2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 28th Ice Hockey World Championships U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2004 in the age group of under- twenties ( U20). In total, between 13 December 2003 and 14 January 2004 40 teams in the six tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part.
The world champion was the first time the crew of the United States, which could defeat the final neighbors Canada 4-3. The German team was able to secure direct promotion back to the top division with the victory in Group A of Division I, Switzerland finished eighth in the top division, thus securing just the league. Austria was ninth in the top division, an increase after only one year into the 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 Berlin, Germany 3.1.1 Division I winning team: Germany
- 5.1 and losers
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: December 26, 2003 to January 5th, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland Participants: Russia, Canada, Canada, Finland, Finland, United States, USA, Slovakia, Slovakia, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Switzerland Switzerland, Sweden Sweden, Austria Austria, Ukraine
- Division I Group A: 14 to 20 December 2003 in Berlin, Germany Participants: Germany Germany, Danemark Denmark, Slovenia, Latvia Latvia, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Hungary
- Group B: 13 to 19 December, 2003 in Briancon, France Participants: Belarus Belarus, Norway, Norway, France, Italy Italy, Estonia, Japan Japan
- Division II Group A: December 28, 2003 to January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland Participants: Poland Poland, Romania Romania, Netherlands Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Iceland Iceland
- Group B: 5 to 11 January 2004 Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania Participants: United Kingdom UK Flag of South Korea South Korea, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Lithuania 1989 Lithuania, South Africa South Africa
- Division III: January 5 to 11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria Participants: Australia, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, Mexico, Turkey Turkey, Bulgaria, New Zealand New Zealand
Top Division
The U-20 World Championship was held in the Finnish cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna on 26 December 2003 to 5 January 2004. It was played in the Helsingin Jäähalli ( 8,200 seats) in Helsinki and the Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli in Hämeenlinna with 5,360 seats.
At the tournament was attended ten national teams who played in two groups of five teams. The world champion secured the United States, who won just in the final 4-3 against Canada. It was the first title for the Americans in this age group.
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 Sweden Sweden - Austria Austria ( 7-0 ) and Switzerland Switzerland - Ukraine Ukraine ( 11:0 ) 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