Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2003

	U20 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Russia

The 27th ice hockey world championships of the U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2003 in the age group of the under-20s (U20). A total of 39 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III between December 13, 2002 and January 14, 2003 .

In its 27th edition, the competition was fundamentally reformed. The mode of the top division was slightly changed, with the teams playing out three final round and two relegation round participants in two groups of five. The final round was still played in the knockout system , but with six instead of the previous eight qualifiers. The two relegated were in a relegation round instead of the previous games in the knockout system of the two group last. 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.

The world champion was the team of Russia for the twelfth time , who defeated arch-rivals Canada 3-2 in the final . The German team could not hold the class after the promotion last year and were relegated to Division I, Switzerland took seventh place in the top division and thus secured relegation. Austria was first in Group B of Division I and thus rose to the top division.

Overview U20 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Halifax Sydney	Dec 26, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003 0	10	231.393	31	7,464
Division IA	Almaty	Dec. 27, 2002 - Jan. 2, 2003 0	6th	35,300	15th	2,353
Division IB	Bled	Dec 16, 2002 - Dec 22, 2002	6th	9,604	15th	640
Division II A	Miercurea Ciuc	0Jan 6, 2003 - Jan 12, 2003	6th	9,900	15th	660
Division II B	Novi Sad	Dec. 28, 2002 - Jan. 3, 2003 0	6th	8,020	15th	534
Division III	İzmit	Jan. 21, 2003 - Jan. 26, 2003	5	18,950	10	1,895

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: December 26, 2002 to January 5, 2003 in Halifax and Sydney , Nova Scotia , Canada

  Participants: Germany (promoted) , Finland , Canada , Russia (defending champion) , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Czech Republic , USA , Belarus            

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 27, 2002 to January 2, 2003 in Almaty , Kazakhstan

    Participants: France (relegated) , Italy , Japan (promoted) , Kazakhstan , Croatia (promoted) , Ukraine         

  • Group B: December 16-22 , 2002 in Bled , Slovenia

    Participants: Denmark (promoted) , Latvia (promoted) , Norway , Austria , Poland , Slovenia        

• Division II
  • Group A: January 6-12, 2003 in Miercurea Ciuc , Romania

    Participants: Bulgaria (promoted) , Estonia (promoted) , Great Britain , Lithuania , Romania (promoted) , South Africa (promoted)         

  • Group B: December 28, 2002 to January 3, 2003 in Novi Sad , Serbia and Montenegro

    Participants: Iceland (promoted) , Mexico (promoted) , Netherlands , Serbia and Montenegro (promoted, as Yugoslavia) , Spain (promoted) , Hungary          

• Division III: January 21-26 , 2003 in İzmit , Turkey

  Participants: Australia (first participation since 2001) , Belgium (first participation since 1988) , Luxembourg (first participation since 2001) , South Korea (first participation since 1993) , Turkey (first participation since 1999)         

Top division

2003 World Cup for U20 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Russia
silver	Canada
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Germany Belarus
Venue (s)	Halifax & Sydney , Nova Scotia , Canada
opening	December 26, 2002
Endgame	January 5, 2003
spectator	231,393 (7,464 per game)
Gates	187 (6.03 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Marc-André Fleury
Best defender	Joni Pitkänen
Best striker	Igor Grigorenko
MVP	Marc-André Fleury
Top scorer	Patrik Bärtschi Igor Grigorenko (10 points each)

The U20 World Cup was held from December 26, 2002 to January 5, 2003 in the Canadian cities of Halifax and Sydney in the province of Nova Scotia . The games were played in the Metro Center (10,595 places) in Halifax and the Center 200 in Sydney with 4,881 places.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The world championship title was secured by Russia, which beat Canada 3-2 in the final. It was the twelfth title for the Russians and the second in a row.

Group A	Group B
Russia	Canada
Switzerland	Finland
United States	Sweden
Slovakia	Czech Republic
Belarus	Germany

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

Halifax , Nova Scotia	Halifax Sydney World Championship venues	Sydney , Nova Scotia
Halifax Metro Center Capacity: 10,595		Center 200 Capacity: 4,881

Preliminary round

Group A

December 26, 2002 2:00 p.m. (local time)

December 26, 2002 7:00 p.m. (CET)

Belarus

2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 2)

Switzerland

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 1,951

December 26, 2002 6:00 p.m.

