2004 World Cup of Hockey

The 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America and Europe. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto.

2004 World Cup of Hockey

Tournament details
Host countries	Canada United States Finland Sweden Czech Republic Germany
Dates	August 30 – September 14, 2004
Teams	8
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (1st title)
Runner-up	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	104 (5.47 per match)
Attendance	303,630 (15,981 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Fredrik Modin (8 pts)
MVP	Vincent Lecavalier
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The tournament directly preceded the NHL lockout, as the NHL announced the suspension of the 2004–05 season two days after the tournament final was played.

Team participants

North American pool	European pool
Canada (roster, statistics)	Czech Republic (roster, statistics)
Russia (roster, statistics)	Finland (roster, statistics)
Slovakia (roster, statistics)	Germany (roster, statistics)
United States (roster, statistics)	Sweden (roster, statistics)

Venues

North American pool and quarterfinals, semifinals and final

• Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

European pool and quarterfinals

• Globen – Stockholm, Sweden
• Hartwall Areena – Helsinki, Finland
• Kölnarena – Cologne, Germany
• Sazka Arena – Prague, Czech Republic

Pre-tournament games

• Russia–Germany 3–3 (Cologne)
• Sweden–Slovakia 2–0 (Bratislava)
• Finland–Czech Republic 1–1 (Prague)
• Canada–United States 1–3 (Columbus)
• Finland–Sweden 1–2 OT (Stockholm)
• Czech Republic–Germany 7–4 (Cologne)
• United States–Canada 1–3 (Ottawa)
• Germany–Finland 2–4 (Helsinki)
• Sweden–Czech Republic 3–5 (Prague)
• Russia–United States 0–2 (Columbus)
• Slovakia–Canada 2–2 (Ottawa)
• Slovakia–Russia 0–0 (Ottawa)

Preliminary round

North American pool

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	6
Russia	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	4
United States	3	1	2	0	5	6	−1	2
Slovakia	3	0	3	0	4	13	−9	0

All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

31 August 2004 19:00

United States

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Canada

Bell Centre, Montreal Attendance: 21,273

Game reference
	Robert Esche	Goalies	Martin Brodeur	Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Brian Murphy Tim Nowak
	0–1 16:01 – M. St. Louis (J. Thornton, S. Niedermayer) (PP) 0–2 23:05 – J. Sakic (W. Redden, M. St. Louis) (PP) B. Guerin (S. Gomez) – 30:40 1–2
	21 min	Penalties	19 min
	24	Shots	32

1 September 2004 19:00

Canada

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Slovakia

Bell Centre, Montreal Attendance: 21,273

Game reference
	Martin Brodeur	Goalies	Rastislav Staňa	Referees: Don Van Massenhoven Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Jean Morin Pierre Racicot
	J. Thornton – 3:02 1–0 R. Smyth (A. Foote, V. Lecavalier) – 4:43 2–0 S. Gagné (M. St. Louis) – 24:07 3–0 M. St. Louis (B. Richards, A. Foote) (PP) – 40:58 4–0 4–1 44:53 – M. Cibák (Ľ. Bartečko, B. Radivojevič) R. Smyth (V. Lecavalier, D. Heatley) – 47:11 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	25

2 September 2004 19:00

Russia

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

United States

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Attendance: 18,064

Game reference
	Ilya Bryzgalov	Goalies	Robert Esche	Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Brian Murphy Tim Nowak
	D. Zubrus (O. Kvasha, A. Yashin) – 32:20 1–0 1–1 33:44 – K. Tkachuk (M. Modano, B. Rafalski) (PP) A. Kovalev (A. Khavanov) – 45:05 2–1 V. Kozlov (S. Samsonov) – 58:02 3–1
	41 min	Penalties	17 min
	45	Shots	21

3 September 2004 19:00

Slovakia

1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

United States

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Attendance: 17,104

Game reference
	Ján Lašák	Goalies	Rick DiPietro	Referees: Don Van Massenhoven Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Jean Morin Pierre Racicot
	0–1 3:09 – B. Smolinski (B. Leetch, T. Amonte) (PP) L. Nagy (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP) – 11:14 1–1 1–2 13:27 – J. Blake (C. Chelios, S. Gomez) 1–3 56:17 – B. Guerin (M. Modano)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	39

