Host country Czech Republic Runner-up Sweden Matches played 56 Dates 24 Apr 2004 – 9 May 2004 MVP Dany Heatley | Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Fourth place Slovakia Goals scored 286 (5.11 per match) Location Czech Republic Teams 16 | |
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Champion Canadian National Men's Hockey Team Third place United States National Men's Hockey Team Similar 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships, 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey C | ||
The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championship was held between April 24 and May 9, 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Contents
- Qualification Tournament
- First round
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Second round
- Group E
- Group F
- Consolation Round 13 16 Place
- Final standings
- Scoring leaders
- Leading goaltenders
- References
It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 6, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.
All times local
First round
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A
All times local
Group B
All times local
Group C
All times local
Group D
All times local
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Consolation Round 13-16 Place
Note: France and Japan are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
Source: [1]
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Source: [2]