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The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 24 and May 9, 2004 in Prague

Prague

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and Ostrava

Ostrava

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The 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....

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It was the 68th annual event, and was run 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...

(IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 6, 2003 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

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Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	1	1	0	0	4	1	2
	1	0	0	1	1	4	0

All times local

Venues

Prague Prague Prague 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...	Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
Sazka Arena Capacity: 17,360	ČEZ Aréna CEZ Aréna The ČEZ Aréna is an indoor arena used mainly for ice hockey matches, in Ostrava-Jih, Ostrava, Czech Republic. It opened in 1986 and underwent a €23.3 million reconstruction in 2003–2004. The capacity of the arena is 9,568, plus 18 skyboxes... Capacity: 9,568

First round

In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	0	15	2	6
3	1	1	1	5	5	3
3	1	1	1	6	8	3
3	0	0	3	3	14	0

All times local

Group B

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	2	1	0	10	5	5
3	2	0	1	11	8	4
3	1	1	1	12	8	3
3	0	0	3	2	14	0

All times local

Group C

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	13	4	6
3	2	1	14	6	4
3	1	2	7	14	2
3	0	3	5	15	0

All times local

Group D

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	2	1	0	8	3	5
3	1	2	0	12	6	4
3	1	1	1	11	7	3
3	0	0	3	0	15	0

All times local

Second round

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	5	0	0	19	5	10
5	3	1	1	15	10	7
5	1	2	2	8	9	4
5	1	2	2	8	11	4
5	1	1	3	6	14	3
5	0	2	3	9	16	2

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	3	2	0	18	5	8
5	3	2	0	12	5	8
5	3	1	1	17	8	7
5	2	1	2	17	15	5
5	1	0	4	10	14	2
5	0	0	5	6	33	0

Group G

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
3	2	1	0	12	5	5
3	1	2	0	10	6	4
3	0	2	1	7	9	2
3	0	1	2	4	13	1

Note: and are demoted to Division I at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...

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Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and Statistics

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Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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Scoring leaders

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.
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Dany Heatley

Daniel James Heatley is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002...

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Ville Peltonen

Ville Peltonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the HIFK of the SM-liiga . He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft....

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Jaromir Jagr

Jaromír Jágr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers...

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Martin Rucinsky

Martin Ručinský is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga. Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 1991. Ručinský led the Montreal Canadiens in...

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Olli Jokinen

Olli Jokinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003...

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Richard Park

Richard Park is a Korean-born American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Park moved to Southern California near Los Angeles with his family at the age of three...

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Pavol Demitra

Pavol Demitra was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League , two in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League /Slovak Extraliga and one in the Kontinental Hockey League . Known as an offensive player, Demitra was a first- or second-line...

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Miroslav Satan

Miroslav Šatan is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.-Pre-NHL:In 1991–92, he played for the local HC Topolcany and did remarkably well, as he scored 30 goals and had 22 assists in just 31 games. He then graduated to the senior division...

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Daniel Briere

Daniel Brière

Daniel "Danny" Brière is a French Canadian professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . He has previously played with the Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres...

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Leading goaltenders

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

Ján Lašák

Ján Lašák is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Jokerit of the SM-Liiga. Lašák was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in the 2nd round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and spent the following four seasons in North America before returning...

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Tomas Vokoun

Tomáš Vokoun is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

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Ty Conklin

Ty Curtis Conklin is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League....

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Martin Gerber

Martin Gerber is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien...

|| 358:20 || 162 || 11 || 1.84 || 93.21 || 2
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Arturs Irbe

Artūrs Irbe is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender. He has played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets. He served as the goaltending coach for the Washington Capitals...

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