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 3–2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–2 to capture the bronze medal.

2004 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Belarus
Dates8–18 April 2004
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored186 (6 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Lauri Korpikoski
Petteri Nokelainen
Lauri Tukonen
Roman Voloshenko
(11 points)
← 2003
2005 →

Championship results

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 22 5 +17 8 Semifinals
2  Canada 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 6 Quarterfinals
3  Sweden 4 2 0 2 8 12 −4 4
4  Denmark 4 1 0 3 8 10 −2 2 Relegation round
5  Belarus (H) 4 0 0 4 3 24 −21 0
Source:
(H) Host.
8 April 2004
15:00		Denmark 2–5
(0–0, 1–3, 1–2)		 United StatesMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,200
8 April 2004
19:00		Sweden 0–5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3)		 CanadaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400
9 April 2004
19:00		Belarus 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 DenmarkMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500
10 April 2004
15:00		United States 6–2
(3–0, 3–1, 0–1)		 SwedenMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000
10 April 2004
19:00		Canada 7–2
(3–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 BelarusMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500
11 April 2004
17:00		Denmark 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 CanadaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,150
12 April 2004
15:00		Sweden 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 DenmarkMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,800
12 April 2004
15:00		United States 9–0
(2–0, 4–0, 3–0)		 BelarusMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500
13 April 2004
15:00		Canada 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		 United StatesMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200
13 April 2004
19:00		Belarus 0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)		 SwedenMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 2 2 0 16 9 +7 6 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 4 1 3 0 10 3 +7 5[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
3  Slovakia 4 1 3 0 13 7 +6 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Finland 4 1 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Relegation round
5  Norway 4 0 0 4 6 32 −26 0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Czech Republic 1–1 Slovakia
8 April 2004
15:00		Norway 4–8
(1–2, 1–3, 2–3)		 RussiaMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400
8 April 2004
19:00		Czech Republic 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 SlovakiaMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400
9 April 2004
15:00		Finland 9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 NorwayMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750
10 April 2004
15:00		Russia 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
10 April 2004
19:00		Slovakia 2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 FinlandMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,100
11 April 2004
15:00		Norway 2–8
(0–2, 1–2, 1–4)		 SlovakiaMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
12 April 2004
15:00		Czech Republic 7–0
(4–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 NorwayMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600
12 April 2004
19:00		Russia 5–2
(2–0, 0–1, 3–1)		 FinlandMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,000
13 April 2004
15:00		Finland 1–1
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,700
13 April 2004
19:00		Slovakia 2–2
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 RussiaMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7  Finland 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 6
8  Denmark 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 4
9  Belarus (H) 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 2 2005 Division I
10  Norway 3 0 0 3 7 20 −13 0
Source:
(H) Host.
15 April 2004
15:00		Denmark 7–4
(3–1, 0–1, 4–2)		 NorwayMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500
15 April 2004
19:00		Finland 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 BelarusMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600
16 April 2004
15:00		Denmark 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600
16 April 2004
19:00		Belarus 4–3
(0–1, 1–1, 3–1)		 NorwayMinsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        A1  United States 3  
  B2  Czech Republic 5     B2  Czech Republic 2    
  A3  Sweden 1         A1  United States 2
      B1  Russia 3
        B1  Russia 5    
  A2  Canada 3     A2  Canada 2   Third place
  B3  Slovakia 1   B2  Czech Republic 3
  A2  Canada 2

Quarterfinals
15 April 2004
15:00		Canada 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SlovakiaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200
15 April 2004
19:00		Czech Republic 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 SwedenMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,300

Semifinals
16 April 2004
15:00		United States 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 Czech RepublicMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400
16 April 2004
19:00		Russia 5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 CanadaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Fifth place game
17 April 2004
15:00		Slovakia 4–5
(2–2, 1–2, 1–1)		 SwedenMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000

Bronze medal game
18 April 2004
13:00		Czech Republic 3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 CanadaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Final
18 April 2004
17:00		United States 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 RussiaMinsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Final standings
Rk. Team
 Russia
 United States
 Czech Republic
4 Canada
5 Sweden
6 Slovakia
7 Finland
8 Denmark
9 Belarus
10 Norway

 Belarus and  Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Lauri Korpikoski Finland65611+72
1Lauri Tukonen Finland65611+710
1Petteri Nokelainen Finland65611+516
1Roman Voloshenko Russia65611+618
5Phil Kessel United States67310+36
6Peter Regin Denmark6549+60
7Roman Tománek Slovakia6718+66
8Marek Zagrapan Slovakia6448+98
8Evgeni Malkin Russia6448+431
10Morten Madsen Denmark6358+52

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

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Marek Schwarz Czech Republic419:2191.2914893.921
2Cory Schneider United States350:31101.7114192.911
3Tuukka Rask Finland298:4281.6111092.731
4Devan Dubnyk Canada356:50122.0214591.721
5Anton Khudobin Russia360:00132.1715291.450

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

Awards

Source: IIHF

Division I
Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament was held between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.[1][2]

Final standings

Division II
Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 1 and 7 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Ukraine and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Belgium finished last in Group A and Australia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2005.[3][4]

Final standings

Division III
Main article: 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The Division III tournament was held between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mexico and South Africa finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished sixth and seventh respectively and were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for 2005.[5]

Final standings
  1.  Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2005
  2.  South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2005
  3.  New Zealand
  4.  Bulgaria
  5.  Israel
  6.  Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
  7.  Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005

References
  1. "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  2. "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  4. "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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