2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus. The championships began on April 8, 2004 and finished on April 18, 2004. Games were played at the Ice Palace and Palace sport in Minsk. Russia defeated the United States of America 3-2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3-2 to capture the bronze medal.
Championship results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
 Canada
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
 Sweden
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
 Denmark
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
 Belarus
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
 Czech Republic
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
 Slovakia
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
 Finland
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
 Norway
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
Relegation Round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Denmark
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Belarus
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Norway
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
Note: Matches Finland 9-0 Norway and Belarus 1–4 Denmark from the Preliminary Round (both on April 9th, 2004) are included as well since these results carry forward
Final round
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Russia
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Canada
| 3 | QF1 | Canada
| 2 | |||||||||
| B3 | Slovakia
| 1 | SF1 | Russia
| 3 | |||||||||
| SF2 | United States
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic
| 5 | QF2 | Czech Republic
| 2 | |||||||||
| A3 | Sweden
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
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| 2 | United States
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| 3 | Czech Republic
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| 4 | Canada
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| 5 | Sweden
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| 6 | Slovakia
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| 7 | Finland
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| 8 | Denmark
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| 9 | Belarus
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| 10 | Norway
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