4 September 2004 19:00

Russia

1–3 (0–0, 0–2, 1–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,226

Game reference
	Maxim Sokolov	Goalies	Martin Brodeur	Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Brian Murphy Tim Nowak
	0–1 23:40 – B. Richards (S. Gagné, S. Hannan) (SH) 0–2 25:17 – K. Draper (S. Doan, V. Lecavalier) 0–3 45:43 – J. Sakic (M. Lemieux) S. Gonchar (M. Afinogenov) – 52:46 1–3
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	28

5 September 2004 19:00

Slovakia

2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Russia

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,115

Game reference
	Ján Lašák	Goalies	Ilya Bryzgalov	Referees: Don Van Massenhoven Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Jean Morin Pierre Racicot
	0–1 8:10 – P. Datsyuk (A. Markov, A. Frolov) M. Hossa (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) – 10:27 1–1 1–2 32:01 – A. Kovalev 1–3 35:47 – S. Samsonov (D. Zubrus, S. Gonchar) 1–4 40:59 – A. Yashin (A. Frolov) (SH) M. Gáborík – 45:47 2–4 2–5 47:10 – A. Ovechkin (D. Afanasenkov)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	15

European pool

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Finland	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	5
Sweden	3	2	0	1	13	9	+4	5
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	10	10	0	2
Germany	3	0	3	0	4	15	−11	0

All times are local (UTC+2 / UTC+3).

30 August 2004 20:00

Czech Republic

0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,407

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Miikka Kiprusoff	Referees: Marc Joannette Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	0–1 6:33 – J. Hentunen (N. Kapanen, T. Numminen) 0–2 40:30 – S. Koivu (J. Lehtinen) 0–3 44:54 – N. Kapanen (S. Salo, V. Peltonen) (PP) 0–4 48:51 – M. Eloranta (K. Timonen, M. Koivu)
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	12	Shots	34

31 August 2004 19:00

Germany

2–5 (1–1, 1–4, 0–0)

Sweden

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 12,133

Game reference
	Olaf Kölzig	Goalies	Tommy Salo	Referees: Dan Marouelli Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Derek Amell Brad Kovachik
	0–1 16:34 – T. Holmström (M. Näslund, P. Forsberg) (PP) M. Sturm (SH) – 17:53 1–1 1–2 21:59 – M. Sundin (D. Alfredsson, F. Modin) 1–3 27:26 – K. Johnsson (D. Alfredsson, F. Modin) (PP) 1–4 31:51 – M. Nilson (M. Sundin, T. Holmström) D. Kreutzer (T. Boos) (SH) – 33:00 2–4 2–5 36:25 – F. Modin (K. Johnsson, M. Sundin)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	42

1 September 2004 19:00

Czech Republic

3–4 (0–1, 0–3, 3–0)

Sweden

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Mikael Tellqvist	Referees: Dan Marouelli Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Derek Amell Brad Kovachik
	0–1 11:49 – F. Modin (M. Sundin) 0–2 22:58 – P. Forsberg (T. Holmström, M. Näslund) (PP) 0–3 24:28 – M. Öhlund (D. Alfredsson, F. Modin) (PP) 0–4 30:30 – H. Zetterberg (K. Johnsson) (PP) M. Ručinský (M. Havlát) – 43:12 1–4 M. Židlický – 45:16 2–4 P. Eliáš (R. Hamrlík) – 54:25 3–4
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	40	Shots	20

2 September 2004 19:30

Finland

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Kölnarena, Cologne Attendance: 12,975

Game reference
	Miikka Kiprusoff	Goalies	Olaf Kölzig	Referees: Marc Joannette Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	K. Timonen (J. Lehtinen, T. Selänne) (PP) – 10:47 1–0 T. Selänne (K. Timonen, S. Koivu) (PP) – 31:27 2–0 J. Lehtinen (K. Timonen) – 55:38 3–0
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	29

3 September 2004 19:00

Germany

2–7 (0–0, 0–5, 2–2)

