2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 2003 – January 5, 2004 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Czech Republic |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 190 (6.13 per game) |
Attendance | 116,556 (3,760 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Nigel Dawes (11 points) |
MVP | Zach Parise |
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland.[1] The United States won their first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final.
Venues
Helsinki Ice Arena Capacity: 8,200 |
Hameenlinna Ice Arena Capacity: 5,360 |
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Finland – Helsinki | Finland – Hämeenlinna |
Rosters
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 2 | Relegation round |
5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
December 26, 2003 15:00 | Slovakia | 2–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | Russia | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,884 |
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Jaroslav Halák | Goalies | Konstantin Barulin | Referee: Derek Herman Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Seppo Lindroos | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 33 |
December 26, 2003 18:30 | Austria | 0–8 (0–2, 0–3, 0–3) | United States | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,947 |
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Mathias Lange | Goalies | Al Montoya | Referee: Sergej Karabanov Linesmen: Stanislav Barvir Derek Doucette | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 61 |
December 27, 2003 16:00 | Sweden | 7–0 (1–0, 1–0, 5–0) | Austria | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 741 |
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Joakim Lundstrom | Goalies | Mathias Lange | Referee: Jyri Petteri Ronn Linesmen: Thomas Geinke Christian Neubert | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 16 |
December 28, 2003 15:00 | United States | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,938 |
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Al Montoya | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Derek Doucette Stefan Fonselius | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 18 |
December 28, 2003 18:30 | Russia | 5–3 (2–0, 0–2, 3–1) | Sweden | Helsinki Attendance: 2,801 |
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Konstantin Barulin | Goalies | Joakim Lundström | Referee: Wilhelm Schimm Linesmen: Stanislav Barvir Seppo Lindroos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 26 |
December 29, 2003 18:30 | Austria | 1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Russia | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 831 |
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Mathias Lange Thomas Innerwinkler | Goalies | Denis Khudyakov | Referee: Derek Herman Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Christian Neubert | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 50 |
December 30, 2003 16:00 | United States | 4–3 (2–0, 1–2, 1–1) | Sweden | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,948 |
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Al Montoya | Goalies | Magnus Åkerlund Joakim Lundström | Referee: Derek Herman Linesmen: Stanislav Barvir Seppo Lindroos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 25 |
December 30, 2003 19:30 | Slovakia | 6–0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Austria | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,935 |
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Jaroslav Halák | Goalies | Mathias Lange Thomas Innerwinkler | Referee: Jyri Petteri Ronn Linesmen: Thomas Gienke Seppo Lindroos | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 21 |
December 31, 2003 16:00 | Russia | 1–4 (0–3, 0–1, 1–0) | United States | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,874 |
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Konstantin Barulin Denis Khudyakov | Goalies | Al Montoya | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Derek Doucette Stanislav Barvir | ||||||||||||||
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34 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 35 |
December 31, 2003 19:30 | Sweden | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Slovakia | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,860 |
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Joakim Lundström | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referee: Jyri Petteri Ronn Linesmen: Seppo Lindroos Stefan Fonselius | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
28 | Shots | 24 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 4 | |
4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 2 | Relegation round |
5 | Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 |
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
December 26, 2003 15:00 | Czech Republic | 8–0 (4–0, 4–0, 0–0) | Ukraine | Helsinki |
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December 26, 2003 18:30 | Canada | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Finland | Helsinki Attendance: 3,947 |
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Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Mikael Ljungqvist | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
December 27, 2003 16:00 | Switzerland | 11–0 (3–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Ukraine | Helsinki |
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December 28, 2003 15:00 | Canada | 7–2 (3–1, 1–0, 3–1) | Switzerland | Helsinki Attendance: 1,320 |
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Marc-André Fleury | Goalies | Daniel Manzato | Referee: Peter Ország Linesmen: Christian Neubert Thomas Gienke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 23 |
December 28, 2003 18:30 | Finland | 3–2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Hämeenlinna Attendance: 4,418 |
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Konstantin Barulin | Goalies | Joakim Lundström | Referee: Sergej Karabanov Linesmen: Konstantin Gordenko Allen Stensland | ||||||||||||||
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39 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 24 |
December 29, 2003 18:30 | Ukraine | 0–10 (0–3, 0–6, 0–1) | Canada | Helsinki Attendance: 992 |
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Yevgeniy Galyuk Illia Tarankov | Goalies | Josh Harding | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Allen Stensland Thomas Gienke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Shots | 55 |
December 30, 2003 16:00 | Switzerland | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Helsinki |
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December 30, 2003 19:30 | Ukraine | 1–14 (0–4, 1–4, 0–6) | Finland | Helsinki Attendance: 4,271 |
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Illia Tarankov | Goalies | Mikael Vuorio | Referee: Peter Ország Linesmen: Christian Neubert Miroslav Halecký | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 60 |
December 31, 2003 16:00 | Czech Republic | 2–5 (0–3, 1–2, 1–0) | Canada | Helsinki Attendance: 2,816 |
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Marek Schwarz Tomáš Pöpperle | Goalies | Marc-André Fleury | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Mikael Ljungqvist Allen Stensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 30 |
December 31, 2003 19:30 | Finland | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Attendance: 3,680 |
