The 2024 World Championship will take place May 10-26 in Czechia. With the rosters beginning to take shape, we’ve compiled the notable names set to partake in the tournament.
Teams are ordered by their men’s IIHF ranking.
IIHF rank: 1
Canada named 22 players to its team Friday, leaving general manager Rick Nash to add three more players if he desires. The defending champions’ roster is headlined by reigning No. 1 pick Connor Bedard and projected 2024 top pick Macklin Celebrini.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting | F | Penguins |
| Connor Bedard | F | Blackhawks |
| Macklin Celebrini | F | Boston U (NCAA) |
| Dylan Cozens | F | Sabres |
| Adam Fantilli | F | Blue Jackets |
| Ridly Greig | F | Senators |
| Dylan Guenther | F | Coyotes |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | Flames |
| Jack McBain | F | Coyotes |
| Jared McCann | F | Kraken |
| Dawson Mercer | F | Devils |
| Brandon Tanev | F | Kraken |
| Bowen Byram | D | Sabres |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | Canadiens |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | Kraken |
| Colton Parayko | D | Blues |
| Owen Power | D | Sabres |
| Damon Severson | D | Blue Jackets |
| Olen Zellweger | D | Ducks |
| Jordan Binnington | G | Blues |
| Nico Daws | G | Devils |
| Joel Hofer | G | Blues |
IIHF rank: 2
Finland has yet to name its roster, though a pair of veteran forwards have already committed to participating in the tournament.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Mikael Granlund | F | Sharks |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | F | Penguins |
IIHF rank: 4
USA has plenty of star talent among its initial 15 commits. GM Bill Guerin can still add up to 10 players, including two more goalies. The Americans haven’t won the tournament since it doubled as the Olympics in 1960.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | F | Wild |
| Cole Caufield | F | Canadiens |
| Joel Farabee | F | Flyers |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | Blue Jackets |
| Luke Kunin | F | Sharks |
| Dylan Larkin | F | Red Wings |
| Shane Pinto | F | Senators |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | Senators |
| Trevor Zegras | F | Ducks |
| Luke Hughes | D | Devils |
| Seth Jones | D | Blackhawks |
| Jake Sanderson | D | Senators |
| Alex Vlasic | D | Blackhawks |
| Zach Werenski | D | Blue Jackets |
| Alex Lyon | G | Red Wings |
IIHF rank: 5
A hockey program on the rise, Germany took home silver at the 2023 World Championship.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| JJ Peterka | F | Sabres |
| Nico Sturm | F | Sharks |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | Kraken |
IIHF rank: 6
As usual, the blue line will be Sweden’s backbone. It features a pair of former Norris Trophy winners in Erik Karlsson and Victor Hedman, plus a potential future winner in Rasmus Dahlin.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Burakovsky | F | Kraken |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | Wild |
| Isac Lundestrom | F | Ducks |
| Victor Olofsson | F | Sabres |
| Lucas Raymond | F | Red Wings |
| Fabian Zetterlund | F | Sharks |
| Jonas Brodin | D | Wild |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | Sabres |
| Victor Hedman | D | Lightning |
| Erik Karlsson | D | Penguins |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | Penguins |
| Samuel Ersson | G | Flyers |
IIHF rank: 7
Switzerland has received commitments from a trio of New Jersey Devils players.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Nico Hischier | F | Devils |
| Philipp Kurashev | F | Blackhawks |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | Devils |
| Akira Schmid | G | Devils |
IIHF rank: 8
The host nation is on the rise after medaling at each of the past two World Junior Championships.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Dominik Kubalik | F | Senators |
| Tomas Nosek | F | Devils |
| Ondrej Palat | F | Devils |
| Filip Zadina | F | Sharks |
| Radim Zohorna | F | Penguins |
| Radko Gudas | D | Ducks |
| Jan Rutta | D | Sharks |
| Lukas Dostal | G | Ducks |
| Petr Mrazek | G | Blackhawks |
| Karel Vejmelka | G | Coyotes |
IIHF rank: 9
The first two picks from the 2022 NHL Draft, Juraj Slafkovsky and Simon Nemec, project to be the driving forces behind Slovakia.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Pospisil | F | Flames |
| Pavol Regenda | F | Ducks |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | F | Canadiens |
| Tomas Tatar | F | Kraken |
| Simon Nemec | D | Devils |
IIHF rank: 12
Mats Zuccarello was one of two Norwegians to play in the NHL this year.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Mats Zuccarello | F | Wild |
IIHF rank: 16
Marco Rossi is the only active Austrian NHLer.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Rossi | F | Wild |
The remaining six teams in the tournament – Denmark, France, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Poland – have yet to name notable players to their rosters.
