St. Lawrence's leading scorer, Felix Gavars, will represent Latvia at the world championships (Photo: CA Hill Photo).
Fifty-eight current and former NCAA men's hockey players will compete in the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men's World Championship, which begins Friday in the Czech Republic. Eight of the 58 players are active NCAA Division I players, including 2024 NCAA leading scorer Will Smith, a Boston University forward.
Of the 16 participating nations, 11 will have NCAA representatives, led by the United States (23 nations), Latvia (9 nations), Great Britain (6 nations), Canada (5 nations), and Germany (5 nations). Twenty-nine different NCAA schools will be represented during the tournament. Boston College leads with seven past or present players and is one of 14 schools with multiple players.
Two former Hobey Baker Award winners, Cole Caufield (Wisconsin, 2021) and Johnny Gaudreau (Boston University, 2014), will represent the United States.
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held from May 10th to May 26th in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. The tournament will be available to watch on NHL Network in the United States and his TSN in Canada. For more information, visit IIHF.com.
Austria (1)
F Emilio Romig (Denver)
Canada (5)
F Jack McBain (Boston University)
D Jamie Oleksiak (Northeastern)
D Colton Parayko (Alaska)
D Owen Power (Michigan State)
F Brandon Tanev (Providence)
Czech Republic (1)
F Yahim Kondelic (UConn)
Denmark (2)
D Oliver Laurissen (St. Cloud State University)
F Patrick Russell (St. Cloud State)
Finland (3)
D. Oliwer Kaski (Western Michigan)
D Jesper Mattila (Boston University)
F. Ati Oksanen (Boston University)
France (2)
F Louis Boudon (Lake Superior State)
F Stefan da Costa (Merrimack)
Germany (5)
D Lucas Koelbl (Clarkson, Lake Superior)
F Mark Michaelis (Minnesota)
F Nico Sturm (Clarkson)
F Frederick Tiffels (West Michigan)
F. Parker Tuomey (Minnesota)
United Kingdom (6)
D Lucas Brine (Arcadia*)
F Johnny Curran (Niagara)
F. Ben Lake (Sacred Heart)
D Evan Mosey (Minnesota)
F. Cade Nielson (Michigan Technological University)
F Brett Perlini (Michigan State)
Latvia (9)
D Arvilus Burgmanis (Alaska)
D. Karlis Chuxte (Quinnipiac)
F. Harald Eagle (Clarkson)
D Ralphs Freibergs (Bowling Green)
F Felikss Gavars (St. Lawrence)
D. Janis Jacks (American International)
D Markus Comulus (Alaska)
F Dan Rochmelis (University of Massachusetts)
F Edwards Tralmax (Maine)
Slovakia (1)
G Matej Tomek (Omaha, North Dakota)
United States (23)
G. Trey Augustin (Michigan)
F Matt Boldy (Boston University)
F. Cole Caufield (Wisconsin)
F Mikey Eisymont (St. Cloud State University)
F Joel Farabee (Boston University)
F Johnny Gaudreau (Boston University)
F Kevin Hayes (Boston University)
D Luke Hughes (Michigan State)
D Matthew Kessel (Matthew Kessel)
D Michael Kesselring (Northeast)
F Luke Kunin (Wisconsin)
F Dylan Larkin (Michigan State)
F. Ryan Leonard (Boston University)
G Alex Ryan (Yale University)
F Brock Nelson (North Dakota State)
D Jeff Petry (Michigan State)
F Shane Pinto (North Dakota State)
D Jake Sanderson (North Dakota State)
F. Will Smith (Boston University)
F Brady Tkachuk (Boston University)
D Alex Vlasic (Boston University)
D Zach Werenski (Michigan State)
F Trevor Zegras (Boston University)
Current NCAA players are italicized
* – indicates Division III
