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2003 IIHF World U20 Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryImage Canada
Venue(s)Halifax Metro Centre and
Centre 200 (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2002 – January 5, 2003
Teams10
Final positions
Champions ImageImage Russia (3rd title)
Runners-up ImageImage Canada
Third place ImageImage Finland
Fourth placeImage 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 →

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.

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
Image Image
Image Canada – Halifax Image Canada – Sydney

Rosters

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Top Division

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image Russia 4 4 0 0 21 7 +14 8 Semifinals
2 Image United States 4 3 0 1 15 9 +6 6 Quarterfinals
3 Image Slovakia 4 2 0 2 15 8 +7 4
4 Image  Switzerland 4 1 0 3 10 15 −5 2 Relegation round
5 Image Belarus 4 0 0 4 6 28 −22 0

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

December 26, 2002
14:00		Belarus Image2–4
(1–2, 1–0, 0–2)		Image  SwitzerlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 1,951
December 26, 2002
18:00		United States Image1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		Image RussiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 4,950
December 27, 2002
20:00		Slovakia Image11–1
(3–1, 4–0, 4–0)		Image BelarusCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,548
December 28, 2002
16:00		Switzerland Image1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		Image United StatesCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,331
December 28, 2002
20:00		Russia Image4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Image SlovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 3,213
December 29, 2002
18:00		Belarus Image1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1)		Image RussiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,232
December 30, 2002
14:00		United States Image8–2
(4–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Image BelarusCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,213
December 30, 2002
18:00		Switzerland Image0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		Image SlovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,069
December 31, 2002
14:00		Slovakia Image1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		Image United StatesCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,238
December 31, 2002
18:00		Russia Image7–5
(2–1, 3–2, 2–2)		Image  SwitzerlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,249

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image Canada 4 4 0 0 21 6 +15 8 Semifinals
2 Image Finland 4 2 1 1 12 9 +3 5 Quarterfinals
3 Image Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 5
4 Image Sweden 4 1 0 3 12 16 −4 2 Relegation round
5 Image Germany 4 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

December 26, 2002
16:00		Germany Image0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)		Image FinlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,923
December 26, 2002
20:10		Sweden Image2–8
(0–2, 2–2, 0–4)		Image CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 27, 2002
19:00		Czech Republic Image3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Image GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,562
December 28, 2002
15:10		Canada Image4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Image Czech RepublicHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 28, 2002
20:00		Finland Image3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		Image SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,089
December 29, 2002
16:10		Germany Image1–4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)		Image CanadaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
December 30, 2002
16:00		Sweden Image7–2
(3–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Image GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,427
December 30, 2002
20:00		Finland Image2–2
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)		Image Czech RepublicHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,462
December 31, 2002
16:00		Czech Republic Image3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		Image SwedenHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,416
December 31, 2002
20:10		Canada Image5–3
(1–1, 3–2, 1–0)		Image 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Image  Switzerland 3 3 0 0 15 7 +8 6
2 Image Sweden 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 4
3 Image Germany 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 2 Relegated to the 2004 Division I
4 Image Belarus 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

January 2, 2003
12:00		Switzerland Image6–2
(2–0, 3–2, 1–0)		Image GermanyHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,111
Tobias StephanGoaliesDimitri Pätzold
34Shots18
January 3, 2003
12:00		Sweden Image5–4
(3–1, 0–2, 2–1)		Image BelarusHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,083
January 4, 2003
16:00		Sweden Image3–5
(1–2, 1–2, 1–1)		Image  SwitzerlandHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,210
January 4, 2003
20:00		Germany Image4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		Image BelarusHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,208

Playoff round

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Source:[2]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
B1 Image Canada 3
A2 Image United States 4 A2 Image United States 2
B3 Image Czech Republic 3 B1 Image Canada 2
A1 Image Russia 3
A1 Image Russia 4
B2 Image Finland 6 B2 Image Finland 1
A3 Image Slovakia 0 Bronze medal game
A2 Image United States 2
B2 Image Finland 3

Quarterfinals

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January 2, 2003
16:00		United States Image4–3
(2–0, 2–2, 0–1)		Image 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 Image6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		Image SlovakiaHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,162
Kari LehtonenGoaliesJán Chovan, Peter Ševela
25Shots15

Semifinals

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January 3, 2003
16:10		Russia Image4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)		Image 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 Image3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		Image 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 Image0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		Image 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 Image2–3
(0–2, 0–1, 2–0)		Image Finland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)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		2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Image2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)		Image Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s)Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,594
Marc-André FleuryGoaliesAndrei MedvedevReferee:
Sweden 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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Rank Player Country Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/−
1Patrik BärtschiImage  SwitzerlandF664100+1
1Igor GrigorenkoImage RussiaF664104+10
3Yuri TrubachevImage RussiaF637102+9
4Tuomo RuutuImage FinlandF728106+6
5Carlo ColaiacovoImage CanadaD619102-1
6Alexander PerezhoginImage RussiaF63694+9
7Jussi JokinenImage FinlandF76282+4
8Zach PariseImage United StatesF74484+2
9Alexander PolushinImage RussiaF62684+9
9Andrei TaratukhinImage RussiaF62688+7

