Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2004

	U20 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 28th ice hockey world championships of the U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2004 in the age group of the under-20s (U20). Between December 13, 2003 and January 14, 2004, a total of 40 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

The world champions became the United States ' team for the first time , defeating neighboring Canada 4: 3 in the final . The German team was able with the victory in Group A of Division I secure the direct promotion to the top division, Switzerland finished eighth in the top division, thus securing just the league. Austria finished ninth in the top division, relegating it back to Division I after just one year.

Overview U20 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Helsinki , Hämeenlinna	Dec 26, 2003 - Jan 5, 2004 0	10	100,551	31	3,243
Division IA	Berlin	Dec 14, 2003 - Dec 20, 2003	6th	5,860	15th	390
Division IB	Briançon	Dec 13, 2003 - Dec 19, 2003	6th	12,915	15th	861
Division II A	Sosnowiec	Dec 28, 2003 - Jan 3, 2004 0	6th	5,600	15th	373
Division II B	Elektrėnai , Kaunas	0Jan 5, 2004 - Jan 11, 2004	6th	3,400	15th	226
Division III	Sofia	0Jan 5, 2004 - Jan 11, 2004	6th	1,850	15th	123

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: December 26, 2003 to January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna , Finland

  Participants: Finland , Canada , Austria (promoted) , Russia (defending champion) , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Czech Republic , Ukraine (promoted) , USA             

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 14-20, 2003 in Berlin , Germany

    Participants: Denmark , Germany (relegated) , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Slovenia , Hungary (promoted)       

  • Group B: December 13-19, 2003 in Briançon , France

    Participants: Estonia (promoted) , France , Italy , Japan , Norway , Belarus (relegated)       

• Division II
  • Group A: December 28, 2003 to January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec , Poland

    Participants: Belgium (promoted) , Iceland , the Netherlands , Poland (relegated) , Romania , Spain        

  • Group B: January 5th to 11th 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas , Lithuania

    Participants: Great Britain , Croatia (relegated) , Lithuania , Serbia and Montenegro , South Africa , South Korea (promoted)       

• Division III: January 5-11, 2004 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  Participants: Australia , Bulgaria (relegated) , People's Republic of China (first participation since 1986) , Mexico (relegated) , New Zealand (newcomer) , Turkey          

Top division

2004 U20 Junior World Cup
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Austria Ukraine
Venue (s)	Helsinki & Hämeenlinna , Finland
opening	December 26, 2003
Endgame	January 5, 2004
spectator	100,551 (3,243 per game)
Gates	190 (6.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Al Montoya
Best defender	Sami Lepistö
Best striker	Zach Parise
MVP	Zach Parise
Top scorer	Nigel Dawes (11 points)

The U20 World Cup was held from December 26, 2003 to January 5, 2004 in the Finnish cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna . The games were played in the Helsingin Jäähalli (8,200 places) in Helsinki and the Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli in Hämeenlinna with 5,360 places.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The United States secured the world title, which won the final 4: 3 against Canada. It was the first title for the Americans in this age group.

Group A	Group B
Russia	Canada
United States	Finland
Slovakia	Czech Republic
Sweden	Switzerland
Austria	Ukraine

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine two relegated to Division I.

Venues

Helsinki	Helsinki Hämeenlinna World Championship venues	Hämeenlinna
Helsingin Jäähalli Capacity: 8,200		Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli Capacity: 5,360

Preliminary round

Group A

December 26, 2003 3:00 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1)	Russia	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,884
December 26, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Austria	0: 8 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 3)	United States	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,947
December 27, 2003 4:00 p.m.	Sweden	7: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 5: 0)	Austria	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna audience: 741
December 28, 2003 3:00 p.m.	United States	5: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0)	Slovakia	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,938
December 28, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Russia	5: 3 (2: 0, 0: 2, 3: 1)	Sweden	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki Spectators: 2,801
December 29, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Austria	1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)	Russia	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 831
December 30, 2003 4:00 p.m.	United States	4: 3 (2: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1)	Sweden	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,948
December 30, 2003 7:30 p.m.	Slovakia	6: 0 (1: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0)	Austria	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,935
December 31, 2003 4:00 p.m.	Russia	1: 4 (0: 3, 0: 1, 1: 0)	United States	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,874
December 31, 2003 7:30 p.m.	Sweden	0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Slovakia	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 3,860

