2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2003 World Junior (Under 20) Ice Hockey Championships were held between December 26, 2002 and January 5, 2003 in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Final standings
Group A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 |
United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
Belarus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
Relegation Round
January 2
- Switzerland 6-2 Germany
January 3
January 4
- Sweden 3-5 Switzerland
- Germany 4-0 Belarus
Germany and Belarus are relegated to Division I for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Playoff round
Quarter-finals
January 2
- United States 4-3 Czech Republic
- Finland 6-0 Slovakia
Semi-finals
January 3
- Russia 4-1 Finland
- Canada 3-2 United States
5th place game
January 4
Bronze medal game
January 5
- United States 2-3 Finland
Gold medal game
January 5
Scoring leaders
Player | Nationality | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrik Bartschi | Switzerland | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Igor Grigorenko | Russia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Yuri Trubachev | Russia | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Tuomo Ruutu | Finland | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Carlo Colaiacovo | Canada | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
Alexander Perezhogin | Russia | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Jussi Jokinen | Finland | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Zach Parise | United States | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Alexander Polushin | Russia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Andrei Taratukhin | Russia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 90 minutes played)
Player | Nationality | Mins | GA | GAA | SO | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marc-Andre Fleury | Canada | 267 | 7 | 1.57 | 1 | .928 |
Robert Goepfert | United States | 338 | 7 | 1.77 | 0 | .937 |
Andrei Medvedev | Russia | 300 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | .917 |
Peter Sevela | Slovakia | 218 | 7 | 1.92 | 2 | .933 |
Kari Lehtonen | Finland | 356 | 7 | 2.19 | 2 | .923 |
Division I
The Division I Championships were played December 27, 2002 - January 2, 2003 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Group A) and December 16 - December 22, 2002 in Bled, Slovenia (Group B)
Standings
Group A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 |
Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 7 |
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
Croatia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 |
Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Norway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
Latvia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
Denmark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 2 |
Austria and Ukraine advance to the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Croatia and Poland are relegated to Division II
Division II
The Division II Championships were played January 6, 2003-January 12, 2003 in Miericurea Ciuc, Romania (Group A) and December 28, 2002-January 3, 2003 in Novi Sad Yugoslavia (Group B)
Standings
Group A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 10 |
Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 8 |
Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 6 |
Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 4 |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 10 |
Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 8 |
Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 6 |
Spain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 3 |
Iceland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 3 |
Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Hungary and Estonia advance to the 2004 Division I Championships, Bulgaria and Mexico are relegated to the 2004 Division III Championships'
Division III
The Division III Championships were held January 21-January 26, 2003 in Izmit, Turkey
Standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 8 |
Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 6 |
Turkey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 |
Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
Korea and Belgium advance to 2005 Division II Championships