2004 World Cup of Hockey

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 they were locking out players during 2004–05 season two days after the tournament final was played, pending the adoption of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Venues

 * North American pool and quarterfinals, semifinals and final


 * Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 * Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.


 * European pool and quarterfinals


 * Globen – Stockholm, Sweden
 * Hartwall Areena – Helsinki, Finland
 * Kölnarena – Cologne, Germany
 * Sazka Arena – Prague, Czech Republic

Pre-tournament games

 * Russia–Germany 3–3 (Cologne)
 * Sweden–Slovakia 2–0 (Bratislava)
 * Finland–Czech Republic 1–1 (Prague)
 * Canada–United States 1–3 (Columbus)
 * Finland–Sweden 1–2 OT (Stockholm)
 * Czech Republic–Germany 7–4 (Cologne)
 * United States–Canada 1–3 (Ottawa)
 * Germany–Finland 2–4 (Helsinki)
 * Sweden–Czech Republic 3–5 (Prague)
 * Russia–United States 0–2 (Columbus)
 * Slovakia–Canada 2–2 (Ottawa)
 * Slovakia–Russia 0–0 (Ottawa)

North American pool
All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

European pool
All times are local (UTC+2 / UTC+3).

Quarter-finals
All times are local (UTC+3 / UTC+2 / UTC-5 / UTC-4).

Semi-finals
All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4).

Final
Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4).

Tournament awards

 * Tournament MVP
 * 🇨🇦 Vincent Lecavalier
 * All-star team
 * Goaltender: 🇨🇦 Martin Brodeur
 * Defence: 🇨🇦 Adam Foote, 🇫🇮 Kimmo Timonen
 * Forwards: 🇨🇦 Vincent Lecavalier, 🇫🇮 Saku Koivu, 🇸🇪 Fredrik Modin