December 26, 2002 11:00 PM

United States

1: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 1)

Russia

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 4,950

December 27, 2002 8:00 p.m.

December 28, 2002 1:00 am

Slovakia

11: 1 (3: 1, 4: 0, 4: 0)

Belarus

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,548

December 28, 2002 4:00 p.m.

December 28, 2002 9:00 p.m.

Switzerland

1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)

United States

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,331

December 28, 2002 8:00 p.m.

December 29, 2002 1:00 am

Russia

4: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)

Slovakia

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 3,213

December 29, 2002 6:00 p.m.

December 29, 2002 11:00 PM

Belarus

1: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 1)

Russia

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,232

December 30, 2002 2:00 p.m.

December 30, 2002 7:00 p.m.

United States

8: 2 (4: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1)

Belarus

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,213

December 30, 2002 6:00 p.m.

December 30, 2002 11:00 PM

Switzerland

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0)

Slovakia

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,069

December 31, 2002 2:00 p.m.

December 31, 2002 7:00 p.m.

Slovakia

1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)

United States

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,238

December 31, 2002 6:00 p.m.

December 31, 2002 11:00 PM

Russia

7: 5 (2: 1, 3: 2, 2: 2)

Switzerland

Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 2,249

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	4th	4th	0	0	21: 07	8th
2.	United States	4th	3	0	1	15: 09	6th
3.	Slovakia	4th	2	0	2	15: 08	4th
4th	Switzerland	4th	1	0	3	10:15	2
5.	Belarus	4th	0	0	4th	06:28	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

December 26, 2002 4:00 p.m. (local time)

December 26, 2002 9:00 p.m. (CET)

Germany

0: 4 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 2)

Finland

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 8,923

December 26, 2002 8:10 pm

December 26, 2002 1:10 a.m.

Sweden

2: 8 (0: 2, 2: 2, 0: 4)

Canada

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

December 27, 2002 7:00 p.m.

December 28, 2002 midnight

Czech Republic

3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Germany

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 9,562

December 28, 2002 3:10 p.m.

December 28, 2002 8:10 pm

Canada

4: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Czech Republic

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

December 28, 2002 8:00 p.m.

December 29, 2002 1:00 am

Finland

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)

Sweden

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,089

December 29, 2002 4:10 p.m.

December 29, 2002 9:10 pm

Germany

1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)

Canada

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

December 30, 2002 4:00 p.m.

December 30, 2002 9:00 p.m.

Sweden

7: 2 (3: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1)

Germany

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,427

December 30, 2002 8:00 p.m.

December 31, 2002 1:00 a.m.

Finland

2: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)

Czech Republic

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,462

December 31, 2002 4:00 p.m.

December 31, 2002 9:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)

Sweden

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,416

December 31, 2002 8:10 pm

January 1, 2003 1:10 a.m.

Canada

5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 1: 0)

Finland

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	21: 06	8th
2.	Finland	4th	2	1	1	12: 09	5
3.	Czech Republic	4th	2	1	1	08: 07	5
4th	Sweden	4th	1	0	3	12:16	2
5.	Germany	4th	0	0	4th	03:18	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

January 2, 2003 12:00 p.m. (local time)

January 2, 2003 5:00 p.m. (CET)

Switzerland

6: 2 (2: 0, 3: 2, 1: 0)

Germany

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,111

January 3, 2003 12:00 p.m.

January 3, 2003 5:00 p.m.

Sweden

5: 4 (3: 1, 0: 2, 2: 1)

Belarus

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,083

January 4, 2003 4:00 p.m.

January 4, 2003 9:00 p.m.

Sweden

3: 5 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 1)

Switzerland

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,210

January 4, 2003 8:00 p.m.

January 5, 2003 1:00 am

Germany

4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)

Belarus

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,208

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	15: 07	6th
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	15:11	4th
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	08:13	2
4th	Belarus	3	0	0	3	06:13	0

Note: The preliminary round matches Belarus - Switzerland (2: 4) and Sweden - Germany (7: 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

Semifinals

final

B1

Canada

3

A2

United States

4th

A2

United States

2

B3

Czech Republic

3

B1

Canada

2

A1

Russia

3

A1

Russia

4th

B2

Finland

6th

B2

Finland

1

3rd place match

A3

Slovakia

0

A2

United States

2

B2

Finland

3

Play for 5th place

B3

Czech Republic

0

A3

Slovakia

2

Quarter finals

January 2, 2003 4:00 p.m. (local time)

January 2, 2003 9:00 p.m. (CET)

United States

4: 3 (2: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1)

Czech Republic

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,250

January 2, 2003 8:10 pm

January 3, 2003 1:10 a.m.

