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2025 IIHF World Junior Championships

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Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Ottawa
Venue(s)	Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place (in 1 host city)
Dates	December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Czechia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	29
Goals scored	196 (6.76 per game)
Attendance	296,894 (10,238 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Cole Hutson (11 points)
MVP	Ryan Leonard
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The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJHC) was the 49th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from December 26, 2024 to January 5, 2025. The United States won their second consecutive championship, defeating Finland 4–3 in overtime of the gold medal game.

Background

The tournament returned to Ottawa, which last hosted the 2009 competition. This marked the 19th time that Canada hosted the WJC and fourth time in six years. The tournament games were played at the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, and TD Place, home of the Ottawa 67's and Ottawa Charge.

Top Division

Venues

Ottawa		Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre Capacity: 18,655	TD Place Arena Capacity: 8,585

Match officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2025 World Junior Championships.

Referees

• Andris Ansons
• Riku Brander
• Michael Campbell
• Mads Frandsen
• Christoffer Holm
• Mikael Holm
• Jan Hribik
• Mike Langin
• Sean Macfarlane
• Peter Stano
• Michael Tscherrig
• Kristian Vikman

Linesmen

• Albert Ankerstjerne
• Nick Briganti
• Jake Davis
• Oto Durmis
• Shane Gustafson
• Onni Hautamäki
• Daniel Hynek
• Tommi Niittylä
• Anders Nyqvist
• Tarrington Wyonzek
• Dāvis Zunde

Rosters

Preliminary round

Seeding

Group A
(Canadian Tire Centre)

•  United States (1)
•  Finland (4)
•  Canada (5)
•  Latvia (8)
•  Germany (9)

Group B
(TD Place Arena)

•  Sweden (2)
•  Czechia (3)
•  Slovakia (6)
•   Switzerland (7)
•  Kazakhstan (11-Promoted)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	3	0	1	0	22	10	+12	10	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Finland	4	2	1	0	1	10	8	+2	8
3	Canada (H)	4	2	0	1	1	10	7	+3	7
4	Latvia	4	0	2	0	2	8	13	−5	4
5	Germany	4	0	0	1	3	8	20	−12	1	Advance to relegation

December 26, 2024 14:30

United States

10–4 (2–0, 4–2, 4–2)

Germany

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 13,017

Game reference
	Trey Augustine	Goalies	Nico Pertuch	Referees: Mikael Holm Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Oto Durmis Tarrington Wyonzek
	Hagens (Hutson, Leonard) – 08:07 1–0 Perreault (Hagens, Leonard) – 11:56 2–0 Connelly (Eiserman) – 21:38 3–0 3–1 25:00 – Sumpf (Tropmann) (PP) 3–2 29:23 – Lewandowski Hagens (Perreault) – 34:01 4–2 Svoboda (Willis, Fischer) – 38:40 5–2 Perreault (Hutson, Hagens) – 39:39 6–2 Terrance (Svoboda) – 43:04 7–2 7–3 45:37 – Boos (Niehus, Schwarz) Ziemer (Plante, Hutson) – 47:16 8–3 Ziemer (Connelly, Hutson) – 49:44 9–3 9–4 56:14 – Ruckdäschel Eiserman (Hutson, Nelson) – 58:13 10–4
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	56	Shots	22

December 26, 2024 19:30

Finland

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Canada

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 17,997

Game reference
	Petteri Rimpinen	Goalies	Carter George	Referees: Christoffer Holm Sean Macfarlane Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Daniel Hynek
	0–1 19:08 – McKenna (Schaefer, Bonk) 0–2 25:22 – Cowan 0–3 55:14 – Pinelli (Price, Dickinson) 0–4 59:41 – Schaefer (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	41

December 27, 2024 15:30

Germany

1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Finland

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 11,956

Game reference
	Linus Vieillard	Goalies	Petteri Rimpinen	Referees: Mikael Holm Mike Langin Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 17:30 – Pieniniemi (Helenius, Kiviharju) 0–2 25:10 – Alasiurua (Uronen, Nurmi) Sager (Sumpf) – 27:24 1–2 1–3 58:43 – Kiiskinen (hynninen, Kangas) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	43

