The 2024 IIHF World Championships begin Friday in Czechia, with Norway taking on Switzerland in the Group A opener
A total of 16 teams descend on Czechia on Friday for the start of the 2024 IIHF World Championships. Group A play begins at Prague Arena with 13th-seeded Norway facing off with No. 5 seed Switzerland. Seeding for the top 14 teams is based on their finish at last year’s worlds in Finland and Latvia. The Swiss, with six NHL players on their roster, won their group last year before falling in the quarterfinals and look for redemption as well as their first medal since taking a silver in 2018. The Norwegians, which have never medaled, feature no NHL talent.
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Game Date: May 10, 2024
Game Time: 10 a.m. ET
TV: NHL Network
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Winger Nico Niederreiter of the Winnipeg Jets captains Switzerland after scoring 18 goals and 34 points this season and recording two assists in Winnipeg’s first-round playoff loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Other NHL players on the roster include three New Jersey Devils — forward Nico Hischier, defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and goalie Akira Schmid — along with forward Philipp Kurashev of the Chicago Blackhawks and defenseman Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators.
Veteran left wing Ken André Olimb captains Norway after scoring two goals in 48 games for the Schwennigen Wild Wings in Germany’s Duetsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Defenseman Johannes Johannesen, who played in both Sweden and Finland this season, and center Matthias Trettenes, who did not play professionally in 2023-24, serve as alternates.
The rest of Group A includes Austria, defending champion Canada, host Czechia, Denmark, Finland and Great Britain. The top four finishers in the group advance to the knockout stage.
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