2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Teams	16
Arena(s)	(in Sazka Arena (Prague), Ostravar Aréna (Ostrava) host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Slovakia
← 2003 2005 →

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 the 2005 competition.

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.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Belarus	5	5	0	0	34	9	10
Norway	5	3	1	1	31	14	7
Netherlands	5	2	2	1	21	22	5
Hungary	5	2	2	1	20	24	5
Great Britain	5	1	3	1	18	18	3
Belgium	5	0	5	0	7	44	0

Group B

Played at Gdańsk, Poland, April 12–18.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	33	5	10
Italy	5	4	1	0	26	7	8
Poland	5	2	2	1	25	14	5
Estonia	5	2	2	1	26	23	5
Romania	5	1	4	0	9	35	2
South Korea	5	0	5	0	7	42	0

 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.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
China	5	4	1	0	39	13	8
Croatia	5	4	1	0	32	6	8
Australia	5	3	1	1	40	18	7
Spain	5	2	2	1	29	13	5
Israel	5	0	4	1	3	28	1
Luxembourg	5	0	4	1	5	70	1

Group B

Played at Elektrenai, Lithuania, April 12–18.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	70	7	10
Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	1	0	55	23	8
North Korea	5	3	2	0	22	20	6
Bulgaria	5	2	3	0	20	30	4
New Zealand	5	1	4	0	13	61	2
South Africa	5	0	5	0	9	48	0

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

Division III

Played at Reykjavík, Iceland, March 16–21.

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Iceland	4	3	0	1	46	8	7
Turkey	4	3	1	0	26	14	6
Mexico	4	2	1	1	29	8	5
Ireland	4	1	3	0	23	23	2
Armenia	4	0	4	0	2	73	0

 Iceland and  Turkey were promoted to Division II.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 IIHF World Championship.

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