Czech Republic

Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 11,944

Game reference
	Robert Müller (out 30:17) Oliver Jonas (in 30:17)	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referees: Marc Joannette Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	0–1 22:56 – M. Židlický (M. Straka, V. Prospal) (PP) 0–2 24:27 – J. Šlégr (J. Dopita, P. Sýkora) 0–3 25:52 – J. Jágr (V. Prospal) 0–4 30:50 – M. Hejduk (P. Eliáš) (PP) 0–5 35:48 – P. Eliáš (M. Havlát) T. Boos (E. Lewandowski) – 43:55 1–5 1–6 50:59 – M. Havlát (T. Vlasák, R. Hamrlík) J. Hecht (R. Leask) – 57:19 2–6 2–7 58:36 – V. Prospal (J. Jágr)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	56

4 September 2004 20:00

Sweden

4–4 (3–3, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,948

Game reference
	Mikael Tellqvist	Goalies	Miikka Kiprusoff	Referees: Dan Marouelli Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Derek Amell Brad Kovachik
	0–1 1:39 – V. Peltonen (T. Ruutu, O. Väänänen) 0–2 4:34 – O. Väänänen (T. Lydman, J. Hentunen) (PP) F. Modin (H. Zetterberg, D. Alfredsson) (PP) – 12:27 1–2 1–3 12:46 – S. Koivu (J. Lehtinen, T. Selänne) N. Lidström (D. Alfredsson, M. Sundin) (PP) – 17:24 2–3 F. Modin (K. Johnsson, D. Alfredsson) – 19:17 3–3 3–4 20:38 – O. Jokinen (T. Ruutu, V. Peltonen) T. Holmström (P. Forsberg, F. Modin) (PP) – 59:49 4–4
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	25

Playoff round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

E1

Finland

2

E4

Germany

1

E1

Finland

2

NA3

United States

1

NA3

United States

5

NA2

Russia

3

E1

Finland

2

NA1

Canada

3

NA1

Canada

5

NA4

Slovakia

0

NA1

Canada

4

E3

Czech Republic

3

E3

Czech Republic

6

E2

Sweden

1

Quarter-finals

All times are local (UTC+3 / UTC+2 / UTC-5 / UTC-4).

6 September 2004 20:00

Germany

1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Finland

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,650

	Olaf Kölzig	Goalies	Miikka Kiprusoff	Referees: Dan Marouelli Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Derek Amell Brad Kovachik
	0–1 30:50 – N. Hagman (N. Kapanen, K. Timonen) (PP) M. Sturm (M. Goc, D. Kreutzer) – 53:58 1–1 1–2 56:38 – M. Eloranta (K. Timonen, O. Jokinen)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	24

7 September 2004 19:00

Czech Republic

6–1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Sweden

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 11,957

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Mikael Tellqvist	Referees: Marc Joannette Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	M. Straka (V. Prospal) – 6:15 1–0 M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 13:30 2–0 M. Židlický (M. Straka) – 36:08 3–0 R. Dvořák (P. Čajánek) (SH) – 48:17 4–0 M. Hejduk (M. Židlický) – 54:37 5–0 5–1 56:29 – T. Holmström (M. Näslund, P. Forsberg) (PP) M. Hejduk (P. Čajánek) (EN) – 58:15 6–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	18

7 September 2004 18:00

United States

5–3 (1–0, 1–1, 3–2)

Russia

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Attendance: 17,218

Game reference
	Robert Esche	Goalies	Ilya Bryzgalov	Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Brian Murphy Tim Nowak
	K. Tkachuk (M. Modano, B. Rafalski) – 11:20 1–0 K. Tkachuk (B. Guerin, M. Modano) – 21:56 2–0 2–1 27:14 – D. Afanasenkov (A. Chubarov, S. Gonchar) 2–2 40:36 – D. Zubrus (A. Yashin, D. Kasparaitis) S. Gomez (K. Tkachuk) – 44:25 3–2 K. Tkachuk (B. Guerin, M. Modano) – 44:47 4–2 4–3 51:04 – I. Kovalchuk (S. Samsonov, A. Kovalev) (PP) K. Tkachuk (M. Modano, B. Rafalski) (EN) – 59:05 5–3
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	21

