2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 6th World Ice Hockey Championships U18 Juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2004 in the age group of under- eighteen year olds ( U18). In total, between March 1 and April 18, 2004 41 teams in the six tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part.
The world champion was the second time the Russian team that could defeat their arch rivals from the United States 3-2 in the final. The German team was able to with the victory in Group B of Division I promotion to the top division - from which they had descended 2002 - ensure that Switzerland won the first place in Group A, Division I and thus also rose again in the Division I on. Austria was third in Group A of Division I.
- 2.5.1 quarterfinals
- 2.5.2 game for 5th place
- 2.5.3 Semi-finals
- 2.5.4 3rd place match
- 2.5.5 final
- 3.1 Group A in Amstetten, Austria 3.1.1 Division I winning team: Switzerland
- 3.2.1 Division I winning team: Germany
- 5.1 and losers
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: April 8 to 18, 2004 in Minsk, Belarus Participants: Canada Canada, Slovakia, Slovakia, Russia, Russia, United States, U.S., Sweden, Sweden, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Finland, Finland, Belarus Belarus, Denmark Denmark, Norway Norway
- Division I Group A: March 27-April 2, 2004 in Amstetten, Austria Participants: Switzerland Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria Austria, Latvia Latvia, Poland, Poland, Romania, Romania
- Group B: March 29-April 4, 2004 in Asiago, Italy Participants: Germany Germany, Japan Japan, Italy, Italy, Kazakhstan, France, Korea South Korea
- Division II Group A: March 28-April 3, 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary Participants: Ukraine Ukraine, Hungary, Netherlands Netherlands, Spain, Iceland Iceland, Belgium
- Group B: 1 to 7 March 2004 Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania Participants: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania 1989 Lithuania, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Australia
- Division III: April 6 to 14, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria Participants: Mexico Mexico, South Africa South Africa, New Zealand, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Israel, Israel, Turkey Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Top Division
The U18 World Championship was held in the Belarusian capital Minsk on 8 to 18 April 2004. It was played at the Sports Palace Minsk ( 3,311 seats) and the Ice Palace Minsk with 1,823 seats.
At the tournament was attended ten national teams who played in two groups of five teams. The world champion secured Russia, which narrowly won 3-2 against the United States in the final. It was the second title for the Russians.
Mode
After the group matches of the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and third - ever deny a qualifier for the semi-finals. The Fourth and Fifth of the group will contest - if you bring the result of the direct encounter of the first round - the relegation round and thereby determine two relegated to Division I.
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: The Preliminaries Belarus Belarus - Denmark Denmark (1:4 ) and Finland Finland - Norway Norway ( 9-0 ) are included in the table.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Match for 5th place
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = Shots held (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert