2004 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30 – April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships. The event had 9 teams, because the 2003 event was cancelled due to the SARS epidemic, therefore no teams were relegated and the winners of the 2002 and 2003 Division I tournaments qualified. Canada won their 37th consecutive World Championship game before losing 3–1 in their third game. They later avenged their loss to the US by defeating them in the gold medal game 2–1. Sweden and Finland also met each other twice, with Finland winning the bronze medal game 3–2 improving on the earlier draw.

2004 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesMarch 30 – April 6
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (8th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored129 (6.45 per match)
Attendance89,461 (4,473 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jennifer Botterill (11 points)
MVPJennifer Botterill
← 2003
2005 →

In addition to being the qualifications for the 2005 world tournaments, this year also finalized the qualification for the Torino Olympics.

Top Division

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 2 2 0 0 24 0 +24 4 Group D
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 4 15 −11 2 Group E
3  China 2 0 0 2 2 15 −13 0 Group F
Source:
(H) Host.
30 March 2004
20:00		China 0–11
(0–4, 0–3, 0–4)		 CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 5,447
31 March 2004
20:00		Germany 4–2
(0–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 ChinaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,507
1 April 2004
20:00		Canada 13–0
(8–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,251

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 17 1 +16 4 Group D
2  Russia 2 1 0 1 2 9 −7 2 Group E
3   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0 Group F
Source:
30 March 2004
16:00		Switzerland  1–9
(1–1, 0–4, 0–4)		 United StatesHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,900
31 March 2004
16:00		Russia 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,274
1 April 2004
16:00		United States 8–0
(2–0, 2–0, 4–0)		 RussiaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 6,185

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 1 1 0 10 4 +6 3 Group D
2  Finland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Group E
3  Japan 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0 Group F
Source:
30 March 2004
18:00		Japan 2–8
(0–2, 2–4, 0–2)		 SwedenDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 1,238
31 March 2004
18:00		Finland 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 JapanDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 1,221
1 April 2004
18:00		Sweden 2–2
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 1,412

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 12 3 +9 4 Final
2  Canada (H) 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 2
3  Sweden 2 0 0 2 3 16 −13 0 Bronze medal game
Source:
(H) Host.
3 April 2004
16:10		Canada 1–3
(1–2, 0–1, 0–0)		 United StatesHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,505
4 April 2004
20:10		Sweden 1–7
(1–0, 0–4, 0–3)		 CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 5,816
5 April 2004
20:00		United States 9–2
(3–1, 1–1, 5–0)		 SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,972

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4  Finland 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Bronze medal game
5  Russia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
6  Germany 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source:
3 April 2004
20:00		Germany 2–4
(0–1, 2–2, 0–1)		 RussiaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,144
4 April 2004
16:00		Finland 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 6,599
5 April 2004
16:00		Russia 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 FinlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 5,976

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7  China 2 2 0 0 11 5 +6 4
8   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 7 6 +1 2 Relegation to 2005 Division I
9  Japan 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Source:
3 April 2004
18:00		China 6–3
(2–1, 3–1, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 1,197
4 April 2004
18:00		Japan 2–5
(0–2, 0–1, 2–2)		 ChinaDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 1,205
5 April 2004
18:00		Switzerland  4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 JapanDartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth
Attendance: 996

Bronze medal game
6 April 2004
16:00		Finland 3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 4–0)		 SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 5,111

Final
6 April 2004
20:10		United States 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,506

Final standings
 Canada
 United States
 Finland
4 Sweden
5 Russia
6 Germany
7 China
8  Switzerland
9 Japan

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Jennifer Botterill Canada53811+80
2Natalie Darwitz United States57310+72
2Jayna Hefford Canada57310+62
4Caroline Ouellette Canada5369+100
5Krissy Wendell United States4437+70
6Angela Ruggiero United States5257+92
6Danielle Goyette Canada5257+76
8Cherie Piper Canada5167+74
9Jenny Potter United States5336+64
10Katie King United States5246+62
10Elin Holmlöv Sweden5246−18

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Kim St. Pierre Canada179:4431.0095.162
2Pam Dreyer United States158:3941.5192.860
2Chanda Gunn United States139:1820.8692.862
4Florence Schelling  Switzerland166:1451.8092.421
5Heidi Wiik Finland240:0051.2592.191

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

All-Star team

Division I

The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 14–20, 2004 in Ventspils, Latvia

　 GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Kazakhstan 54101549
 Czech Republic 531119117
 Latvia 531118157
 France 512214134
 Norway 511318173
 North Korea 50055290

 Kazakhstan is promoted to the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships,  Norway and  North Korea are demoted to Division II

14 March 2004Norway 3–3 France
14 March 2004Latvia 1–4 Czech Republic
14 March 2004North Korea 1–4 Kazakhstan
15 March 2004Czech Republic 4–3 Norway
15 March 2004France 6–0 North Korea
15 March 2004Kazakhstan 3–3 Latvia
17 March 2004Kazakhstan 1–0 Norway
17 March 2004Czech Republic 3–3 France
17 March 2004North Korea 1–4 Latvia
18 March 2004France 0–4 Kazakhstan
18 March 2004Czech Republic 8–1 North Korea
18 March 2004Latvia 7–5 Norway
20 March 2004Norway 7–2 North Korea
20 March 2004France 2–3 Latvia
20 March 2004Kazakhstan 3–0 Czech Republic