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Hannu Toivonen | Goalies | Michael Tobler | Referee: Wilhelm Schimm Linesmen: Konstantin Gordenko Miroslav Halecký | |||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
40 | Shots | 8 |
Relegation round
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 4 | |
3 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | Relegated to the 2005 Division I |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
(all games at Hämeenlinna)
January 2
- Sweden 4–0 Ukraine
- Switzerland 6–2 Austria
January 3
- Austria 2–2 Ukraine
- Sweden 4–3 Switzerland
Playoff round
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Finland | 4 | B2 | Finland | 1 | |||||||||
A3 | Russia | 3 | A1 | United States | 4 | |||||||||
B1 | Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Canada | 7 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Slovakia | 2 | B3 | Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
B3 | Czech Republic | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||
B2 | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Czech Republic | 1 |
Quarterfinals
2 January 2004 16:00 | Slovakia | 2–4 (1–1, 1–3, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,502 |
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
32 | Shots | 47 |
2 January 2004 20:00 | Finland | 4–3 (1–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Russia | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 5,720 |
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
36 | Shots | 22 |
Semifinals
3 January 2004 15:00 | Canada | 7–1 (2–1, 1–0, 4–0) | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,911 |
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35 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
34 | Shots | 16 |
3 January 2004 19:00 | United States | 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Finland | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,965 |
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
29 | Shots | 26 |
Fifth place game
4 January 2004 15:00 | Russia | 3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 1,940 |
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33 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
28 | Shots | 21 |
Bronze medal game
5 January 2004 15:00 | Czech Republic | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | Finland | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki |
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
17 | Shots | 30 |
Final
5 January 2004 19:00 | Canada | 3–4 (1–1, 2–0, 0–3) | United States | Helsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,364 |
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
30 | Shots | 28 |
The victory gave the United States its first WJC gold medal ever, and its first medal since a silver medal in 1997 when it lost 2–0 to Canada in the final.
Scoring leaders
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Nigel Dawes | Canada | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2 | Zach Parise | United States | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
2 | Anthony Stewart | Canada | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
4 | Valtteri Filppula | Finland | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
5 | Sami Lepistö | Finland | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
6 | Patrik Bärtschi | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
7 | Sergei Anshakov | Russia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Jeff Carter | Canada | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Gianni Ehrensperger | Switzerland | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
Rank | Player | Country | TOI | SOG | GA | GAA | Saves | Sv % | SO |
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1 | Al Montoya | United States | 360:00 | 144 | 8 | 1.33 | 136 | 94.44 | 2 |
2 | Joakim Lundström | Sweden | 299:08 | 105 | 7 | 1.40 | 98 | 93.33 | 1 |
3 | Denis Khudyakov | Russia | 160:00 | 58 | 4 | 1.50 | 54 | 93.10 | 0 |
4 | Jaroslav Halák | Slovakia | 360:00 | 194 | 14 | 2.33 | 180 | 92.78 | 2 |
5 | Hannu Toivonen | Finland | 357:25 | 137 | 11 | 1.85 | 126 | 91.97 | 1 |
Tournament awards
IIHF Directorate Awards | Media All-Star Team | |
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Goaltender | Al Montoya | Al Montoya |
Defencemen | Sami Lepistö | Dion Phaneuf Sami Lepistö |
Forwards | Zach Parise | Valtteri Filppula Jeff Carter Zach Parise |
Most Valuable Player
Final standings
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United States | |
Canada | |
Finland | |
4 | Czech Republic |
5 | Russia |
6 | Slovakia |
7 | Sweden |
8 | Switzerland |
9 | Austria |
10 | Ukraine |
Division I
The Division I Championships were played on December 14–20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and on December 13–19, 2003 in Briançon, France (Group B).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 8 | Promoted to the 2005 Top Division |
2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 7 | |
3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | Latvia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 6 | |
5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 3 | |
6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 46 | −38 | 0 | Relegated to the 2005 Division II |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 10 | Promoted to the 2005 Top Division |
2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 6 | |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 6 | |
4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 6 | |
5 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 2 | |
6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 | Relegated to the 2005 Division II |
Division II
The Division II Championships were played on December 28, 2003 – January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and on January 5–11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrėnai, Lithuania (Group B).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | +55 | 10 | Promoted to the 2005 Division I |
2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 7 | |
3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 6 | |
4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 5 | |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 2 | |
6 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 80 | −70 | 0 | Relegated to the 2005 Division III |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | +33 | 10 | Promoted to the 2005 Division I |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 8 | |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 4 | |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 | −52 | 0 | Relegated to the 2005 Division III |
Division III
The Division III Championship was played on January 5–11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 10 | Promoted to the 2005 Division II |
2 | China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 8 | |
3 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 6 | |
4 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 2 | |
5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 2 | |
6 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 2 |
References
- ^ "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship statistics". Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
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- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–32, 171.
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