The Russian national team rose to second place in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) rankings, which were updated after the 2024 World Cup. Information about this appeared at: official website organizations.
At the completed world championship, the Russian team was ahead of the Finnish national team, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Russia has 4065 points and the Finns have 3955 points.
Canada (4100), which remained medalless in the tournament, leads the IIHF rankings. The Czechs, who became world champions, rose from eighth place to fourth place by collecting 3945 points.
The Czech Republic emerged stronger than the Swiss team in the world championship gold medal match. The match, played at the O2 Arena stadium in Prague with the participation of 17,413 spectators, ended with a minimum victory of 2:0 for the home team. The Swedish national team defeated the Canadian national team in the third place match at the 2024 World Hockey Championship. The match also took place at the O2 Arena in Prague with the participation of 14,929 spectators and resulted in the victory of the Scandinavian team with a score of 4:2.
In February 2024, the International Ice Hockey Federation extended the suspension of the Russian and Belarus national teams, causing the teams to miss the Czech World Championship. The organization stated that the IIHF Council will continue to monitor the situation and in May 2025 will consider the reintegration of the Russian and Belarusian national teams for the 2025/26 season.
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Source: Gazeta
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