December 27, 2024 19:30

Latvia

3–2 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Canada

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 17,490

Game reference
	Linards Feldbergs	Goalies	Jack Ivankovic	Referees: Peter Stano Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis
	0–1 23:28 – Luchanko (SH) Mateiko (Osmanis) (PP) – 53:18 1–1 1–2 54:22 – Ritchie (Cowan, Beaudoin) (PP) Bulāns (Livšics, Osmanis) (PP) – 57:31 2–2
	Osmanis Livšics Sieradzkis Mūrnieks Mateiko Osmanis Osmanis Mateiko	Shootout	Catton McKenna Martone Cowan Nadeau Ritchie Yager Catton
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	27	Shots	57

December 28, 2024 15:30

Latvia

1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1)

United States

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 17,997

Game reference
	Linards Feldbergs	Goalies	Hampton Slukynsky	Referees: Riku Brander Mads Frandsen Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Tommi Niittylä
	0–1 01:58 – Nelson (Eiserman, Ralph) 0–2 25:08 – Leonard (Hagens, Perreault) (PP) 0–3 31:13 – Buium (Hagens) 0–4 39:54 – Nelson (Ziemer, Eiserman) (PP) Livšics (Diļevka, Naudiņš) – 48:22 1–4 1–5 55:31 – Plante (Stiga, Moore)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	41

December 29, 2024 14:30

United States

3–4 OT (1–1, 1–2, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 16,433

Game reference
	Trey Augustine	Goalies	Petteri Rimpinen	Referees: Michael Campbell Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Tarrington Wydnzek
	0–1 09:50 – Alasiurua (Saarelainen) (SH) Terrance (Svoboda, Willis) – 14:20 1–1 Hutson (Hensler) – 21:45 2–1 2–2 24:09 – Kiiskinen (Pieniniemi, Helenius) (PP) 2–3 29:19 – Miettinen (Halttunen, Kumpulainen) Ziemer (Stiga, Moore) – 43:26 3–3 3–4 61:46 – Uronen
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	44

December 29, 2024 19:30

Canada

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Germany

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 18,526

Game reference
	Carter George	Goalies	Nico Pertuch	Referees: Mads Frandsen Jan Hribik Linesmen: Oto Durmis Daniel Hynek
	Bonk (Cowan, Catton) (PP) – 09:40 1–0 Price (Mynio, Ritchie) – 55:02 2–0 Cataford (George) (ENG) – 59:57 3–0
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	25

December 30, 2024 15:30

Germany

3–4 OT (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) (OT: 0–1)

Latvia

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 10,920

Game reference
	Linus Vieillard	Goalies	Linards Feldbergs	Referees: Mike Langin Peter Stano Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Nick Briganti
	Seidl (Sumpf) – 00:19 1–0 Tropmann (Schafer, Sumpf) (PP) – 28:40 2–0 2–1 29:12 – Mateiko (Osmanis, Mūrnieks) 2–2 46:55 – Osmanis (Bulāns, Mūrnieks) 2–3 57:16 – Mūrnieks (SH, ENG) Lewandowski (Panocha, Brandl) (PP, EA) – 57:36 3–3 3–4 63:23 – Mateiko
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	22

December 31, 2024 14:30

Finland

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 12,092

Game reference
	Petteri Rimpinen	Goalies	Linards Feldbergs	Referees: Mikael Holm Sean Macfarlane Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Tarrington Wydnzek
	Rautiainen (Helenius, Väisänen) – 07:05 1–0 Kiiskinen (Nieminen, Ruohonen) – 27:06 2–0 Halttunen (Kiviharju, Rautiainen) (PP) – 42:05 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	28

December 31, 2024 20:00

Canada

1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3)

United States

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 18,935

Game reference
	Carter George	Goalies	Trey Augustine	Referees: Andris Ansons Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Anders Nyqvist
	0–1 13:02 – Hutson (Eiserman) (PP) Nadeau (Yager, Molenkyk) (PP) – 41:58 1–1 1–2 44:22 – Nelson (Hutson, Connelly) (PP) 1–3 53:21 – Eiserman (Buium) (PP) 1–4 58:08 – Leonard (ENG)
	22 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	28

