2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships


The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 27th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. 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 reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals.

Venues

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

All times local.

Group B

All times local.

Relegation round

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.
Team
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All times local.
and were relegated to Division I for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
RankPlayerCountrySaves
1Robert Goepfert338:05159101.7714993.710
2Peter Ševela218:4610571.929893.332
3Marc-André Fleury267:289771.579092.781
4Kari Lehtonen356:40168132.1915592.262
5Andrei Medvedev300:0010891.809991.671

Tournament awards

Final standings

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A played in Almaty, Kazakhstan between December 27, 2002 and January 2, 2003. Group B played in Bled, Slovenia between December 16 and December 22, 2002.

Group A

was promoted to the Top Division and was relegated to Division II for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group B

was promoted to the Top Division and was relegated to Division II for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A played in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania between January 6 and January 12, 2003. Group B played in Novi Sad, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2003.

Group A

was promoted to Division I and was relegated to Division III for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group B

was promoted to Division I and was relegated to Division III for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in Izmit, Turkey between January 21 and January 26, 2003.
Team
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and were promoted to Division II for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.