The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship returns to the U.S. for the first time since 2017.
Utica, New York, hosts the April 3-14 tournament following previous American hosts Lake Placid (1994), Minneapolis (2001), Burlington, Vermont (2012) and Plymouth, Michigan (2017).
All five teams from the top-seeded Group A advance to the quarterfinals — the U.S., Canada, Czechia, Switzerland and Finland. The top three of five teams from the lower-seeded Group B advance.
The U.S. is the defending champion after ousting Canada 6-3 last year in Brampton, Ontario. Hilary Knight scored a hat trick in the 2023 gold-medal game, extending her career records at worlds for points (101) and goals (61).
2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Round |
| April 3 | 11 a.m. | Denmark-Sweden | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Czechia-Finland | Group A | |
| 7 p.m. | USA-Switzerland | Group A | |
| April 4 | 11 a.m. | China-Japan | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Denmark-Germany | Group B | |
| 7 p.m. | Canada-Finland | Group A | |
| April 5 | 11 a.m. | China-Sweden | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Canada-Switzerland | Group A | |
| 7 p.m. | Czechia-USA | Group A | |
| April 6 | 3 p.m. | Germany-Japan | Group B |
| 7 p.m. | Finland-USA | Group A | |
| April 7 | 11 a.m. | Japan-Sweden | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Canada-Czechia | Group A | |
| 7 p.m. | China-Denmark | Group B | |
| April 8 | 11 a.m. | Germany-Sweden | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Finland-Switzerland | Group A | |
| 7 p.m. | Canada-USA | Group A | |
| April 9 | 11 a.m. | China-Germany | Group B |
| 3 p.m. | Czechia-Switzerland | Group A | |
| 7 p.m. | Denmark-Japan | Group B | |
| April 11 | 10 a.m. | TBD-TBD | Quarterfinals |
| 1:30 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Quarterfinals | |
| 5 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Quarterfinals | |
| 8:30 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Quarterfinals | |
| April 13 | 11 a.m. | TBD-TBD | Placement Game |
| 3 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Semifinals | |
| 7 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Semifinals | |
| April 14 | 1 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Bronze Game |
| 5 p.m. | TBD-TBD | Final |
Taylor Heise has become a U.S. hockey star at the world championship, motivated by being cut from the Olympic team and driven by childhood tractor pulls.
