2004_IIHF_World_U18_Championships Knowpia

2004 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Belarus
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–18 April 2004
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	186 (6 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Lauri Korpikoski; Petteri Nokelainen; Lauri Tukonen; Roman Voloshenko; (11 points)
	← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus. The championships began on April 8, 2004, and finished on April 18, 2004. Games were played at the Ice Palace and Palace sport in Minsk. Russia defeated the United States 3–2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–2 to capture the bronze medal.

Championship results edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	4	0	22	5	+17	8	Semifinals
2	Canada	4	3	1	15	5	+10	6	Quarterfinals
3	Sweden	4	2	2	8	12	−4	4	Quarterfinals
4	Denmark	4	1	3	8	10	−2	2	Relegation round
5	Belarus (H)	4	0	4	3	24	−21	0	Relegation round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

8 April 2004
15:00

Denmark

2–5
(0–0, 1–3, 1–2)

United States

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,200

Game reference

8 April 2004
19:00

Sweden

0–5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Canada

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400

Game reference

9 April 2004
19:00

Belarus

1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Denmark

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

10 April 2004
15:00

United States

6–2
(3–0, 3–1, 0–1)

Sweden

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000

Game reference

10 April 2004
19:00

Canada

7–2
(3–1, 2–1, 2–0)

Belarus

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

11 April 2004
17:00

Denmark

1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Canada

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,150

Game reference

12 April 2004
15:00

Sweden

2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Denmark

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,800

Game reference

12 April 2004
15:00

United States

9–0
(2–0, 4–0, 3–0)

Belarus

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

13 April 2004
15:00

Canada

1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

United States

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200

Game reference

13 April 2004
19:00

Belarus

0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Sweden

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	4	2	2	0	16	9	+7	6	Semifinals
2	Czech Republic	4	1	3	0	10	3	+7	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
3	Slovakia	4	1	3	0	13	7	+6	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
4	Finland	4	1	2	1	14	8	+6	4	Relegation round
5	Norway	4	0	0	4	6	32	−26	0	Relegation round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Czech Republic 1–1 Slovakia

8 April 2004
15:00

Norway

4–8
(1–2, 1–3, 2–3)

Russia

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400

Game reference

8 April 2004
19:00

Czech Republic

1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,400

Game reference

9 April 2004
15:00

Finland

9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)

Norway

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750

Game reference

10 April 2004
15:00

Russia

1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800

Game reference

10 April 2004
19:00

Slovakia

2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Finland

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,100

Game reference

11 April 2004
15:00

Norway

2–8
(0–2, 1–2, 1–4)

Slovakia

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800

Game reference

12 April 2004
15:00

Czech Republic

7–0
(4–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Norway

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

Game reference

12 April 2004
19:00

Russia

5–2
(2–0, 0–1, 3–1)

Finland

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,000

Game reference

13 April 2004
15:00

Finland

1–1
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,700

Game reference

13 April 2004
19:00

Slovakia

2–2
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Russia

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,750

Game reference

Relegation round edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Finland	3	3	0	18	3	+15	6
8	Denmark	3	2	1	12	9	+3	4
9	Belarus (H)	3	1	2	7	12	−5	2	2005 Division I
10	Norway	3	0	3	7	20	−13	0	2005 Division I

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

15 April 2004
15:00

Denmark

7–4
(3–1, 0–1, 4–2)

Norway

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500

Game reference

15 April 2004
19:00

Finland

5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Belarus

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

Game reference

16 April 2004
15:00

Denmark

1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,600

Game reference

16 April 2004
19:00

Belarus

4–3
(0–1, 1–1, 3–1)

Norway

Minsk Ice Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,500

Game reference

Final round edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

3

B2

Czech Republic

5

B2

Czech Republic

2

A3

Sweden

1

A1

United States

2

B1

Russia

3

B1

Russia

5

A2

Canada

3

A2

Canada

2

B3

Slovakia

1

Third place

B2

Czech Republic

3

A2

Canada

2

Quarterfinals edit

15 April 2004
15:00

Canada

3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Slovakia

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,200

Game reference

Devan Dubnyk

Goalies

Michal Valent

Referee:

Milan Minář
Linesmen:

Joseph Ross

Anders Karlberg

Chipchura (McGrath, Garlock) (PP2) – 08:44	1–0
Chipchura (Sigalet) (PP) – 16:21	2–0
	2–1	31:22 – Tománek (Zagrapan)
McGrath (Byers) – 44:44	3–1

18 min

Penalties

28 min

21

Shots

34

15 April 2004
19:00

Czech Republic

5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,300

Game reference

Marek Schwarz

Goalies

Magnus Åkerlund

Referee:

Terry Hobor
Linesmen:

Chris De Haan

Miroslav Valach

Birner (Krejčí) – 12:30	1–0
	1–1	13:12 – Bergfors (Olausson)
Birner (Bahenský) – 20:34	2–1
Krejčí (Šmíd) – 21:29	3–1
M. Pšurný – 44:28	4–1
M. Pšurný (R. Pšurný, Šindel)– 49:56	5–1

6 min

Penalties

6 min

36

Shots

20

Semifinals edit

16 April 2004
15:00

United States

3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400

Game reference

Cory Schneider

Goalies

Marek Schwarz

Referee:

Anatoli Zakharov
Linesmen:

Miroslav Valach

Chris De Haan

Lerg (Gerbe) (PP) – 10:25	1–0
	1–1	21:09 – Gulasi (Krejčí, Šindel)
Fritsche (Porter, Scero) (PP) – 28:25	2–1
Kessel (Skille, Auffrey) – 33:42	3–1
	3–2	36:35 – Daneček (Balán) (PP)

