2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Schedule and results
Ileana Sanchez
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The World Junior Hockey Championship is being held in Sweden from December 26, 2023 to January 5, 2024. Ten strongest teams of the planet are again trying to determine the best one.
It should be reminded that four of the last six U20 World Championships have been won by Canada. This North American team has the highest number of victories at the Youth World Cup: 20. Before the start of the tournament, the Canadians are considered the main favourites for the tournament. Among those who can impose competition are Sweden and the USA.
- Also read: What you need to know about the World Junior Championships? Format, key dates, history, favorites
We would like to add that the tournament consists of a group stage and a playoff stage. First, ten national teams were divided into two groups of five teams. The next stage of the competition goes to the top four national teams. Those who finish the group stage in last place are relegated to the lower division.
At the play-off stage, eight national teams will play for the status of the World Cup winner according to the Olympic system.
All stages of the tournament consist of one match.
Time - CET
Group A
1st round. 26/12
14:30 Finland - Canada 2:5
19:30 Sweden - Latvia 6:0
2nd round. 27/12
14:30 Finland - Germany 3:4
19:30 Latvia - Canada 0:10
3rd round. 28/12
19:30 Germany - Sweden 0:5
4th round. 29/12
14:30 Latvia - Finland 0:4
19:30 Canada - Sweden 0:2
5th round. 30/12
19:30 Germany - Latvia 2:6
6th round. 31/12
14:30 Sweden - Finland 4:5 (SO)
19:30 Canada - Germany 6:3
| Place | Team | G | W | WO | LO | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:5 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:7 | 9 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:13 | 5 |
| 4 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6:22 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:20 | 3 |
Group B
1st round. 26/12
12:00 Slovakia - Czech Republic - 6:2
17:00 USA - Norway 4:1
2nd round. 27/12
12:00 Slovakia - Switzerland 3:0
17:00 Norway - Czech Republic 1:8
3rd round. 28/12
17:00 Switzerland - USA 3:11
4th round. 29/12
12:00 Norway - Slovakia 4:8
17:00 Czech Republic - USA 3:4 SO
5th round. 30/12
17:00 Switzerland - Norway 6:2
6th round. 31/12
12:00 USA - Slovakia 10:2
17:00 Czech Republic - Switzerland 4:2
| Place | Team | G | W | WO | LO | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29:9 | 11 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:16 | 9 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:13 | 7 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:20 | 3 |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:26 | 0 |
Play-offs
Quarter-finals. 02/01/2024
12:00 Slovakia - Finland 3:4 (OT)
14:30 Canada - Czech Republic 2:3
17:00 USA - Latvia 7:2
19:30 Sweden - Switzerland 3:2 (ОТ)
Semifinals. 04/01/2024
15:00 Sweden - Czech Republic 5:2
19:30 USA- Finland 3:2
Bronze match. 05/01/2024
15:00 Czech Republic - Finland
Final. 05/01/2024
19:30 Sweden- USA
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