The 2024 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 26th such event hosted by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. Teams participated at several levels of competition based on their
2023 results. The competition served as qualifications for division placements in the
2025 edition.
As in
2023
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, 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.
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament was held from 3 to 14 April at
Adirondack Bank Center
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in
Utica, New York
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, United States.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final ranking
Division I
Group A
The tournament was held in
Klagenfurt, Austria from 21 to 27 April 2024.
Group B
The tournament was held in
Riga
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, Latvia from 31 March to 6 April 2024.
Division II
Group A
The tournament was held in
Canillo
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, Andorra from 7 to 13 April 2024.
Group B
The tournament was held in
Istanbul
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, Turkey from 1 to 7 April 2024.
Division III
Group A
The tournament was held in
Zagreb
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, Croatia from 11 to 17 March 2024.
Group B
The tournament was held in
Kohtla-Järve
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, Estonia from 24 to 29 March 2024.
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Iihf Women's World Championship
World Ice Hockey Championships - Women's
IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship