Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Men's tournament

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2024 Winter Youth Olympics
men's ice hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27–31 January
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored70 (7 per game)
Attendance35,746 (3,575 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Michael Berchild (9 points)
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The men's ice hockey tournament was one of four ice hockey events contested as part of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The tournament was held from 27 to 31 January at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. Teams comprising players born in 2008 and 2009 represented six nations in the tournament: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, United States, and host South Korea.[1][2]

Officials[edit]

Ten on-ice officials were selected for the tournament.[3]

International Ice Hockey Federation representative Raeto Raffainer of Switzerland was the tournament chairperson. Chinese speed skater and 2014 Olympic gold medalist Zhang Hong presented medals at the victory ceremony.[4]

Teams[edit]

 Canada Goaltenders: Mateo Beites, Colin Ellsworth, Carter Esler
Defensemen: David Croskery, Ryan Lin, Zachary Nyman, Cameron Chartrand, Daxon Rudolph, Keaton Verhoeff
Forwards: Alessandro Di Iorio, Beckham Edwards, Tynan Lawrence, Aiden O'Donnell, Mathis Preston, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Adam Valentini, Braidy Wassilyn
 Czech Republic Goaltenders: Jan Láryš, František Poletín, Martin Psohlavec
Defensemen: Jakub Daněk, Lukáš Kachlíř, Václav Nedorost, Ben Reisnecker, Ondřej Ruml, Jakub Vaněček
Forwards: Šimon Bělohorský, Petr Hanyš, David Huk, Šimon Katolický, Adam Klaus, Filip Novák, Tobiáš Sekanina, Petr Tomek, Matěj Weiss
 Finland Goaltenders: William Gammals, Pyry Lammi, Vili Varonen
Defensemen: Samu Alalauri, Nooa Järvenpää, Juho Piiparinen, Lauri Rantanen, Julius Suominen, Eelis Uronen
Forwards: Luka Arkko, Wilmer Kallio, Jiko Laitinen, Viljo Kähkönen, Matias Myllyniemi, Milo Nuutinen, Rasmus Rinne, Oliver Suvanto, Oliver Torkki
 Slovakia Goaltenders: Dávid Dvořák, Dominik Barčák, Samuel Hrenák
Defensemen: Jakub Syrný, Marko Požgay, Adam Goljer, Roderik Černák, Filip Kovalčík, Matej Bereš
Forwards: Juraj Rausa, Alexej Kubat, Kristian Macák, Timur Trebula, Michal Plančár, Matej Stankoven, Kristian Rezničák, Jonas Ďurčo, Ivan Matta
 South Korea Goaltenders: Song Geun-woo, Lee Dong-geun, Lim Jae-hun
Defensemen: Kim San, Ahn Geon-u, Park Moo-jin, Lee Young-min, Lee Jee-ahn, Lee Hyeong-jin
Forwards: Gong Si-wan, Ryu Hang-yul, Yeo Jun-soo, Lee Seung-jae, Kwak Kyeong-min, Kwak Woo-jin, Min Dong-wook, Cho Seung-hyun, Han Sang-yoon
 United States Goaltenders: Gavin Weeks, Xavier Wendt
Defensemen: Abe Barnett, AJ Francisco, Logan Lutner, Jackson Marthaler, Tyler Martyniuk, Luke Schairer
Forwards: Michael Berchild, Cole Bumgarner, Aurelio Garcia, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, JP Hurlbert, Logan Stuart, Spencer Thornborough, Zane Torre, Parker Trottier

Source: IOC[5]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 0 9 7 +2 5 Semifinals
2  United States 2 0 1 1 0 10 10 0 3
3  Slovakia 2 0 0 1 1 6 8 −2 1
Source: Gangwon 2024
27 January 2024
14:00
Slovakia 4–5 GWS
(1–1, 3–1, 0–2)
(SO: 0–1)
 United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,056
Game reference
Samuel HrenákGoaliesXavier WendtReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Canada Mitchell Gibbs
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
0–101:37 – Torre (Schairer, Garcia)
Syrný (Kubat) – 11:361–1
1–218:43 – Hurlbert (Francisco, Berchild) (PP)
Ďurčo (Rausa, Goljer) (PP) – 22:102–2
Rezničák – 24:153–2
Rezničák (Stankoven) – 29:144–2
4–336:57 – Bumgarner (Stuart, Marthaler)
4–444:06 – Torre (Trottier, Berchild) (PP, EA)
Ďurčo MISS
Goljer MISS
ShootoutMISS Hurlbert
GOAL Berchild
GOAL Francisco
7.5 minPenalties4.5 min
20Shots39

28 January 2024
14:00
Czech Republic 3–2
(0–0, 0–0, 3–2)
 SlovakiaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,830
Game reference
Jan LáryšGoaliesDávid DvořákReferees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Canada Mitchell Gibbs
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
0–133:09 – Kubat (Plančár)
Katolický (Kachlíř, Novák) (PP) – 36:081–1
Katolický (Novák) – 37:062–1
Tomek (ENG) – 44:173–1
3–244:34 – Kovalčík (Macák)
4.5 minPenalties4.5 min
36Shots24

29 January 2024
14:00
United States 5–6 GWS
(3–1, 2–2, 0–2)
(SO: 0–1)
 Czech RepublicGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,203
Game reference
Gavin WeeksGoaliesJan LáryšReferees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Netherlands Adler Steenstra
Linesmen:
Canada Mitchell Gibbs
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Barnett (Francisco, Marthaler) – 05:481–0
1–108:39 – Katolický (Kachlíř, Tomek) (PP)
Berchild (Trottier) – 09:302–1
Stuart (Barnett) – 14:593–1
Schairer (Hurlbert, Berchild) – 20:454–1
4–222:29 – Katolický (Tomek)
4–325:57 – Ruml (Nedorost, Hanyš) (PP)
Hurlbert – 27:185–3
5–437:26 – Novák (SH)
5–542:49 – Novák (Tomek)
Hurlbert GOAL
Berchild MISS
Francisco MISS
Stuart MISS
Bumgarner MISS
Torre MISS
ShootoutGOAL Katolický
MISS Huk
MISS Novák
MISS Tomek
MISS Kachlíř
GOAL Nedorost
7.5 minPenalties4.5 min
35Shots19

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 2 2 0 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Semifinals
2  Finland 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  South Korea (H) 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
(H) Host
27 January 2024
20:00
South Korea 0–8
(0–3, 0–2, 0–3)
 CanadaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,877
Game reference
Lim Jae-hunGoaliesCarter Esler
Colin Ellsworth
Referees:
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
Netherlands Adler Steenstra
Linesmen:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Sweden Niclas Westman
0–101:38 – Preston (M. Ruck, Lin) (PP)
0–203:03 – L. Ruck (Preston) (PP)
0–311:32 – L. Ruck (M. Ruck, Verhoeff)
0–415:09 – Di Iorio
0–521:34 – L. Ruck (M. Ruck) (SH)
0–635:32 – Lawrence (O'Donnell)
0–738:25 – O'Donnell (Di Iorio) (SH)
0–844:52 – Valentini
6 minPenalties3 min
6Shots53

28 January 2024
20:00
Finland 3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,713
Game reference
William GammalsGoaliesLim Jae-hunReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Czech Republic David Thuma
Sweden Niclas Westman
0–101:01 – Gong (Lee S.)
Arkko (Alalauri, Kähkönen) – 11:051–1
Myllyniemi – 24:312–1
Torkki (Järvenpää, Kähkönen) – 28:533–1
1.5 minPenalties1.5 min
46Shots8

29 January 2024
20:00
Canada 4–1
(1–0, 0–0, 3–1)
 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,083
Game reference
Carter EslerGoaliesPyry LammiReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Czech Republic David Thuma
Di Iorio (Edwards) – 11:401–0
Di Iorio (Chartrand) – 35:032–0
Lin (SH2) – 37:523–0
3–138:32 – Alalauri (Piiparinen, Suvanto) (PP2)
Di Iorio (O'Donnell) (ENG) – 43:204–1
9 minPenalties4.5 min
39Shots19

Playoff round[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
30 January
 
 
 Czech Republic3
 
31 January
 
 Finland1
 
 Czech Republic0
 
30 January
 
 United States4
 
 Canada5
 
 
 United States (GWS)6
 
Third place
 
 
31 January
 
 
 Canada4
 
 
 Finland (GWS)5

Semifinals[edit]

30 January 2024
14:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)
 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,448
Game reference
Jan Láryš
Martin Psohlavec
GoaliesPyry LammiReferees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Netherlands Adler Steenstra
Linesmen:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Nedorost (Ruml, Bělohorský) (PP2) – 17:141–0
Bělohorský (Reisnecker) – 19:062–0
Novák (Vaněček, Katolický) – 29:113–0
3–134:32 – Kähkönen (Arkko, Torkki)
4.5 minPenalties7.5 min
33Shots25

30 January 2024
20:00
Canada 5–6 GWS
(0–0, 2–3, 3–2)
(SO: 0–1)
 United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,238
Game reference
Carter Esler
Mateo Beites
GoaliesXavier WendtReferees:
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Czech Republic David Thuma
Sweden Niclas Westman
0–116:39 – Trottier
Di Iorio – 17:191–1
1–217:58 – Hurlbert (Stuart)
1–319:44 – Gordon-Carroll (Torre)
Nyman (Lin, Preston) (PP2) – 22:382–3
Preston – 30:293–3
3–432:22 – Trottier (Berchild)
Preston (Lawrence) – 38:314–4
4–539:59 – Trottier (Martyniuk, Schairer)
Nyman (Verhoeff, Lawrence) – 42:545–5
Di Iorio MISS
Preston MISS
Nyman MISS
ShootoutGOAL Hurlbert
MISS Berchild
MISS Francisco
1.5 minPenalties6 min
42Shots17

Bronze medal game[edit]

31 January 2024
13:00
Canada 4–5 GWS
(3–2, 0–2, 1–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,652
Game reference
Carter EslerGoaliesWilliam Gammals
Pyry Lammi
Referees:
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Sweden Niclas Westman
Di Iorio (Edwards) – 06:151–0
Lawrence (Lin, O'Donnell) – 06:462–0
Verhoeff (Wassilyn) – 06:583–0
3–107:27 – Laitinen (Myllyniemi, Rinne)
3–208:20 – Arkko (Kähkönen, Kallio) (PP)
3–325:34 – Kallio (Nuutinen, Suvanto)
3–427:18 – Kähkönen (Arkko, Piiparinen) (PP)
Preston (Lin) – 38:584–4
Preston MISS
Valentini MISS
ShootoutGOAL Uronen
GOAL Myllyniemi
7.5 minPenalties1.5 min
36Shots37

Gold medal game[edit]

31 January 2024
20:00
Czech Republic 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,646
Game reference
Jan LáryšGoaliesXavier WendtReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Linesmen:
Canada Mitchell Gibbs
Czech Republic David Thuma
0–108:39 – Berchild (Francisco, Torre) (PP)
0–221:04 – Hurlbert (Stuart)
0–340:09 – Berchild (Trottier, Hurlbert)
0–443:25 – Torre (Berchild, Hurlbert) (PP)
4.5 minPenalties1.5 min
29Shots23

Final ranking[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1 A  United States 4 1 2 1 0 20 15 +5 8
2 A  Czech Republic 4 2 1 0 1 12 12 0 8
3 B  Finland 4 1 1 0 2 10 12 −2 5
4 B  Canada 4 2 0 2 0 21 12 +9 8
5 A  Slovakia 2 0 0 1 1 6 8 −2 1
6 B  South Korea (H) 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
(H) Host

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Youth Olympic Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Gangwon 2024 competition schedule" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 6-Team Tournament – Competition Officials" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 6-Team Tournament – Victory Ceremony Presenters" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Sports Entries Ice Hockey". International Olympic Committee. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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