Finland

6: 0 (3: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0)

Slovakia

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,162

Play for 5th place

January 4, 2003 12:00 p.m.

January 4, 2003 5:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Slovakia

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,210

Semifinals

January 3, 2003 4:10 pm

January 3, 2003 9:10 pm

Russia

4: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0)

Finland

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,527

January 3, 2003 8:10 pm

January 4, 2003 1:10 am

Canada

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1)

United States

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

3rd place match

January 5, 2003 4:00 p.m.

January 5, 2003 9:00 p.m.

United States

2: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 2: 0)

Finland

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,306

final

January 5, 2003 8:10 pm

January 6, 2003 1:10 a.m.

Canada

2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2)

Russia

Halifax Metro Center, Halifax Spectators: 10,594

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Patrik Bärtschi	Switzerland	6th	6th	4th	10	+1	0
Igor Grigorenko	Russia	6th	6th	4th	10	+10	4th
Yuri Trubachev	Russia	6th	3	7th	10	+9	2
Tuomo Ruutu	Finland	7th	2	8th	10	+6	6th
Carlo Colaiacovo	Canada	6th	1	9	10	−1	2
Alexander Pereshogin	Russia	6th	3	6th	9	+9	4th
Jussi Jokinen	Finland	7th	6th	2	8th	+4	2
Zach Parise	United States	7th	4th	4th	8th	+3	4th
Alexander Polushin	Russia	6th	2	6th	8th	+9	4th
Andrei Taratuchin	Russia	6th	2	6th	8th	+7	4th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Bobby Goepfert	United States	7th	338: 05	10	0	93.71	1.77
Peter Sevela	Slovakia	5	218: 46	7th	2	93.33	1.92
Marc-André Fleury	Canada	5	267: 28	7th	1	92.78	1.57
Kari Lehtonen	Finland	6th	356: 40	13	2	92.26	2.19
Andrei Medvedev	Russia	5	300: 00	9	1	91.67	1.80

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Russia
2	Canada
3	Finland
4th	United States
5	Slovakia
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Switzerland
8th	Sweden
9	Germany
10	Belarus

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion Russia

Sergei Anschakow , Yevgeny Artjuchin , Konstantin Barulin , Dmitri Fachrutdinow , Denis Grebeschkow , Igor Grigorenko , Denis Yezhov , Alexei Kaigorodow , Kirill Koltsov , Maxim Kondratiev , Konstantin Kornejew , Mikhail Ljubuschin , Andrei Medvedev , Alexander Ovechkin , Alexander Pereschogin , Dmitri Pestunow , Alexander Poluschin , Nikolai Scherdew , Timofei Schischkanow , Andrei Taratuchin , Fyodor Tjutin , Yuri Trubachev Trainer: Rawil Ischakow

Silver Canada

Brendan Bell , Pierre-Marc Bouchard , Gregory Campbell , Carlo Colaiacovo , Steve Eminger , Marc-André Fleury , Boyd Gordon , Brooks Laich , David LeNeveu , Joffrey Lupul , Jay McClement , Nathan Paetsch , Daniel Paille , Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau , Alexandre Rouleau , Derek Roy , Matt Stajan , Jordin Tootoo , Scottie Upshall , Kyle Wellwood , Ian White , Jeff Woywitka Trainer: Marc Habscheid

Bronze Finland

Matti Aho , Sean Bergheim , Juha Fagerstedt , Valtteri Filppula , Tuomas Immonen , topi Jaakkola , Teemu Jääskeläinen , Janne Jalasvaara , Jussi Jokinen , Henrik Juntunen , Mikko Kalteva , Juho Lehtisalo , Kari Lehtonen , Tomi Maki , Tuomas Mikkonen , Matti Näätänen , Jesse Niinimäki , Tuomas Nissinen , Joni Pitkänen , Tuomo Ruutu , Tomi Sykkö , Jussi Timonen Trainer: Erkka Westerlund

Relegated to Division I:	Germany, Belarus
Promoted to the top division:	Austria, Ukraine

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Marc-André Fleury	Canada
Best goalkeeper	Marc-André Fleury	Canada
Best defender	Joni Pitkänen	Finland
Best striker	Igor Grigorenko	Russia

All-Star Team

Attack:	Scottie Upshall - Yuri Trubachev - Igor Grigorenko
Defense:	Joni Pitkänen - Carlo Colaiacovo
Goal:	Marc-André Fleury

Division I.

