2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Belarus |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8–18 April 2004 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 186 (6 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Lauri Korpikoski Petteri Nokelainen Lauri Tukonen Roman Voloshenko(11 points) |
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus. The championships began on April 8, 2004, and finished on April 18, 2004. Games were played at the Ice Palace and Palace sport in Minsk. Russia defeated the United States 3–2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic defeated Canada 3–2 to capture the bronze medal.
Preliminary round
Division I
Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament was held between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.[1][2]
- Final standings
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Group A |
Group B
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Division II
Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 28 March and 3 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held 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.[3][4]
- Final standings
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Group A |
Group B
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