The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 23rd edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was contested in Utica, New York, United States from 3 to 14 April 2024 at the Adirondack Bank Center.
Canada won their record-extending 13th title after a win over the United States 6-5 in overtime.
Venue Utica Adirondack Bank Center Capacity: 3,860
Participants
Group A
Group B
– Promoted from Division IA Group A in 2023 – Promoted from Division IA Group A in 2023
Format The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through eighth in the 2023 tournament, plus two teams promoted from 2023 Division IA, were placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Rosters
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.
Match officials Twelve referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Julia Kainberger Jennifer Berezowski Cianna Lieffers Amy Martin Shauna Neary Zuzana Svobodová Anniina Nurmi Vanessa Anselm Melissa Doyle Samantha Hiller Chelsea Rapin Amanda Tassoni Alex Clarke Laura Gutasukas Justine Todd Kirsten Welsh Kristýna Hájková Kamila Smetková Tiina Saarimäki Alexia Cheyroux Leonie Ernst Natalia Suchanek Sarah Buckner Melanie Gotsdiner
Preliminary round The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament.
All times are local (UTC−4)
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards and statistics The awards were announced on 14 April 2024.
Awards
Directorate Awards Position Player Goaltender Sandra Abstreiter Defenceman Renata Fast Forward Alex Carpenter MVP Laila Edwards
All-Star team Position Player Goaltender Sanni AholaDefenceman Renata Fast Caroline HarveyForward Alex Carpenter Laila Edwards Natálie Mlýnková
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPTS+/−PIMPos Alex Carpenter 7 6 4 10 +10 2 F Hilary Knight 7 4 6 10 +9 0 F Caroline Harvey 7 2 8 10 +12 2 D Kendall Coyne Schofield 7 3 6 9 +9 0 F Laila Edwards 7 6 2 8 +5 0 F Abbey Murphy 7 3 5 8 +6 4 F Taylor Heise 7 2 5 7 +7 2 F Hilda Svensson 5 4 2 6 +2 0 F Natálie Mlýnková 7 4 2 6 +1 2 F Renata Fast 7 3 3 6 +15 6 D GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, +/- = Plus/Minus, PIM = Penalties in Minutes, Pos = Position Source: IIHF
Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Sandra Abstreiter 303:11 6 1.19 121 95.04 1 Zhan Jiahui 209:45 9 2.57 149 93.92 0 Ann-Renée Desbiens 308:54 7 1.36 85 93.58 2 Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm 241:19 10 2.49 136 92.65 0 Klára Peslarová 430:00 18 2.51 242 92.56 2 TOI = Time on Ice, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average, SA = Shots Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF
References
External links Official website