2024 IIHF World Championship

2024 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czechia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–26 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Czechia (13th title)
Runner-up   Switzerland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored398 (6.22 per game)
Attendance797,727 (12,464 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Matt Boldy (14 points)
MVPSwitzerland Kevin Fiala[1]
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The 2024 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024.[2] 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.[3] Sweden won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–2 in the third place match.[4]

  1. ^ Potts, Andy (26 May 2024). "Fiala is MVP". iihf.com.
  2. ^ "2021 World Juniors Taking Shape". iihf.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Staff, TSN ca (26 May 2024). "David Pastrnak's third period goal lifts Czechia over Switzerland in gold medal game". TSN. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sweden takes bronze". iihf.com. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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