2004 Bandy World Championship

2004 Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries  Sweden
 Hungary
Dates 1 – 8 and 25 – 28 February
Teams 11
Final positions
Champions   Finland
Runner-up   Sweden
Third place   Russia
Fourth place  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Scoring leader(s) Ari Holopainen, Finland
(10 points)
2003
2005

The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition between bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time.[1][2] There were 11 bandy playing countries participating in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).[3]

Results

Finland became champion.

Group A

First round

Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2
Russia–Norway 6–3
Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10
Sweden–Finland 7–1
Finland–Norway 5–3
Sweden–Russia 4–3
Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4
Russia–Finland 3–4
Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7
Sweden–Norway 6–6
Rank Country Pts W T L Bp Bc Diff
1  Sweden 7 3 1 0 31 12 +19
2  Russia 4 2 0 2 22 14 +8
3  Finland 4 2 0 2 13 20 −7
4  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 2 16 31 −15
5  Norway 2 0 2 2 16 21 −5

Final round

Semifinals

Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3
Russia–Finland 3–4

Match for 3rd place

Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2

Final

Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)

Group B

First round

Canada–USA 3–4
Hungary–Estonia 2–3
Belarus–Netherlands 7–0
Estonia–Canada 2–6
Hungary–USA 1–10
Belarus–Estonia 2–1
Netherlands–USA 0–12
Belarus–Canada 3–2
Estonia–USA 0–10
Hungary–Netherlands 4–1
Hungary–Belarus 4–2
Netherlands–Canada 1–6
Belarus–USA 1–6
Netherlands–Estonia 0–6
Hungary–Canada 3–3
Rank Country Pts W T L Bp Bc Diff
1  United States 10 5 0 0 42 5 +37
2  Belarus 6 3 0 2 15 13 +2
3  Canada 5 2 1 2 20 13 +7
4  Hungary 5 2 1 2 14 19 −5
5  Estonia 4 2 0 3 12 20 −8
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 5 2 35 −33

Match for 3rd place

Hungary–Canada 5–1

Final

USA–Belarus 7–0

References

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