| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Size | 185px |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Dates | 24 April – 9 May |
| Opened | Václav Klaus |
| Num teams | 16 |
| Venues | 2 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Winners | Canada |
| Count | 23 |
| Second | Sweden |
| Third | United States |
| Fourth | Slovakia |
| Games | 56 |
| Goals | 286 |
| Attendance | 552097 |
| Scoring leader | Dany Heatley |
| Points | 11 |
| Prevseason | 2003 |
| Nextseason | 2005 |
The 2004 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was held between 24 April and 9 May 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.
It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Qualification
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament was held on 6 September 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.
All times are local.
Final tournament
Venues
| Prague | Ostrava | |
| Sazka Arena Capacity: 17,360 | ČEZ Arena Capacity: 9,568 | |
Preliminary round
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round while the last team competed in the relegation round.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Qualifying round
The top three teams in the standings of each group of the preliminary round advance to the qualifying round, and are placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in Group F.
Each team is to play three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group with which they have been paired. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the preliminary round, will count in the qualifying round standings.
The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the Playoff round.
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Ty Conklin
- Best Defenceman: Dick Tärnström
- Best Forward: Dany Heatley
- Most Valuable Player: Dany Heatley
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist
- Defence: Zdeno Chára, Dick Tärnström
- Forwards: Dany Heatley, Jaromír Jágr, Ville Peltonen
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| align=center | Canada |
| align=center | Sweden |
| align=center | United States |
| 4 | Slovakia |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Latvia |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Russia |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | Kazakhstan |
| 14 | Ukraine |
| 15 | Japan |
| 16 | France |
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.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dany Heatley | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Ville Peltonen | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Jaromír Jágr | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 6 | F |
| Martin Ručinský | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 6 | F |
| Olli Jokinen | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F |
| Richard Park | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Pavol Demitra | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Daniel Brière | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 6 | F |
| Shawn Horcoff | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Václav Prospal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
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.
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ján Lašák | 538:37 | 195 | 9 | 1.00 | 95.38 | 4 |
| Tomáš Vokoun | 380:00 | 126 | 7 | 1.11 | 94.44 | 2 |
| Ty Conklin | 300:00 | 152 | 10 | 2.00 | 93.42 | 1 |
| Martin Gerber | 358:20 | 162 | 11 | 1.84 | 93.21 | 2 |
| Artūrs Irbe | 300:00 | 120 | 9 | 1.80 | 92.50 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF honors and awards
The 2004 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Prague during the World Championships.[1] Aggie Kukulowicz of Canada was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[2]
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Rudi Ball, Germany[3][4]
- Mike Buckna, Canada[1][5]
- Ove Dahlberg, Sweden[6]
- Vitali Davydov, Russia[7]
- Ladislav Horský, Slovakia[8]
- Yury Karandin, Russia[9]
- Tsutomu Kawabuchi, Japan[10]
- Lou Nanne, United States[1][11]
- Ronald Pettersson, Sweden[6]
- Nikolai Sologubov, Russia[12]
- Miroslav Šubrt, Czech Republic[13]
- František Tikal, Czech Republic[14]
See also
References
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- ^ Rhode, Michael (October 1, 2008). "Hockey loses good friend". Nanaimo Daily News. Archived January 8, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ Haywood, Rob (7 June 2023). "Rudi Ball: The Jewish ice hockey star who represented and survived Nazi Germany". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Lődden, Hans-Jǜrgen. "Rudolf "Rudi" Ball" (in German). Groß Glienicker Kreis. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Kanaďan so slovenskými koreňmi Mike Buckna doviedol Československo k prvému titulu majstrov sveta v hokeji" (in Slovak). Plus 7 dní. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Glädjens dag för "Sura-Pelle"" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Bektemirov, Farid (21 August 2012). "Виталий Давыдов: трижды олимпионик" (in Russian). Championat. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Výborný útočník, neskôr úspešný tréner a svetovo uznávaný hokejový metodik Ladislav Horský sa narodil 18. septembra 1927 vo Valaskej" (in Slovak). News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "ХОККЕЙ ГЛАЗАМИ АРБИТРА" (in Russian). Пресс-завтрак. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Death Note–Advisor Kawabuchi" (in Japanese). Japan Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Nanne headed to IIHF Hall of Fame". The Sault Star. Associated Press. 4 December 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Bektemirov, Farid (28 August 2012). "Николай Сологубов: ветеран ледового фронта" (in Russian). Championat. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "V 85 letech zemřel Miroslav Šubrt, čestný prezident IIHF" (in Czech). Blesk. Czech News Agency. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "František Tikal". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.