Group A in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Teams	UKR	JPN	KAZ	FRA	ITA	CRO	Gates	Pt.
1. Ukraine		3: 1	3: 3	3-0	3: 1	6: 3	18: 8	9: 1
2. Japan	1: 3		6: 2	4: 2	4: 2	9: 1	24:10	8: 2
3. Kazakhstan	3: 3	2: 6		3-0	3: 2	13: 1	25:12	7: 3
4. France	0: 3	2: 4	0: 3		5: 2	10: 1	17:13	4: 6
5. Italy	1: 3	2: 4	2: 3	2: 5		4-0	11:16	2: 8
6. Croatia	3: 6	1: 9	1:13	1:10	0: 4		6:42	0:10

Group B in Bled, Slovenia

Teams	AUT	SLO	NOR	LAT	THE	POLE	Gates	Pt.
1. Austria		8: 1	6: 4	6: 1	6: 2	9: 1	35: 9	10-0
2. Slovenia	1: 8		4-0	5: 3	2: 2	3: 1	15:14	7: 3
3. Norway	4: 6	0: 4		1: 1	6: 2	6: 3	17:16	5: 5
4. Latvia	1: 6	3: 5	1: 1		4: 3	4: 6	13:21	3: 7
5. Denmark	2: 6	2: 2	2: 6	3: 4		9: 1	18:19	3: 7
6. Poland	1: 9	1: 3	3: 6	6: 4	1: 9		12:31	2: 8

Moved up and down

Promoted to the World Cup group:	Austria, Ukraine
Relegated from the World Cup group:	Germany, Belarus
Relegated to Division II:	Poland, Croatia
Promoted from Division II:	Estonia, Hungary

Division II

Group A in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania

Teams	EST	GBR	ROME	LTU	RSA	BUL	Gates	Pt.
1. Estonia		5: 2	13: 1	6: 1	17: 4	21: 0	62: 8	10-0
2. Great Britain	2: 5		9: 1	13: 1	21: 0	19: 0	64: 7	8: 2
3. Romania	1:13	1: 9		9: 3	8: 1	15: 0	34:26	6: 4
4. Lithuania	1: 6	1:13	3: 9		9: 1	7: 2	21:31	4: 6
5. South Africa	4:17	0:21	1: 8	1: 9		6: 3	12:58	2: 8
6. Bulgaria	0:21	0:19	0:15	2: 7	3: 6		5:68	0:10

Group B in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Teams	HUN	NED	SCG	ESP	ISL	MEX	Gates	Pt.
1. Hungary		6: 1	10: 3	10: 4	15: 4	6: 2	47:14	10-0
2. Netherlands	1: 6		5: 4	8-0	15: 2	5: 1	34:13	8: 2
3. Serbia and Montenegro	3:10	4: 5		4: 2	8: 5	8-0	27:22	6: 4
4. Spain	4:10	0: 8	2: 4		4: 4	2-0	12:26	3: 7
5. Iceland	4:15	2:15	5: 8	4: 4		4: 1	19:43	3: 7
6. Mexico	2: 6	1: 5	0: 8	0: 2	1: 4		4:25	0:10

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division I:	Estonia, Hungary
Relegated from Division I:	Poland, Croatia
Relegated to Division III:	Mexico, Bulgaria
Promoted from Division III:	South Korea, Belgium

Division III

in Izmit, Turkey

Teams	COR	BEL	DOOR	OUT	LUX	Gates	Pt.
1. South Korea		5: 2	5: 2	10: 1	17: 0	37: 5	8-0
2. Belgium	2: 5		7: 4	9: 1	14: 0	32:10	6: 2
3. Turkey	2: 5	4: 7		6: 3	14: 1	26:16	4: 4
4. Australia	1:10	1: 9	3: 6		3-0	8:25	2: 6
5. Luxembourg	0:17	0:14	1:14	0: 3		1:48	0: 8

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division II:	South Korea, Belgium
Relegated from Division II:	Mexico, Bulgaria

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2003 (overview)
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2003
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2003
• 2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} hockeyarchives.info, Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2002/03