2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | April 8–18, 2003 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 225 (7.26 per game) |
| Attendance | 90,150 (2,908 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Belarus Kanstantsin Zakharov (16 points) |
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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.
Championship results
[edit | edit source]Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 1 |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 5 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 0 |
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Relegation round
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 |
Note: Matches File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 13-2 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan and File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 8–6 File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg 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
[edit | edit source]| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 2 | QF1 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||
| B3 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 1 | SF1 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||
| SF2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 8 | QF2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| A3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia beat File:Flag of the United States.svg United States for the Bronze medal 6–3.
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden beat File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic for 5th place 3–2 in Overtime.
Final standings
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File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland and File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division I
[edit | edit source]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]
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Division II
[edit | edit source]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
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Division III
[edit | edit source]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]
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