| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Size: | 220px |
| Country: | Finland |
| Dates: | December 26, 2003 – January 5, 2004 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | United States |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Canada |
| Third: | Finland |
| Fourth: | Czech Republic |
| Games: | 31 |
| Goals: | 190 |
| Attendance: | 116556 |
| Points: | 11 |
| Nextseason: | 2005 |
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland.[1] The United States won their first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final.
See main article: 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters.
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
All times local (EET/UTC+2).
Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
(all games at Hämeenlinna)
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.
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
| width=30 | Rank | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | Saves | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 360:00 | 144 | 8 | 1.33 | 136 | 94.44 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 299:08 | 105 | 7 | 1.40 | 98 | 93.33 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 160:00 | 58 | 4 | 1.50 | 54 | 93.10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 360:00 | 194 | 14 | 2.33 | 180 | 92.78 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 357:25 | 137 | 11 | 1.85 | 126 | 91.97 | 1 |
| width=120 | width=180 | width=180 | Media All-Star Team | ||
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| Goaltender |  Al Montoya | ||||
| Defencemen |  Dion Phaneuf Sami Lepistö | ||||
| Forwards | Valtteri Filppula Jeff Carter Zach Parise |
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The Division I Championships were played on December 14–20, 2003 in Berlin, Germany (Group A) and on December 13–19, 2003 in Briançon, France (Group B).
The Division II Championships were played on December 28, 2003 – January 3, 2004 in Sosnowiec, Poland (Group A) and on January 5–11, 2004 in Kaunas and Elektrėnai, Lithuania (Group B).
The Division III Championship was played on January 5–11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.