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From August 30th to September 14th, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey is set to take place in various locales worldwide.  In North America, there will be games in Toronto, Montreal, and Minnesota, while Columbus and Ottawa host exhibition games.  Overseas, Germany, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic all host games.


 


Here are the standings and results from the exhibition games:


North American Pool:


































Team Record Goals Scored Goals Allowed Points
USA 2-1-0-0 6 4 4
Canada 1-1-1-0 6 6 3
Russia 0-1-2-0 5 3 2
Slovakia 0-1-2-0 2 4 2


 


European Pool:


































Team Record Goals Scored Goals Allowed Points
Czech Rep. 2-0-1-0 13 8 4
Sweden 2-1-0-0 7 6 4
Finland 1-0-1-1 6 5 4
Germany 0-2-1-0 9 14 1


 


Game Results:


August 22: Sweden 2, Slovakia 0
August 22: Russia 3, Germany 3
August 23: Czech Republic 1, Finland 1
August 23: USA 3, Canada 1
August 25: Sweden 2, Finland 1 (OT)
August 25: Canada 3, USA 1
August 25: Czech Republic 7, Germany 4
August 26: Finland 4, Germany 2
August 27: Czech Republic 5, Sweden 3
August 27: USA 2, Russia 0 – Markov injured
August 28: Canada 2, Slovakia 2 
August 29: Russia 0, Slovakia 0 – Markov didn’t play, Zednik played 1st game since his surgery