Forty-four current and committed NCAA Division I men’s hockey players will compete in the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship, which gets underway Dec. 26 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A whopping 24 different NCAA Division I teams, covering all six NCAA Division I men’s conferences, will be represented during the tournament. Boston College leads with seven players, followed by Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota with four each. Eight schools will boast multiple players on tournament rosters.

Nine of the 10 participating countries will have NCAA representation, topped by the 22 college hockey players on the United States roster. Slovakia (seven), Latvia (four), Finland (three), Norway (three) and Canada (two) all have multiple NCAA players on their respective rosters:

CANADA (2)

F Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
F Matthew Wood, Connecticut

CZECHIA (1)

G Michael Hrabal, Massachusetts

FINLAND (3)

F Max Koskipirtti, Michigan Tech
F Tommi Männistö, Michigan State
D Joona Väisänen, Western Mich.*

LATVIA (4)

Dāvis Borozinskis, Western Michigan*
Rainers Dārziņš, Niagara*
Kristofers Krūmiņš, Vermont*
Dans Ločmelis, Massachusetts

NORWAY (3)

G Martin Holtet Lundberg, Ferris St.*
F Johannes Løkkeberg, Bowling Green*
F Kasper Magnussen, Bemidji State

SLOVAKIA (7)

D Richard Baran, Arizona State*
F Peter Císar, Maine*
G Adam Gajan, Minnesota Duluth*
D Marián Moško, Cornell
D Maxim Štrbák, Michigan State
G Samuel Urban, Arizona State*
F Adam Žlnka, Northeastern*

SWEDEN (1)

D Tom Willander, Boston University

SWITZERLAND (1)

Simon Meier, Northern Michigan*

UNITED STATES (22)

G Trey Augustine, Michigan State
F Gavin Brindley, Michigan
D Zeev Buium, Denver
D Seamus Casey, Michigan
D Ryan Chesley, Minnesota
F Quinn Finley, Wisconsin
D Drew Fortescue, Boston College
G Jacob Fowler, Boston College
F Cutter Gauthier, Boston College
F Isaac Howard, Michigan State
D Lane Hutson, Boston University
F Ryan Leonard, Boston College
F Rutger McGroarty, Michigan
D Aram Minnetian, Boston College
F Oliver Moore, Minnesota
F Frank Nazar III, Michigan
F Danny Nelson, Notre Dame
F Gabe Perreault, Boston College
D Eric Pohlkamp, Bemidji State
D Sam Rinzel, Minnesota
F Will Smith, Boston College
F Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota

* indicates NCAA commitment

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship takes place Dec. 26, 2023, through Jan 5, 2024, in Gothenburg. The tournament can be seen on NHL Network in the United States and on TSN in Canada. For more information, visit IIHF.com.