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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Belarus |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8–18 April 2004 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 186 (6 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Lauri Korpikoski Petteri Nokelainen Lauri Tukonen Roman Voloshenko(11 points) |
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Preliminary round
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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| 8 April 2004 15:00 | Denmark | 2–5 (0–0, 1–3, 1–2) | United States | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,200 |
| 8 April 2004 19:00 | Sweden | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | Canada | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 |
| 9 April 2004 19:00 | Belarus | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Denmark | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
| 10 April 2004 15:00 | United States | 6–2 (3–0, 3–1, 0–1) | Sweden | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,000 |
| 10 April 2004 19:00 | Canada | 7–2 (3–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Belarus | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
| 11 April 2004 17:00 | Denmark | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Canada | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,150 |
| 12 April 2004 15:00 | Sweden | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Denmark | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,800 |
| 12 April 2004 15:00 | United States | 9–0 (2–0, 4–0, 3–0) | Belarus | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
| 13 April 2004 15:00 | Canada | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | United States | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,200 |
| 13 April 2004 19:00 | Belarus | 0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) | Sweden | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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| 8 April 2004 15:00 | Norway | 4–8 (1–2, 1–3, 2–3) | Russia | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,400 |
| 8 April 2004 19:00 | Czech Republic | 1–1 (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Slovakia | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,400 |
| 9 April 2004 15:00 | Finland | 9–0 (1–0, 4–0, 4–0) | Norway | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,750 |
| 10 April 2004 15:00 | Russia | 1–1 (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,800 |
| 10 April 2004 19:00 | Slovakia | 2–2 (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Finland | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,100 |
| 11 April 2004 15:00 | Norway | 2–8 (0–2, 1–2, 1–4) | Slovakia | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,800 |
| 12 April 2004 15:00 | Czech Republic | 7–0 (4–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Norway | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,600 |
| 12 April 2004 19:00 | Russia | 5–2 (2–0, 0–1, 3–1) | Finland | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,000 |
| 13 April 2004 15:00 | Finland | 1–1 (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,700 |
| 13 April 2004 19:00 | Slovakia | 2–2 (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Russia | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,750 |
Relegation round
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| 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 |
Close
| 15 April 2004 15:00 | Denmark | 7–4 (3–1, 0–1, 4–2) | Norway | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,500 |
| 15 April 2004 19:00 | Finland | 5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Belarus | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,600 |
| 16 April 2004 15:00 | Denmark | 1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Finland | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,600 |
| 16 April 2004 19:00 | Belarus | 4–3 (0–1, 1–1, 3–1) | Norway | Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,500 |
Final round
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 | |||||||||
| B3 | Slovakia
| 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Canada
| 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 15 April 2004 15:00 | Canada | 3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Slovakia | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,200 |
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| Devan Dubnyk | Goalies | Michal Valent | Referee: Milan Minář Linesmen: Joseph Ross Anders Karlberg | |||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||
Close
| 15 April 2004 19:00 | Czech Republic | 5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,300 |
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| Marek Schwarz | Goalies | Magnus Åkerlund | Referee: Terry Hobor Linesmen: Chris De Haan Miroslav Valach | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
| 16 April 2004 15:00 | United States | 3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 |
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| Cory Schneider | Goalies | Marek Schwarz | Referee: Anatoli Zakharov Linesmen: Miroslav Valach Chris De Haan | ||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Close
| 16 April 2004 19:00 | Russia | 5–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0) | Canada | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
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| Anton Khudobin | Goalies | Devan Dubnyk | Referee: David Hansen Linesmen: Anders Karlberg Joseph Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 53 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fifth place game
| 17 April 2004 15:00 | Slovakia | 4–5 (2–2, 1–2, 1–1) | Sweden | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,000 |
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| Michal Valent | Goalies | Daniel Larsson | Referee: David Hansen Linesmen: Jaromír Bláha Valeri Gotsoulia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronze medal game
| 18 April 2004 13:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 (1–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Canada | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
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| Marek Schwarz | Goalies | Devan Dubnyk | Referee: Anatoli Zakharov Linesmen:  Tobias Wehrli Andrei Vasko | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Final
| 18 April 2004 17:00 | United States | 2–3 (1–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Russia | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,500 |
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| Cory Schneider | Goalies | Anton Khudobin | Referee: Milan Minář Linesmen: Chris De Haan Miroslav Valach | ||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Final standings
More information Rk., Team ...
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Russia |
 | United States |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Slovakia |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Denmark |
| 9 | Belarus |
| 10 | Norway |
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Belarus and Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauri Korpikoski | Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 2 |
| 1 | Lauri Tukonen | Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 10 |
| 1 | Petteri Nokelainen | Finland | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 16 |
| 1 | Roman Voloshenko | Russia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 18 |
| 5 | Phil Kessel | United States | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 | Peter Regin | Denmark | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 0 |
| 7 | Roman Tománek | Slovakia | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 8 | Marek Zagrapan | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 8 |
| 8 | Evgeni Malkin | Russia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 31 |
| 10 | Morten Madsen | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
Close
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)
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Schwarz | Czech Republic | 419:21 | 9 | 1.29 | 148 | 93.92 | 1 |
| 2 | Cory Schneider | United States | 350:31 | 10 | 1.71 | 141 | 92.91 | 1 |
| 3 | Tuukka Rask | Finland | 298:42 | 8 | 1.61 | 110 | 92.73 | 1 |
| 4 | Devan Dubnyk | Canada | 356:50 | 12 | 2.02 | 145 | 91.72 | 1 |
| 5 | Anton Khudobin | Russia | 360:00 | 13 | 2.17 | 152 | 91.45 | 0 |
Close
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz - Best Defenceman:
Zach Jones - Best Forward:
Evgeni Malkin
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- Goaltender: Anton Khudobin
- Defencemen:
Andy Rogers / Ladislav Šmíd - Forwards: Liam Reddox / Evgeni Malkin / Phil Kessel
- Goaltender:
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
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Group A |
Group B
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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
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Group A |
Group B
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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
Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2005
South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2005
New Zealand
Bulgaria
Israel
Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
- "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.