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	24	10	+14	12	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Czechia	4	3	0	0	1	25	9	+16	9
3	Slovakia	4	1	1	0	2	11	14	−3	5
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	10	15	−5	3
5	Kazakhstan	4	0	0	1	3	8	30	−22	1	Advance to relegation

December 26, 2024 12:00

Slovakia

2–5 (1–0, 0–2, 1–3)

Sweden

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 4,443

Game reference
	Samuel Urban	Goalies	Melker Thelin	Referees: Michael Campbell Mike Langin Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Onni Hautamäki
	Dvorský (Chromiak, Štrbák) – 11:53 1–0 1–1 23:41 – Bergqvist (Sandin Pellikka, Granberg) 1–2 37:43 – Sandin Pellikka (Unger Sörum, Willander) (PP) 1–3 43:58 – Sandin Pellikka (Unger Sörum, Stenberg) 1–4 54:01 – Sandin Pellikka (Stenberg, Edstrom) 1–5 55:29 – Eriksson (Granberg, Hedqvist) Jenčko (Pekarčík, Štrbák) (PP) – 58:35 2–5
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	34

December 26, 2024 17:00

Czechia

5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Switzerland

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 3,561

Game reference
	Michael Hrabal	Goalies	Elijah Neuenschwander	Referees: Andris Ansons Mads Frandsen Linesmen: Nick Briganti Anders Nyqvist
	Holinka (Galvas) – 04:46 1–0 Šalé (Holinka, Galvas) (PP) – 26:10 2–0 Kos (Port, Fibigr) – 27:28 3–0 Štancl (Felcman, Jecho) – 44:31 4–0 4–1 47:08 – Braillard (E. Meier, S. Meier) Sikora (Štancl, Hradec) (EN) – 57:31 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	26

December 27, 2024 13:00

Switzerland

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 3,672

Game reference
	Christian Kirsch	Goalies	Samuel Urban	Referees: Riku Brander Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Tommi Niittylä
	0–1 18:46 – Jenčko (Radivojevič, Dvorský) (EA) Schneller (Reber) – 33:48 1–1 1–2 56:42 – Chovan
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	29

December 27, 2024 17:00

Sweden

8–1 (5–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 3,574

Game reference
	Marcus Gidlöf	Goalies	Vladimir Nikitin	Referees: Michael Campbell Jan Hribik Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Daniel Hynek
	Eklund (Willander, Wahlberg) – 05:53 1–0 Edstrom (Gustafsson, Hallquisth) – 09:20 2–0 Eriksson (Granberg, Hedqvist) – 11:58 3–0 Nilsson (Hurtig, Wahlberg) – 13:36 4–0 Wahlberg (Forsfjäll, Eklund) – 19:47 5–0 Wahlberg (Lindstein, Stenberg) (PP) – 32:18 6–0 6–1 37:28 – Gross (Sitnikov, Orazov) Vuollet (Forsfjäll, Gustafsson) – 45:24 7–1 Granberg – 48:44 8–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	52	Shots	16

December 28, 2024 13:00

Kazakhstan

2–14 (1–4, 0–8, 1–2)

Czechia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 3,058

Game reference
	Vladimir Nikitin Jokhar Dudarkiyev	Goalies	Jan Kavan	Referees: Andris Ansons Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Oto Durmis Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 05:45 – Maštalířský (Fibigr, Šalé) 0–2 05:51 – Sikora (Štancl) 0–3 11:01 – Dvořák (Šalé, Felcman) 0–4 14:45 – Hradec (Port, Fibigr) Lyapunov (Simonov, Beisembayev) (PP) – 18:34 1–4 1–5 22:54 – Jecho (Port, Čihař) 1–6 24:10 – Maštalířský 1–7 25:09 – Štancl (Sikora, Hradec) 1–8 27:25 – Maštalířský (Petr, Fibigr) 1–9 29:17 – Štancl (Hradec) 1–10 29:32 – Novotný 1–11 31:35 – Hradec (Sikora) 1–12 32:05 – Čihař (Port, Fibigr) Kim (Ruslanuly, Orazov) – 41:29 2–12 2–13 58:18 – Štancl (Husinecký) 2–14 58:49 – Hradec (Štancl)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	36

