The 24th World Ice Hockey Championship was held in Sweden from February 1 to 8 in 2004 in Group A. In group B, the games were held in Hungary from February 25 to 28, 2004. The competition took a record number of teams - 11. For the first time in history, the Finnish national team became the World Champion.
| 24th World Ice Hockey Championship (2004) Swede. Världsmästerskapet i bandy för herrar 2004 | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Sweden ,  Hungary |
| cities) | Grengesberg , Sandviken , Stockholm , Budapest , Uppsala , Westeros |
| Tournament Dates | February 1-8 |
| Number of teams | five |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Finland (1st title) |
 Second place |  Sweden |
 Third place |  Russia |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 134 (9.57 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Group A: Ari Holopainen (10 goals) Group B: |
| miscellanea | |
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Content
Results
Group A
| A place | National team | AND | AT | N | P | M | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Sweden | four | 3 | one | 0 | 31 - 12 | +19 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland | four | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 20 | −7 | four |
| 3 | Russia | four | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 - 14 | +8 | four |
| four | Kazakhstan | four | one | one | 2 | 16 - 31 | −15 | 3 |
| five | Norway | four | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 - 21 | −5 | 2 |
- February 1: Sweden - Kazakhstan 14: 2
- February 1: Norway - Russia 3: 6
- February 2: Sweden 7-1 Finland
- February 2: Kazakhstan - Russia 3:10
- February 3: Sweden v Russia 4: 3
- February 3: Finland - Norway 5: 3
- February 4: Finland - Russia 4: 3
- February 4: Kazakhstan v Norway 4-4
- February 5: Sweden - Norway 6: 6
- February 5: Finland - Kazakhstan 3: 7
Playoffs
Semifinal
- February 7: Finland - Russia 4: 3
- February 7: Sweden - Kazakhstan 10: 3
3rd place match
- February 8: Russia - Kazakhstan 5: 2
Final
| February 8th |
| Westeros . Rocklund Stadium Spectators: 9646 Judge: Pettersen | ||||||
| Penalty time: 10-0. | ||||||||
Group B
| A place | National team | AND | AT | N | P | M | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | USA | five | five | 0 | 0 | 42 - 5 | +37 | ten |
| 2 | Belarus | five | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 - 13 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada | five | 2 | one | 2 | 20 - 13 | +7 | five |
| four | Hungary | five | 2 | one | 2 | 14 - 19 | −5 | five |
| five | Estonia | five | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 - 20 | −8 | four |
| 6 | Netherlands | five | 0 | 0 | five | 2 - 35 | −33 | 0 |
- February 25: Canada - USA 3: 4
- February 25: Hungary 2–3 Estonia
- February 25: Belarus - Netherlands 7: 0
- February 25: Estonia 2-2 Canada
- February 25: USA - Hungary 10: 1
- February 26: Belarus - Canada 3: 2
- February 26: Belarus 2-1 Estonia
- February 26: USA - Netherlands 12: 0
- February 26: Estonia - USA 0:10
- February 26: Hungary v Netherlands 4: 1
- February 27: Belarus - Hungary 2: 4
- February 27: Canada - Netherlands 6: 1
- February 27: USA - Belarus 6: 1
- February 27: Netherlands - Estonia 0: 6
- February 27: Hungary 3-3 Canada
Playoffs
3rd place match
- February 28: Hungary 5-1 Canada
1st Place Match
- February 28: USA - Belarus 7: 0