Pools and schedule of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey as announced by the NHL, NHL Players Association and the International Ice Hockey Federation:

POOLS	EUROPEAN (E)	NORTH AMERICAN (NA)
	Czech Republic (CZE) Finland (FIN) Germany (GER) Sweden (SWE)	Canada (CAN) Russia (RUS) Slovakia (SVK) United States (USA)

DATE	VENUE, CITY	MATCHUP
Mon., Aug. 30	Hartwall Arena, Helsinki	CZE vs. FIN
Tues., Aug. 31	Globe Arena, Stockholm	GER vs. SWE
	Bell Centre, Montreal	CAN vs. USA
Wed., Sept. 1	Globe Arena, Stockholm	CZE vs. SWE
	Bell Centre, Montreal	CAN vs. SVK
Thurs., Sept. 2	Cologne Arena, Cologne	FIN vs. GER
	Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul	USA vs. RUS
Fri., Sept. 3	Sazka Arena, Prague	GER vs. CZE
	Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul	USA vs. SVK
Sat., Sept. 4	Hartwall Arena, Helsinki	SWE vs. FIN
	Air Canada Centre, Toronto	CAN vs. RUS
Sun., Sept. 5	Air Canada Centre, Toronto	RUS vs. SVK
Mon., Sept. 6	QUARTERFINAL Home Arena of E1	E1 vs. E4
Tues., Sept. 7	QUARTERFINAL Home Arena of E2	E2 vs. E3
	QUARTERFINAL Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul	NA1 vs. NA4 or NA2 vs. NA3
Wed., Sept. 8	QUARTERFINAL Air Canada Centre, Toronto	NA1 vs. NA4 or NA2 vs. NA3
Fri., Sept. 10	SEMIFINAL Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Sat., Sept. 11	SEMIFINAL Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Tues., Sept. 14	CHAMPIONSHIP Air Canada Centre, Toronto