December 29, 2024 12:00

Switzerland

5–7 (1–3, 0–3, 4–1)

Sweden

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 5,756

Game reference
	Elijah Neuenschwander Christian Kirsch	Goalies	Melker Thelin	Referees: Sean Macfarlane Peter Stano Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 06:52 – Willander (Sandin Pellikka, Unger Sörum) (PP) Gruber (Antenen, Bünzli) – 12:18 1–1 1–2 13:15 – Forsfjäll (Hedqvist, Granberg) 1–3 18:52 – Stenberg (Lindstein, Nilsson) (PP) 1–4 24:52 – Granberg (Hedqvist, Forsfjäll) 1–5 28:52 – Willander (Unger Sörum, Edstrom) (PP) 1–6 39:48 – Eklund (Sandin Pellikka, Willander) Gruber (Muggli, Dorthe) (PP) – 44:21 2–6 2–7 49:44 – Sandin Pelikka (Eklund, Johnson) (PP) Braillard (Muggli, Graf) (PP) – 51:17 3–7 Kaderli (Muggli, Gruber) (PP) – 54:16 4–7 Braillard (Kaderli,) (PP) – 59:47 5–7
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	35	Shots	36

December 29, 2024 17:00

Czechia

4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Slovakia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 5,099

Game reference
	Michael Hrabel	Goalies	Alan Lendak	Referees: Christoffer Holm Mikael Holm Linesmen: Jake Davis Onni Hautamäki
	Hradec (Maštalířský) (SH) – 11:12 1–0 Šimek (Jecho, Židlický) – 15:10 2–0 2–1 30:48 – Císar (Kralovic, Chovan) Šalé (Maštalířský, Jiříček) – 37:21 3–1 Šalé (Holinka, Galvas) (PP) – 48:48 4–1 4–2 54:52 – Dvorský (Štrbák, Vojtech) (PP2, EA)
	37 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	27

December 30, 2024 13:00

Slovakia

5–4 OT (3–0, 1–2, 0–2) (OT: 1–0)

Kazakhstan

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 2,790

Game reference
	Samuel Urban	Goalies	Vladimir Nikitin	Referees: Sean Macfarlane Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde
	Dvorský (Jenčko) – 08:07 1–0 Dvorský (Pekarčík, Radivojevič) – 13:19 2–0 Pekarčík (Dvorský, Štrbák) (PP) – 19:51 3–0 3–1 22:02 – Gross Pekarčík (Dvorský, Jenčko) – 32:36 4–1 4–2 36:14 – Sarkenov (Alibek, Reshetko) 4–3 56:37 – Nurkenov (SH) 4–4 59:31 – Lyapunov (SH) Štrbák (Pekarčík, Pobežal) – 62:55 5–4
	8 min	Penalties	33 min
	42	Shots	17

December 31, 2024 12:00

Kazakhstan

1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Switzerland

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 2,900

Game reference
	Vladimir Nikitin	Goalies	Christian Kirsch	Referees: Michael Campbell Mads Frandsen Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek
	0–1 01:41 – S. Meier (Schneller, Johnson) (PP) Lyapunov (Ruslanuly, Orazov) – 06:10 1–1 1–2 37:18 – Antenen 1–3 48:59 – Johnson (S. Meier, Schneller) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	12	Shots	35

December 31, 2024 17:00

Sweden

4–2 (0–0, 4–1, 0–1)

Czechia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 6,138

Game reference
	Melker Thelin	Goalies	Michael Hrabal	Referees: Riku Brander Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Jake Davis Oto Durmis
	Traff (Lindstein, Nilsson) (PP) – 21:52 1–0 Traff (Wahlberg, Stenberg) – 27:18 2–0 2–1 31:57 – Sikora (Jecho, Jiříček) (PP) Unger Sörum (Stenberg, Sandin Pellikka) – 38:17 3–1 Wahlberg (Nilsson, Eklund) – 38:47 4–1 4–2 40:34 – Šalé (PS)
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	41	Shots	30

