2004 IIHF World Championship

The 2004 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was held between 24 April and 9 May 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

2004 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates24 April – 9 May
Opened byVáclav Klaus
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Canada (23rd title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  United States
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played56
Goals scored286 (5.11 per game)
Attendance552,097 (9,859 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Dany Heatley (11 points)
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It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification

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Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament was held on 6 September 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.

All times are local.

6 September 2003
18:00
Japan  4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  South KoreaTokyo

Final tournament

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Venues

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Prague Ostrava
Sazka Arena
Capacity: 17,360
ČEZ Arena
Capacity: 9,568
   

Preliminary round

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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 (UTC 2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 15 2 13 6 Qualifying round
2   Latvia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
3   Germany 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0 Relegation round
Source: Global Sports Archive
(H) Hosts
24 April 2004
16:15
Latvia  1–3
(0–3, 0–0, 1–0)
  Czech RepublicSazka Arena, Prague
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots38
24 April 2004
20:15
Germany  4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)
  KazakhstanSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,310
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
32Shots21
26 April 2004
16:15
Germany  1–1
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,150
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots23
26 April 2004
20:15
Czech Republic  7–0
(5–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  KazakhstanSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,056
Game reference
16 minPenalties22 min
36Shots18
27 April 2004
20:15
Kazakhstan  1–3
(0–0, 1–0, 0–3)
  LatviaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,388
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
15Shots30
28 April 2004
20:15
Czech Republic  5–1
(1–0, 0–1, 4–0)
  GermanySazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,360
Game reference
16 minPenalties20 min
32Shots11

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovakia 3 2 1 0 10 5 5 5 Qualifying round
2   Finland 3 2 0 1 11 8 3 4
3   United States 3 1 1 1 12 8 4 3
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0 Relegation round
24 April 2004
12:15
Slovakia  2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  UkraineČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,797
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
31Shots22
24 April 2004
20:15
Finland  4–2
(0–2, 2–0, 2–0)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,478
Game reference
18 minPenalties6 min
34Shots17
26 April 2004
16:15
Finland  5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  UkraineČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,306
Game reference
8 minPenalties32 min
52Shots11
26 April 2004
20:15
United States  3–3
(0–1, 3–2, 0–0)
  SlovakiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,310
Game reference
37 minPenalties16 min
32Shots36
28 April 2004
12:15
Ukraine  1–7
(0–3, 0–2, 1–2)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 2,587
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
17Shots32
28 April 2004
20:15
Slovakia  5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)
  FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,751
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
32Shots21

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 13 4 9 6 Qualifying round
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 14 6 8 4
3   Denmark 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 2
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 5 15 −10 0 Relegation round
24 April 2004
16:15
Denmark  1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2)
  SwedenČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,204
Game reference
20 minPenalties14 min
15Shots29
25 April 2004
16:15
Russia  6–2
(2–0, 2–2, 2–0)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,624
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesJan Jensen
Peter Hirsch
Referee:
  Hannu Henriksson
Linesmen:
  Dean Laschowski
  Lars Kronborg
Yashin (Proshkin) – 11:581–0
Bashkirov (Antipov) – 18:252–0
2–125:35 – Staal (F. Nielsen, Green) (PP2)
Skugarev (Guskov) (PP) – 29:073–1
Sushinsky (Kalinin) – 36:324–1
4–237:45 – Green (J. Nielsen)
Ovechkin (Sushinsky, Yushkevich) – 42:515–2
Prokopiev (Tverdovsky, Ovechkin) (PP) – 57:576–2
12 minPenalties6 min
28Shots20
25 April 2004
20:15
Sweden  5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
  JapanČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,498
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
45Shots14
27 April 2004
16:15
Japan  3–4
(2–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,569
Game reference
20 minPenalties30 min
26Shots32
27 April 2004
20:15
Sweden  3–2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,428
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesMaxim SokolovReferee:
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Lars Kronborg
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
Tärnström (Hävelid) – 17:321–0
1–121:35 – Kovalchuk (Yashin, Zelepukin) (PP)
1–228:08 – Kovalchuk (Morozov)
Nylander (Alfredsson) – 53:162–2
Jönsson (Axelsson, Tjärnqvist) – 58:273–2
16 minPenalties14 min
23Shots26
28 April 2004
16:15
Russia  6–1
(4–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  JapanČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,040
Game reference
Yegor PodomatskyGoaliesJiro NiheiReferee:
  Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
  Paweł Meszyński
  Karol Popovic
Afinogenov (Butsayev) – 02:031–0
Morozov (Guskov) – 02:412–0
2–110:49 – Yule
Skopintsev (Afinogenov) – 03:473–1
Kovalchuk (Zelepukin, Proshkin) – 10:104–1
4–2
Sushinsky (Kovalchuk, Yashin) – 27:525–2
Guskov (Skugarev) – 46:536–2
2 minPenalties6 min
33Shots22

