2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships


The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final.

Venues

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

All times local.

Group B

All times local.

Relegation Round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
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January 2

Austria and Ukraine were relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

The victory gave the United States its first WJC gold medal ever, and its first medal since a silver medal in 1997 when it lost 2–0 to Canada in the final.

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
RankPlayerCountrySaves
1Al Montoya360:0014481.3313694.442
2Joakim Lundström299:0810571.409893.331
3Denis Khudyakov160:005841.505493.100
4Jaroslav Halák360:00194142.3318092.782
5Hannu Toivonen357:25137111.8512691.971

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

Final standings

Division I Standings

The Division I Championships were played December 14-December 20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany and December 13-December 19, 2003 in Briançon, France.

Group A

Group B

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

Division II Standings

The Division II Championships were played December 28, 2003 – January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland and January 5-January 11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania

Group A

Group B

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

Division III Standings

The Division III Championships were held January 5-January 11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Australia and the People's Republic of China advance to 2005 Division II Championships