Relegation

January 2, 2025 11:00

Germany

4–3 (1–2, 2–1, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 6,177

Game reference
	Linus Vieillard	Goalies	Vladimir Nikitin	Referees: Andris Ansons Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Anders Nyqvist Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 04:33 – Ruslanuly (Orazov) Schafer (Maul) – 04:41 1–1 1–2 17:46 – Sitnikov (Migunov, Gross) 1–3 22:02 – Gross (Kankin) Schafer (Sumpf, Samanski) (PP2) – 23:58 2–3 Tropmann (Seidl, Sumpf) (PP) – 24:19 3–3 Sumpf (Tropmann) (PP) – 44:03 4–3
	6 min	Penalties	18 min
	22	Shots	31

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:

1. Higher position in their group
2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
3. Better goal differential
4. Higher number of goals scored
5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships)

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Sweden	B	1	12	+14	24	2
2	United States	A	1	10	+12	22	1
3	Czechia	B	2	9	+16	25	3
4	Finland	A	2	8	+2	10	4
5	Canada	A	3	7	+3	10	5
6	Slovakia	B	3	5	−3	11	6
7	Latvia	A	4	4	–5	8	8
8	Switzerland	B	4	3	–5	10	7

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	January 2 – Canadian Tire Centre
	1A United States	7
					January 4 – Canadian Tire Centre
	4B  Switzerland	2
					1 Sweden	3
	January 2 – Canadian Tire Centre
					4 Finland (OT)	4
	2B Czechia	4
									January 5 – Canadian Tire Centre
	3A Canada	3
									2 United States (OT)	4
	January 2 – TD Place Arena
									4 Finland	3
	1B Sweden	3
					January 4 – Canadian Tire Centre
	4A Latvia	2
					2 United States	4
	January 2 – TD Place Arena
					3 Czechia	1			Third place
	2A Finland	5
									January 5 – Canadian Tire Centre
	3B Slovakia	3
									1 Sweden	2
									3 Czechia (GWS)	3

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2025 12:00

Sweden

3–2 (2–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Latvia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 5,033

Game reference
	Melker Thelin	Goalies	Linards Feldbergs	Referees: Mike Langin Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Daniel Hynek
	Forsfjäll (Bergqvist) – 08:30 1–0 Wahlberg (Sandin Pellikka, Nilsson) – 09:52 2–0 Edstrom (Eklund, Unger Sörum) (PP) – 23:57 3–0 3–1 30:13 – Mateiko (Sieradzkis, Uljanskis) 3–2 38:50 – Mateiko (Mūrnieks, Sieradzkis)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	50	Shots	13

January 2, 2025 14:30

United States

7–2 (4–1, 3–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 12,772

Game reference
	Hampton Slukynsky	Goalies	Christian Kirsch Elijah Neuenschwander	Referees: Jan Hribik Peter Stano Linesmen: Oto Durmis Dāvis Zunde
	Svoboda – 06:39 1–0 Hagens (Moore, Ziemer) – 08:23 2–0 Leonard – 11:35 3–0 3–1 15:04 – Rhyn (Reber) (SH) Nelson (Moore, Ziemer) – 16:44 4–1 Buium (Perreault) (PP) – 27:45 5–1 Hagens (Perreault, Kleber) – 35:03 6–1 Leonard (Perreault, Buium) (PP) – 36:23 7–1 7–2 46:53 – Kaderli (Gruber, Braillard) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	19

January 2, 2025 17:00

Finland

5–3 (3–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

TD Place Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 6,427

Game reference
	Petteri Rimpinen	Goalies	Alan Lendak Samuel Urban	Referees: Mads Frandsen Mikael Holm Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Nick Briganti
	Kiiskinen (Nurmi, Ruohonen) – 01:10 1–0 Nurmi (Kiiskinen, Nieminen) – 03:54 2–0 Halttunen (Kiviharju, Rautiainen) – 13:03 3–0 3–1 30:15 – Pekarčík (Dvorský, Štrbák) (PP) Kumpulainen (Rautiainen, Jokinen) – 35:53 4–1 4–2 49:13 – Feder (Kukumberg) 4–3 56:04 – Dvorský (Pekarčík, Kralovic) Nurmi (Ruohonen, Miettinen) – 58:01 5–3
	33 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	36

