2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
2004 IIHF World U18 Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | Belarus |
Dates | April 8 – April 18, 2004 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Russia (2 titles) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 186 (6 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Lauri Korpikoski (11 points) Lauri Tukonen (11 points) Petteri Nokelainen (11 points) Roman Voloshenko (11 points) |
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus. The championships began on April 8, 2004, and finished on April 18, 2004. Games were played at the Ice Palace and Palace sport in Minsk. Russia defeated the United States 3–2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–2 to capture the bronze medal.
Championship results
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Denmark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Belarus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
Group B
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
Norway | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
Relegation round
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
Note: Matches Finland 9-0 Norway and Belarus 1–4 Denmark from the preliminary round (both on April 9, 2004) are included as well since these results carry forward.
Final round
Quarterfinals
April 15, 2004 | Canada | 3–1 |
Slovakia | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,200 |
April 15, 2004 | Czech Republic | 5–1 |
Sweden | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,300 |
Semifinals
April 16, 2004 | United States | 3–2 |
Czech Republic | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 |
April 16, 2004 | Russia | 5–2 |
Canada | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
Fifth place game
April 17, 2004 | Slovakia | 4–5 |
Sweden | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,000 |
Bronze medal game
April 18, 2004 | Czech Republic | 3–2 |
Canada | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
Gold medal game
April 18, 2004 | United States | 2–3 |
Russia | Palace sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
Final standings
Rk. | Team |
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Russia | |
United States | |
Czech Republic | |
4 | Canada |
5 | Sweden |
6 | Slovakia |
7 | Finland |
8 | Denmark |
9 | Belarus |
10 | Norway |
Belarus and Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division I
- Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament was held between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.[1][2]
- Final standings
Group A
Group B
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Division II
- Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 1 and 7 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Ukraine and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Belgium finished last in Group A and Australia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2005.[3][4]
- Final standings
Group A
Group B
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Division III
- Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
The Division III tournament was held between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mexico and South Africa finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished sixth and seventh respectively and were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for 2005.[5]
- Final standings
- Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2005
- South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2005
- New Zealand
- Bulgaria
- Israel
- Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
References
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18IA/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=25. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18IB/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=26. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18IIA/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=27. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18IIB/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=28. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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