The upcoming IIHF World Championship is announced, the 2024 mega ice hockey event will take place from 10th May until 26 May 2024. Czech Republic will host the 2024 IIHF World Championship. There are two venues selected for all matches played between 10 May to 26 May. United States, Germany, Finland, Canada, and Sweden are the top teams to watch in the competition.
How Much Is IIHF World Championship 2024 Prize Money?
Officially there are no reports revealed about the prize money for the teams based on their standings in the competition. However some countries paid $10k to $75k to each of their player in the squad for winning the competition, or finished as runner-up.
| Teams | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $75k | $50k | $25k |
| Canada | $50k | $25k | $10k |
| Sweden | $75k | $50k | $10k |
| Denmark | $50k | $25k | $10k |
| Finland | $75k | $25k | $10k |
| France | $50k | $30k | $20k |
| Germany | $30k | $15k | $10k |
| Norway | $50k | $25k | $15k |
- If the United States team will win the IIHF World Championship each of their player in the squad will receive prize fund of $75k. If they finished as runner-up each player in the squad received share of $50k and finishing on third place will bring $25k to each players account this players pool.
- Each player in the Canadian team will receive share of estimated $30k for winning the IIHF World Championship, if the team finished as runner-up in the competition they will receive share of $15k and $10k for standing in third place.
- Sweden will pay to each of their IIHF squad member a sum of $75k for winning the competition. $50k for finishing at second and $25k for finishing on third place.
- Denmark each player estimated prize bonus for winning the top competition like IIHF World Championship will be $50k, if the team lost in the final finished as runner-up each player in the squad will earn share of $25k and $10k for each player if the team journey ended at third place in the competition.
- Finland is one of the most popular team in the Ice Hockey competition, each player in the squad will receive share of $50k for winning the world championship title and $25k as runner-up and $10k awarded to each player based on the third place in the competition.
The given figures above are based on reported data for Winter Olympics, where Nations pay massive money to each athlete who brings gold, silver and bronze in the competition. The match officials of IIHF World Championship 2024 revealed.