The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2003 WJHC''), 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 Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–2 victory over Canada in the championship game, while

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

won the bronze medal with a 3–2 victory over the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. Playoff round (again) 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 ( AST/UTC-4).''

Group B

''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).''

Relegation round

''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).'' '' 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.''

Tournament awards

Final standings

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A played in Almaty,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

between December 27, 2002 and January 2, 2003. Group B played in

Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

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 Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

between January 6 and January 12, 2003. Group B played in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

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 Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

between January 21 and January 26, 2003. '' and were promoted to Division II for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.''

External links

IIHF Official Results – Top Division

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