2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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

Venues

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

<small>All times local (EET/UTC+2).</small>

Group B

<small>All times local (EET/UTC+2).</small>

Relegation round

<small>Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.</small>

(all games at Hämeenlinna)

January 2

• Sweden 4–0 Ukraine
• Switzerland 6–2 Austria

January 3

• Austria 2–2 Ukraine
• Sweden 4–3 Switzerland

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

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

Goaltending leaders

<small>Minimum 40% of team's ice time.</small>

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

Zach Parise

Final standings

Division I

The Division I Championships were played on December 14–20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and on December 13–19, 2003 in Briançon, France (Group B).

Group A

Group B

Division II

The Division II Championships were played on December 28, 2003 – January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and on January 5–11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrėnai, Lithuania (Group B).

Group A

Group B

Division III

The Division III Championship was played on January 5–11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

References