  the 2004 world junior (under 20) ice hockey championships (2004 wjhc) was held between december 26, 2003 and january 5, 2004 in helsinki and hÃ¤meenlinna, finland. the united states won its first ever gold medal, defeating canada 4-3 in the final. ==venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! helsinki ice arenacapacity: 8,200 ! hameenlinna ice arenacapacity: 5,360 |- | 150px | 150px |- !  â helsinki !  â hÃ¤meenlinna |} ==top division== ===preliminary round=== ====group a==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=165|team !width=40| !width=40| !width=40| !width=40| !width=40| !width=40| !width=40| |- style="background:#9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|  | 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 4 || 8 |- style="background:#cfc;" |style="text-align:left;"|  | 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 7 || 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" |style="text-align:left;"|  | 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 11 || 10 || 5 |- style="background:#fcf;" |style="text-align:left;"|  | 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 13 || 10 || 2 |- style="background:#fcf;" |style="text-align:left;"|  | 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 24 || 0 |} all times local (eet/utc+2). {{icehockeybox | bg = #eee | date = december 26, 2003 | time = 15:00 | team1 =  | score = 2 â 2 | team2 =  | periods = (0â1, 1â0, 0â1) | goalie1 = jaroslav halak | goalie2 = konstantin barulin | progression = 0 â 11 â 11 â 22 â 2 | goals1 = rusicka (bulik, spirko) â 21:02[[ma
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