2004 World Cup of Hockey

The 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America and Europe. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto.

2004 World Cup of Hockey
Tournament details
Host countries Canada
 United States
 Finland
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 Germany
DatesAugust 30 – September 14, 2004
Teams8
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (1st title)
Runner-up  Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored104 (5.47 per match)
Attendance303,630 (15,981 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Fredrik Modin (8 pts)
MVP Vincent Lecavalier
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The tournament directly preceded the NHL lockout, as the NHL announced they were locking out players during 2004–05 season two days after the tournament final was played, pending the adoption of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Team participants
North American pool European pool
 Canada (roster, statistics) Czech Republic (roster, statistics)
 Russia (roster, statistics) Finland (roster, statistics)
 Slovakia (roster, statistics) Germany (roster, statistics)
 United States (roster, statistics) Sweden (roster, statistics)

Venues
North American pool and quarterfinals, semifinals and final
European pool and quarterfinals

Pre-tournament games
  • Russia–Germany 3–3 (Cologne)
  • Sweden–Slovakia 2–0 (Bratislava)
  • Finland–Czech Republic 1–1 (Prague)
  • Canada–United States 1–3 (Columbus)
  • Finland–Sweden 1–2 OT (Stockholm)
  • Czech Republic–Germany 7–4 (Cologne)
  • United States–Canada 1–3 (Ottawa)
  • Germany–Finland 2–4 (Helsinki)
  • Sweden–Czech Republic 3–5 (Prague)
  • Russia–United States 0–2 (Columbus)
  • Slovakia–Canada 2–2 (Ottawa)
  • Slovakia–Russia 0–0 (Ottawa)

Preliminary round

North American pool
Team GP W L T GF GA GDF PTS
 Canada3300103+76
 Russia321096+34
 United States312056−12
 Slovakia3030413−90

All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

31 August 2004
19:00		United States 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 CanadaBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 21,273
1 September 2004
19:00		Canada 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 SlovakiaBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 21,273
2 September 2004
19:00		Russia 3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 United StatesXcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Attendance: 18,064
3 September 2004
19:00		Slovakia 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		 United StatesXcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Attendance: 17,104
4 September 2004
19:00		Russia 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 CanadaAir Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 19,226
5 September 2004
19:00		Slovakia 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 RussiaAir Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 18,115

European pool
Team GP W L T GF GA GDF PTS
 Finland3201114+75
 Sweden3201139+45
 Czech Republic3120101002
 Germany3030415−110

All times are local (UTC+2 / UTC+3).

30 August 2004
20:00		Czech Republic 0–4
(0–1, 0–0, 0–3)		 FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,407
31 August 2004
19:00		Germany 2–5
(1–1, 1–4, 0–0)		 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 12,133
1 September 2004
19:00		Czech Republic 3–4
(0–1, 0–3, 3–0)		 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 13,850
2 September 2004
19:30		Finland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 GermanyKölnarena, Cologne
Attendance: 12,975
3 September 2004
19:00		Germany 2–7
(0–0, 0–5, 2–2)		 Czech RepublicSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 11,944
4 September 2004
20:00		Sweden 4–4
(3–3, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,948

Playoff round

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
E1  Finland 2
E4  Germany 1
E1  Finland 2
NA3  United States 1
NA3  United States 5
NA2  Russia 3
E1  Finland 2
NA1  Canada 3
NA1  Canada 5
NA4  Slovakia 0
NA1  Canada 4
E3  Czech Republic 3
E3  Czech Republic 6
E2  Sweden 1

Quarter-finals

All times are local (UTC+3 / UTC+2 / UTC-5 / UTC-4).

6 September 2004
20:00		Germany 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,650
7 September 2004
19:00		Czech Republic 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 11,957
7 September 2004
18:00		United States 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)		 RussiaXcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Attendance: 17,218
8 September 2004
19:00		Slovakia 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)		 CanadaAir Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 18,786

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

10 September 2004
18:00		United States 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		 FinlandXcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Attendance: 18,064
11 September 2004
18:30		Czech Republic 3–4 (OT)
(0–0, 1–2, 2–1, 0–1)		 CanadaAir Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 19,273

Final

Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4).

14 September 2004
19:00		 Finland 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 Canada Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 19,370

Ranking and statistics
 


 2004 World Cup of Hockey Winners 

Canada
1st title

Tournament awards

Final standings
1 Canada
2 Finland
3 Czech Republic
4 United States
5 Sweden
6 Russia
7 Slovakia
8 Germany

[1]

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Fredrik Modin44482
Vincent Lecavalier62578
Keith Tkachuk551623
Martin Havlat53362
Joe Sakic63362
Kimmo Timonen61562
Mike Modano50660
Daniel Alfredsson40662
Milan Hejduk53252
Patrik Elias532510

Leading goaltenders
Player MIP GA GAA SVS%
Martin Brodeur30051.000.961
Rick DiPietro6011.000.941
Miikka Kiprusoff36591.500.939
Tommy Salo6022.000.895
Ilya Bryzgalov18072.340.897
Robert Esche238102.530.909
Roberto Luongo6432.820.925
Tomas Vokoun302152.980.881
Maxim Sokolov6033.010.893
Olaf Kolzig180103.340.905

See also

References
  1. podnieks p. 20
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.
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