The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2005 WJC) was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005,[1] at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada won the gold medal. Jim Johannson oversaw administration of the event on behalf of USA Hockey.[2]
Venues
Rosters
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
|
| 1
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Russia
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4
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3
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0
|
1
|
21
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9
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+12
|
6
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Semifinals
|
| 2
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Czech Republic
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4
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3
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0
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1
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16
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9
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+7
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6
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Quarterfinals
|
| 3
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United States
|
4
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2
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0
|
2
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15
|
16
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−1
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4
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| 4
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Switzerland
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4
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1
|
0
|
3
|
12
|
17
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−5
|
2
|
Relegation round
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| 5
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Belarus
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4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
22
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−13
|
2
|
| December 25, 2004 | Belarus .svg.png) | 2–7 | Czech Republic | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 543 |
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Ugarov 30:14 (PP1) Asmalouski 54:44 (SH1) | Goals | Frolík 14:53 (PP1) Vrána 20:27, 59:18 (PP1) Kvapil 33:13 (PP1) Olesz 45:31 (SH1), 49:15 Petružálek 47:01 |
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Wick 11:41 Romy 33:27 (SH1), 51:03 Stancescu 35:11 Kaser 39:37 | Goals | |
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Hluchý 5:13 Frolík 34:09 Vrána 36:41 Kvapil 46:02 Olesz 59:30 | Goals | Hurlimann 33:27, 46:45 |
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| Kaser 21:09 (PP1) | Goals | Vorobiev 4:58 (PP1) Pestunov 17:20 Ovechkin 27:07 (PP1), 58:16 Galimov 29:37 Misharin 51:12 (PP1) |
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Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
|
GF
|
GA
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GD
|
Pts
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Qualification
|
| 1
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Canada
|
4
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4
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0
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0
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32
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5
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+27
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8
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Semifinals
|
| 2
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Sweden
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4
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2
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0
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2
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14
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13
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+1
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4
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Quarterfinals
|
| 3
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Finland
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4
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2
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0
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2
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10
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15
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−5
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4
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| 4
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Slovakia
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4
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2
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0
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2
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10
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10
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0
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4
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Relegation round
|
| 5
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Germany
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4
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0
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0
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4
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1
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24
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−23
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0
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| December 25, 2004 | Germany  | 1–4 | Finland | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 752 |
| December 27, 2004 | Finland  | 0–2 | Slovakia | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,031 |
| December 29, 2004 | Slovakia  | 5–0 | Germany | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls Attendance: 1,230 |
Relegation round
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Relegation
|
| 1
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Slovakia
|
3
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3
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0
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0
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10
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3
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+7
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6
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| 2
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Switzerland
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3
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2
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0
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1
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12
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3
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+9
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4
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| 3
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Germany
|
3
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1
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0
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2
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4
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13
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−9
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2
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Relegated to the 2006 Division I
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| 4
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Belarus
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3
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0
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0
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3
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4
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11
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−7
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0
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Note: Matches
Switzerland 5–0
Belarus and
Slovakia 5–0
Germany from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.
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Ugarov 1:29, 13:52 (PP1) Zakharov 25:22 | Goals | Carciola 17:15 Janzen 32:45 Kink 53:44 (PP1) Reiss 58:07 (PP1) |
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Bulík 0:29 Ölvecký 18:13 Haščák 53:07 | Goals | Benoît 26:28 Romy 48:36 |
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Germany and
Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
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Söderberg 7:12 Bergfors 34:13 (PP1), 52:35 | Goals | Mäntymaa 15:21 Seitsonen 47:08 Nurmi 59:10 Kolehmainen 61:37 |
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
All-Star Team
Goaltender:
Marek Schwarz
Defense:
Dion Phaneuf,
Ryan Suter
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin,
Patrice Bergeron,
Jeff Carter
Most Valuable Player
Patrice Bergeron
Final standings
Division I
The Division I Championships were played on December 13–19, 2004, in Sheffield, United Kingdom (Group A), and Narva, Estonia (Group B).
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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Promotion or relegation
|
| 1
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Norway
|
5
|
5
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0
|
0
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29
|
12
|
+17
|
10
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Promoted to the 2006 Top Division
|
| 2
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Kazakhstan
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
29
|
15
|
+14
|
8
|
|
| 3
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Austria
|
5
|
3
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0
|
2
|
12
|
16
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−4
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6
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| 4
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France
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5
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2
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0
|
3
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18
|
19
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−1
|
4
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| 5
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Italy
|
5
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1
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0
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4
|
11
|
16
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−5
|
2
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| 6
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Great Britain
|
5
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0
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0
|
5
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8
|
29
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−21
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0
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Relegated to the 2006 Division II
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Source:
Leading scorer: Mathis Olimb, Norway (4 goals, 5 assists; 9 points).
Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion or relegation
|
| 1
|
Latvia
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
12
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+16
|
9
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Promoted to the 2006 Top Division
|
| 2
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Slovenia
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
28
|
12
|
+16
|
6
|
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| 3
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Denmark
|
5
|
3
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0
|
2
|
22
|
13
|
+9
|
6
|
| 4
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Poland
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
13
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+2
|
6
|
| 5
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Ukraine
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
19
|
−8
|
3
|
| 6
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Estonia
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
41
|
−35
|
0
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Relegated to the 2006 Division II
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Source:
Leading scorer: Anže Kopitar,
Slovenia (10 goals, 3 assists; 13 points).
Division II
The Division II Championships were played on January 3–9, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania (Group A), and on December 13–19, 2004, in Puigcerdà, Spain (Group B).
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion or relegation
|
| 1
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Japan
|
5
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4
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
4
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+28
|
9
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Promoted to the 2006 Division I
|
| 2
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Romania
|
5
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3
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
13
|
+10
|
7
|
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| 3
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Netherlands
|
5
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3
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0
|
2
|
29
|
14
|
+15
|
6
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| 4
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China
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
+2
|
6
|
| 5
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Serbia and Montenegro
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
36
|
−25
|
2
|
| 6
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Lithuania
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
35
|
−30
|
0
|
Relegated to the 2006 Division III
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Source:
Group B
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion or relegation
|
| 1
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Hungary
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
10
|
+31
|
10
|
Promoted to the 2006 Division I
|
| 2
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South Korea
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
46
|
12
|
+34
|
8
|
|
| 3
|
Croatia
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
27
|
21
|
+6
|
6
|
| 4
|
Spain
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
32
|
−18
|
4
|
| 5
|
Australia
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
40
|
−24
|
2
|
| 6
|
Belgium
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
12
|
41
|
−29
|
0
|
Relegated to the 2006 Division III
|
Source:
Leading scorer: Park Woo-Sang,
South Korea (12 goals, 8 assists; 20 points).
Division III
The Division III Championship was played on January 10–16, 2005, in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
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D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Promotion
|
| 1
|
Mexico
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
6
|
+31
|
10
|
Promoted to the 2006 Division II
|
| 2
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New Zealand
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
28
|
15
|
+13
|
7
|
| 3
|
Iceland
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
30
|
19
|
+11
|
6
|
|
| 4
|
South Africa
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
15
|
24
|
−9
|
5
|
| 5
|
Turkey
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
27
|
−17
|
2
|
| 6
|
Bulgaria
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
39
|
−29
|
0
|
Source:
References
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