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]
Preliminary round[]
For more detailed information see 2004 World Championship
Group A[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
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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 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
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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 | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
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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 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
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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 | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
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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 | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
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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 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
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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
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May 6
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Semi-finals[]
May 8
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Bronze medal game[]
May 9
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Gold medal game[]
May 9
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Scoring leaders[]
Player | G | A | P |
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8 | 3 | 11 |
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4 | 6 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 9 |
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5 | 4 | 9 |
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5 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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2 | 6 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders[]
Player | GAA | SV% |
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0.00 | 1.000 |
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0.00 | 1.000 |
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0.00 | 1.000 |
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0.50 | 0.975 |
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1.00 | 0.954 |
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1.00 | 0.944 |
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1.00 | 0.909 |
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1.11 | 0.944 |
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1.64 | 0.925 |
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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 | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 7 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
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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 | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 5 |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 2 | |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
Belarus and
Slovenia are promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Belgium and
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 | |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 7 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 5 |
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
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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 | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 6 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 4 | |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 2 |
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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 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 7 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 |
Iceland and
Turkey are promoted to Division II