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2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships (2003 WJHC), was the 27th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship.[1] The tournament was held in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, from December 26, 2002 to January 5, 2003. Russia won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–2 victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 3–2 victory over the United States.

2003 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Halifax Metro Centre and
Centre 200 (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2002 – January 5, 2003
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored187 (6.03 per game)
Attendance242,173 (7,812 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Switzerland Patrik Bärtschi
Russia Igor Grigorenko (10 points)
← 2002
2004 →

Playoff round (again) reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals.

Venues

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Halifax Metro Centre
Capacity: 10,595		Centre 200
Capacity: 4,881
 Canada – Halifax  Canada – Sydney

Rosters

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Main article: 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Top Division

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Russia4400217+148Semifinals
2  United States4301159+66Quarterfinals
3  Slovakia4202158+74
4   Switzerland41031015−52Relegation round
5  Belarus4004628−220
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

December 26, 2002
14:00		Belarus  2–4
(1–2, 1–0, 0–2)		   SwitzerlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 1,951
December 26, 2002
18:00		United States  1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		  RussiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 4,950
December 27, 2002
20:00		Slovakia  11–1
(3–1, 4–0, 4–0)		  BelarusCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,548
December 28, 2002
16:00		Switzerland  1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		  United StatesCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,331
December 28, 2002
20:00		Russia  4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  SlovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 3,213
December 29, 2002
18:00		Belarus  1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		  RussiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,232
December 30, 2002
14:00		United States  8–2
(4–0, 3–1, 1–1)		  BelarusCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,213
December 30, 2002
18:00		Switzerland  0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		  SlovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,069
December 31, 2002
14:00		Slovakia  1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		  United StatesCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,238
December 31, 2002
18:00		Russia  7–5
(2–1, 3–2, 2–2)		   SwitzerlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,249

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Canada4400216+158Semifinals
2  Finland4211129+35Quarterfinals
3  Czech Republic421187+15
4  Sweden41031216−42Relegation round
5  Germany4004318−150
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

December 26, 2002
16:00		Germany  0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)		  FinlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,923
December 26, 2002
20:10		Sweden  2–8
(0–2, 2–2, 0–4)		  CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 27, 2002
19:00		Czech Republic  3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		  GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,562
December 28, 2002
15:10		Canada  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		  Czech RepublicHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 28, 2002
20:00		Finland  3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		  SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,089
December 29, 2002
16:10		Germany  1–4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)		  CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 30, 2002
16:00		Sweden  7–2
(3–0, 3–1, 1–1)		  GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,427
December 30, 2002
20:00		Finland  2–2
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)		  Czech RepublicHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,462
December 31, 2002
16:00		Czech Republic  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		  SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,416
December 31, 2002
20:10		Canada  5–3
(1–1, 3–2, 1–0)		  FinlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594

Relegation round

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Results from games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1   Switzerland3300157+86
2  Sweden32011511+44
3  Germany3102813−52Relegated to the 2004 Division I
4  Belarus3003613−70
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

January 2, 2003
12:00		Switzerland  6–2
(2–0, 3–2, 1–0)		  GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,111
Tobias StephanGoaliesDimitri Pätzold
34Shots18
January 3, 2003
12:00		Sweden  5–4
(3–1, 0–2, 2–1)		  BelarusHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,083
January 4, 2003
16:00		Sweden  3–5
(1–2, 1–2, 1–1)		   SwitzerlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,210
January 4, 2003
20:00		Germany  4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		  BelarusHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,208

Playoff round

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Source:[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
B1  Canada3
A2  United States4A2  United States2
B3  Czech Republic3B1  Canada2
A1  Russia3
A1  Russia4
B2  Finland6B2  Finland1
A3  Slovakia0Bronze medal game
A2  United States2
B2  Finland3

Quarterfinals

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January 2, 2003
16:00		United States  4–3
(2–0, 2–2, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,250
Bobby GoepfertGoaliesMartin Falter, Lukáš Mensator
Helminen (Jones, Kesler) - 9:091-0
Parise (Brown) - 9:422-0
2-1Michálek (Klepiš, Hudler) - 24:02
Kesler (Higgins, Whitney) - 26:003-1
Suter (Higgins, Kesler) - 26:444-1
4-2Krajíček (Klepiš, Michálek) - 28:24
4-3Hudler (Klepiš) - 53:37
18Shots25
January 2, 2003
20:10		Finland  6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		  SlovakiaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,162
Kari LehtonenGoaliesJán Chovan, Peter Ševela
25Shots15

Semifinals

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January 3, 2003
16:10		Russia  4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)		  FinlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,527
Andrei MedvedevGoaliesKari Lehtonen
Artyukhin - 10:221-0
1-118:28 - Niinimäki (Bergenheim, Ruutu) (PP)
Trubachev - 43:282-1
Perezhogin (Grigorenko) - 44:053-1
Grigorenko - 47:224-1
29Shots26
January 3, 2003
20:10		Canada  3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		  United StatesHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
Marc-André FleuryGoaliesRobert Goepfert
Paetsch (Wellwood) - 4:241-0
1-19:12 - Nystrom (Parise) (SH)
Bouchard (Parenteau, Colaiacovo) (PP) - 37:262-1
2-241:06 - Kesler (Wisniewski, Stuart) (PP)
Woywitka (Stajan, Tootoo) - 51:403-2
42Shots15

