# 2004 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship

The 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the ninth such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between July 10 and July 17, 2004.

## Tournament Format

The preliminary round will be played in four groups (A-D) with 4 teams each. The groups A and B form the Top Division, the groups C and D form Division I. The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for fourth place in group A and B to participate in the Top Division playoffs. The losers of those games play as first placed teams in group C and D to participate in the Division I playoffs. Playoffs starting with the quarterfinals and placement games will be played both in the Top Division and in Division I.
All games in the preliminary round and in the playoffs will be played with 5-minute sudden-death overtime and a penalty shootout in case of a tie. The final games will be played with a 12- minute sudden-death overtime, followed by a penalty shootout competition in case of a tie.
Teams will be awarded points on the following system:
* Win after regular time = 3 points
* Win after overtime or shootout = 2 points
* Loss after overtime or shootout = 1 point
* Loss after regular time = 0 points

## Participating teams

Groups are based on the results of the previous World Championships and Qualifying Series

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 9 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 |
Group loser sent to compete in qualification round

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 8 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 |
Group loser sent to compete in qualification round

### Play-off round
#### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A3 | Czech Republic | 7 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 9 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 9 | QF1 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| | | | QF2 | Finland | 5 | | | |
| QRW1 | Slovenia | 2 | QF2 | Finland | 5 | | | |
| A1 | Finland | 9 | | | | | | |
| A1 | Finland | 9 | | | | SF2 | Finland | 5 |
| | | | | | | SF1 | United States | 9 |
| B3 | Slovakia | 3 | | | | | | | SF1 | United States | 9 |
| A2 | Germany | 6 | | | |
| A2 | Germany | 6 | QF3 | Germany | 2 | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
| | | | QF4 | United States | 5 |
| QRW2 | Austria | 5 | QF4 | United States | 5 | SF1 | Sweden | 3 |
| B1 | United States | 6 | | | | SF2 | Germany | 2 |

#### Gold-medal game
### Ranking and statistics

Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Rk.
Team
 United States
 Finland
 Sweden
4. Germany
5. Slovakia
6. Czech Republic
7. Austria
8. Slovenia
Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goalkeeper: Ari Luostarinen
Best Defenseman: Ernie Hartlieb
Best Forward: Dejan Matejic :

## Division I
### Qualification
#### European Zone

Played in Loverval, Belgium
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 4 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |

#### Southern Hemisphere Zone

Played in South Africa
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 4 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
| Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

#### Asian Zone

Played in Taiwan

#### European-Asian Final

Played in Bad Tölz, Germany

### Preliminary round
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 9 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 0 |
Group Winner sent to compete in qualification round

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 |
Group winner sent to compete in qualification round

### Play-off round
#### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| C3 | Japan | 10 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Australia | 2 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Australia | 2 | QF1 | Japan | 5 | | | |
| | | | QF2 | Great Britain | 8 | | | |
| D4 | Argentina | 3 | QF2 | Great Britain | 8 | | | |
| C1 | Great Britain | 8 | | | | | | |
| C1 | Great Britain | 8 | | | | SF2 | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | | | | SF1 | Brazil | 4 |
| D3 | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | SF1 | Brazil | 4 |
| C2 | Hungary | '10 | | | |
| C2 | Hungary | '10 | QF3 | Hungary | 4 | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
| | | | QF4 | Brazil | 5 |
| C4 | Belgium | 3 | QF4 | Brazil | 5 | SF1 | Japan | 7 |
| D1 | Brazil | 8 | | | | SF2 | Hungary | 5 |

#### Gold-medal game
### Ranking and statistics

Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Rk.
Team
 Great Britain
 Brazil
 Japan
4. Hungary
5. Australia
6. New Zealand
7. Belgium
8. Argentina
Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goalkeeper: Rodrigo Santos
Best Defenseman: Mark Thomas
Best Forward: John Dolan :