Directorate Awards

Source: Passionhockey.com

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Hege Ask Norway553802
2Iveta Koka Latvia5268+72
3Drahomíra Fialová Czech Republic5426+32
3Eva Holešova Czech Republic5426−14
3Zuzana Králová Czech Republic5426+54
3Christine Duchamp France5426−110
7Lyubov Alexeyeva Kazakhstan5336+104
8Inese Geca-Miljone Latvia5505+54
9Olga Potapova Kazakhstan5415+104
10Helene Martinsen Norway5415+314

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Yelena Kuznetsova Kazakhstan298:5740.8095.703
2Radka Lhotská Czech Republic180:0051.6793.060
3Lolita Andriševska Latvia300:00142.8092.860
3Nolwenn Rousselle France300:00112.2092.861
5Petra Šmardová Czech Republic120:0042.0091.490

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division II

The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships will be held March 14–20, 2004 in Sterzing, Italy

　 GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Denmark 54102479
 Italy 54012478
 Slovakia 53112877
 Netherlands 52038144
 Australia 51046322
 Great Britain 50056290

 Denmark is promoted to Division I while  Australia and  Great Britain are demoted to Division III in the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

14 March 2004Netherlands 1–5 Slovakia
14 March 2004Great Britain 2–3 Denmark
14 March 2004Italy 7–0 Australia
15 March 2004Denmark 4–1 Netherlands
15 March 2004Slovakia 8–1 Australia
15 March 2004Italy 10–2 Great Britain
17 March 2004Denmark 10–0 Australia
17 March 2004Great Britain 0–1 Netherlands
17 March 2004Italy 2–1 Slovakia
18 March 2004Netherlands 5–1 Australia
18 March 2004Slovakia 11–0 Great Britain
18 March 2004Italy 1–4 Denmark
20 March 2004Denmark 3–3 Slovakia
20 March 2004Australia 4–2 Great Britain
20 March 2004Italy 4–0 Netherlands

Directorate Awards

Source: Passionhockey.com

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Nicole Bona Italy53912+78
2Maria Leitner Italy57411+102
3Tine Perry Denmark55510+36
4Marie Henriksen Denmark53710+70
5Sofie Lund Denmark5819+42
6Sabina Florian Italy5617+66
7Martina Veličková Slovakia5527+52
8Zuzana Moravčíková Slovakia5426+102
9Natalie Babonyová Slovakia5336+56
10Maria Olausson Denmark5505+72

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Andrea Risova Slovakia120:0010.5095.001
2Debora Montanari Italy247:1040.9794.813
3Camilla Bedmar Denmark240:0061.5093.181
4Helena Kysela Netherlands300:00132.6093.161
5Vicky Robbins Great Britain245:39194.5491.880

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division III

The Division III IIHF Women World Championships were held March 21–28, 2004 in Maribor, Slovenia.

　 GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Austria 550035410
 Slovenia 54012888
 Hungary 530215206
 Belgium 520313194
 Romania 51044212
 South Korea 50057300

 Austria was promoted to Division II at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, while both  Romania and  South Korea were relegated to the newly formed Division IV.

21 March 2004Austria 8–1 Hungary
21 March 2004South Korea 1–2 Belgium
21 March 2004Slovenia 5–0 Romania
22 March 2004Belgium 1–10 Austria
22 March 2004Hungary 3–0 Romania
22 March 2004Slovenia 10–1 South Korea
24 March 2004Romania 4–3 South Korea
24 March 2004Belgium 3–4 Hungary
24 March 2004Slovenia 1–3 Austria
25 March 2004Belgium 6–0 Romania
25 March 2004South Korea 1–10 Austria
25 March 2004Slovenia 8–3 Hungary
27 March 2004Hungary 4–1 South Korea
27 March 2004Austria 4–0 Romania
27 March 2004Slovenia 4–1 Belgium

Directorate Awards
  • Goalie: Nina Geyer, (Austria)
  • Defender: Kerstin Oberhuber, (Austria)
  • Forward: Jasmina Rosar, (Slovenia)

Source: Passionhockey.com

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Jasmina Rošar Slovenia511617+98
2Ina Prezelj Slovenia59817+94
3Denise Altmann Austria56511+1410
4Eva Maria Schwarzler Austria5639+142
5Pia Pren Slovenia5437+92
6Esther Kantor Austria5336+104
7Cacilia Reichel Austria5336+90
8Sonja Ban Austria5415+100
8Kerstin Oberhuber Austria5415+122
8Edit Darányi Hungary5415+16
8Tímea Tóvölgyi Hungary5415+12

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: [ IIHF.com]

Goaltending leaders
Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV%
Nina Geyer 151:132580.7996.55
Hedvika Korbar 239:303640.7595.31
Beata Antal 293:13182313.6892.21
Doris Abele 148:472240.8191.67
Eszter Kökényesi 280:00151423.2189.44

Citations
  1. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.544, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

References
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