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Jussi Thomann

33 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	20

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	3	1	0	0	29	9	20	11	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	4	3	0	0	1	19	16	3	9
3	Czechia	4	2	0	1	1	17	13	4	7
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	11	20	−9	3
5	Norway	4	0	0	0	4	8	26	−18	0	Advance to relegation

26 December 2023
12:00

Slovakia

6–2
(0–1, 2–0, 4–1)

Czechia

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 984


			Referees: Joonas Kova Mark Pearce Linesmen: Dominik Schlegel Jussi Thomann

10 min	Penalties	16 min
34	Shots	29

26 December 2023
17:00

United States

4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Norway

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,377


			Referees: Micha Hebeisen Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Daniel Konc

10 min	Penalties	12 min
44	Shots	23

27 December 2023
12:00

Slovakia

3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 986


			Referees: Daniel Eriksson Killian Hinterdobler Linesmen: Tim Heffner Simon Riecken

10 min	Penalties	2 min
20	Shots	36

27 December 2023
17:00

Norway

1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)

Czechia

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,258


			Referees: Lukas Kohlmüller Mark Zak Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Anders Nyqvist

12 min	Penalties	8 min
21	Shots	40

28 December 2023
17:00

Switzerland

3–11
(1–5, 0–4, 2–2)

United States

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,458


			Referees: Joonas Kova Mark Pearce Linesmen: Lukáš Rampir Jussi Thomann

8 min	Penalties	4 min
24	Shots	40

29 December 2023
12:00

Norway

4–8
(1–2, 0–5, 3–1)

Slovakia

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,985


			Referees: Jiří Ondráček Jack Young Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Dominik Schliegel

24 min	Penalties	14 min
26	Shots	35

29 December 2023
17:00

Czechia

3–4 GWS
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)

United States

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,544


			Referees: Joonas Kova Troy Murray Linesmen: Daniel Konc Davids Rozitis
	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3
6 min	Penalties	4 min
23	Shots	34

30 December 2023
17:00

Switzerland

6–2
(1–2, 4–0, 1–0)

Norway

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,009


			Referees: Killian Hinterdobler Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Oto Durmis Tim Heffner

31 min	Penalties	35 min
34	Shots	21

31 December 2023
12:00

United States

10–2
(2–1, 3–1, 5–0)

Slovakia

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,458


			Referees: Daniel Eriksson Mark Pearce Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Lukáš Rampir

29 min	Penalties	6 min
44	Shots	40

31 December 2023
17:00

Czechia

4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Switzerland

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,592


			Referees: Tobias Björk Lukas Kohlmüller Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Davids Rozitis

4 min	Penalties	2 min
35	Shots	19

Relegation

4 January 2024
11:00

Germany

5–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0)

Norway

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,237


			Referees: Troy Murray Marek Zak Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Lukáš Rampir

4 min	Penalties	4 min
27	Shots	28

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:^[3]

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	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

Quarterfinals

2 January 2024
12:00

Slovakia

3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)

Finland

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,480


			Referees: Daniel Eriksson Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Tim Heffner

2 min	Penalties	4 min
30	Shots	28

2 January 2024
14:30

Canada

2–3
(0–2, 2–0, 0–1)

Czechia

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,117


			Referees: Tobias Björk Micha Hebeisen Linesmen: Oto Durmis Anders Nyqvist

0 min	Penalties	2 min
30	Shots	22

2 January 2024
17:00

United States

7–2
(3–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Latvia

Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,749


			Referees: Killian Hinterdobler Troy Murray Linesmen: Daniel Konc Dominik Schlegel

4 min	Penalties	8 min
41	Shots	25

2 January 2024
19:30

Sweden

3–2 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)

Switzerland

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Riku Brander Lukas Kohlmüller Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Lukáš Rampir

2 min	Penalties	10 min
33	Shots	18

Semifinals

4 January 2024
15:00

Sweden

5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)

Czechia

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Micha Hebeisen Mark Pearce Linesmen: Oto Durmis Shane Gustafson

2 min	Penalties	2 min
31	Shots	25

4 January 2024
19:30

United States

3–2
(0–2, 2–0, 1–0)

Finland

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,561


			Referees: Tobias Björk Daniel Eriksson Linesmen: Jeremy Faucher Tim Heffner

4 min	Penalties	4 min
30	Shots	21

Bronze medal game

5 January 2024
15:00

Czechia

8–5
(1–2, 2–3, 5–0)

Finland

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,647


			Referees: Tobias Björk Troy Murray Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Lukáš Rampir

10 min	Penalties	8 min
31	Shots	23

Gold medal game

5 January 2024
19:30

United States

6–2
(1–0, 2–2, 3–0)

Sweden

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,512


			Referees: Micha Hebeisen Mark Pearce Linesmen: Oto Durmis Shane Gustafson

28 min	Penalties	28 min
26	Shots	26

Division I

Main article: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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.^[4]

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 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division III

Main article: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

References

World Junior Championships

IIHF World U20 Championship (1974-)

Soviet Union 1974 - Canada 1975 - Finland 1976 - Czechoslovakia 1977 - Canada 1978 - Sweden 1979 - Finland 1980 - West Germany 1981 - United States 1982 - Soviet Union 1983 - Sweden 1984 - Finland 1985 - Canada 1986 - Czechoslovakia 1987 - Soviet Union 1988 - United States 1989 - Finland 1990 - Canada 1991 - Germany 1992 - Sweden 1993 - Czech Republic 1994 - Canada 1995 - United States 1996 - Switzerland 1997 - Finland 1998 - Canada 1999 - Sweden 2000 - Russia 2001 - Czech Republic 2002 - Canada 2003 - Finland 2004 - United States 2005 - Canada 2006 - Sweden 2007 - Czech Republic 2008 - Canada 2009 - Canada 2010 - United States 2011 - Canada 2012 - Russia 2013 - Sweden 2014 - Canada 2015 - Finland 2016 - Canada 2017 - United States 2018 - Canada 2019 - Czech Republic 2020 - Canada 2021 - Canada 2022 - Canada 2023 - Sweden 2024

IIHF World U18 Championship (1999-)

Germany 1999 - Switzerland 2000 - Finland 2001 - Slovakia 2002 - Russia 2003 - Belarus 2004 - Czech Republic 2005 - Sweden 2006 - Finland 2007 - Russia 2008 - United States 2009 - Belarus 2010 - Germany 2011 - Czech Republic 2012 - Russia 2013 - Finland 2014 = Switzerland 2015 - United States 2016 - Slovakia 2017 - Russia 2018 - Sweden 2019 - ~~United States 2020~~ - United States 2021 - Germany 2022 - Switzerland 2023 - Finland 2024

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[2] "World Juniors will be hosted in an Edmonton bubble: TSN" (in en). 17 September 2020. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/world-juniors-will-be-hosted-in-an-edmonton-bubble-tsn-1.5108893.

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[4] Division I A official website

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2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	26 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Scandinavium and Frölundaborg (in host cities)
Champions	United States (6 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	29
Goals scored	219 (7.55 per game)
Attendance	170,673 (5,885 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Jiří Kulich
MVP	Jonathan Lekkerimäki

2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Contents

Background

Top division

Seeding

Group A

Group B

Relegation

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Division III

References

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Top division

Seeding

Group A

Group B

Relegation

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Division III

References

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