2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship: Everything You Need to Know

Dates, Venues, Format, and Teams

Dates and Venues

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will take place from May 3-26, 2024. The tournament games will be held in two cities: Prague, Czech Republic, and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Format

The tournament format will be as follows: * 16 teams will be divided into two groups of eight. * Each team will play the seven other teams in its group once. * The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. * The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final will be single-elimination games.

Teams

The following 16 teams have qualified for the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship: * Canada * Czech Republic * Finland * Germany * Hungary * Italy * Latvia * Norway * Russia * Slovakia * Sweden * Switzerland * United States

Key Players to Watch

Some of the key players to watch in the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship include: * Connor McDavid (Canada) * Nathan MacKinnon (Canada) * Auston Matthews (United States) * Patrick Kane (United States) * Artemi Panarin (Russia) * Alexander Ovechkin (Russia) * Nikita Kucherov (Russia) * David Pastrnak (Czech Republic) * Leon Draisaitl (Germany) * Mark Scheifele (Canada) * Sebastian Aho (Finland) * Elias Pettersson (Sweden)

Outlook

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent memory. Several teams, including Canada, Russia, Finland, and Sweden, have a legitimate chance of winning the gold medal. With several top players in the world set to compete, the tournament is sure to be filled with exciting and memorable moments.