Five Former Boston University Men’s Ice Hockey Stars Set to Compete in 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship

The 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship is set to kick off in Czechia on Friday, and five former Boston University men’s ice hockey standouts will be among the teams participating. Among these Terriers are Joel Farabee, Brady Tkachuk, Alex Vlasic, and Trevor Zegras, who will all be representing the United States under coach John Hynes (’97). Ahti Oksanen (’16) will be on Finland’s roster for the second consecutive year.

Leading up to the tournament, Brady Tkachuk was named Team USA’s captain, following in the footsteps of Nick Bonino who captained the team in 2023. All four Team USA skaters have recently played in the NHL. Joel Farabee set new career highs in goals, assists, and points in his fifth season with the Philadelphia Flyers. Brady Tkachuk, captain of the Ottawa Senators, had a career-high 37 goals and 74 points in his sixth season. Alex Vlasic, who signed a six-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, had 16 points in 76 games this season. Trevor Zegras played 31 games for Anaheim, totaling 15 points in his fourth season with the Ducks.

John Hynes was recently appointed as head coach of Minnesota Wild after a successful season as an assistant coach for Nashville Predators. He has been involved with three Stanley Cup championships and has previously coached at various levels including college hockey at Boston University where he won two national championships with Terriers men’s ice hockey team between (2015 & 2016).

Ahti Oksanen played in Sweden for Oskarshamn IK where he tallied 25 points in 40 games last season while also being selected for Finland’s national team for their tournaments against Canada and Switzerland earlier this year. Both Team USA and Finland will kick off the preliminary round on Friday