2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2004 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4-3 in the Final.

Group A
All games at Hämeenlinna unless otherwise stated

December 26

 * Slovakia 2-2 Russia
 * United States 8-0 Austria

December 27

 * Sweden 7-0 Austria

December 28

 * Russia 5-3 Sweden (at Helsinki)
 * United States 5-0 Slovakia

December 29

 * Russia 3-1 Austria

December 30

 * United States 4-3 Sweden
 * Slovakia 6-0 Austria

December 31

 * United States 4-1 Russia
 * Slovakia 1-0 Sweden

Group B
All games at Helsinki unless otherwise noted

December 26

 * Czech Republic 8-0 Ukraine (4-0, 4-0, 0-0)
 * Canada 3-0 Finland

December 27

 * Switzerland 11-0 Ukraine

December 28

 * Canada 7-2 Switzerland
 * Finland 3-2 Czech Republic (at Hämeenlinna)

December 29

 * Canada 10-0 Ukraine

December 30

 * Czech Republic 2-1 Switzerland
 * Finland 14-1 Ukraine

December 31

 * Canada 5-2 Czech Republic
 * Finland 2-0 Switzerland

Relegation Round
(all games at Hämeenlinna)

January 2

 * Sweden 4-0 Ukraine
 * Switzerland 6-2 Austria

January 3

 * Austria 2-2 Ukraine
 * Sweden 4-3 Switzerland

Austria and Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Playoff round
(all games at Helsinki)

Quarter-finals
January 2
 * Czech Republic 4-2 Slovakia
 * Finland 4-3 Russia

Semi-finals
January 3
 * United States 2-1 Finland
 * Canada 7-1 Czech Republic

5th place game
January 4
 * Russia 3-2 Slovakia

Bronze medal game
January 5
 * Finland 2-1 Czech Republic

Gold medal game
January 5
 * United States 4-3 Canada

All-Star Team
Goaltender: 🇺🇸 Al Montoya

Defense: 🇨🇦 Dion Phaneuf, 🇫🇮 Sami Lepistö

Forwards: 🇺🇸 Zach Parise, 🇫🇮 Valtteri Filppula, 🇨🇦 Jeff Carter

Most Valuable Player
🇺🇸 Zach Parise

The Division I Championships were played December 14-December 20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and December 13-December 19, 2003 in Briancon, France (Group B)

Group B
Germany and Belarus advance to the 2005 World Junior Championships, Hungary and Japan are relegated to Division II

The Division II Championships were played December 28, 2003-January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and January 5-January 11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania (Group B)

Group B
Poland and the United Kingdom advance to the 2005 Division I Championships, Iceland and South Africa are relegated to the 2005 Division III Championships'

The Division III Championships were held January 5-January 11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria

Division III Standings
Australia and the People's Republic of China advance to 2005 Division II Championships