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 2 1 0 8 3 5 5 Qualifying round
2   Austria 3 1 2 0 12 6 6 4
3    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 11 7 4 3
4   France 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0 Relegation round
24 April 2004
12:15
France  0–6
(0–2, 0–1, 0–3)
  AustriaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 3,609
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
16Shots30
25 April 2004
16:15
Switzerland  6–0
(0–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  FranceSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,712
Game reference
16 minPenalties24 min
42Shots20
25 April 2004
20:15
Austria  2–2
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
  CanadaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 10,486
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
21Shots28
27 April 2004
12:15
Canada  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  FranceSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 6,629
Game reference
10 minPenalties18 min
38Shots19
27 April 2004
16:15
Switzerland  4–4
(0–0, 1–4, 3–0)
  AustriaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,909
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
32Shots31
28 April 2004
16:15
Canada  3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
   SwitzerlandSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,892
Game reference
8 minPenalties28 min
34Shots22

Qualifying round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic (H) 5 5 0 0 19 5 14 10 Quarterfinals
2   Canada 5 3 1 1 15 10 5 7
3   Latvia 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 4
4    Switzerland 5 1 2 2 8 11 −3 4
5   Germany 5 1 1 3 6 14 −8 3
6   Austria 5 0 2 3 9 16 −7 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts
30 April 2004
16:15
Canada  2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,533
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
32Shots33
30 April 2004
20:15
Czech Republic  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  AustriaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,505
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
28Shots14
1 May 2004
16:15
Latvia  1–1
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
   SwitzerlandSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 11,870
Game reference
26 minPenalties14 min
23Shots25
1 May 2004
20:15
Austria  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
  GermanySazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 12,120
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
33Shots30
2 May 2004
16:15
Switzerland  1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
  Czech RepublicSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,100
Game reference
28 minPenalties22 min
18Shots44
2 May 2004
20:15
Canada  6–1
(3–0, 2–1, 1–0)
  GermanySazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,015
Game reference
35 minPenalties14 min
39Shots21
3 May 2004
16:15
Latvia  5–2
(0–1, 3–1, 2–0)
  AustriaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,261
Game reference
8 minPenalties29 min
26Shots18
3 May 2004
20:15
Czech Republic  6–2
(2–0, 1–1, 3–1)
  CanadaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,360
Game reference
18 minPenalties20 min
34Shots23
4 May 2004
16:15
Germany  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,556
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
27Shots23