24 min

Penalties

12 min

21

Shots

36

16 April 2004
19:00

Russia

5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)

Canada

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

Anton Khudobin

Goalies

Devan Dubnyk

Referee:

David Hansen
Linesmen:

Anders Karlberg

Joseph Ross

Shitikov (Malkin) (PP) – 10:48	1–0
	1–1	12:23 – Lammers (Sigalet) (PP)
Belov (Dzhugelia, Voloshenko) (PP) – 14:36	2–1
Shirokov (Malkin, Radulov) – 18:36	3–1
Voloshenko (Yunkov, Radulov) – 29:30	4–1
Malkin (Radulov, Voloshenko) – 41:02	5–1
	5–2	47:15 – Berti (Garlock) (PP)

53 min

Penalties

28 min

21

Shots

29

Fifth place game edit

17 April 2004
15:00

Slovakia

4–5
(2–2, 1–2, 1–1)

Sweden

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,000

Game reference

Michal Valent

Goalies

Daniel Larsson

Referee:

David Hansen
Linesmen:

Jaromír Bláha

Valeri Gotsoulia

Zagrapan (Handlovský) – 05:54	1–0
	1–1	08:23 – Karlsson (Wikner)
Tománek (Zagrapan) – 14:15	2–1
	2–2	18:20 – Enström (Bergfors) (PP)
	2–3	26:30 – Hedman (Enström, Hellström) (PP)
	2–4	30:36 – J. Andersson (Näslund)
Sekera (Valábik) (PP) – 32:14	3–4
	3–5	49:33 – Enström (Hellström, Demén-Willaume)
Handlovský (Ščurko) – 50:46	4–5

8 min

Penalties

8 min

30

Shots

22

Bronze medal game edit

18 April 2004
13:00

Czech Republic

3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Canada

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

Marek Schwarz

Goalies

Devan Dubnyk

Referee:

Anatoli Zakharov
Linesmen:

Tobias Wehrli

Andrei Vasko

Šindel (Šmíd, Birner) (PP) – 08:33	1–0
Birner (Krejčí) (SH) – 26:08	2–0
	2–1	34:57 – Garlock (Rogers) (PP)
	2–2	35:29 – Reddox (Cabana)
R. Pšurný (Balán) – 46:13	3–2

20 min

Penalties

20 min

24

Shots

29

Final edit

18 April 2004
17:00

United States

2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Russia

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 3,500

Game reference

Cory Schneider

Goalies

Anton Khudobin

Referee:

Milan Minář
Linesmen:

Chris De Haan

Miroslav Valach

Hagemo (Porter) (PP) – 15:57	1–0
	1–1	26:53 – Lyamin (Parshin)
	1–2	44:54 – Voloshenko (Yunkov)
	1–3	46:00 – Shitikov (Malkin)
Kessel (Hagemo) (PP) – 58:22	2–3

30 min

Penalties

28 min

25

Shots

26

Final standings edit

Rk.	Team
	Russia
	United States
	Czech Republic
4	Canada
5	Sweden
6	Slovakia
7	Finland
8	Denmark
9	Belarus
10	Norway

Belarus and Norway are relegated to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Lauri Korpikoski	Finland	6	5	6	11	+7	2
1	Lauri Tukonen	Finland	6	5	6	11	+7	10
1	Petteri Nokelainen	Finland	6	5	6	11	+5	16
1	Roman Voloshenko	Russia	6	5	6	11	+6	18
5	Phil Kessel	United States	6	7	3	10	+3	6
6	Peter Regin	Denmark	6	5	4	9	+6	0
7	Roman Tománek	Slovakia	6	7	1	8	+6	6
8	Marek Zagrapan	Slovakia	6	4	4	8	+9	8
8	Evgeni Malkin	Russia	6	4	4	8	+4	31
10	Morten Madsen	Denmark	6	3	5	8	+5	2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Marek Schwarz	Czech Republic	419:21	9	1.29	148	93.92	1
2	Cory Schneider	United States	350:31	10	1.71	141	92.91	1
3	Tuukka Rask	Finland	298:42	8	1.61	110	92.73	1
4	Devan Dubnyk	Canada	356:50	12	2.02	145	91.72	1
5	Anton Khudobin	Russia	360:00	13	2.17	152	91.45	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards edit

Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Marek Schwarz
- Best Defenceman: Zach Jones
- Best Forward: Evgeni Malkin

Source: IIHF

Media All-Stars:
- Goaltender: Anton Khudobin
- Defencemen: Andy Rogers / Ladislav Šmíd
- Forwards: Liam Reddox / Evgeni Malkin / Phil Kessel

Division I edit

Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament was held between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.^[1]^[2]

Final standings

Group A

Switzerland — promoted to the Championship Division for 2005
Slovenia
Austria
Latvia
Poland
Romania — relegated to Division II for 2004

Group B

Germany — promoted to the Championship Division for 2004
Japan
Italy
Kazakhstan
France
South Korea — relegated to Division II for 2004

Division II edit

Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 1 and 7 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Ukraine and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Belgium finished last in Group A and Australia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2005.^[3]^[4]

Final standings

Group A

Ukraine — promoted to Division I for 2005
Hungary
Netherlands
Spain
Iceland
Belgium — relegated to Division III for 2005

Group B

Great Britain — promoted to Division I for 2005
Estonia
Croatia
Lithuania
Serbia and Montenegro
Australia — relegated to Division III for 2005

Division III edit

The Division III tournament was held between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mexico and South Africa finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished sixth and seventh respectively and were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for 2005.^[5]

Final standings

Mexico — promoted to Division II for 2005
South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2005
New Zealand
Bulgaria
Israel
Turkey — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina — relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005

References edit

^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
^ "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.