Goaltending leaders

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Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

Rank Player Country TOI SOG GA GAA Saves Sv % SO
1Robert GoepfertImage United States338:05159101.7714993.710
2Peter ŠevelaImage Slovakia218:4610571.929893.332
3Marc-André FleuryImage Canada267:289771.579092.781
4Kari LehtonenImage Finland356:40168132.1915592.262
5Andrei MedvedevImage Russia300:0010891.809991.671

Tournament awards

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Goaltender Defencemen Forwards
IIHF Directorate Awards Canada Marc-André Fleury Finland Joni Pitkänen Russia Igor Grigorenko
Media All-Star Team Canada Marc-André Fleury Canada Carlo Colaiacovo Finland Joni Pitkänen Russia Yuri Trubachev Russia Igor Grigorenko Canada Scottie Upshall

Final standings

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Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)Image Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Image Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Image Finland
4Image United States
5Image Slovakia
6Image Czech Republic
7Image  Switzerland
8Image Sweden
9Image Germany
10Image 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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Image Image Image Image Image Image
1 Image Ukraine 5 4 1 0 18 8 +10 9 Promoted to the 2004 Top Division 3–1 3–3 3–0 3–1 6–3
2 Image Japan 5 4 0 1 24 10 +14 8 1–3 6–2 4–2 4–2 9–1
3 Image Kazakhstan 5 3 1 1 25 12 +13 7 3–3 2–6 3–0 4–2 13–1
4 Image France 5 2 0 3 17 13 +4 4 0–3 2–4 0–3 5–2 10–1
5 Image Italy 5 1 0 4 11 16 −5 2 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–5 4–0
6 Image Croatia 5 0 0 5 6 42 −36 0 Relegated to the 2004 Division II 3–6 1–9 1–13 1–10 0–4
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Image Image Image Image Image Image
1 Image Austria 5 5 0 0 35 9 +26 10 Promoted to the 2004 Top Division 8–1 6–4 6–1 6–2 9–1
2 Image Slovenia 5 3 1 1 15 14 +1 7 1–8 4–0 5–3 2–2 3–1
3 Image Norway 5 2 1 2 17 16 +1 5 4–6 0–4 1–1 6–2 6–3
4 Image Latvia 5 1 1 3 13 21 −8 3 1–6 3–5 1–1 4–3 4–6
5 Image Denmark 5 1 1 3 18 19 −1 3 2–6 2–2 2–6 3–4 9–1
6 Image Poland 5 1 0 4 12 31 −19 2 Relegated to the 2004 Division II 1–9 1–3 3–6 6–4 1–9
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Image Image Image Image Image Image
1 Image Estonia 5 5 0 0 62 8 +54 10 Promoted to the 2004 Division I 5–2 13–1 6–1 17–4 21–0
2 Image Great Britain 5 4 0 1 64 7 +57 8 2–5 9–1 13–1 21–0 19–0
3 Image Romania 5 3 0 2 34 26 +8 6 1–13 1–9 9–3 8–1 15–0
4 Image Lithuania 5 2 0 3 21 31 −10 4 1–6 1–13 3–9 9–1 7–2
5 Image South Africa 5 1 0 4 12 58 −46 2 4–17 0–21 1–8 1–9 6–3
6 Image Bulgaria 5 0 0 5 5 68 −63 0 Relegated to the 2004 Division III 0–21 0–19 0–15 2–7 3–6
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Image Image Image Image Image Image
1 Image Hungary 5 5 0 0 47 14 +33 10 Promoted to the 2004 Division I 6–1 10–3 10–4 15–4 6–2
2 Image Netherlands 5 4 0 1 34 13 +21 8 1–6 5–4 8–0 15–2 5–1
3 Image FR Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 27 22 +5 6 3–10 4–5 4–2 8–5 8–0
4 Image Spain 5 1 1 3 12 26 −14 3 4–10 0–8 2–4 4–4 2–0
5 Image Iceland 5 1 1 3 19 43 −24 3 4–15 2–15 5–8 4–4 4–1
6 Image Mexico 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Relegated to the 2004 Division III 2–6 1–5 0–8 0–2 1–4
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division III

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Image Image Image Image Image
1 Image South Korea 4 4 0 0 37 5 +32 8 Promoted to the 2004 Division II 5–2 5–2 10–1 17–0
2 Image Belgium 4 3 0 1 32 10 +22 6 2–5 7–4 9–1 14–0
3 Image Turkey 4 2 0 2 26 16 +10 4 2–5 4–7 6–3 14–1
4 Image Australia 4 1 0 3 8 25 −17 2 1–10 1–9 3–6 3–0
5 Image Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 1 48 −47 0 0–17 0–14 1–14 0–3
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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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