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Recap of the 2024 IIHF World Championships

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Czechia celebrates gold at the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship (IIHF.com)

With Czechia winning gold at the Men’s World Championship on home ice, that officially put an end to the international season.

A total of 34 IIHF World Championships were played across different divisions at the Men’s, Women’s, Men’s U20, Men’s U18, and Women’s U18 levels. There were also an additional four development tournaments and non-IIHF sanctioned events. Let’s recap the champions of the world in 2024!

Men’s World Championship

  1. Czechia (13th title)
  2. Switzerland
  3. Sweden
  4. Canada
  5. United States
  6. Germany
  7. Slovakia
  8. Finland
  9. Latvia
  10. Austria
  11. Norway
  12. Kazakhstan
  13. Denmark
  14. France
  15. Great Britain (Relegated to D1A)
  16. Poland (Relegated to D1A)
  17. Hungary (Promoted to Top Division)
  18. Slovenia (Promoted to Top Division)
  19. Italy
  20. Romania
  21. Japan
  22. South Korea (Relegated to D1B)
  23. Ukraine (Promoted to D1A)
  24. Lithuania
  25. Estonia
  26. China
  27. Spain
  28. Netherlands (Relegated to D2A)
  29. Croatia (Promoted to D1B)
  30. Serbia
  31. United Arab Emirates
  32. Israel
  33. Australia
  34. Iceland (Relegated to D2B)
  35. Belgium (Promoted to D2A)
  36. New Zealand
  37. Georgia
  38. Bulgaria
  39. Taiwan
  40. Türkiye (Relegated to D3A)
  41. Thailand (Promoted to D2B)
  42. Kyrgyzstan
  43. Luxembourg
  44. Turkmenistan
  45. South Africa
  46. Mexico (Relegated to D3B)
  47. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Promoted to D3A)
  48. North Korea
  49. Hong Kong
  50. Philippines
  51. Singapore
  52. Iran (Relegated to D4)
  53. Mongolia (Promoted to D3B)
  54. Kuwait
  55. Indonesia
  56. Malaysia

Suspended: Belarus, Russia

Women’s World Championship

  1. Canada (13th title)
  2. United States
  3. Finland
  4. Czechia
  5. Switzerland
  6. Germany
  7. Sweden
  8. Japan
  9. China (Relegated to D1A)
  10. Denmark (Relegated to D1A)
  11. Norway (Promoted to Top Division)
  12. Hungary (Promoted to Top Division)
  13. France
  14. Austria
  15. Netherlands
  16. South Korea (Relegated to D1B)
  17. Slovakia (Promoted to D1A)
  18. Latvia
  19. Italy
  20. Great Britain
  21. Slovenia
  22. Poland (Relegated to D2A)
  23. Kazakhstan (Promoted to D1B)
  24. Spain
  25. Mexico
  26. Taiwan
  27. Iceland
  28. Belgium (Relegated to D2B)
  29. North Korea (Promoted to D2A)
  30. Australia
  31. Hong Kong
  32. New Zealand
  33. Türkiye
  34. South Africa (Relegated to D3A)
  35. Ukraine (Promoted to D2B)
  36. Romania
  37. Lithuania
  38. Serbia
  39. Croatia
  40. Bulgaria (Relegated to D3B)
  41. Thailand (Promoted to D3A)
  42. Estonia
  43. Israel
  44. Singapore
  45. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Suspended: Russia

Men’s U20 World Championship

  1. United States (6th title)
  2. Sweden
  3. Czechia
  4. Finland
  5. Canada
  6. Slovakia
  7. Switzerland
  8. Latvia
  9. Germany
  10. Norway (Relegated to D1A)
  11. Kazakhstan (Promoted to Top Division)
  12. France
  13. Denmark
  14. Austria
  15. Hungary
  16. Japan (Relegated to D1B)
  17. Slovenia (Promoted to D1A)
  18. Ukraine
  19. Italy
  20. Estonia
  21. Poland
  22. Croatia (Relegated to D2A)
  23. South Korea (Promoted to D1B)
  24. Lithuania
  25. Great Britain
  26. China
  27. Netherlands
  28. Spain (Relegated to D2B)
  29. Romania (Promoted to D2A)
  30. Serbia
  31. Iceland
  32. Australia
  33. Belgium
  34. Taiwan (Relegated to D3A)
  35. Israel (Promoted to D2B)
  36. New Zealand
  37. Bulgaria
  38. Türkiye
  39. Mexico
  40. Kyrgyzstan (Relegated to D3B)
  41. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Promoted to D3A)
  42. Luxembourg
  43. South Africa

Suspended: Belarus, Russia

Men’s U18 World Championship

  1. Canada (5th title)
  2. United States
  3. Sweden
  4. Slovakia
  5. Finland
  6. Czechia
  7. Switzerland
  8. Latvia
  9. Norway
  10. Kazakhstan (Relegated to D1A)
  11. Germany (Promoted to Top Division)
  12. Ukraine
  13. Austria
  14. Hungary
  15. Denmark
  16. Japan (Relegated to D1B)
  17. Slovenia (Promoted to D1A)
  18. Lithuania
  19. Estonia
  20. France
  21. South Korea
  22. Italy (Relegated to D2A)
  23. Poland (Promoted to D1B)
  24. Great Britain
  25. Netherlands
  26. Romania
  27. Croatia
  28. Serbia (Relegated to D2B)
  29. China (Promoted to D2A)
  30. Spain
  31. Bulgaria
  32. Australia
  33. Taiwan
  34. Israel (Relegated to D3A)
  35. Belgium (Promoted to D2B)
  36. Mexico
  37. Türkiye
  38. Iceland
  39. New Zealand
  40. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Relegated to D3B)
  41. Hong Kong (Promoted to D3A)
  42. Turkmenistan
  43. Thailand
  44. South Africa

Suspended: Belarus, Russia

Women’s U18 World Championship

  1. United States (9th title)
  2. Czechia
  3. Canada
  4. Finland
  5. Sweden
  6. Slovakia
  7. Switzerland
  8. Germany (Relegated to D1A)
  9. Japan (Promoted to Top Division)
  10. Italy
  11. Hungary
  12. Austria
  13. France
  14. Denmark (Relegated to D1B)
  15. Norway (Promoted to D1A)
  16. Spain
  17. Poland
  18. Australia
  19. South Korea
  20. Taiwan (Relegated to D2A)
  21. China (Promoted to D1B)
  22. Great Britain
  23. Netherlands
  24. Latvia
  25. Kazakhstan
  26. Türkiye (Relegated to D2B)
  27. New Zealand (Promoted to D2A)
  28. Iceland
  29. Belgium
  30. Mexico
  31. Bulgaria
  32. South Africa

Suspended: Russia

Other Tournament Champions

  • IIHF Men’s Development Cup: Ireland
  • IIHF Women’s Development Cup: Colombia
  • IIHF Women’s Asia and Oceania Cup: Iran
  • IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Cup: Uzbekistan
  • Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada
  • Amerigol Latam Cup – Men’s Division 1: Argentina
  • Amerigol Latam Cup – Women’s Division: 🌎 Caribbean
  • Amerigol Latam Cup – Men’s Division 2: Armenia HC
  • World Junior A Challenge: Canada West
  • World U-17 Hockey Challenge: Canada White
  • Winter Youth Olympics – Men’s Ice Hockey: United States
  • Winter Youth Olympics – Women’s Ice Hockey: Sweden

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