Elite Prospects becomes official career partner of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

Everysport Media Group's world-leading hockey platform Elite Prospect will be the official career partner of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, set to take place in Gothenburg from December 26 to January 5.

The partnership underscores Elite Prospects' strong commitment to ice hockey and its global community.

“The World Juniors is the marquee event for Junior Hockey in the world, and is currently the only best-on-best competition we have in International hockey,” Elite Prospects CEO Peter Sibner said. “It's an important tournament for all aspects of what we do at Elite Prospects and lines up perfectly with our target audience.”

Elite Prospects already supports the development of international hockey in a variety of
ways and now joins the list of national partners for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament is a major event in international ice hockey, and the level of interest amongst our supporters drives Elite Prospects website traffic to record-breaking levels every year.

"Elite Prospects was founded in Sweden, and we take great pride in our roots. With the tournament hosted in Gothenburg, this allows us to celebrate our Swedish heritage while providing a platform for aspiring players to connect with the hockey community. The IIHF World Junior Championship is a marquee event at Elite Prospects every year and we are proud to sponsor the Rolls Royce of junior hockey," Sibner said.

"We are thrilled to collaborate with Elite Prospects as the Official Career Partner for the 2024
IIHF World Junior Championship. Their commitment to the sport aligns with our vision of
nurturing young talent and deliver a world class tournament", General Secretary of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship Mikael Haglund said.

Elite Prospect users can look forward to a lot of content from the tournament in Gothenburg on www.EliteProspects.com, including exclusive behind-the-scenes material from the Swedish junior national team.

About Elite Prospects

Elite Prospects is the world's leading hockey platform connecting fans, players, agents, scouts and club executives. With the slogan "Gateway to Hockey", the vision is to serve as a matchmaker for active players and as a global community hub for all in hockey. Elite Prospects has approximately 20,000 paid subscribers, 300,000-plus members, and the site receives approximately 1.5 million unique visitors per week.

About the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is a tournament for the best U20 national teams
that will take place this year in Gothenburg, Sweden. In Group A, host Sweden will face top-
seeded Canada as well as Finland, Germany and Latvia. In Group B, Czechia, USA, Slovakia, Switzerland and promoted Norway will play for the prestigious spots in the quarter-
finals. Group A will play in the Scandinavium Arena and Group B in the Frölundaborg Arena. The 2024 IIHF WJC will be held from 26 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. For more information about the 2024 IIHF World Juniors, visit worldjuniors.hockey.

“Besides our world-leading coverage at EP Rinkside and Elite Prospects, we will also have a large presence at arenas in Gothenburg,” Sibner said. "Fans and decision-makers in the hockey community will be able to interact with Elite Prospects on-site and learn more about our stats tools for media professionals, fans, and club personnel, we will be very active with content coverage from inside the arena and will of course showcase our career tools for aspiring hockey players."

For more information, please contact Peter Sibner, Head of Elite Prospects