ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell men's hockey freshman defenseman Marian Mosko will represent Team Slovakia at the upcoming 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 26, in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mosko will be the 12th Cornell player (13th occurrence) in program history to play in the tournament. This year will also mark the third consecutive season in which a member of the Big Red program will represent the institution at the tournament. Sophomore goaltender Remington Keopple played 20 minutes for the United States at the 2022 tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, and equipment manager Sean Schmidt was one of two equipment managers for the United States, who won bronze last year in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick.

Cornell Players at IIHF World Junior Championship
Program History
Mickey Rego — 1977 (USA)
Joe Nieuwendyk — 1986 (Canada - silver medal)
Kent Manderville — 1990 (Canada - gold medal)
Dan Ratushny — 1990 (Canada - gold medal)
Kent Manderville — 1991 (Canada - gold medal)
Ryan Hughes — 1992 (Canada)
Jean-Marc Pelletier — 1998 (USA)
David LeNeveu — 2003 (Canada - silver medal)
Sasha Pokulok — 2006 (Canada - gold medal)
Andy Iles — 2011 (USA - bronze medal)
Cole Bardreau — 2013 (USA - gold medal)
Remington Keopple — 2022 (USA)
Marian Mosko — 2024 (Slovakia)

Being selected to the Slovakian world junior team, Mosko is one of seven players who are current or committed NCAA Division I men's hockey players. Mosko and Michigan State freshman defenseman Maxim Strbak are the lone current Division I men's hockey players to play for Team Slovakia.

The United States has the most active or committed Division I players with 22 players, while Slovakia has the second-highest figure with seven. Latvia (four), Finland (three), Norway (three), and Canada (two) all represented at least twice. Sweden and Switzerland both have one player.

With Cornell this year, Mosko has appeared in three contests, registering action against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 28), Yale (Nov. 4), and Quinnipiac (Nov. 17).

2024 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Slovakia vs. Czechia — 6:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET)
Finland vs. Canada — 8:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CET)
United States vs. Norway — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Sweden vs. Latvia — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Wednesday, Dec. 27
Slovakia vs. Switzerland — 6:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET)
Finland vs. Germany — 8:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CET)
Norway vs. Czechia — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Latvia vs. Canada — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Thursday, Dec. 28
Switzerland vs. United States — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Germany vs. Sweden — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Friday, Dec. 29
Norway vs. Slovakia — 6:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET)
Latvia vs. Finland — 8:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CET)
Czechia vs. United States — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Canada vs. Sweden — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Saturday, Dec. 30
Switzerland vs. Norway — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Germany vs. Latvia — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Sunday, Dec. 31
United States vs. Slovakia — 6:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET)
Sweden vs. Finland — 8:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CET)
Czechia vs. Switzerland — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Canada vs. Germany — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Tuesday, Jan. 2
Quarterfinal No. 1 — 6:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET)
Quarterfinal No. 2 — 8:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CET)
Quarterfinal No. 3 — 11:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CET)
Quarterfinal No. 4 — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Thursday, Jan. 4
Relegation Game — 5:00 a.m. ET (11:00 a.m. CET)
Semifinal No. 1 — 9:00 a.m. ET (3:00 p.m. CET)
Semifinal No. 2 — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)

Friday, Jan. 5
Bronze Medal Game — 9:00 a.m. ET (3:00 p.m. CET)
Gold Medal Game — 1:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CET)