2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2004 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Czech Republic
Dates April 24 - May 9
Teams 16
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Canada (23 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 56
Goals scored 286  (5.11 per game)
Attendance 552,097  (9,859 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Dany Heatley

The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championship was held between April 24 and May 9, 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 6, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Japan 1 1 0 0 4 1 2
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 1 4 0

All times local

September 6, 2003
18:00
Japan  4–1
 South Korea

Final tournament

First round

In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 15 2 6
 Latvia 3 1 1 1 5 5 3
 Germany 3 1 1 1 6 8 3
 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 14 0

All times local

April 24, 2004 Latvia  1–3
 Czech Republic
April 24, 2004 Germany  4–2
 Kazakhstan
April 26, 2004 Germany  1–1
 Latvia
April 26, 2004 Czech Republic  7–0
 Kazakhstan
April 27, 2004 Kazakhstan  1–3
 Latvia
April 28, 2004 Czech Republic  5–1
 Germany

Group B

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 10 5 5
 Finland 3 2 0 1 11 8 4
 United States 3 1 1 1 12 8 3
 Ukraine 3 0 0 3 2 14 0

All times local

April 24, 2004 Slovakia  2–0
 Ukraine
April 24, 2004 Finland  4–2
 United States
April 26, 2004 Finland  5–1
 Ukraine
April 26, 2004 United States  3–3
 Slovakia
April 28, 2004 Ukraine  1–7
 United States
April 28, 2004 Slovakia  5–2
 Finland

Group C

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 13 4 6
 Russia 3 2 0 1 14 6 4
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 7 14 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 5 15 0

All times local

April 24, 2004 Denmark  1–5
 Sweden
April 25, 2004 Russia  6–2
 Denmark
April 25, 2004 Sweden  5–1
 Japan
April 27, 2004 Japan  3–4
 Denmark
April 27, 2004 Sweden  3–2
 Russia
April 28, 2004 Russia  6–1
 Japan

Group D

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Canada 3 2 1 0 8 3 5
 Austria 3 1 2 0 12 6 4
 Switzerland 3 1 1 1 11 7 3
 France 3 0 0 3 0 15 0

All times local

April 24, 2004 France  0–6
 Austria
April 25, 2004 Switzerland  6–0
 France
April 25, 2004 Austria  2–2
 Canada
April 27, 2004 Canada  3–0
 France
April 27, 2004 Switzerland  4–4
 Austria
April 28, 2004 Canada  3–1
 Switzerland

Second round

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 19 5 10
 Canada 5 3 1 1 15 10 7
 Latvia 5 1 2 2 8 9 4
 Switzerland 5 1 2 2 8 11 4
 Germany 5 1 1 3 6 14 3
 Austria 5 0 2 3 9 16 2
April 30, 2004 Canada  2–0
 Latvia
April 30, 2004 Czech Republic  2–0
 Austria
May 1, 2004 Latvia  1–1
 Switzerland
May 1, 2004 Austria  1–3
 Germany
May 2, 2004 Switzerland  1–3
 Czech Republic
May 2, 2004 Canada  6–1
 Germany
May 3, 2004 Latvia  5–2
 Austria
May 3, 2004 Czech Republic  6–2
 Canada
May 4, 2004 Germany  0–1
 Switzerland

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Slovakia 5 3 2 0 18 5 8
 Sweden 5 3 2 0 12 5 8
 Finland 5 3 1 1 17 8 7
 United States 5 2 1 2 17 15 5
 Russia 5 1 0 4 10 14 2
 Denmark 5 0 0 5 6 33 0
April 30, 2004 Sweden  1–1
 Finland
April 30, 2004 Slovakia  2–0
 Russia
May 1, 2004 Finland  6–0
 Denmark
May 1, 2004 Russia  2–3
 United States
May 2, 2004 Denmark  0–8
 Slovakia
May 2, 2004 Sweden  3–1
 United States
May 3, 2004 Finland  4–0
 Russia
May 3, 2004 Slovakia  0–0
 Sweden
May 4, 2004 United States  8–3
 Denmark

Consolation Round 13-16 Place

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Kazakhstan 3 2 1 0 12 5 5
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 10 6 4
 Japan 3 0 2 1 7 9 2
 France 3 0 1 2 4 13 1
April 30, 2004 Kazakhstan  5–0
 France
April 30, 2004 Ukraine  2–2
 Japan
May 1, 2004 Japan  3–5
 Kazakhstan
May 2, 2004 Ukraine  6–2
 France
May 3, 2004 Kazakhstan  2–2
 Ukraine
May 4, 2004 France  2–2
 Japan

Note:  France and  Japan are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
May 5        
  Sweden   4
May 8
  Latvia   1  
  Sweden   3
May 5
    United States   2  
  Czech Republic   2
May 9
  United States   3  
  Sweden   3
May 6
    Canada   5
  Canada   5
May 8
  Finland   4  
  Canada   2 Third place
May 6
    Slovakia   1  
  Slovakia   3   United States   1
  Switzerland   1     Slovakia   0
May 9

Quarterfinals

05 May Sweden  4-1
 Latvia
05 May Czech Republic  2-3 (GWS)
 United States
06 May Canada  5-4 (OT)
 Finland
06 May Slovakia  3-1
 Switzerland

Semifinals

08 May Sweden  3-2
 United States
08 May Slovakia  1-2
 Canada

Match for third place

09 May Slovakia  0-1 (GWS)
 United States

Final

see also: 2004 IIHF World Championship Final

09 May Sweden  3-5
 Canada

Ranking and Statistics

 
 2004 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Canada
23rd title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.png  Canada
Silver medal icon.png  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.png  United States
4  Slovakia
5  Czech Republic
6  Finland
7  Latvia
8  Switzerland
9  Germany
10  Russia
11  Austria
12  Denmark
13  Kazakhstan
14  Ukraine
15  Japan
16  France

Division I

Group A

Played at Oslo, Norway, April 4–18.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Belarus 5 5 0 0 34 9 10
 Norway 5 3 1 1 31 14 7
 Netherlands 5 2 2 1 21 22 5
 Hungary 5 2 2 1 20 24 5
 Great Britain 5 1 3 1 18 18 3
 Belgium 5 0 5 0 7 44 0

Group B

Played at Gdańsk, Poland, April 12–18.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Slovenia 5 5 0 0 33 5 10
 Italy 5 4 1 0 26 7 8
 Poland 5 2 2 1 25 14 5
 Estonia 5 2 2 1 26 23 5
 Romania 5 1 4 0 9 35 2
 South Korea 5 0 5 0 7 42 0

 Belarus and  Slovenia were promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.  Belgium0and  South Korea were demoted to Division II.

Division II

Group A

Played at Jaca, Spain, April 12–18.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 China 5 4 1 0 39 13 8
 Croatia 5 4 1 0 32 6 8
 Australia 5 3 1 1 40 18 7
 Spain 5 2 2 1 29 13 5
 Israel 5 0 4 1 3 28 1
 Luxembourg 5 0 4 1 5 70 1

Group B

Played at Elektrenai, Lithuania, April 12–18.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Lithuania 5 5 0 0 70 7 10
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 4 1 0 55 23 8
 North Korea 5 3 2 0 22 20 6
 Bulgaria 5 2 3 0 20 30 4
 New Zealand 5 1 4 0 13 61 2
 South Africa 5 0 5 0 9 48 0

 China and  Lithuania were promoted to Division I while  Luxembourg and  South Africa were demoted to Division III.

Division III

Played at Reykjavík, Iceland, March 16–21.

  GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Iceland 4 3 0 1 46 8 7
 Turkey 4 3 1 0 26 14 6
 Mexico 4 2 1 1 29 8 5
 Ireland 4 1 3 0 23 23 2
 Armenia 4 0 4 0 2 73 0

 Iceland and  Turkey were promoted to Division II.

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