2004 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship

The 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 9th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The 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...

. It took place between July 10 and July 17, 2004.

Tournament Format

The preliminary round will be played in 4 groups (A-D) with 4 teams each. The groups A and B form the Top Division, the groups C and D form Division I. The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for 4th place in group A and B to participate in the Top Division playoffs. The losers of those games play as first placed teams in group C and D to participate in the Division I playoffs. Playoffs starting with the quarterfinals and placement games will be played both in the Top Division and in Division I.

All games in the preliminary round and in the playoffs will be played with 5-minute sudden-death overtime and a penalty shootout in case of a tie. The final games will be played with a 12- minute sudden-death overtime, followed by a penalty shootout competition in case of a tie.

Teams will be awarded points on the following system:

Win after regular time = 3 points
Win after overtime or shootout = 2 points
Loss after overtime or shootout = 1 point
Loss after regular time = 0 points

Participating teams

Groups are based on the results of the previous World Championships and Qualifying Series
Group A - Top Division

Group B - Top Division

Group C - Division I

Group D - Division I

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
3	3	0	0	24	10	14	9
3	1	0	2	14	14	0	3
3	1	0	2	13	19	-6	3
	3	1	0	2	8	16	-8	3

Group loser sent to compete in qualification round

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
3	2	1	0	0	18	10	8	8
3	2	0	1	0	26	8	18	7
3	0	1	0	2	9	20	-11	2
	3	0	0	1	2	9	24	-14	1

Group loser sent to compete in qualification round

Qualifying Round

Draw

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

5th Place Game

7th Place Game

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Game

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk.	Team



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Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Ari Luostarinen
- Best Defenseman: Ernie Hartlieb
- Best Forward: Dejan Matejic

Group C

Team	GP	W	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
	3	3	0	0	31	8	23	9
3	2	0	1	16	16	0	6
3	1	0	2	23	14	9	3
3	0	0	3	8	40	-32	0

Group Winner sent to compete in qualification round