From April 3-14, 2024, the city of Utica and Oneida County will play host to the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The global women’s ice hockey tournament and festival will feature the world’s top 10 hockey nations, competing for gold, with all 29 games being played in the Adirondack Bank Center, including preliminary round games, quarterfinals, semifinals and the medal games.
The U.S. has hosted the IIHF Women’s World Championship just four times previously, most recently in Plymouth, Mich., in 2017. Last year’s tournament took place in Brampton, Ontario, where Team USA captured its first world crown since 2019, topping Canada by a 6-3 count in the gold-medal game.
For media planning only, Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m.. ET, AHL Utica Comets’ head coach Kevin Dineen will participate in a virtual press conference to highlight his time as head coach of Team Canada’s women’s national hockey team, leading the squad to a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in 2014. Dineen will also talk about the importance of hosting the IIHF Women’s World Championship in Utica and Oneida County and the growth of women’s ice hockey globally.
WHAT: A virtual press conference with Utica Comets’ head coach Kevin Dineen highlighting his tenure as Team Canada’s women’s national team head coach, the importance of hosting the IIHF Women’s World Championship in Utica and Onedia County and the growth of women’s ice hockey globally.
WHERE: Microsoft Teams virtual press conference
WHO: Utica Comets’ head coach Kevin Dineen. Dineen also guided Team Canada’s women’s national hockey team to its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1 p.m. ET.
Media who would like to participate in the press event must contact Jon Lundin, Adirondack Sports Council Director of Communications, tel: 518-637-6885, email, jon@adksc.org to RSVP and receive the Microsoft Teams press conference link.
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About the Adirondack Sports Council
Powering sport sustainability in the Adirondacks and beyond through Save Winter, the Adirondack Sports Council (501c3) served as the official organizing committee to the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. The Adirondack Sports Council is also the official organizing committee for the Empire State Winter Games, the Wilmington Whiteface 100k and 50k Mountain Bike Race and the Adirondack Marathon.
USA Hockey
USA Hockey, established on October 29, 1937, and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, provides the foundation for the sport of ice hockey in America; helps young people become leaders, sometimes Olympic or Paralympic heroes; and connects the game at every level while promoting a lifelong love of the sport. USA Hockey is more than a million strong, including players, coaches, officials and volunteers that span all 50 states. The National Governing Body for the sport in the United States, USA Hockey has important partnerships with the NHL, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation. For more information, visit usahockey.com.
