2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2004 IIHF World Women Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships. The event had 9 teams, because the 2003 event was cancelled due to the SARS epidemic, therefore the winners of the 2002 and 2003 Division I tournaments qualified.

Group A
Results:
 * March 30: 0-11
 * March 31: 4-2
 * April 1: 13-0

Group B
Results:
 * March 30: 1-9
 * March 31: 2-1
 * April 1: 8-0

Group C
Results:
 * March 30: 2-8
 * March 31: 1-0
 * April 1:  2-2

Group D (1-3 Place)
Results:
 * April 3: 1-3
 * April 4: 1-7
 * April 5: 9-2

Group E (4-6 Place)
Results:
 * April 3: 2-4
 * April 4: 4-0
 * April 5: 1-2

Group F (7-9 Place)
Results:
 * April 3: 6-4
 * April 4: 2-5
 * April 5: 4-0

Finals
All finals on April 6
 * Gold medal final: 0-2
 * Bronze medal final: 3-2

Leading scorers

 * 1) Jennifer Botterill, (3 goals, 8 assists, 11 points)
 * 2) Natalie Darwitz, (7 goals, 3 assists, 10 points)
 * 3) Jayna Hefford, (7 goals, 3 assists, 10 points)
 * 4) Caroline Ouellette, (3 goals, 6 assists, 9 points)
 * 5) Krissy Wendell, (4 goals, 3 assists, 7 points)
 * 6) Angela Ruggiero, (2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points)
 * 7) Danielle Goyette, (2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points)
 * 8) Cherie Piper, (1 goal, 6 assists, 7 points)
 * 9) Jenny Potter, (3 goals, 3 assists, 6 points)

 and are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Division I
The Division I IIHF World Women Championships were held March 14-20, 2004 in Ventspils, Latvia

 is promoted to the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, and  are demoted to Division II

Division II
The Division II IIHF World Women Championships will be held March 14-20, 2004 in Sterzing, Italy

 is promoted to Division I while and  are demoted to Division III in the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

Division III
The Division III IIHF Women World Championships were held March 21-28, 2004 in Maribor, Slovenia.

 is promoted to Division II at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Directorate Awards

 * Goalie: Kim St. Pierre, (Canada)
 * Defender: Angela Ruggiero, (United States)
 * Forward: Jayna Hefford, (Canada)
 * Most Valuable Player: Jennifer Botterill, Canada

All-Star team

 * Goaltender: Pam Dreyer, (United States)
 * Defender: Gunilla Andersson, (Sweden)
 * Defender: Angela Ruggiero, (United States)
 * Forward: Jennifer Botterill, (Canada)
 * Forward: Natalie Darwitz, (United States)
 * Forward: Jayna Hefford, (Canada)