2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey

2004 World Cup of Hockey

2004 World Cup of Hockey

2004 edition of the 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.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host countries ...

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

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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

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

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Source: [citation needed]

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
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31 August 2004
19:00
Germany 2–5
(1–1, 1–4, 0–0)
 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 12,133
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1 September 2004
19:00
Czech Republic 3–4
(0–1, 0–3, 3–0)
 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 13,850
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2 September 2004
19:30
Finland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyKölnarena, Cologne
Attendance: 12,975
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3 September 2004
19:00
Germany 2–7
(0–0, 0–5, 2–2)
 Czech RepublicSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 11,944
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4 September 2004
20:00
Sweden 4–4 (OT)
(3–3, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,948
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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
Olaf KölzigGoaliesMiikka KiprusoffReferees:
Dan Marouelli
Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Derek Amell
Brad Kovachik
0–130:50 – N. Hagman (N. Kapanen, K. Timonen) (PP)
M. Sturm (M. Goc, D. Kreutzer) – 53:581–1
1–256:38 – M. Eloranta (K. Timonen, O. Jokinen)
8 minPenalties4 min
28Shots24
7 September 2004
19:00
Czech Republic 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 SwedenGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 11,957
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7 September 2004
18:00
United States 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)
 RussiaXcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Attendance: 17,218
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8 September 2004
19:00
Slovakia 0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1)
 CanadaAir Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 18,786
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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
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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
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Final

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

14 September 2004
19:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 Canada 1st place, gold medalist(s)Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Attendance: 19,370
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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

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Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

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See also


References

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

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