2004 WORLD JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

The '2004 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships' was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won their first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4-3 in the Final.

Contents
Final standings
Group A
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 29
December 30
December 31
Group B
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 29
December 30
December 31
Relegation Round
January 2
January 3
Playoff round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
Awards
All-Star Team
Most Valuable Player
Division I Standings
Group A
Group B
Division II Standings
Group A
Group B
Division III Standings

Final standings


Group A

 GPWLTGFGAPts
United States
4400214'8'
Slovakia
421197'5'
Russia
42111110'5'
Sweden
41301310'2'
Austria
4040124'0'

All games at Hämeenlinna unless otherwise stated

December 26


★ Slovakia 2-2 Russia

★ United States 8-0 Austria
December 27


★ Sweden 7-0 Austria
December 28


★ Russia 5-3 Sweden (at Helsinki)

★ United States 5-0 Slovakia
December 29


★ Russia 3-1 Austria
December 30


★ United States 4-3 Sweden

★ Slovakia 6-0 Austria
December 31


★ United States 4-1 Russia

★ Slovakia 1-0 Sweden
Group B

 GPWLTGFGAPts
Canada
4400254'8'
Finland
4310196'6'
Czech Republic
4220149'4'
Switzerland
41301411'2'
Ukraine
4040143'0'

All games at Helsinki unless otherwise noted

December 26


★ Czech Republic 8-0 Ukraine

★ Canada 3-0 Finland
December 27


★ Switzerland 11-0 Ukraine
December 28


★ Canada 7-2 Switzerland

★ Finland 3-2 Czech Republic (at Hämeenlinna)
December 29


★ Canada 10-0 Ukraine
December 30


★ Czech Republic 2-1 Switzerland

★ Finland 14-1 Ukraine
December 31


★ Canada 5-2 Czech Republic

★ Finland 2-0 Switzerland
Relegation Round

(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 are relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships''
Playoff round

(all games at Helsinki)
Quarter-finals

'January 2'

★ Czech Republic 4-2 Slovakia

★ Finland 4-3 Russia
Semi-finals

'January 3'

★ United States 2-1 Finland

★ Canada 7-1 Czech Republic
5th place game

'January 4'

★ Russia 3-2 Slovakia
Bronze medal game

'January 5'

★ Finland 2-1 Czech Republic
Gold medal game

'January 5'

★ United States 4-3 Canada
Scoring leaders

 GAPts
Nigel Dawes
6511
Zach Parise
5611
Anthony Stewart
5611
Valtteri Filppula
459
Sami Lepistö
448

Awards

All-Star Team

Goaltender:
Al Montoya
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Sami Lepistö
Forwards:
Zach Parise,
Valtteri Filppula,
Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player

Zach Parise




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

Division I Standings


Group A

 GPWLTGFGAPts
Germany
53022910'8'
Denmark
53112316'7'
Slovenia
53201819'6'
Latvia
52123519'6'
51311619'3'
Hungary
5050846'0'

Group B

 GPWLTGFGAPts
Belarus
55003411'10'
Norway
53202110'6'
France
53202216'6'
Italy
53201518'6'
Estonia
5140933'2'
Japan
5050922'0'

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




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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)

Division II Standings


Group A

 GPWLTGFGAPts
Poland
5500594'10'
Romania
53114416'7'
Netherlands
53203219'6'
Spain
52212132'5'
Belgium
51401631'2'
Iceland
50501080'0'

Group B

 GPWLTGFGAPts
United Kingdom
5500385'10'
South Korea
5410457'8'
Croatia
52301818'4'
Serbia and Montenegro
52301521'4'
Lithuania
52301225'4'
South Africa
5050456'0'

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




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

Division III Standings


 GPWLTGFGAPts
Australia
55004213'10'
People's Republic of China
54104120'8'
Mexico
53202516'6'
Turkey
51401038'2'
Bulgaria
51401334'2'
New Zealand
51401030'2'

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

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