2003 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Yaroslavl, Russia. The championships began on April 8, 2003, and finished on April 18, 2003. Games were played at Arena 2000 and Avtodizel Arena in Yaroslavl. Canada defeated Slovakia 3–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Russia defeated the United States 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.

2003 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesApril 8–18, 2003
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored225 (7.26 per game)
Attendance90,150 (2,908 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Belarus Kanstantsin Zakharov (16 points)
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Championship results

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
  United States 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 7
  Slovakia 4 3 1 0 18 9 +9 6
  Sweden 4 1 2 1 15 13 +2 3
  Finland 4 1 2 1 14 15 −1 3
  Belarus 4 0 3 1 14 28 −14 1
Source: IIHF

Group B

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Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 4 4 0 0 27 8 +19 8
  Canada 4 2 1 1 19 10 +9 5
  Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 14 11 +3 5
   Switzerland 4 1 3 0 17 23 −6 2
  Kazakhstan 4 0 4 0 6 31 −25 0
Source: IIHF

Relegation round

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Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3 5
  Belarus 3 2 1 0 19 17 +2 4
   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 18 9 +9 3
  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 0 12 26 −14 0
Source: IIHF

Note: Matches    Switzerland 13-2   Kazakhstan and   Finland 8–6   Belarus from the preliminary round (on April 13, 2003 and April 14, 2003 respectively) are included as well since these results carry forward

Final round

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Quarter finals Semi finals Final
B1   Russia 1
A2   Slovakia 2 QF1   Slovakia 2
B3   Czech Republic 1 SF1   Slovakia 0
SF2   Canada 3
A1   United States 1
B2   Canada 8 QF2   Canada 2
A3   Sweden 1

  Russia beat   United States for the Bronze medal 6–3.
  Sweden beat   Czech Republic for 5th place 3–2 in Overtime.

Final standings

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

   Switzerland and   Kazakhstan are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Division I

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Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 23 and 29 March 2003 in Ventspils, Latvia and the Group B tournament was held between 22 and 28 March 2003 in Briançon, France. Denmark and Norway won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Great Britain finished last in Group A and Ukraine last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2004.[1][2]

Final standings

Division II

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Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 17 and 23 March 2003 in Tallinn, Estonia and the Group B tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2003 in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. South Korea and Romania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Bulgaria finished last in Group A and South Africa last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2004.[3][4]

Final standings

Division III

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Division III consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 5 and 8 March 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico and the Group B tournament was held between 6 and 9 February 2003 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Australia and Iceland won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5][6]

Final standings

References

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  1. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I,Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I,Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  3. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  5. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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