2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 5th World Ice Hockey Championships U18 Juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2003 in the age group of under- eighteen year olds ( U18). In total, between March 5 and April 22, 2003 42 teams in the seven tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III part.
In its fifth staging of the competition was fundamentally reformed. The top division was again reduced from twelve to ten teams, with the teams three finals and two relegation round participants playing off into two groups of five. The final round was played in knockout system after a year break. The divisions I and II were increased from eight to twelve teams and now played in two separate groups of six, from which ascended the respective winners in the above preferred division. The bottom team had to dismount in the division below it. The Division III was supplemented by the teams of the dissolved Asia Division.
The world champion was the first time the team of Canada that could beat 3-0 in the final Slovakia. Not return to Switzerland finished ninth in the top division, an increase in the - The German team found by a second place in Group A of Division I the way to the top division - from which they had descended in the previous year Division I from. Austria was fifth, second to last in the group B of Division I and thus avoided almost relegation to Division II
- 2.5.1 quarterfinals
- 2.5.2 game for 5th place
- 2.5.3 Semi-finals
- 2.5.4 3rd place match
- 2.5.5 final
- 3.1 Group A in Ventspils, Latvia
- 3.2 Group B in Briancon, France
- 3.3 and losers
- 4.1 Group A in Tallinn, Estonia
- 4.2 Group B in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- 4.3 and losers
- 5.1 Group A in Mexico City, Mexico
- 5.2 Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 5.3 and losers
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: April 12 to 22, 2003 in Yaroslavl, Russia Participants: United States USA, Russia, Russia, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Finland, Finland, Belarus Belarus Canada Canada, Switzerland Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovakia, Sweden, Sweden, Kazakhstan
- Division I Group A: 23 to 29 March 2003, Ventspils, Latvia Participants: Danemark Denmark, Germany Germany, Slovenia, Latvia Latvia, Japan Japan United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Group B: 22 to 28 March, 2003 in Briancon, France Participants: Norway Norway Poland Poland, Italy Italy, France, Austria Austria, Ukraine
- Division II Group A: 17 to 23 March, 2003 in Tallinn, Estonia Participants: Flag of South Korea South Korea, Estonia, Croatia, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria Bulgaria
- Group B: March 5 to 11, 2003 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Participants: Romania Romania, Hungary Hungary, Netherlands Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Lithuania 1989 Lithuania, South Africa South Africa
- Division III Group A: March 5 to 8, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico Participants: Australia, Mexico, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, New Zealand New Zealand
- Group B: March 6 to 9, 2003 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Participants: Iceland Iceland, Turkey Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Israel
Top Division
The U18 World Championship was held in the Russian city of Yaroslavl on 12 to 22 April 2003. It was played in the Arena 2000 (9.046 seats) and the Sports Palace Awtodisel with about 3,000 seats.
At the tournament was attended ten national teams who played in two groups of five teams. The world champion secured Canada, which clearly won 3-0 against Slovakia in the final. It was the first title for Canadians in this age group.
Mode
After the group matches of the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and third - ever deny a qualifier for the semi-finals. The Fourth and Fifth of the group will contest - if you bring the result of the direct encounter of the first round - the relegation round and thereby determine two relegated to Division I.
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Note: The Preliminaries Finland Finland - Belarus Belarus ( 8:6 ) and Switzerland Switzerland - Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ( 13:2 ) are included in the table.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Match for 5th place
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = held shots (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Final placements
Title, ascent and descent
Awards
Division I
Group A in Ventspils, Latvia
Group B in Briancon, France
And losers
Division II
Group A in Tallinn, Estonia
Group B in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
And losers
Division III
A group in Mexico City, Mexico
Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The games of Israel counted due to the non - eligible players use the Israelo Canadian Ziv Zukiar, Aaron and Michael Lubinsky room with 5:0 and 2:0 points for the opponent.