2004 World Cup of Hockey

2004 World Cup of Hockey
Tournament details
Host nations	CAN / USA / FIN / SWE
Dates	August 30 – September 14, 2004
Teams	8
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Champions	Canada (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	19
Goals scored	104  (5.47 per game)
Attendance	303,630  (15,981 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Fredrik Modin (8 pts)
MVP	Vincent Lecavalier

The 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America and Europe. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto.

The tournament directly preceded the NHL lockout, as the NHL announced the suspension of the 2004–05 season two days after the tournament final was played.

Group round

North American pool

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	6
Russia	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	4
United States	3	1	2	0	5	6	-1	2
Slovakia	3	0	3	0	4	13	-9	0

August 31, 2004 19:30

United States

1 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Canada

Molson Centre, Montreal Attendance: 21,273

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	24	Shots	32

September 1, 2004 19:30

Canada

5 – 1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Slovakia

Molson Centre, Montreal Attendance: 21,273

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	35	Shots	25

September 2, 2004 19:30

Russia

3 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

United States

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul Attendance: 18,064

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	45	Shots	21

September 3, 2004 19:00

Slovakia

1 – 3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

United States

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul Attendance: 17,104

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	17	Shots	39

September 4, 2004 19:30

Russia

1 – 3 (0–0, 0–2, 1–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,226

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	28	Shots	28

September 5, 2004 19:30

Slovakia

2 – 5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Russia

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,115

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	27	Shots	15

European pool

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Finland	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	5
Sweden	3	2	0	1	13	9	+4	5
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	10	10	0	2
Germany	3	0	3	0	4	15	-11	0

August 30, 2004 13:00

Czech Republic

0 – 4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3)

Finland

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,407

Game reference
	12	Shots	34

August 31, 2004 13:00

Germany

2 – 5 (1–1, 1–4, 0–0)

Sweden

Globe Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,252

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	19	Shots	42

September 1, 2004 13:00

Czech Republic

3 – 4 (0–1, 0–3, 3–0)

Sweden

Globe Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850

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	40	Shots	20

September 2, 2004 13:30

Finland

3 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Kölnarena, Cologne Attendance: 12,975

Game reference
	39	Shots	29

September 3, 2004 13:30

Germany

2 – 7 (0–0, 0–5, 2–2)

Czech Republic

Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 11,944

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	30	Shots	56

September 4, 2004 13:30

Sweden

4 – 4 (3–3, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0)

Finland

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,948

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	30	Shots	25

Playoff round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

E1

Finland

2

E4

Germany

1

E1

Finland

2

NA3

United States

1

NA3

United States

5

NA2

Russia

3

E1

Finland

2

NA1

Canada

3

NA1

Canada

5

NA4

Slovakia

0

NA1

Canada

4

E3

Czech Republic

3

E3

Czech Republic

6

E2

Sweden

1

Quarter-finals

September 6, 2004 13:00

Finland

2 – 1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Germany

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,650

	24	Shots	28

September 7, 2004 13:00

Czech Republic

6 – 1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Sweden

Globe Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 11,957

Game reference
	32	Shots	18

September 7, 2004 19:00

United States

5 – 3 (1–0, 1–1, 3–2)

Russia

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul Attendance: 17,218

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	21	Shots	21

September 8, 2004 19:00

Slovakia

0 – 5 (0–0, 0–4, 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,786

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	23	Shots	26

Semi-finals

September 10, 2004 19:00

United States

1 – 2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Finland

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul Attendance: 18,064

	17	Shots	12

September 11, 2004 18:30

Czech Republic

3 – 4 (OT) (0–0, 1–2, 2–1) (OT: 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,273

	40	Shots	24

Final

September 14, 2004 19:00

Finland

2 – 3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Canada

Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,370

Game reference
	29	Shots	33

Ranking and statistics

2004 World Cup of Hockey Winners  Canada 1st title

Final standings

	Canada
	Finland
	Czech Republic
4	United States
5	Sweden
6	Russia
7	Slovakia
8	Germany

External links

• ESPN World Cup of Hockey page
• TSN's World Cup of Hockey page
• CBC's World Cup of Hockey page
• International Hockey Statistics Database
• Series du Sommet (série du siècle), Coupe Canada et Coupe du Monde