2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
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The 2024 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 26th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition based on their 2023 results. The competition served as qualifications for division placements in the 2025 edition. ^[1]

As in 2023, teams from Russia and Belarus had not been allowed to enter, as they remained suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. ^[2]

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship

The tournament was held from 3 to 14 April at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, United States. ^{[3] [4]}

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	4	3	1	0	0	16	3	+13	11	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	4	3	0	1	0	12	2	+10	10
3	Czechia	4	2	0	0	2	10	12	−2	6
4	Finland	4	1	0	0	3	9	15	−6	3
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Germany	4	4	0	0	0	13	2	+11	12	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	17	5	+12	9
3	Japan	4	1	0	1	2	8	13	−5	4
4	China	4	0	1	1	2	5	15	−10	3	Relegated to 2025 Division I
5	Denmark	4	0	1	0	3	4	12	−8	2

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	11 April
	A1   United States	10
					13 April
	B3   Japan	0
					1   United States	5
	11 April
					4   Finland	0
	A2   Canada	5
									14 April
	B2   Sweden	1
									1   United States	5
	11 April
									2   Canada (OT)	6
	A3   Czechia	1
					13 April
	B1   Germany	0
					2   Canada	4
	11 April
					3   Czechia	0			Third place
	A4   Finland	3
									14 April
	A5    Switzerland	1
									3   Czechia	2
									4   Finland (GWS)	3

Final ranking

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Canada	7	5	1	1	0	27	8	+19	18	Champions
2	A	United States (H)	7	5	1	1	0	36	9	+27	18	Runners-up
3	A	Finland	7	2	1	0	4	15	23	−8	8	Third place
4	A	Czechia	7	3	0	1	3	13	19	−6	10	Fourth place
5	A	Switzerland	6	0	1	0	5	7	23	−16	2	Fifth place game
6	B	Germany	6	4	0	1	1	15	6	+9	13
7	B	Sweden	5	3	0	0	2	18	10	+8	9
8	B	Japan	5	1	0	1	3	8	23	−15	4
9	B	China	4	0	1	1	2	5	15	−10	3	Relegated to the 2025 Division I A
10	B	Denmark	4	0	1	0	3	4	12	−8	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Further information: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Klagenfurt, Austria from 21 to 27 April 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Norway	5	2	3	0	0	18	6	+12	12	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	Hungary	5	3	0	2	0	9	6	+3	11
3	France	5	3	0	1	1	19	10	+9	10
4	Austria (H)	5	1	2	0	2	20	15	+5	7
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	2	2	9	15	−6	5
6	South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	1	24	−23	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division I B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia from 31 March to 6 April 2024. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovakia	5	4	0	0	1	25	6	+19	12	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Latvia (H)	5	3	0	1	1	16	15	+1	10
3	Italy	5	3	0	0	2	13	8	+5	9
4	Great Britain	5	2	0	1	2	8	14	−6	7
5	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	10	16	−6	5
6	Poland	5	0	1	0	4	6	19	−13	2	Relegated to the 2025 Division II A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II

Further information: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Canillo, Andorra from 7 to 13 April 2024. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	28	9	+19	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2	Spain	5	4	0	0	1	25	6	+19	12
3	Mexico	5	3	0	0	2	13	9	+4	9
4	Chinese Taipei	5	2	0	0	3	8	11	−3	6
5	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	9	23	−14	3
6	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	6	31	−25	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division II B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Group B

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 1 to 7 April 2024. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	North Korea	5	4	1	0	0	30	4	+26	14	Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2	Australia	5	4	0	1	0	31	4	+27	13
3	Hong Kong	5	2	0	0	3	10	10	0	6 [a]
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	0	3	18	12	+6	6 [a]
5	Turkey (H)	5	2	0	0	3	13	17	−4	6 [a]
6	South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	1	56	−55	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division III A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Hong Kong 3 Pts, +1 GD, New Zealand 3 Pts, 0 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, − 1 GD

Division III

Further information: 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 11 to 17 March 2024. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ukraine	5	4	1	0	0	28	8	+20	14	Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2	Romania	5	4	0	0	1	20	11	+9	12
3	Lithuania	5	2	1	0	2	15	11	+4	8
4	Serbia	5	2	0	1	2	12	19	−7	7
5	Croatia (H)	5	1	0	1	3	10	16	−6	4
6	Bulgaria	5	0	0	0	5	5	25	−20	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division III B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament was held in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia from 24 to 29 March 2024. ^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Thailand	4	4	0	0	0	20	1	+19	12	Promoted to the 2025 Division III A
2	Estonia (H)	4	2	1	0	1	10	4	+6	8
3	Israel	4	2	0	0	2	7	11	−4	6
4	Singapore	4	1	0	1	2	8	11	−3	4
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	0	0	4	8	26	−18	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

1. Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
2. "Russia, Belarus teams out of 2023–24 season". reuters.com. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
3. "IIHF Women's World Championship headed to Utica in 2024". theathletic.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
4. "Women's hockey world championship headed to Utica, N.Y. in 2024". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
5. "And 2027 goes to …". iihf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

External links

• Official website