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	21: 04	8th
2.	Slovakia	4th	2	1	1	09: 07	5
3.	Russia	4th	2	1	1	11:10	5
4th	Sweden	4th	1	0	3	13:10	2
5.	Austria	4th	0	0	4th	01:24	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

December 26, 2003 3:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	8: 0 (4: 0, 4: 0, 0: 0)	Ukraine	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki audience:
December 26, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Canada	3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Finland	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 7,561
December 27, 2003 4:00 p.m.	Switzerland	11: 0 (3: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0)	Ukraine	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki Spectators: 617
December 28, 2003 3:00 p.m.	Canada	7: 2 (3: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1)	Switzerland	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 1,320
December 28, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Finland	3: 2 (0: 2, 1: 0, 2: 0)	Czech Republic	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 4,418
December 29, 2003 6:30 p.m.	Ukraine	0:10 (0: 3, 0: 6, 0: 1)	Canada	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki Spectators: 992
December 30, 2003 4:00 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Czech Republic	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 1,694
December 30, 2003 7:30 p.m.	Ukraine	1:14 (0: 4, 1: 4, 0: 6)	Finland	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 4,271
December 31, 2003 4:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	2: 5 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 0)	Canada	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 2,861
December 31, 2003 7:30 p.m.	Finland	2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Switzerland	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 3,680

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	25: 04	8th
2.	Finland	4th	3	0	1	19: 06	6th
3.	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	2	14: 09	4th
4th	Switzerland	4th	1	0	3	14:11	2
5.	Ukraine	4th	0	0	4th	01:43	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

January 2, 2004 4:00 p.m.	Sweden	4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0)	Ukraine	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna audience: 718
January 2, 2004 7:30 p.m.	Switzerland	6: 2 (3: 1, 3: 1, 0: 0)	Austria	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna spectators: 771
January 4, 2004 3:00 p.m.	Austria	2: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)	Ukraine	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna audience: 732
January 4, 2004 6:30 p.m.	Sweden	4: 3 (0: 1, 2: 2, 2: 0)	Switzerland	Hämeenlinnan Jäähalli, Hämeenlinna audience: 755

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	3	3	0	0	15: 03	6th
2.	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	20: 06	4th
3.	Austria	3	0	1	2	04:15	1
4th	Ukraine	3	0	1	2	02:17	1

Note: The preliminary round matches Sweden - Austria (7: 0) and Switzerland - Ukraine (11: 0) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

Canada

7th

A2

Slovakia

2

B3

Czech Republic

1

B3

Czech Republic

4th

B1

Canada

3

A1

United States

4th

A1

United States

2

B2

Finland

4th

B2

Finland

1

3rd place match

A3

Russia

3

B3

Czech Republic

1

B2

Finland

2

Play for 5th place

A3

Russia

3

A2

Slovakia

2

Quarter finals

January 2, 2004 4:00 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 3, 0: 0)	Czech Republic	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki Spectators: 4,502
January 2, 2004 8:00 p.m.	Finland	4: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1)	Russia	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 5,720

Play for 5th place

January 4, 2004 3:00 p.m.

Russia

3: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1)

Slovakia

Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 1,940

Semifinals

January 3, 2004 3:00 p.m.	Canada	7: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 4: 0)	Czech Republic	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki Spectators: 4,911
January 3, 2004 7:00 p.m.	United States	2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)	Finland	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 6,965

3rd place match

January 5, 2004 3:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2)

Finland

Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 7,000

final

January 5, 2004 7:00 p.m.

