2004 World Cup Of Hockey Betting Preview With Centrebet
17th June 2008, by Taylor Luk
Centrebet will once again be offering 2004 World Cup of Hockey betting odds. The tournament will run from 30 August to the 14 September 2004. The 2004 World Cup of Hockey provides an excellent opportunity to bet on ice hockey matches of the highest possible standard. The 2004 World Cup will be a competition which features the top eight hockey-playing nations in the world, and follows on from other international events including the IIHF Hockey World Championships and the Stanley Cup. For punters, these lead-up tournaments will allow for a careful assessment of participating teams' strengths and weaknesses.
Ice Hockey Betting Options From Centrebet
Centrebet offers a wide range of hockey betting options, including draw option, total goals for the day, handicap, game total, pick the score, over/under, time of first goal, last team to score, 1st, 2nd and 3rd winning team, most penalty minutes head-to-head and points scorer head-to-head.
World Cup Of Hockey 2004 Competition Timetable:
Round-robin matches will be held in both North America and Europe. Russia and Slovakia will join Canada and the United States in North America for preliminary games.
| Date | Venue | Match-Up |
| Monday, 30 August | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki | Czech Rep v Finland |
| Tuesday, 31 August | Globe Arena, Stockholm | Germany v Sweden |
| Bell Centre, Montreal | Canada v USA | |
| Wednesday, 1 September | Globe Arena, Stockholm | Czech Rep. v Sweden |
| Bell Centre, Montreal | Canada v Slovakia | |
| Thursday, 2 September | Cologne Arena, Cologne | Finland v Germany |
| Xcel Energy Centre, St Paul | USA v Russia | |
| Friday, 3 September | Sazka Arena, Prague | Germany v Czech Rep |
| Xcel Energy Centre, St Paul | USA v Slovakia | |
| Saturday, 4 September | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki | Sweden v Finland |
| Air Canada Centre, Toronto | Canada v Russia | |
| Sunday, 5 September | Air Canada Centre, Toronto | Russia v Slovakia |
| 6-14 September | Finals |
Games will follow NHL Hockey guidelines rather than IIHF. Referees will be supplied by the NHL as well. Unlike previous World Cup finals, there will only be one game rather than three.
Other Ice Hockey Betting Opportunities Include:
Punters at Centrebet can place bets on the World Cup as well as a range of other Ice Hockey competitions. These include the National Hockey League NHL 2004 Championships, Stanley Cup, Norwegian (Eliteserien & Div 1), Swedish (Eliteserien, Allsvenskan, Superallsvenskan, Div 1 & Allettan), Swiss Nationalliga, German (DEL-Bundesliga, 2nd Bundesliga), Finnish (SM-Liiga, Women's SM-Sarja, Mestis), Austrian EHL, Czech Extraliga, Russian Superliga, Skoda Cup, Intrum Justitia IHC, Polish PLH Ekstraliga, International Friendlies and Danish (Superisligaen, Cup).
With around 3,000 books a week, Centrebet has all your favourite sports covered. You can see our latest cycling betting, NHL Hockey betting, as well as 2004 Athens Olympic Games odds. Books for these, and many other sporting codes and entertainment betting options are now open for Centrebet customers. You can check our online sportsbetting calendar for more information on upcoming events.
Anyone can see our books and odds - but in order to bet, you first need to register to bet with Centrebet. Please note that Centrebet membership is only open to those aged over 18 years.
last update : 17th June 2008 17:11
