Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2003
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Winner: Canada |
The 5th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2003 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 5 and April 22, 2003, a total of 42 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.
In its fifth edition, the competition was fundamentally reformed. The top division was again reduced from twelve to ten teams, with the teams playing off three final round and two relegation round participants in two groups of five. The final round was played in the knockout system after a year break . The divisions I and II were increased from eight to twelve teams and from now on played in two separate groups of six, from which the respective winners rose to the division above. The bottom of the table had to relegate to the division below. Division III was supplemented by the teams of the dissolved Asia Division.
The world champions became the Canadian team for the first time , defeating Slovakia 3-0 in the final . The German team was by a second place in Group A of Division I the way to the top division - from them in the previous year was staying - not back to Switzerland finished in ninth place in the top division, an increase in the Division I. Austria was fifth and penultimate in Group B of Division I and thus narrowly avoided relegation to Division II.
competition | place | date | sub- contractor |
viewers total |
Games | O |
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Top division | Yaroslavl | Apr 12, 2003 - Apr 22, 2003 | 10 | 90,150 | 31 | 2,908 |
Division IA | Ventspils | 23 Mar 2003 - March 29th 2003 | 6th | 7,708 | 15th | 513 |
Division IB | Briançon | 22 Mar 2003 - March 28 2003 | 6th | 12,349 | 15th | 823 |
Division II A | Tallinn | 17th Mar 2003 - March 23 2003 | 6th | 7,495 | 15th | 499 |
Division II B | Belgrade | 5th Mar 2003 - March 11th 2003 | 6th | 9,300 | 15th | 620 |
Division III A | Mexico city | 5th Mar 2003 - March 8th 2003 | 4th | 4,300 | 6th | 716 |
Division III B | Sarajevo | 6th Mar 2003 - March 9th 2003 | 4th | 2,250 | 6th | 375 |
Participants, venues and periods
- Division I.
- Division II
- Group A: March 17-23, 2003 in Tallinn , Estonia
- Group B: March 5-11, 2003 in Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro
- Division III
- Group A: March 5-8, 2003 in Mexico City , Mexico
- Group B: March 6-9, 2003 in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Korea reported no team as relegated from Division I in the previous year and thus did not take part in the tournaments of Division II.
Top division
2003 World Cup for U18 Juniors | |
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Number of nations | 10 |
World Champion | Canada |
silver | Slovakia |
bronze | Russia |
Relegated |
Kazakhstan Switzerland
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Venue (s) | Yaroslavl , Russia |
opening | April 12, 2003 |
Endgame | April 22, 2003 |
spectator | 90,150 (2,908 per game) |
Gates | 225 (7.26 per game) |
Best goalkeeper | Jaroslav Halák |
Best defender | Brent Seabrook |
Best striker | Alexander Ovechkin |
Top scorer | Kanstanzin Sacharau (16 points) |
The U18 World Cup was held from April 12 to April 22, 2003 in the Russian city of Yaroslavl . The games were played in the Arena 2000 (9,046 seats) and the sports palace Awtodisel with around 3,000 seats.
Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The world championship title was secured by Canada, which clearly beat Slovakia 3-0 in the final. It was the first title for the Canadians in this age group.
Group A | Group B |
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United States | Russia |
Finland | Czech Republic |
Belarus | Canada |
Slovakia | Switzerland |
Sweden | Kazakhstan |
mode
After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine two relegated to Division I.
Venues
Yaroslavl | ||||
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Arena 2000 Capacity: 9,046 |
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Sports Palace Awtodisel Capacity: approx. 3,000 |
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Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | United States | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11: | 77th |
2. | Slovakia | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18: | 96th |
3. | Sweden | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:13 | 3 |
4th | Finland | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:15 | 3 |
5. | Belarus | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14:28 | 1 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier
Group B
Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Russia | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 27: | 88th |
2. | Canada | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:10 | 5 |
3. | Czech Republic | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:11 | 5 |
4th | Switzerland | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:23 | 2 |
5. | Kazakhstan | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 6:31 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier
Relegation round
Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:12 | 5 |
2. | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 4th |
3. | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18: | 93 |
4th | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:26 | 0 |
Note: The preliminary round matches Finland - Belarus (8: 6) and Switzerland - Kazakhstan (13: 2) are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.
