2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final.[1]

2004 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
DatesDecember 26 – January 5
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored190 (6.13 per match)
Attendance116,556 (3,760 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Nigel Dawes
(11 points)
MVP Zach Parise
2003
2005

Venues

Helsinki Ice Arena
Capacity: 8,200
Hameenlinna Ice Arena
Capacity: 5,360
 FinlandHelsinki  FinlandHämeenlinna

Rosters

Top Division

Group A

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 United States 44002148
 Slovakia 4211975
 Russia 421111105
 Sweden 410313102
 Austria 40041240

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

December 26, 2003
15:00
Slovakia 2 – 2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
 RussiaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,884
December 26, 2003
18:30
Austria 0 – 8
(0–2, 0–3, 0–3)
 United StatesHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,947
December 27, 2003
16:00
Sweden 7 – 0
(1–0, 1–0, 5–0)
 AustriaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 741
December 28, 2003
15:00
United States 5 – 0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 SlovakiaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,938
December 28, 2003
18:30
Russia 5 – 3
(2–0, 0–2, 3–1)
 SwedenHelsinki
Attendance: 2,801
December 29, 2003
18:30
Austria 1 – 3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 RussiaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 831
December 30, 2003
16:00
United States 4 – 3
(2–0, 1–2, 1–1)
 SwedenHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,948
December 30, 2003
19:30
Slovakia 6 – 0
(1–0, 4–0, 1–0)
 AustriaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,935
December 31, 2003
16:00
Russia 1 – 4
(0–3, 0–1, 1–0)
 United StatesHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,874
December 31, 2003
19:30
Sweden 0 – 1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 SlovakiaHämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,860

Group B

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Canada 44002548
 Finland 43011966
 Czech Republic 42021494
  Switzerland 410314112
 Ukraine 40041430

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

December 26, 2003
15:00
Czech Republic 8 – 0
(4–0, 4–0, 0–0)
 UkraineHelsinki
December 26, 2003
18:30
Canada 3 – 0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FinlandHelsinki
Attendance: 3,947
December 27, 2003
16:00
Switzerland  11 – 0
(3–0, 5–0, 3–0)
 UkraineHelsinki
December 28, 2003
15:00
Canada 7 – 2
(3–1, 1–0, 3–1)
  SwitzerlandHelsinki
Attendance: 1,320
December 28, 2003
18:30
Finland 3 – 2
(0–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 Czech RepublicHämeenlinna
Attendance: 4,418
December 29, 2003
18:30
Ukraine 0 – 10
(0–3, 0–6, 0–1)
 CanadaHelsinki
Attendance: 992
December 30, 2003
16:00
Switzerland  1 – 2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicHelsinki
December 30, 2003
19:30
Ukraine 1 – 14
(0–4, 1–4, 0–6)
 FinlandHelsinki
Attendance: 4,271
December 31, 2003
16:00
Czech Republic 2 – 5
(0–3, 1–2, 1–0)
 CanadaHelsinki
Attendance: 2,816
December 31, 2003
19:30
Finland 2 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandHelsinki
Attendance: 3,680

Relegation Round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
 Sweden 33001536
  Switzerland 32012064
 Austria 30124151
 Ukraine 30122171

(all games at Hämeenlinna)

January 2

  • Sweden 4–0 Ukraine
  • Switzerland 6–2 Austria

January 3

  • Austria 2–2 Ukraine
  • Sweden 4–3 Switzerland

Austria and Ukraine were relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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   Third place
  B3  Czech Republic 4   B2  Finland 2
  B3  Czech Republic 1

Quarterfinals

2 January 2004
16:00
Slovakia 2–4
(1–1, 1–3, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,502
2 January 2004
20:00
Finland 4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
 RussiaHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 5,720

Semifinals

3 January 2004
15:00
Canada 7–1
(2–1, 1–0, 4–0)
 Czech RepublicHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,911
3 January 2004
19:00
United States 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 FinlandHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,965

Fifth place game

4 January 2004
15:00
Russia 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 SlovakiaHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 1,940

Bronze medal game

5 January 2004
15:00
Czech Republic 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)
 FinlandHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki

Final

5 January 2004
19:00
Canada 3–4
(1–1, 2–0, 0–3)
 United StatesHelsinki Ice Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,364


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
1Nigel Dawes Canada66511
2Zach Parise United States65611
2Anthony Stewart Canada65611
4Valtteri Filppula Finland7459
5Sami Lepistö Finland7448
6Patrik Bärtschi  Switzerland6358
7Sergei Anshakov Russia6527
7Jeff Carter Canada6527
7Gianni Ehrensperger  Switzerland6527
7Alexander Ovechkin Russia6527

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
1Al Montoya United States360:0014481.3313694.442
2Joakim Lundström Sweden299:0810571.409893.331
3Denis Khudyakov Russia160:005841.505493.100
4Jaroslav Halák Slovakia360:00194142.3318092.782
5Hannu Toivonen Finland357:25137111.8512691.971

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate AwardsMedia All-Star Team
Goaltender Al Montoya Al Montoya
Defencemen Sami Lepistö Dion Phaneuf
Sami Lepistö
Forwards Zach Parise Valtteri Filppula
Jeff Carter
Zach Parise

Most Valuable Player

Zach Parise

Final standings

Team
 United States
 Canada
 Finland
4 Czech Republic
5 Russia
6 Slovakia
7 Sweden
8  Switzerland
9 Austria
10 Ukraine

Division I Standings

The Division I Championships were played December 14-December 20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and December 13-December 19, 2003 in Briançon, France (Group B).

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Germany 530229108
 Denmark 531123167
 Slovenia 532018196
 Latvia 521235196
 Kazakhstan 513116193
 Hungary 50508460

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Belarus 5500341110
 Norway 532021106
 France 532022166
 Italy 532015186
 Estonia 51409332
 Japan 50509220

Germany and Belarus advance to the 2005 World Junior Championships, Hungary and Japan are relegated to Division II

Division II Standings

The Division II Championships were played December 28, 2003 – January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and January 5-January 11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania (Group B)

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Poland 550059410
 Romania 531144167
 Netherlands 532032196
 Spain 522121325
 Belgium 514016312
 Iceland 505010800

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Great Britain 550038510
 South Korea 54104578
 Croatia 523018184
 Serbia and Montenegro 523015214
 Lithuania 523012254
 South Africa 50504560

Poland and the Great Britain advance to the 2005 Division I Championships, Iceland and South Africa are relegated to the 2005 Division III Championships'

Division III Standings

The Division III Championships were held January 5-January 11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Australia 5500421310
 China 541041208
 Mexico 532025166
 Turkey 514010382
 Bulgaria 514013342
 New Zealand 514010302

Australia and the People's Republic of China advance to 2005 Division II Championships

See also

Preceded by
2003 World Juniors
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

See also: 2004 World Championships
Succeeded by
2005 World Juniors

References

  1. "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
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