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovakia 5 3 2 0 18 5 13 8 Quarterfinals
2   Sweden 5 3 2 0 12 5 7 8
3   Finland 5 3 1 1 17 8 9 7
4   United States 5 2 1 2 17 15 2 5
5   Russia 5 1 0 4 10 14 −4 2
6   Denmark 5 0 0 5 6 33 −27 0
Source: IIHF
30 April 2004
16:15
Sweden  1–1
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
  FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,097
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
29Shots15
30 April 2004
20:15
Slovakia  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,568
Game reference
Ján LašákGoaliesMaxim SokolovReferee:
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Matthew Folka
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
Hossa (Demitra) – 25:221–0
Petrovický (Pavlikovský, Hossa) – 39:092–0
12 minPenalties24 min
23Shots18
1 May 2004
16:15
Finland  6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,492
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
41Shots17
1 May 2004
20:15
Russia  2–3
(0–1, 2–0, 0–2)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,512
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesTy ConklinReferee:
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Dean Laschowski
0–108:54 – Brown (Cullen)
Yushkevich – 28:011–1
Bashkirov (Guskov) (PP) – 34:412–1
2–249:54 – Malone (Roach)
2–355:25 – Drury (Grier) (SH)
12 minPenalties12 min
35Shots35
2 May 2004
16:15
Denmark  0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)
  SlovakiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,345
Game reference
35 minPenalties8 min
15Shots53
2 May 2004
20:15
Sweden  3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,205
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
40Shots21
3 May 2004
16:15
Finland  4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,944
Game reference
Mika NoronenGoaliesYegor PodomatskyReferee:
  Nicolas Dutil
Linesmen:
  Lars Kronborg
  Karol Popovic
Hentunen (Niinimaa) – 34:201–0
Kapanen (Hentunen, Niemi) – 45:262–0
Kallio (Niinimaa) – 54:153–0
Nummelin (Kapanen, Niinimaa) (PP) – 58:364–0
24 minPenalties14 min
27Shots19
3 May 2004
20:15
Slovakia  0–0
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  SwedenČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,962
Game reference
6 minPenalties14 min
21Shots19
4 May 2004
20:15
United States  8–3
(4–3, 4–0, 0–0)
  DenmarkSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,612
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
55Shots23

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   Kazakhstan 3 2 1 0 12 5 7 5
2   Ukraine 3 1 2 0 10 6 4 4
3   Japan 3 0 2 1 7 9 −2 2 IIHF World Championship Division I
4   France 3 0 1 2 4 13 −9 1
Source: IIHF
30 April 2004
12:15
Kazakhstan  5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)
  FranceSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 2,402
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
25Shots34
30 April 2004
12:15
Ukraine  2–2
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
  JapanČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 681
Game reference
20 minPenalties12 min
39Shots19
1 May 2004
12:15
Japan  3–5
(2–1, 0–3, 1–1)
  KazakhstanSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 3,620
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots23
2 May 2004
12:15
Ukraine  6–2
(2–1, 0–0, 4–1)
  FranceSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 4,203
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
22Shots28
3 May 2004
12:15
Kazakhstan  2–2
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
  UkraineSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 3,110
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots21
4 May 2004
12:15
France  2–2
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0)
  JapanSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 3,050
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
29Shots28

Playoff round

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
5 May
 
 
  Czech Republic2
 
8 May
 
  United States (GWS)3
 
  United States2
 
5 May
 
  Sweden3
 
  Sweden4
 
9 May
 
  Latvia1
 
  Sweden3
 
6 May
 
  Canada5
 
  Slovakia3
 
8 May
 
   Switzerland1
 
  Slovakia1
 
6 May
 
  Canada2 Third place
 
  Canada (OT)5
 
9 May
 
  Finland4
 
  Slovakia0
 
 
  United States (GWS)1
 

Quarterfinals

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5 May 2004
16:15
Sweden  4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
  LatviaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,920
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesArtūrs IrbeReferee:
  Nicolas Dutil
Linesmen:
  Lars Kronborg
  Milan Mášik
Höglund (Alfredsson, Nylander) (PP) – 02:381–0
Alfredsson (SH) – 15:422–0
Tärnström (PP2) – 19:573–0
3–141:11 – Ignatjevs (Macijevskis) (PP)
Axelsson (SH) – 49:094–1
22 minPenalties18 min
38Shots24
5 May 2004
20:15
Czech Republic  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  United StatesSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,360
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesTy ConklinReferee:
  Hannu Henriksson
Linesmen:
  Juha Kautto
  Dean Laschowski
Škoula (Dopita) – 23:151–0
Jágr (PP) – 26:042–0
2–130:19 – Park (Cullen)
2–251:01 – Westrum (Battaglia)
Shootout  Roach
10 minPenalties10 min
43Shots37
6 May 2004
16:15
Canada  5–4 OT
(0–2, 3–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  FinlandSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,615
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesMika NoronenReferee:
  Richard Schütz
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Leo Takula
0–106:09 – Peltonen (Jokinen) (PP)
0–207:48 – Kallio (Peltonen)
Heatley (Brière, Brewer) (PP2) – 24:271–2
Bouwmeester (Heatley) – 28:252–2
2–337:12 – Niemi (Jokinen, Peltonen)
Brewer (Brière) – 39:153–3
3–441:55 – Rintanen (Salo, Hentunen)
Staios (Horcoff) – 46:024–4
Heatley – 65:335–4
12 minPenalties10 min
37Shots41
6 May 2004
20:15
Slovakia  3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
   SwitzerlandSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,905
Game reference
Ján LašákGoaliesMartin GerberReferee:
  Alexander Poliakov
Linesmen:
  Peter Feola
  Roman Pouzar
0–109:34 – Wichser (Wirz)
Štrbák (Čierny, Šatan) (PP) – 31:151–1
Chára (Hossa) – 37:442–1
Demitra (Lintner) (PP) – 49:053–1
10 minPenalties18 min
27Shots21