Canada

3: 4 (1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 3)

United States

Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki spectators: 7,364

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Nigel Dawes	Canada	6th	6th	5	11	+10	0
Zach Parise	United States	6th	5	6th	11	+7	4th
Anthony Stewart	Canada	6th	5	6th	11	+11	2
Valtteri Filppula	Finland	7th	4th	5	9	+3	2
Sami Lepistö	Finland	7th	4th	4th	8th	+10	10
Patrik Bärtschi	Switzerland	6th	3	5	8th	+6	0
Sergei Anhakov	Russia	6th	5	2	7th	+3	0
Jeff Carter	Canada	6th	5	2	7th	+5	2
Gianni Ehrensperger	Switzerland	6th	5	2	7th	+8	2
Alexander Ovechkin	Russia	6th	5	2	7th	+2	25th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Al Montoya	United States	6th	360: 00	8th	2	94.4	1.33

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Finland
4th	Czech Republic
5	Russia
6th	Slovakia
7th	Sweden
8th	Switzerland
9	Austria
10	Ukraine

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

David Booth , Matthew Carle , Jake Dowell , Patrick Eaves , Dan Fritsche , Matt Hunwick , Ryan Kesler , Jeff Likens , Al Montoya , Greg Moore , Brady Murray , Patrick O'Sullivan , Zach Parise , Corey Potter , Danny Richmond , Drew Stafford , Brett Sterling , Mark Stuart , Ryan Suter , Dominic Vicari , Stephen Werner , James Wisniewski Trainers: Mike Eaves

Silver Canada

Shawn Belle , Tim Brent , Brent Burns , Jeff Carter , Braydon Coburn , Jeremy Colliton , Sidney Crosby , Nigel Dawes , Stephen Dixon , Marc-André Fleury , Ryan Getzlaf , Josh Gorges , Josh Harding , Kevin Klein , Derek Meech , Daniel Paille , Dion Phaneuf , Mike Richards , Brent Seabrook , Anthony Stewart , Maxime Talbot , Jeff Tambellini Trainers: Mario Durocher

Bronze Finland

Sean Bergheim , Valtteri Filppula , Jarkko Immonen , Janne Jalasvaara , Jyri Junnila , Mikko Kalteva , Kevin Kantee , petri kontiola , Oskari Korpikari , SAMI LEPISTÖ , Masi Marjamäki , Petteri Nokelainen , Teemu Nurmi , Tommi Oksa , Lennart Petrell , Arsi Piispanen , Anssi Salmela , Hannu Toivonen , Joni Töykkälä , Lauri Tukonen , Ville Varakas , Mikael Vuorio Trainer: Hannu Aravirta

Relegated to Division I:	Austria, Ukraine
Promoted to the top division:	Germany, Belarus

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Zach Parise	United States
Best goalkeeper	Al Montoya	United States
Best defender	Sami Lepistö	Finland
Best striker	Zach Parise	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Zach Parise - Valtteri Filppula - Jeff Carter
Defense:	Dion Phaneuf - Sami Lepistö
Goal:	Al Montoya

Division I.

Group A in Berlin, Germany

Teams	GER	DAN	SLO	LAT	KAZ	HUN	Gates	Pt.
1. Germany		2: 2	8: 1	4: 4	6: 2	9: 1	29:10	8: 2
2. Denmark	2: 2		5: 3	3: 8	3: 1	10: 2	23:16	7: 3
3. Slovenia	1: 8	3: 5		6: 4	3: 2	5-0	18:19	6: 4
4. Latvia	4: 4	8: 3	4: 6		4: 4	15: 2	35:19	6: 4
5. Kazakhstan	2: 6	1: 3	2: 3	4: 4		7: 3	16:19	3: 7
6. Hungary	1: 9	2:10	0: 5	2:15	3: 7		8:46	0:10

Division I winning team: Germany

Division I promoted Germany

Peter Boon , Florian Busch , Fabio Carciola , Tobias Draxinger , Patrick Ehelechner , Alexander Feistl , Thomas Fischer , Thomas Greiss , Axel Hackert , Daniel Hatterscheid , Frank Hördler , Kai Hospelt , Raphael Kapzan , Marcus Kink , Ulrich Maurer , Felix Petermann , André Rankel , Christopher Schadewaldt , Thomas Schenkel , Yannic Seidenberg , Alexander Sulzer , Matthias Wittmann Trainer: Ernst Höfner

Group B in Briançon, France

Arzjom Wolkau , here in the game against Italy, rose to the top division with the Belarusian team.