Final round
Quarter finals
Play for 5th place
April 21, 2003 7:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic | 2: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) |
Sweden | Avtodisel Sports Palace, Yaroslavl Spectators: 500 |
Semifinals
3rd place match
April 22, 2003 3:00 p.m. |
United States | 3: 6 (2: 3, 1: 1, 0: 2) |
Russia | Arena 2000, Yaroslavl spectators: 5,900 |
final
April 22, 2003 7:00 p.m. |
Canada | 3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) |
Slovakia | Arena 2000, Yaroslavl spectators: 8,700 |
statistics
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Kanstanzin Sacharau | Belarus | 6th | 5 | 11 | 16 | −4 | 10 |
Andrei Kaszitsyn | Belarus | 6th | 6th | 9 | 15th | −3 | 28 |
Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 6th | 9 | 4th | 13 | +13 | 6th |
Wadsim Karaha | Belarus | 6th | 8th | 4th | 12 | −4 | 37 |
Kevin Romy | Switzerland | 6th | 4th | 8th | 12 | +6 | 4th |
Konstantin Pushkarev | Kazakhstan | 6th | 9 | 1 | 10 | −4 | 6th |
TJ Hensick | United States | 6th | 6th | 4th | 10 | +5 | 0 |
Peter Guggisberg | Switzerland | 6th | 6th | 4th | 10 | +4 | 4th |
Yevgeny Malkin | Russia | 6th | 5 | 4th | 9 | +11 | 2 |
Marc-Antoine Pouliot | Canada | 7th | 2 | 7th | 9 | +1 | 6th |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SaT = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded , SO = shutouts ; Fat: tournament best
player | team | Sp | Min | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% |
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Marek Black | Czech Republic | 5 | 280: 00 | 10 | 0 | 2.14 | 93.98 |
Ryan Munce | Canada | 6th | 360: 00 | 11 | 2 | 1.83 | 93.79 |
Jaroslav Halák | Slovakia | 7th | 419: 48 | 14th | 0 | 2.00 | 93.20 |
Mike Brown | United States | 4th | 237: 49 | 9 | 1 | 2.27 | 92.24 |
Rustam Sidikow | Russia | 6th | 314: 47 | 11 | 0 | 2.10 | 91.97 |
Final placements
Pl. | team |
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1 | Canada |
2 | Slovakia |
3 | Russia |
4th | United States |
5 | Sweden |
6th | Czech Republic |
7th | Finland |
8th | Belarus |
9 | Switzerland |
10 | Kazakhstan |
Title, promotion and relegation
Relegated to Division I: | Kazakhstan, Switzerland |
Promoted to the top division: | Denmark, Norway |
Awards
- Player trophies
Award | player | team |
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Best goalkeeper | Jaroslav Halák | Slovakia |
Best defender | Brent Seabrook | Canada |
Best striker | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia |
- All-Star Team
Attack: | Alexander Owetschkin - TJ Hensick - Anthony Stewart |
Defense: | Brent Seabrook - Lukáš Pulpán |
Goal: | Jaroslav Halák |
Division I.
Group A in Ventspils, Latvia
Group B in Briançon, France
Moved up and down
Promoted to the World Cup group: |
Denmark, Norway
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Relegated from the World Cup group: |
Kazakhstan, Switzerland
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Relegated from Division I: |
Ukraine, UK
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Promoted to Division I: |
South Korea, Romania
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Division II
Group A in Tallinn, Estonia
Group B in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Moved up and down
Promoted to Division I: |
South Korea, Romania
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Relegated from Division I: |
Ukraine, UK
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Relegated from Division II: |
South Africa, Bulgaria
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Promoted to Division II: |
Australia, Iceland
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Division III
Group A in Mexico City, Mexico
Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teams | ISL | DOOR | BIH | ISR | Gates | Pt. |
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1. Iceland | 5: 2 | 9: 2 | 5: 0+ | 19: 4 | 6-0 | |
2. Turkey | 2: 5 | 10: 1 | 4: 5 | 16:11 | 2: 4 | |
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2: 9 | 1:10 | 5: 0+ | 8:19 | 2: 4 | |
4. Israel | 0: 5+ | 5: 4 | 0: 5+ | 5:14 | 2: 4 |
+ The Israeli games were rated 5-0 goals and 2-0 points for the opponent due to the unauthorized use of players by Israeli Canadians Ziv Zukiar, Aaron Zimmer and Michael Lubinsky.
Moved up and down
Promoted to Division II: |
Iceland, Australia
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Relegated from Division II: |
South Africa, Bulgaria
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See also
- Ice Hockey World Championship 2003 (overview)
- Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2003
- Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2003
- 2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship