The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna. The attendance set at this tournament was a record that still stands, with an overall attendance at 552,097, and the record for the most average spectators per game at, 9,858.[1]
Contents
Preliminary round
For more detailed information see 2004 World Championship
Group A
| GP | W | L | T | 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
- April 24:
Latvia 1–3 Czech Republic - April 24: Germany 4–2 Kazakhstan
- April 26: Germany 1–1 Latvia
- April 26: Czech Republic 7–0 Kazakhstan
- April 27: Kazakhstan 1–4 Latvia
- April 28: Czech Republic 5–1 Germany
Group B
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
 Finland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
 United States of America
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
- April 24: Slovakia 2–0 Ukraine
- April 24: Finland 4–2 United States of America
- April 26: Finland 5–1 Ukraine
- April 26: United States of America 3–3 Slovakia
- April 28: Ukraine 1–7 United States of America
- April 28: Slovakia 5–2 Finland
Group C
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
 Russia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
 Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
- April 24: Denmark 1–5 Sweden
- April 25: Russia 6–2 Denmark
- April 25: Sweden 5–1 Japan
- April 27: Japan 3–4 Denmark
- April 27: Sweden 3–2 Russia
- April 28: Russia 6–1 Japan
Group D
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 Austria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
 France
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
- April 24: France 0–6 Austria
- April 25: Switzerland 6–0 France
- April 25: Austria 2–2 Canada
- April 27: Canada 3–0 France
- April 27: Switzerland 4–4 Austria
- April 28: Canada 3–1 Switzerland
Qualification round
Game results against teams from the same group are carried over from the preliminary round.
Group E
| GP | W | L | T | 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 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Austria
|
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
- April 30: Canada 2–0 Latvia
- April 30: Czech Republic 2–0 Austria
- May 1: Latvia 1–1 Switzerland
- May 1: Austria 1–3 Germany
- May 2: Switzerland 1–3 Czech Republic
- May 2: Canada 6–1 Germany
- May 3: Latvia 5–2 Austria
- May 3: Czech Republic 6–2 Canada
- May 4: Germany 0–1 Switzerland
Group F
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 |
| Sweden
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| Finland
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| United States of America
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
| Russia
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Denmark
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
- April 30: Sweden 1–1 Finland
- April 30: Slovakia 2–0 Russia
- May 1: Finland 6–0 Denmark
- May 1: Russia 2–3 United States of America
- May 2: Denmark 0–8 Slovakia
- May 2: Sweden 3–1 United States of America
- May 3: Finland 4–0 Russia
- May 3: Slovakia 0–0 Sweden
- May 4: United States of America 8–3 Denmark
Relegation round
Group G
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| France
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Note: France and Japan are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Quarter-finals
May 5
| Sweden 4
|
Latvia 1
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
| Czech Republic 2
|
United States of America 3
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
May 6
| Canada 5
|
Finland 4
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
| Slovakia 3
|
Switzerland 1
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
Semi-finals
May 8
| Slovakia 1
|
Canada 2
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
| United States of America 2
|
Sweden 3
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
Bronze medal game
May 9
| Slovakia 0
|
United States of America 1
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals
|
Gold medal game
May 9
| Sweden 3
|
Canada 5
|
|---|---|
|
Goals |
Goals |
Scoring leaders
| Player | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dany Heatley
|
8 | 3 | 11 |
 Ville Peltonen
|
4 | 6 | 10 |
 Martin Ručínský
|
5 | 4 | 9 |
| Jaromír Jágr
|
5 | 4 | 9 |
| Olli Jokinen
|
5 | 3 | 8 |
 Richard Park
|
5 | 3 | 8 |
 Pavol Demitra
|
4 | 4 | 8 |
| Miroslav Šatan
|
4 | 4 | 8 |
| Daniel Brière
|
2 | 6 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Norrena
|
0.00 | 1.000 |
| Alex Westlund
|
0.00 | 1.000 |
| Karol Križan
|
0.00 | 1.000 |
| Jean-Sébastien Giguère
|
0.50 | 0.975 |
| Ján Lašák
|
1.00 | 0.954 |
| Roman Čechmánek
|
1.00 | 0.944 |
| Jussi Markkanen
|
1.00 | 0.909 |
| Tomáš Vokoun
|
1.11 | 0.944 |
 Henrik Lundqvist
|
1.64 | 0.925 |
 Artūrs Irbe
|
1.80 | 0.925 |
Division I
Group A
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 |
 United Kingdom
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
 Belgium
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
Group B
Division I, 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 are promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Belgiumand South Korea are demoted to Division II.
Division II
Group A
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
Division II, 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 are promoted to Division I while Luxembourg and South Africa are demoted to Division III.
Division III
Division III was 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 are promoted to Division II