January 2, 2025 19:30

Czechia

4–3 (3–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Canada

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 18,254

Game reference
	Michael Hrabal	Goalies	Carter George	Referees: Riku Brander Sean Macfarlane Linesmen: Jake Davis Tommi Niittylä
	Sikora (Hradec) – 00:43 1–0 1–1 10:17 – Howe (Yager) (SH) Štancl (Jecho, Jiříček) (PP) – 12:45 2–1 Šalé (Maštalířský, Galvas) – 19:57 3–1 3–2 37:40 – Martone (Molendyk, Yager) (PP) 3–3 55:42 – Nadeau (Pinelli, Dickinson) Jecho (Jiříček, Sikora) (PP) – 59:20 4–3
	10 min	Penalties	55 min
	26	Shots	32

Semifinals

January 4, 2025 15:30

Sweden

3–4 OT (0–0, 2–3, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 13,642

Game reference
	Melker Thelin	Goalies	Petteri Rimpinen	Referees: Michael Campbell Sean Macfarlane Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek
	Stenburg (Bergqvist) – 21:22 1–0 1–1 24:32 – Hemming (Helenius, Hynninen) 1–2 33:28 – Kiiskinen (Hynninen, Helenius) (PP) Stenberg (Lindstein, Nilsson) (PP) – 38:07 2–2 2–3 39:39 – Alasiurua (Hemming, Helenius) Hallquisth (Gustafsson, Unger Sörum) – 51:32 3–3 3–4 69:22 – Rautiainen (Helenius, Halttunen) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	35

January 4, 2025 19:30

United States

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Czechia

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 14,191

Game reference
	Trey Augustine	Goalies	Michael Hrabal	Referees: Christoffer Holm Mike Langin Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Tarrington Wyonzek
	Perreault (Leonard, Minnetian) – 03:14 1–0 1–1 09:28 – Štancl Eiserman (Connelly, Hutson) (PP) – 33:41 2–1 Leonard (Perreault, Minnetian) – 55:33 3–1 Moore (Nelson, Svoboda) (PP, EN) – 58:53 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	27

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2025 15:30

Sweden

2–3 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–3)

Czechia

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 11,393

Game reference
	Marcus Gidlöf	Goalies	Michael Hrabal	Referees: Andris Ansons Mike Langin Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 03:47 - Štancl (Jecho, Jiříček) (PP) Edstrom (Unger Sörum, Sandin-Pellikka) (PP) - 12:31 1–1 1–2 29:27 - Šalé (Holinka) Edstrom (Unger Sörum, Wahlberg) - 35:40 2–2
	Nilsson Sandin-Pellikka Stenberg Edstrom Forsfjäll Sandin-Pellikka Nilsson Unger Sörum Sandin-Pellikka Nilsson Eklund Sandin-Pellikka Stenberg Stenberg	Shootout	Holinka Štancl Jecho Šalé Sikora Štancl Šalé Štancl Šalé Maštalířský Felcman Hradec Šalé Šalé
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	33

Gold medal game

January 5, 2025 19:30

United States

4–3 OT (1–2, 2–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Finland

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 16,822

Game reference
	Trey Augustine	Goalies	Petteri Rimpinen	Referees: Christoffer Holm Michael Campbell Linesmen: Jake Davis Onni Hautamäki
	0–1 07:13 – Kiiskinen (Hemming, Hynninen) (PP) Hagens (Leonard, Perreault) – 12:04 1–1 1–2 13:03 – Uronen (Alasiurua, Hemming) 1–3 24:52 – Pieniniemi (Nurmi, Ruohonen) Svoboda (Hutson, Plante) – 37:38 2–3 Hutson (Buium, Leonard) – 39:31 3–3 Stiga (Buium, Ziemer) – 68:04 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	40	Shots	24