8 September 2004 19:00

Slovakia

0–5 (0–0, 0–4, 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,786

Game reference
	Ján Lašák (out 31:48) Rastislav Staňa (in 31:48)	Goalies	Martin Brodeur	Referees: Don Van Massenhoven Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Jean Morin Pierre Racicot
	0–1 22:28 – V. Lecavalier (B. Richards, E. Brewer) (PP) 0–2 25:26 – J. Iginla (J. Sakic, E. Brewer) 0–3 31:29 – R. Smyth (V. Lecavalier, D. Heatley) 0–4 31:48 – J. Sakic (J. Iginla, M. Lemieux) 0–5 47:49 – J. Iginla (M. Lemieux, J. Sakic)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	26

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

10 September 2004 18:00

United States

1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Finland

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Attendance: 18,064

Game reference
	Robert Esche	Goalies	Miikka Kiprusoff	Referees: Marc Joannette Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	D. Weight (S. Gomez, P. Martin) (PP) – 32:57 1–0 1–1 45:04 – O. Jokinen (T. Numminen) 1–2 56:06 – S. Koivu (O. Väänänen, T. Selänne)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	12

11 September 2004 18:30

Czech Republic

3–4 (OT) (0–0, 1–2, 2–1, 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,273

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Roberto Luongo	Referees: Paul Devorski Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Jean Morin Pierre Racicot
	0–1 31:15 – E. Brewer (K. Draper, J. Thornton) 0–2 34:25 – M. Lemieux (V. Lecavalier, B. Richards) (PP) P. Čajánek (M. Hejduk, M. Ručinský) – 35:07 1–2 M. Havlát (T. Kaberle, M. Hejduk) (PP) – 47:21 2–2 2–3 53:47 – K. Draper (J. Thornton) P. Eliáš (M. Havlát) – 53:53 3–3 3–4 63:45 – V. Lecavalier (R. Smyth)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	40	Shots	24

Final

Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4).

14 September 2004 19:00

Finland

2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,370

Game reference
	Miikka Kiprusoff	Goalies	Martin Brodeur	Referees: Paul Devorski Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Greg Devorski Brad Lazarowich
	0–1 0:52 – J. Sakic (M. Lemieux, E. Brewer) R. Hahl (T. Lydman, A. Berg) – 6:34 1–1 1–2 23:15 – S. Niedermayer (K. Draper, J. Thornton) T. Ruutu (T. Lydman) – 39:00 2–2 2–3 40:34 – S. Doan (J. Thornton, A. Foote)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	29	Shots	33

Ranking and statistics

2004 World Cup of Hockey Winners  Canada 1st title Tournament awards Tournament MVP Vincent Lecavalier All-star team Goaltender: Martin Brodeur Defence: Adam Foote, Kimmo Timonen Forwards: Vincent Lecavalier, Saku Koivu, Fredrik Modin

Final standings

1	Canada
2	Finland
3	Czech Republic
4	United States
5	Sweden
6	Russia
7	Slovakia
8	Germany

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Fredrik Modin	4	4	4	8	2
Vincent Lecavalier	6	2	5	7	8
Keith Tkachuk	5	5	1	6	23
Martin Havlat	5	3	3	6	2
Joe Sakic	6	3	3	6	2
Kimmo Timonen	6	1	5	6	2
Mike Modano	5	0	6	6	0
Daniel Alfredsson	4	0	6	6	2
Milan Hejduk	5	3	2	5	2
Patrik Elias	5	3	2	5	10

Leading goaltenders

Player	MIP	GA	GAA	SVS%
Martin Brodeur	300	5	1.00	0.961
Rick DiPietro	60	1	1.00	0.941
Miikka Kiprusoff	365	9	1.50	0.939
Tommy Salo	60	2	2.00	0.895
Ilya Bryzgalov	180	7	2.34	0.897
Robert Esche	238	10	2.53	0.909
Roberto Luongo	64	3	2.82	0.925
Tomas Vokoun	302	15	2.98	0.881
Maxim Sokolov	60	3	3.01	0.893
Olaf Kolzig	180	10	3.34	0.905

See also

• International Ice Hockey Federation
• National Hockey League
• Summit Series
• World Cup of Hockey
• World Professional Hockey Championships
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics

References

• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.

External links

• ESPN World Cup of Hockey page
• TSN's World Cup of Hockey page
• CBC's World Cup of Hockey page
• International Hockey Statistics Database
• (in French) Series du Sommet (série du siècle), Coupe Canada et Coupe du Monde