2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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| Dates | 1 – 7 March 2004 28 March – 3 April 2004 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament took place between 1 and 7 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Ukraine and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Belgium finished last in Group A and Australia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2005.
Group A tournament
[edit | edit source]The Group A tournament began on 28 March 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary.[1] Belgium, Hungary, the Netherlands and Spain returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] Ukraine entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Iceland entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4][5] Ukraine won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Hungary finished in second place and the Netherlands finished in third. Belgium finished in last place after losing four of their five games and were relegated to Division III for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Yegor Yegorov of Ukraine finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 18 points including six goals and 12 assists.[6] Martijn Maghielse of the Netherlands finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 88.46.[7]
Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | +55 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2005 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 57 | −43 | 2 | ||
| 6 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 1 | Relegated to Division III for 2005 |
Fixtures
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| 28 March 2004 12:30 | Iceland | 0 – 21 (0–8, 0–7, 0–6) | Debrecen Attendance: 100 |
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| 28 March 2004 15:30 | Spain | 6 – 9 (3–3, 1–3, 2–3) | Debrecen Attendance: 500 |
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| 28 March 2004 18:30 | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 3 – 13 (1–4, 1–5, 1–4) | Debrecen Attendance: 1200 |
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| 29 March 2004 12:30 | Netherlands | 11 – 1 (6–0, 1–0, 4–1) | Debrecen Attendance: 100 |
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| 29 March 2004 15:30 | Ukraine | 14 – 2 (4–1, 3–0, 7–1) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Debrecen Attendance: 300 |
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| 29 March 2004 18:30 | Hungary | 8 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 5–0) | Debrecen Attendance: 1200 |
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| 31 March 2004 12:30 | Ukraine | 11 – 2 (3–1, 5–1, 3–0) | Debrecen Attendance: 300 |
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| 31 March 2004 15:30 | Iceland | 4 – 3 (2–1, 1–0, 1–2) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Debrecen Attendance: 300 |
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| 31 March 2004 18:30 | Hungary | 5 – 5 (1–0, 2–3, 2–2) | Debrecen Attendance: 3000 |
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| 12:30 2 April 2004 | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 3 – 3 (2–0, 0–2, 1–1) | Debrecen Attendance: 350 |
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| 2 April 2004 15:30 | Netherlands | 1 – 11 (0–4, 1–2, 0–5) | Debrecen Attendance: 520 |
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| 2 April 2004 18:30 | Hungary | 13 – 4 (4–2, 3–2, 6–0) | Debrecen Attendance: 2950 |
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| 3 April 2004 12:30 | Netherlands | 15 – 1 (9–0, 3–1, 3–0) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Debrecen Attendance: 230 |
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| 3 April 2004 15:30 | Spain | 9 – 5 (2–4, 4–1, 3–0) | Debrecen Attendance: 550 |
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| 3 April 2004 18:30 | Ukraine | 5 – 2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Debrecen Attendance: 5200 |
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Scoring leaders
[edit | edit source]List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +13 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | +19 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +4 | 38 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +6 | 10 | F | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +21 | 6 | F | |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 8 | F | |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +9 | 37 | F | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | –3 | 10 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 0 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 6 | F |
Leading goaltenders
[edit | edit source]Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[7]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| 287:52 | 182 | 21 | 4.38 | 88.46 | 0 | |
| 180:00 | 64 | 9 | 3.00 | 85.94 | 0 | |
| 160:00 | 22 | 4 | 1.50 | 81.82 | 1 | |
| 210:33 | 133 | 26 | 7.41 | 80.45 | 0 | |
| Belgium Kevin van Looveren | 219:49 | 179 | 38 | 10.37 | 78.77 | 0 |
Group B tournament
[edit | edit source]The Group B tournament began on 1 March 2004 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.[8] Croatia, Estonia and Lithuania all returned to compete in the Division II tournament after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championship.[2][3] Great Britain entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Australia entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.[9][10] The Serbia and Montenegro men's national under-18 ice hockey team made their debut at the World Championships after replacing the Yugoslavia men's national under-18 ice hockey team, the change in team coinciding with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia being reconstituted as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.[3] Great Britain won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Estonia finished second after losing only to Great Britain and Croatia finished in third place.[8] Australia finished in last place after losing four of their five games and drawing the fifth and were relegated back to Division III for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Thomas Carlon of Great Britain finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 14 points including ten goals and four assists.[11]
Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2005 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 8 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 2 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 | −37 | 1 | Relegated to Division III for 2005 |
Fixtures
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| 1 March 2004 15:00 | Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 0 – 14 (0–5, 0–3, 0–6) | Elektrėnai |
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| 1 March 2004 17:00 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | 0 – 10 (0–3, 0–5, 0–2) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Kaunas Attendance: 300 |
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| 1 March 2004 18:30 | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg | 1 – 4 (1–3, 0–0, 0–1) | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 1770 |
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| 2 March 2004 15:00 | Great Britain | 5 – 3 (1–0, 2–1, 2–2) | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | Elektrėnai |
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| 2 March 2004 17:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 4 – 2 (2–0, 2–0, 0–2) | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania | Kaunas Attendance: 800 |
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| 2 March 2004 18:30 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 6 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 780 |
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| 4 March 2004 15:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 5 – 1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 660 |
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| 4 March 2004 17:00 | Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 2 – 5 (0–1, 2–3, 0–1) | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | Kaunas |
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| 4 March 2004 18:30 | Great Britain | 2 – 1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania | Elektrėnai Attendance: 1850 |
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| 5 March 2004 15:00 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 1 – 7 (0–1, 0–4, 1–2) | Elektrėnai |
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| 5 March 2004 17:00 | Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg | 15 – 1 (5–1, 3–0, 7–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Kaunas |
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| 5 March 2004 18:30 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | 3 – 4 (1–2, 1–0, 1–2) | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania | Elektrėnai |
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| 7 March 2004 12:00 | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 5 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 3–0) | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro | Elektrėnai |
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| 7 March 2004 15:30 | Great Britain | 2 – 1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 1600 |
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| 7 March 2004 19:00 | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg | 2 – 2 (2–1, 0–1, 0–0) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 2200 |
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Scoring leaders
[edit | edit source]List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[11]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +11 | 12 | F | |
| Estonia Aleksandr Polozov | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Estonia Ivan Kuzmin | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +13 | 4 | F |
| Estonia Aleksandr Kaidas | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +8 | 8 | F |
| Estonia Anton Nekrassov | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +10 | 4 | F |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 10 | F | |
| Lithuania Deividas Kazlauskas | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 4 | F |
| Estonia Ilja Tsegotov | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 14 | F |
| Estonia Filipp Svarogin | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +10 | 12 | D |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +5 | 20 | F |
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