The 2004 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was held between 24 April and 9 May 2004 in
Prague
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and
Ostrava
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,
Czech Republic
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.
It was the 68th
ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annua ...
, and was run by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
(IIHF).
Qualification
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament was held on 6 September 2003 in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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.
''All times are local.''
Final tournament
Venues
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 (
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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.
Group E
Group F
Relegation round
Playoff round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best
Goaltender
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:
Ty Conklin
Ty Curtis Conklin (born March 30, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Throughout his National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played for the Edmonton Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, S ...
**Best
Defenceman
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:
Dick Tärnström
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**Best
Forward
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Dany Heatley
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**
Most Valuable Player
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: Dany Heatley
*Media All-Star Team:
**Goaltender:
Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist (; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his entire 15-season career with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he ...
**Defence:
Zdeno Chára
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, Dick Tärnström
**Forwards: Dany Heatley,
Jaromír Jágr
Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for and the owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, ...
,
Ville Peltonen
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Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his ...
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to
IIHF
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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.
Source
IIHF.com
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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.
Source
IIHF.com
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See also
*
IIHF World Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide Sport governing body, governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zur ...
References
External links
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World championships
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World Championship, 2004
International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
Sports competitions in Prague
IIHF World Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide Sport governing body, governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zur ...
IIHF World Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide Sport governing body, governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zur ...
Sport in Ostrava
2000s in Prague