2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was the 68th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2005 competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Teams | 16 |
| Arena(s) | (in Sazka Arena (Prague), Ostravar Aréna (Ostrava) host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Slovakia |
← 2003 2005 → | |
ChampionshipEdit
- Final standings
Canada
Sweden
United States
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Finland
Latvia
Switzerland
Germany
Russia
Austria
Denmark
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Japan — relegated to Division I for 2005
France — relegated to Division I for 2005
Division IEdit
Group AEdit
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 |
 Great Britain
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
 Belgium
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
Group BEdit
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 were promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Belgiumand South Korea were demoted to Division II.
Division IIEdit
Group AEdit
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 BEdit
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 were promoted to Division I while Luxembourg and South Africa were demoted to Division III.
Division IIIEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 IIHF World Championship. |
- Official site
- IIHF Website
- Complete results at Passionhockey.com
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 170–2.