5th place game

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January 4, 2003
12:00		Czech Republic  0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		  SlovakiaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,210
Lukáš MensatorGoaliesPeter Ševela
0-119:30 - Zagora (Špirko, Maron)
0-255:00- Lipka (Ševela)
25Shots18

Bronze medal game

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January 5, 2003
16:00		United States  2–3
(0–2, 0–1, 2–0)		  Finland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,306
Bobby GoepfertGoaliesTuomas Nissinen
0-19:16 - Jokinen (Kalteva)
0-218:15 - Juntunen (Ruutu, Jokinen) (PP)
0-320:31 - Pitkänen (Ruutu)
55:18 - Suter1-3
58:04 - Brown (Parise, Shannon)2-3
31Shots21

Final

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January 5, 2003
20:10		 Canada  2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)		  Russia Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
Marc-André FleuryGoaliesAndrei MedvedevReferee:
Ulf Rädbjer
0-111:17 – Taratukhin (Grigorenko, Perezhogin)
Parenteau (Laich, White) – 12:011-1
Upshall (Laich, Parenteau) (PP) – 36:222-1
2-244:22 – Grigorenko (Taratukhin, Perezhogin)
2-351:09 – Trubachev (Polushin, Tyutin)
24Shots31

Scoring leaders

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RankPlayerCountryPosGPGAPtsPIM+/−
1Patrik Bärtschi   SwitzerlandF664100+1
1Igor Grigorenko  RussiaF664104+10
3Yuri Trubachev  RussiaF637102+9
4Tuomo Ruutu  FinlandF728106+6
5Carlo Colaiacovo  CanadaD619102-1
6Alexander Perezhogin  RussiaF63694+9
7Jussi Jokinen  FinlandF76282+4
8Zach Parise  United StatesF74484+2
9Alexander Polushin  RussiaF62684+9
9Andrei Taratukhin  RussiaF62688+7

Goaltending leaders

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Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

RankPlayerCountryTOISOGGAGAASavesSv %SO
1Robert Goepfert  United States338:05159101.7714993.710
2Peter Ševela  Slovakia218:4610571.929893.332
3Marc-André Fleury  Canada267:289771.579092.781
4Kari Lehtonen  Finland356:40168132.1915592.262
5Andrei Medvedev  Russia300:0010891.809991.671

Tournament awards

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GoaltenderDefencemenForwards
IIHF Directorate Awards Marc-André Fleury Joni Pitkänen Igor Grigorenko
Media All-Star Team Marc-André Fleury Carlo Colaiacovo Joni Pitkänen Yuri Trubachev Igor Grigorenko Scottie Upshall

Final standings

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Team
 Russia
 Canada
 Finland
4  United States
5  Slovakia
6  Czech Republic
7   Switzerland
8  Sweden
9  Germany
10  Belarus

Division I

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The Division I championships were played on December 27, 2002 – January 2, 2003 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Group A),[3] and on December 16–22, 2002 in Bled, Slovenia (Group B).[4]

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  Ukraine5410188+109Promoted to the 2004 Top Division
2  Japan54012410+148
3  Kazakhstan53112512+137
4  France52031713+44
5  Italy51041116−52
6  Croatia5005642−360Relegated to the 2004 Division II
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  Austria5500359+2610Promoted to the 2004 Top Division
2  Slovenia53111514+17
3  Norway52121716+15
4  Latvia51131321−83
5  Denmark51131819−13
6  Poland51041231−192Relegated to the 2004 Division II
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

Division II

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The Division II championships were played on January 6–12, 2003 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania (Group A),[5] and on December 28, 2002 – January 3, 2003 in Novi Sad, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Group B).[6]

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  Estonia5500628+5410Promoted to the 2004 Division I
2  Great Britain5401647+578
3  Romania53023426+86
4  Lithuania52032131−104
5  South Africa51041258−462
6  Bulgaria5005568−630Relegated to the 2004 Division III
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1  Hungary55004714+3310Promoted to the 2004 Division I
2  Netherlands54013413+218
3  Yugoslavia53022722+56
4  Spain51131226−143
5  Iceland51131943−243
6  Mexico5005425−210Relegated to the 2004 Division III
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

Division III

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The Division III championship was played on January 21–26, 2003 in İzmit, Turkey.[7]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1  South Korea4400375+328Promoted to the 2004 Division II
2  Belgium43013210+226
3  Turkey42022616+104
4  Australia4103825−172
5  Luxembourg4004148−470
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine

References

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  1. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Top Division statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Playoffs results". Archived from the original on 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I Group A statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I Group B statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group A statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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See also: 2003 World Championships 		Succeeded by
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