2003 IIHF World U18 Championships

IIHF World U18 Championship 2003 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.png 200px Russia April 8–18, 2003 10 2 1 other CAN 1 31 225 90150 BLR 1995 Kanstantsin Zakharov (16 points) 2002 2004 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 Preliminary round Group A main WDL Q 2 y n USA USA SVK SVK SWE SWE FIN FIN BLR BLR 1995 3 1 0 11 7 3 0 1 18 9 1 1 2 15 13 1 1 2 14 15 0 1 3 14 28 #ccffcc A A A complete IIHF Group B main WDL Q 2 y n RUS RUS CAN CAN CZE CZE SUI SUI KAZ KAZ 4 0 0 27 8 2 1 1 19 10 2 1 1 14 11 1 0 3 17 23 0 0 4 6 31 #ccffcc A A A complete IIHF Relegation round main WDL Q 2 y n FIN FIN BLR BLR 1995 SUI SUI KAZ KAZ 2 1 0 15 12 2 0 1 19 17 1 1 1 18 9 0 0 3 12 26 red3 R R complete IIHF Note: Matches SUI 13-2 KAZ and FIN 8–6 BLR 1995 from the preliminary round (on April 13, 2003 and April 14, 2003 respectively) are included as well since these results carry forward Final round Quarter finals Semi finals Final A2 SVK 2 B3 CZE 1 B2 CAN 8 A3 SWE 1 B1 RUS 1 QF1 SVK 2 A1 USA 1 QF2 CAN 2 SF1 SVK 0 SF2 CAN 3 RUS beat USA for the Bronze medal 6–3. SWE beat CZE for 5th place 3–2 in Overtime. Final standings Rk.TeamCANSVKRUS4USA5SWE6CZE7FIN8BLR 19959SUI10KAZ SUI and KAZ are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. Division I 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I 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.http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IA/0203/tournaments/W18IA.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I, Group A International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-02-05 http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IB/0203/tournaments/W18IB.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I, Group B International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-02-05 Final standings Group A DEN — promoted to the Championship Division for 2004 GER SLO LAT JPN GBR — relegated to Division II for 2004 Group B NOR — promoted to the Championship Division for 2004 POL ITA FRA AUT UKR — relegated to Division II for 2004 Division II 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II 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.http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/tournaments/W18IIA.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-01-31 http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/tournaments/W18IIB.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-01-31 Final standings Group A KOR — promoted to Division I for 2004 EST CRO BEL ESP BUL — relegated to Division III for 2004 Group B ROM — promoted to Division I for 2004 HUN NED FR Yugoslavia LTU 1988 RSA — relegated to Division III for 2004 Division III 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III 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.http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIA/0203/tournaments/W18IIIA.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-01-29 http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIB/0203/tournaments/W18IIIB.htm 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group B International Ice Hockey Federation 2012-01-29 Final standings Group A AUS — promoted to Division II for 2004 MEX CHN NZL Group B ISL — promoted to Division II for 2004 TUR BIH ISR References External links Official Championship results and statistics Category:IIHF World U18 Championships IIHF World U18 Championships Hockey 2003 World Category:April 2003 sports events in Europe