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Cole Hutson	United States	7	3	8	11	+11	2
2	Jakub Štancl	Czechia	7	7	3	10	+6	0
3	Ryan Leonard	United States	7	5	5	10	+10	12
4	Axel Sandin Pellikka	Sweden	7	4	6	10	+8	6
5	Gabe Perreault	United States	7	3	7	10	+10	0
6	Felix Unger Sörum	Sweden	7	1	9	10	+5	0
7	Dalibor Dvorský	Slovakia	5	5	4	9	–2	0
8	James Hagens	United States	7	5	4	9	+9	2
9	Eduard Šalé	Czechia	7	6	2	8	+4	4
10	Vojtěch Hradec	Czechia	7	4	4	8	+9	4
10	Anton Wahlberg	Sweden	7	4	4	8	+7	2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Carter George	Canada	239:01	7	1.76	109	93.58	2
2	Petteri Rimpinen [fi]	Finland	436:45	17	2.34	255	93.33	1
3	Linards Feldbergs	Latvia	306:46	16	3.13	226	92.92	0
4	Michael Hrabal	Czechia	366:45	15	2.45	184	91.85	0
5	Trey Augustine	United States	309:50	13	2.52	156	91.67	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Petteri Rimpinen
  • Best Defenceman: Axel Sandin Pellikka
  • Best Forward: Ryan Leonard

• Media All-Stars:
  • MVP: Ryan Leonard
  • Goaltender: Petteri Rimpinen
  • Defencemen: Cole Hutson / Axel Sandin Pellikka
  • Forwards: Ryan Leonard/ Jakub Štancl / Gabe Perreault

Source:

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	United States	7	5	1	1	0	37	16	+21	18	Champions
2	Finland	7	3	2	1	1	22	18	+4	14	Runners-up
3	Czechia	7	4	1	0	2	33	18	+15	14	Third place
4	Sweden	7	5	0	2	0	32	19	+13	17	Fourth place
5	Canada (H)	5	2	0	1	2	13	11	+2	7	Eliminated in quarter-finals
6	Slovakia	5	1	1	0	3	14	19	−5	5
7	Latvia	5	0	2	0	3	10	16	−6	4
8	Switzerland	5	1	0	0	4	12	22	−10	3
9	Germany	5	1	0	1	3	12	23	−11	4	Avoided relegation
10	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	1	4	11	34	−23	1	Relegated to the 2026 Division I A

Division I

Group A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	5	4	0	1	0	17	12	+5	13	Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2	Austria	5	4	0	0	1	16	10	+6	12
3	Norway	5	3	0	0	2	13	8	+5	9
4	Slovenia (H)	5	2	0	0	3	18	16	+2	6
5	France	5	1	1	0	3	15	20	−5	5
6	Hungary	5	0	0	0	5	7	20	−13	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division I B

Group B

The Division I B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ukraine	5	5	0	0	0	29	10	+19	15	Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2	Japan	5	2	1	1	1	26	24	+2	9
3	Italy	5	3	0	0	2	23	21	+2	9
4	Estonia (H)	5	2	0	0	3	16	23	−7	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	1	3	14	21	−7	4
6	South Korea	5	0	1	0	4	10	19	−9	2	Relegation to the 2026 Division II A

1. ^ Italy 4–7 Japan

Division II

Group A

The Division II A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 6 to 12 January 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lithuania	5	5	0	0	0	39	5	+34	15	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Romania	5	3	0	0	2	16	15	+1	9
3	Croatia (H)	5	3	0	0	2	22	26	−4	9
4	Great Britain	5	2	0	0	3	11	15	−4	6
5	China	5	2	0	0	3	18	24	−6	6
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	0	5	9	30	−21	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II B

1. ^ Romania 6–4 Croatia
2. ^ Great Britain 4–3 China

Group B

The Division II B tournament is being played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 19 to 25 January 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Israel	2	2	0	0	0	10	5	+5	6	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Spain	2	2	0	0	0	6	2	+4	6
3	Belgium	2	1	0	0	1	7	7	0	3
4	Serbia (H)	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0
5	Iceland	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
6	Australia	2	0	0	0	2	4	9	−5	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division III A

Division III

Group A

The Division III A tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 January to 2 February 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division III B

Group B

The Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Thailand (H)	3	3	0	0	0	19	5	+14	9	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	Kyrgyzstan	3	2	0	0	1	14	9	+5	6
3	South Africa	3	0	1	0	2	11	21	−10	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	1	2	9	18	−9	1

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