The 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America and Europe. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto. The tournament directly preceded the NHL lockout, as the NHL announced they were locking out players during 2004–05 season two days after the tournament final was played, pending the adoption of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Team participants Venues North American pool and quarterfinals, semifinals and final Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec, Canada Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. European pool and quarterfinals Globen – Stockholm, Sweden Hartwall Areena – Helsinki, Finland Kölnarena – Cologne, Germany Sazka Arena – Prague, Czech Republic Pre-tournament games Russia–Germany 3–3 (Cologne) Sweden–Slovakia 2–0 (Bratislava) Finland–Czech Republic 1–1 (Prague) Canada–United States 1–3 (Columbus) Finland–Sweden 1–2 OT (Stockholm) Czech Republic–Germany 7–4 (Cologne) United States–Canada 1–3 (Ottawa) Germany–Finland 2–4 (Helsinki) Sweden–Czech Republic 3–5 (Prague) Russia–United States 0–2 (Columbus) Slovakia–Canada 2–2 (Ottawa) Slovakia–Russia 0–0 (Ottawa) Preliminary round North American pool All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4). European pool All times are local (UTC+2 / UTC+3). Playoff round Bracket Quarter-finals All times are local (UTC+3 / UTC+2 / UTC-5 / UTC-4). Semi-finals All times are local (UTC-5 / UTC-4). Final Time is Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (UTC-4). Ranking and statistics Tournament awards Tournament MVP Vincent Lecavalier All-star team Goaltender: Martin Brodeur Defence: Adam Foote, Kimmo Timonen Forwards: Vincent Lecavalier, Saku Koivu, Fredrik Modin Final standings Scoring leaders Leading goaltenders See also International Ice Hockey Federation National Hockey League Summit Series World Cup of Hockey World Professional Hockey Championships 1996 World Cup of Hockey 2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics References External links ESPN World Cup of Hockey page TSN's World Cup of Hockey page CBC's World Cup of Hockey page International Hockey Statistics Database Series du Sommet (série du siècle), Coupe Canada et Coupe du Monde World Cup of Hockey 2004–05 in Canadian ice hockey 2004–05 in American ice hockey 2004–05 in Czech ice hockey 2004–05 in Finnish ice hockey 2004–05 in Russian ice hockey 2004–05 in German ice hockey 2004–05 in Swedish ice hockey Ice hockey competitions in Toronto 2004 in Ontario