2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2004 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4-3 in the Final.
==Final standings==
===Group A===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
United States	4 	4	0	0	21	4 	8
Slovakia 	4 	2	1	1	9 	7 	5
Russia 	4 	2	1	1	11	10	5
Sweden 	4 	1	3	0	13	10	2
Austria 	4 	0	4	0	1 	24	0
All games at Hämeenlinna unless otherwise stated 
====December 26====
*Slovakia 2-2 Russia
*United States 8-0 Austria
====December 27====
*Sweden 7-0 Austria
====December 28====
*Russia 5-3 Sweden (at Helsinki)
*United States 5-0 Slovakia
====December 29====
*Russia 3-1 Austria
====December 30====
*United States 4-3 Sweden
*Slovakia 6-0 Austria 
====December 31====
*United States 4-1 Russia
*Slovakia 1-0 Sweden
===Group B===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Canada 	4 	4	0	0	25	4 	8
Finland 	4 	3	1	0	19	6 	6
Czech Republic	4 	2	2	0	14	9 	4
Switzerland 	4 	1	3	0	14	11	2
Ukraine 	4 	0	4	0	1 	43	0
All games at Helsinki unless otherwise noted 
====December 26====
*Czech Republic 8-0 Ukraine (4-0, 4-0, 0-0) 
*Canada 3-0 Finland
====December 27====
*Switzerland 11-0 Ukraine
====December 28====
*Canada 7-2 Switzerland
*Finland 3-2 Czech Republic (at Hämeenlinna)
====December 29====
*Canada 10-0 Ukraine 
====December 30====
*Czech Republic 2-1 Switzerland
*Finland 14-1 Ukraine
====December 31====
*Canada 5-2 Czech Republic
*Finland 2-0 Switzerland
===Relegation Round===
(all games at Hämeenlinna)
====January 2====
*Sweden 4-0 Ukraine
*Switzerland 6-2 Austria
====January 3====
*Austria 2-2 Ukraine
*Sweden 4-3 Switzerland
Austria and Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
===Playoff round===
(all games at Helsinki)
====Quarter-finals====
January 2
*Czech Republic 4-2 Slovakia
*Finland 4-3 Russia
====Semi-finals====
January 3
*United States 2-1 Finland
*Canada 7-1 Czech Republic
====5th place game====
January 4
*Russia 3-2 Slovakia
====Bronze medal game====
January 5
*Finland 2-1 Czech Republic
====Gold medal game====
January 5
*United States 4-3 Canada
===Scoring leaders===
  	G	A	Pts
Nigel Dawes 	6	5	11
Zach Parise 	5	6	11
Anthony Stewart 	5	6	11
Valtteri Filppula	4	5	9
Sami Lepistö 	4	4	8
===Awards===
====All-Star Team====
Goaltender: 
 Al Montoya
Defense: 
 Dion Phaneuf, 
 Sami Lepistö
Forwards: 
 Zach Parise, 
 Valtteri Filppula, 
 Jeff Carter
====Most Valuable Player====
 Zach Parise
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The Division I Championships were played December 14-December 20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and December 13-December 19, 2003 in Briancon, France (Group B)
==Division I Standings==
===Group A===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Germany 	5 	3	0	2	29	10	8
Denmark 	5 	3	1	1	23	16	7
Slovenia	5 	3	2	0	18	19	6
Latvia 	5 	2	1	2	35	19	6
 	5 	1	3	1	16	19	3
Hungary 	5 	0	5	0	8 	46	0
===Group B===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Belarus	5 	5	0	0	34	11	10
Norway 	5 	3	2	0	21	10	6
France 	5 	3	2	0	22	16	6
Italy 	5 	3	2	0	15	18	6
Estonia	5 	1	4	0	9 	33	2
Japan 	5 	0	5	0	9 	22	0
Germany and Belarus advance to the 2005 World Junior Championships, Hungary and Japan are relegated to Division II
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The Division II Championships were played December 28, 2003-January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and January 5-January 11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania (Group B)
==Division II Standings==
===Group A===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Poland 	5 	5	0	0	59	4 	10
Romania 	5 	3	1	1	44	16	7
Netherlands	5 	3	2	0	32	19	6
Spain 	5 	2	2	1	21	32	5
Belgium 	5 	1	4	0	16	31	2
Iceland 	5 	0	5	0	10	80	0
===Group B===
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
United Kingdom 	5 	5	0	0	38	5 	10
South Korea 	5 	4	1	0	45	7 	8
Croatia 	5 	2	3	0	18	18	4
Serbia and Montenegro	5 	2	3	0	15	21	4
Lithuania 	5 	2	3	0	12	25	4
South Africa 	5 	0	5	0	4 	56	0
Poland and the United Kingdom advance to the 2005 Division I Championships, Iceland and South Africa are relegated to the 2005 Division III Championships'
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The Division III Championships were held January 5-January 11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria
==Division III Standings==
　 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Australia 	5 	5	0	0	42	13	10
China 	5 	4	1	0	41	20	8
Mexico 	5 	3	2	0	25	16	6
Turkey 	5 	1	4	0	10	38	2
Bulgaria 	5 	1	4	0	13	34	2
New Zealand	5 	1	4	0	10	30	2
Australia and the People's Republic of China advance to 2005 Division II Championships
==See also==
Category:World Junior Championships
Category:2004 in hockey