2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won their first ever gold medal, after defeating Canada 4–3 in the final.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
''All times local.''Group B
''All times local.''Relegation round
''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''January 2
- Sweden 4–0 Ukraine
- Switzerland 6–2 Austria
January 3
- Austria 2–2 Ukraine
- Sweden 4–3 Switzerland
Playoff round
Final
The victory gave the United States its first WJC gold medal ever, and its first medal since a silver medal in 1997 when it lost 2–0 to Canada in the final.Scoring leaders
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.| Rank | Player | Country | Saves | ||||||
| 1 | Al Montoya | 360:00 | 144 | 8 | 1.33 | 136 | 94.44 | 2 | |
| 2 | Joakim Lundström | 299:08 | 105 | 7 | 1.40 | 98 | 93.33 | 1 | |
| 3 | Denis Khudyakov | 160:00 | 58 | 4 | 1.50 | 54 | 93.10 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jaroslav Halák | 360:00 | 194 | 14 | 2.33 | 180 | 92.78 | 2 | |
| 5 | Hannu Toivonen | 357:25 | 137 | 11 | 1.85 | 126 | 91.97 | 1 |