2004 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2004 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Canada (23rd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Slovakia

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.

Championship

Main article: 2004 IIHF World Championship

Final standings

1.  Canada
2.  Sweden
3.  United States
4.  Slovakia
5.  Czech Republic
6.  Finland
7.  Latvia
8.   Switzerland
9.  Germany
10.  Russia
11.  Austria
12.  Denmark
13.  Kazakhstan
14.  Ukraine
15.  Japan — relegated to Division I for 2005
16.  France — relegated to Division I for 2005

Division I

Group A

Played at Oslo, Norway, April 4–18.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belarus	5	5	0	0	34	9	+25	10
Norway	5	3	1	1	31	14	+17	7
Netherlands	5	2	2	1	21	22	−1	5
Hungary	5	2	2	1	20	24	−4	5
Great Britain	5	1	3	1	18	18	0	3
Belgium	5	0	5	0	7	44	−37	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Played at Gdańsk, Poland, April 12–18.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	33	5	+28	10
Italy	5	4	1	0	26	7	+19	8
Poland	5	2	2	1	25	14	+11	5
Estonia	5	2	2	1	26	23	+3	5
Romania	5	1	4	0	9	35	−26	2
South Korea	5	0	5	0	7	42	−35	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

 Belarus and  Slovenia were promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.  Belgium0and  South Korea were demoted to Division II.

Division II

Group A

Played at Jaca, Spain, April 12–18.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	5	4	1	0	39	13	+26	8
Croatia	5	4	1	0	32	6	+26	8
Australia	5	3	1	1	40	18	+22	7
Spain	5	2	2	1	29	13	+16	5
Israel	5	0	4	1	3	28	−25	1
Luxembourg	5	0	4	1	5	70	−65	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Played at Elektrenai, Lithuania, April 12–18.

The jersey (now in the Hockey Hall of Fame) worn at the World Championships by Serbia and Montenegro

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	70	7	+63	10
Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	1	0	55	23	+32	8
North Korea	5	3	2	0	22	20	+2	6
Bulgaria	5	2	3	0	20	30	−10	4
New Zealand	5	1	4	0	13	61	−48	2
South Africa	5	0	5	0	9	48	−39	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

 China and  Lithuania were promoted to Division I while  Luxembourg and  South Africa were demoted to Division III.

Division III

Further information: 2004 IIHF World Championship Division III

Played at Reykjavík, Iceland, March 16–21.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	4	3	0	1	46	8	+38	7
Turkey	4	3	1	0	26	14	+12	6
Mexico	4	2	1	1	29	8	+21	5
Ireland	4	1	3	0	23	23	0	2
Armenia	4	0	4	0	2	73	−71	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

 Iceland and  Turkey were promoted to Division II.

References

External links

• Official site
• IIHF Website
• Complete results at Passionhockey.com
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 170–2.