Teams	BLR	NOR	FRA	ITA	EST	JPN	Gates	Pt.
1. Belarus		6: 1	7: 2	5: 2	9: 1	7: 5	34:11	10-0
2. Norway	1: 6		1: 2	7-0	7: 1	5: 1	21:10	6: 4
3. France	2: 7	2: 1		3: 5	11: 2	4: 1	22:16	6: 4
4. Italy	2: 5	0: 7	5: 3		5: 2	3: 1	15:18	6: 4
5. Estonia	1: 9	1: 7	2:11	2: 5		3: 1	9:33	2: 8
6. Japan	5: 7	1: 5	1: 4	1: 3	1: 3		9:22	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to the World Cup group:	Germany, Belarus
Relegated from the World Cup group:	Austria, Ukraine
Relegated to Division II:	Hungary, Japan
Promoted from Division II:	Poland, Great Britain

Division II

Group A in Sosnowiec, Poland

Teams	POLE	ROME	NED	ESP	BEL	ISL	Gates	Pt.
1. Poland		6: 2	6: 1	13: 0	8-0	26: 1	59: 4	10-0
2. Romania	2: 6		9: 2	4: 4	7: 4	22: 0	44:16	7: 3
3. Netherlands	1: 6	2: 9		9: 2	8: 1	12: 1	32:19	6: 4
4. Spain	0:13	4: 4	2: 9		5: 1	10: 5	21:32	5: 5
5. Belgium	0: 8	4: 7	1: 8	1: 5		10: 3	16:31	2: 8
6. Iceland	1:26	0:22	1:12	5:10	3:10		10:80	0:10

Group B in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania

Teams	GBR	COR	CRO	SEM	LTU	RSA	Gates	Pt.
1. Great Britain		2-0	8: 1	7: 1	7: 3	14: 0	38: 5	10-0
2. South Korea	0: 2		7: 2	9: 1	13: 1	16: 1	45: 7	8: 2
3. Croatia	1: 8	2: 7		1: 3	3-0	11: 0	18:18	4: 6
4. Serbia and Montenegro	1: 7	1: 9	3: 1		1: 2	9: 2	15:21	4: 6
5. Lithuania	3: 7	1:13	0: 3	2: 1		6: 1	12:25	4: 6
6. South Africa	0:14	1:16	0:11	2: 9	1: 6		4:56	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division I:	Poland, Great Britain
Relegated from Division I:	Hungary, Japan
Relegated to Division III:	South Africa, Iceland
Promoted from Division III:	Australia, China

Division III

in Sofia, Bulgaria

Teams	OUT	CHN	MEX	DOOR	BUL	NZL	Gates	Pt.
1. Australia		6: 3	6: 2	10: 1	10: 4	10: 3	42:13	10-0
2. People's Republic of China	3: 6		4: 2	12: 2	12: 0	10-0	41:20	8: 2
3. Mexico	2: 6	2: 4		11: 0	6: 3	4: 3	25:16	6: 4
4. Turkey	1:10	2:12	0:11		5: 2	2: 3	10:38	2: 8
5. Bulgaria	4:10	0:12	3: 6	2: 5		4: 1	13:34	2: 8
6. New Zealand	3:10	0:10	3: 4	3: 2	1: 4		10:30	2: 8

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division II:	Australia, People's Republic of China
Relegated from Division II:	South Africa, Iceland

Web links

• Internet presence of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) (English)

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2004
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2004
• 2004 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2004