Semifinals

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8 May 2004
16:15
Slovakia  1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
  CanadaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,204
Game reference
Ján LašákGoaliesRoberto LuongoReferee:
  Rick Looker
Linesmen:
  Peter Feola
  Lars Kronborg
Šatan (Štrbák) – 20:101–0
1–132:18 – Brière (Morris, Morrow) (PP)
1–246:10 – Horcoff (Staios)
6 minPenalties12 min
29Shots16
8 May 2004
20:15
United States  2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)
  SwedenSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,215
Game reference
Mike DunhamGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferee:
  Nicolas Dutil
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Juha Kautto
0–100:18 – Tärnström (Påhlsson)
0–218:58 – Höglund (Nylander, Axelsson) (PP)
Park (Hall, Westrum) – 31:061–2
1–339:44 – Axelsson (Lidström) (PP)
Halpern (Drury) (EA) – 59:242–3
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots28

Bronze medal game

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9 May 2004
16:15
Slovakia  0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  United StatesSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,152
Game reference
Referee:
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Leo Takula
  Dean Laschowski
Shootout  Roach
14 minPenalties16 min
25Shots35

Gold medal game

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9 May 2004
20:30
Sweden  3–5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  CanadaSazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,360
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesRoberto LuongoReferee:
  Hannu Henriksson
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Juha Kautto
Höglund (Tärnström) (PP) – 02:131–0
Alfredsson (Forsberg) – 07:342–0
2–113:58 – Smyth (Morrison)
Salomonsson (Höglund, Nylander) – 24:573–1
3–234:44 – Heatley (Bouwmeester, S. Niedermayer)
3–335:36 – R. Niedermayer (Horcoff)
3–440:20 – Bouwmeester (Heatley)
3–550:12 – Cooke (R. Niedermayer, Horcoff)
6 minPenalties20 min
31Shots27

Ranking and statistics

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 2004 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Canada
23rd title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

    Canada
    Sweden
    United States
4   Slovakia
5   Czech Republic
6   Finland
7   Latvia
8    Switzerland
9   Germany
10   Russia
11   Austria
12   Denmark
13   Kazakhstan
14   Ukraine
15   Japan
16   France

Scoring leaders

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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.

Player GP G A Pts /− PIM POS
  Dany Heatley 9 8 3 11 3 4 F
  Ville Peltonen 7 4 6 10 6 2 F
  Jaromír Jágr 7 5 4 9 2 6 F
  Martin Ručinský 7 5 4 9 5 6 F
  Olli Jokinen 7 5 3 8 6 6 F
  Richard Park 9 5 3 8 5 0 F
  Pavol Demitra 9 4 4 8 5 4 F
  Miroslav Šatan 9 4 4 8 4 4 F
  Daniel Brière 9 2 6 8 2 6 F
  Shawn Horcoff 9 3 4 7 4 8 F
  Václav Prospal 7 3 4 7 5 2 F

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
  Ján Lašák 538:37 195 9 1.00 95.38 4
  Tomáš Vokoun 380:00 126 7 1.11 94.44 2
  Ty Conklin 300:00 152 10 2.00 93.42 1
  Martin Gerber 358:20 162 11 1.84 93.21 2
  Artūrs Irbe 300:00 120 9 1.80 92.50 0

Source: IIHF.com

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