2004 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 24 - May 9 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (23rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Slovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 286 (5.11 per game) |
| Attendance | 552,097 (9,859 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dany Heatley (11 points) |
The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championship was held between April 24 and May 9, 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.
It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 6, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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 Japan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
All times local
| September 6, 2003 18:00 | Japan | 4–1 | South Korea |
Final tournament
Venues
| Prague | Ostrava |
| Sazka Arena Capacity: 17,360 |
ČEZ Aréna Capacity: 9,568 |
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First round
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
 Latvia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
 Germany
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
All times local
| April 24, 2004 | Latvia | 1–3 | Czech Republic |
| April 24, 2004 | Germany | 4–2 | Kazakhstan |
| April 26, 2004 | Germany | 1–1 | Latvia |
| April 26, 2004 | Czech Republic | 7–0 | Kazakhstan |
| April 27, 2004 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Latvia |
| April 28, 2004 | Czech Republic | 5–1 | Germany |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
 Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
 Ukraine
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
All times local
| April 24, 2004 | Slovakia | 2–0 | Ukraine |
| April 24, 2004 | Finland | 4–2 | United States |
| April 26, 2004 | Finland | 5–1 | Ukraine |
| April 26, 2004 | United States | 3–3 | Slovakia |
| April 28, 2004 | Ukraine | 1–7 | United States |
| April 28, 2004 | Slovakia | 5–2 | Finland |
Group C
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
 Russia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
 Denmark
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Japan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
All times local
| April 24, 2004 | Denmark | 1–5 | Sweden |
| April 25, 2004 | Russia | 6–2 | Denmark |
| April 25, 2004 | Sweden | 5–1 | Japan |
| April 27, 2004 | Japan | 3–4 | Denmark |
| April 27, 2004 | Sweden | 3–2 | Russia |
| April 28, 2004 | Russia | 6–1 | Japan |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 Austria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
 Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
 France
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
All times local
| April 24, 2004 | France | 0–6 | Austria |
| April 25, 2004 | Switzerland | 6–0 | France |
| April 25, 2004 | Austria | 2–2 | Canada |
| April 27, 2004 | Canada | 3–0 | France |
| April 27, 2004 | Switzerland | 4–4 | Austria |
| April 28, 2004 | Canada | 3–1 | Switzerland |
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Czech Republic
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 |
| Canada
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Latvia
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Switzerland
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| Germany
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Austria
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| April 30, 2004 | Canada | 2–0 | Latvia |
| April 30, 2004 | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Austria |
| May 1, 2004 | Latvia | 1–1 | Switzerland |
| May 1, 2004 | Austria | 1–3 | Germany |
| May 2, 2004 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Czech Republic |
| May 2, 2004 | Canada | 6–1 | Germany |
| May 3, 2004 | Latvia | 5–2 | Austria |
| May 3, 2004 | Czech Republic | 6–2 | Canada |
| May 4, 2004 | Germany | 0–1 | Switzerland |
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Slovakia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 |
| Sweden
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| Finland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| United States
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
| Russia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Denmark
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| April 30, 2004 | Sweden | 1–1 | Finland |
| April 30, 2004 | Slovakia | 2–0 | Russia |
| May 1, 2004 | Finland | 6–0 | Denmark |
| May 1, 2004 | Russia | 2–3 | United States |
| May 2, 2004 | Denmark | 0–8 | Slovakia |
| May 2, 2004 | Sweden | 3–1 | United States |
| May 3, 2004 | Finland | 4–0 | Russia |
| May 3, 2004 | Slovakia | 0–0 | Sweden |
| May 4, 2004 | United States | 8–3 | Denmark |
Consolation Round 13-16 Place
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Japan
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| France
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| April 30, 2004 | Kazakhstan | 5–0 | France |
| April 30, 2004 | Ukraine | 2–2 | Japan |
| May 1, 2004 | Japan | 3–5 | Kazakhstan |
| May 2, 2004 | Ukraine | 6–2 | France |
| May 3, 2004 | Kazakhstan | 2–2 | Ukraine |
| May 4, 2004 | France | 2–2 | Japan |
Note: France and Japan are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 5 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| May 8 | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| May 5 | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| May 6 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| May 8 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| May 6 | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 05 May | Sweden | 4-1 | Latvia |
| 05 May | Czech Republic | 2-3 (GWS) | United States |
| 06 May | Canada | 5-4 (OT) | Finland |
| 06 May | Slovakia | 3-1 | Switzerland |
Semifinals
| 08 May | Sweden | 3-2 | United States |
| 08 May | Slovakia | 1-2 | Canada |
Match for third place
| 09 May | Slovakia | 0-1 (GWS) | United States |
Final
| 09 May | Sweden | 3-5 | Canada |
Ranking and Statistics
Tournament Awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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Canada
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Sweden
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United States
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| 4 | Slovakia
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| 5 | Czech Republic
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| 6 | Finland
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| 7 | Latvia
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| 8 | Switzerland
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| 9 | Germany
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| 10 | Russia
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| 11 | Austria
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| 12 | Denmark
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| 13 | Kazakhstan
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| 14 | Ukraine
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| 15 | Japan
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| 16 | France
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dany Heatley |
9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 4 | All Star |
| Ville Peltonen |
7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Jaromír Jágr |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 6 | F |
| Martin Ručinský |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Olli Jokinen |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F |
| Richard Park |
9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Pavol Demitra |
9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Miroslav Šatan |
9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Daniel Brière |
9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 6 | F |
Source: [1]
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Ján Lašák |
538:37 | 195 | 9 | 1.00 | 95.38 | 4 |
| Tomáš Vokoun |
380:00 | 126 | 7 | 1.11 | 94.44 | 2 |
| Ty Conklin |
300:00 | 152 | 10 | 2.00 | 93.42 | 1 |
| Martin Gerber |
358:20 | 162 | 11 | 1.84 | 93.21 | 2 |
| Artūrs Irbe |
300:00 | 120 | 9 | 1.80 | 92.50 | 0 |
Source: [2]
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