2004 World Cup of Hockey
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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.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL)-sanctioned competition eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey
1996 World Cup of Hockey
The first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey ....
. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
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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.
Team participants
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Venues
- Air Canada CentreAir Canada CentreThe Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar ....
– TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Bell CentreBell CentreThe Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
– MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Globe Arena – StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - Hartwall AreenaHartwall AreenaHartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
– HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... - Kölnarena – CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Sazka Arena – PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... - Xcel Energy CenterXcel Energy CenterThe Xcel Energy Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named for its locally-based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 18,064, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena is owned by the...
– St. Paul, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
North American pool
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 |
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4
UTC-4
UTC−04-00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04.This offset is used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada and the North American Eastern Time Zone during daylight saving time , in the Caribbean region this is considered as the Eastern Caribbean timezone...
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European pool
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 0 |
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4
UTC-4
UTC−04-00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04.This offset is used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada and the North American Eastern Time Zone during daylight saving time , in the Caribbean region this is considered as the Eastern Caribbean timezone...
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Bracket
Quarter-finals
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4UTC-4
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Semi-finals
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4UTC-4
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Final
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4UTC-4
UTC−04-00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04.This offset is used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada and the North American Eastern Time Zone during daylight saving time , in the Caribbean region this is considered as the Eastern Caribbean timezone...
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Ranking and statistics
Tournament awards
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Final standings
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Scoring leaders
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4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
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5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
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300 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.961 |
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60 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.941 |
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365 | 9 | 1.50 | 0.939 |
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60 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.895 |
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180 | 7 | 2.34 | 0.897 |
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238 | 10 | 2.53 | 0.909 |
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64 | 3 | 2.82 | 0.925 |
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302 | 15 | 2.98 | 0.881 |
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60 | 3 | 3.01 | 0.893 |
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180 | 10 | 3.34 | 0.905 |
See also
- International Ice Hockey FederationInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
- National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
- Summit SeriesSummit SeriesThe Summit Series was the first competition between the Soviet and an NHL-inclusive Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight-game series held in September 1972...
- World Cup of HockeyWorld Cup of HockeyThe World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991...
- World Professional Hockey Championships
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey1996 World Cup of HockeyThe first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey ....
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics-Canada:Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes-Czech Republic:Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes-Germany:...