
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.
Final standings[]
Group A[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
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[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
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)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
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4 | B2 | ![]() |
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2 | B3 | ![]() |
1 | Third place | |||||||
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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
Scoring leaders[]
G | A | Pts | |
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6 | 5 | 11 |
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5 | 6 | 11 |
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5 | 6 | 11 |
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4 | 5 | 9 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
Awards[]
All-Star Team[]
Goaltender:
Al Montoya
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Sami Lepistö
Forwards:
Zach Parise,
Valtteri Filppula,
Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player[]
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)
Division I Standings[]
Group A[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 8 | |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 0 |
Group B[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
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)
Division II Standings[]
Group A[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 7 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 0 |
Group B[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 4 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
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[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 2 |
Australia and the People's Republic of China advance to 2005 Division II Championships
See also[]
Preceded by 2003 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 2004 World Championships |
Succeeded by 2005 World Juniors |
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