| 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Finland
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| Dates | April 26 - May 11 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Champions |  Canada (22 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 349 (6.23 per game) |
| Attendance | 449,193 (8,021 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Žigmund Pálffy
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The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2003 in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, Finland.
It was the 67th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Qualification Tournament[]
The Far Eastern Qualification was played as a single game during the 2003 Asian Winter Games on February 4, 2003 in Hachinohe, Japan. South Korea had opted to not play as they believed it more beneficial to focus on training and developing for their Division II tournament.[1] During the games Japan also beat the Koreans eleven to two in the semi-finals.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
 China
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
All times local
| February 4, 2003 19:00 |
Japan 
|
15–0 |
China
|
Final tournament[]
First round[]
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 |
 Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
All times local
| April 27, 2003 16:00 |
Germany 
|
5–4 |
Japan
|
| April 27, 2003 20:00 |
Ukraine 
|
3–9 |
Slovakia
|
| April 28, 2003 16:00 |
Slovakia 
|
10–1 |
Japan
|
| April 29, 2003 16:00 |
Germany
|
3–1 |
Ukraine
|
| April 30, 2003 16:00 |
Slovakia
|
3–1 |
Germany
|
| April 30, 2003 20:00 |
Japan
|
1–5 |
Ukraine
|
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
 Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
 United States
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 15:00 |
United States 
|
2–5 |
Denmark
|
| April 26, 2003 19:00 |
Switzerland 
|
2–5 |
Russia
|
| April 27, 2003 15:00 |
United States
|
0–1 |
Switzerland
|
| April 27, 2003 19:00 |
Russia 
|
6–1 |
Denmark
|
| April 29, 2003 15:00 |
Denmark 
|
2–6 |
Switzerland
|
| April 29, 2003 19:00 |
Russia
|
3–2 |
United States
|
Group C[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Latvia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
 Belarus
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 16:00 |
Canada 
|
3–0 |
Belarus
|
| April 26, 2003 20:00 |
Latvia 
|
1–3 |
Sweden
|
| April 27, 2003 16:00 |
Canada
|
6–1 |
Latvia
|
| April 27, 2003 20:00 |
Sweden 
|
2–1 |
Belarus
|
| April 29, 2003 16:00 |
Belarus 
|
0–4 |
Latvia
|
| April 29, 2003 20:00 |
Sweden
|
1–3 |
Canada
|
Group D[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Finland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
 Austria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
 Slovenia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 16:00 |
Czech Republic 
|
5–2 |
Slovenia
|
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 |
Austria 
|
1–5 |
Finland
|
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 28, 2003 19:00 |
Finland 
|
12–0 |
Slovenia
|
Tampere Ice Hall, Tampere |
| April 28, 2003 20:00 |
Czech Republic
|
8–1 |
Austria
|
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 29, 2003 20:00 |
Slovenia 
|
2–6 |
Austria
|
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 30, 2003 16:00 |
Finland
|
1–2 |
Czech Republic
|
Elysée Areena, Turku |
Second round[]
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E[]
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 |
| Czech Republic
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| Finland
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Germany
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Austria
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
| Ukraine
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 |
Austria
|
1–5 |
Finland
|
| April 27, 2003 20:00 |
Ukraine
|
3–9 |
Slovakia
|
| April 28, 2003 20:00 |
Czech Republic
|
8–1 |
Austria
|
| April 29, 2003 16:00 |
Germany
|
3–1 |
Ukraine
|
| April 30, 2003 16:00 |
Slovakia
|
3–1 |
Germany
|
| April 30, 2003 16:00 |
Finland
|
1–2 |
Czech Republic
|
| May 2, 2003 16:00 |
Slovakia
|
5–1 |
Finland
|
| May 2, 2003 20:00 |
Czech Republic
|
5–2 |
Ukraine
|
| May 3, 2003 16:00 |
Germany
|
5–1 |
Austria
|
| May 3, 2003 20:00 |
Finland
|
9–0 |
Ukraine
|
| May 4, 2003 16:00 |
Slovakia
|
7–1 |
Austria
|
| May 4, 2003 20:00 |
Czech Republic
|
4–0 |
Germany
|
| May 5, 2003 20:00 |
Slovakia
|
3–3 |
Czech Republic
|
| May 6, 2003 16:00 |
Ukraine
|
2–5 |
Austria
|
| May 6, 2003 20:00 |
Finland
|
2–2 |
Germany
|
Group F[]
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 |
| Sweden
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| Russia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| Latvia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Denmark
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| April 26, 2003 19:00 |
Switzerland
|
2–5 |
Russia
|
| April 26, 2003 20:00 |
Latvia
|
1–3 |
Sweden
|
| April 27, 2003 16:00 |
Canada
|
6–1 |
Latvia
|
| April 27, 2003 19:00 |
Russia
|
6–1 |
Denmark
|
| April 29, 2003 15:00 |
Denmark
|
2–6 |
Switzerland
|
| April 29, 2003 20:00 |
Sweden
|
1–3 |
Canada
|
| May 2, 2003 16:00 |
Canada
|
2–2 |
Denmark
|
| May 2, 2003 20:05 |
Russia
|
2–4 |
Sweden
|
| May 3, 2003 16:00 |
Switzerland
|
4–2 |
Latvia
|
| May 3, 2003 20:05 |
Sweden
|
7–1 |
Denmark
|
| May 4, 2003 16:00 |
Latvia
|
2–1 |
Russia
|
| May 4, 2003 20:00 |
Canada
|
2–0 |
Switzerland
|
| May 5, 2003 20:00 |
Russia
|
2–5 |
Canada
|
| May 6, 2003 16:00 |
Denmark
|
2–4 |
Latvia
|
| May 6, 2003 20:00 |
Switzerland
|
2–5 |
Sweden
|
Consolation Round 13-16 Place[]
Group G[]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Belarus
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Slovenia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Belarus and Slovenia are relegated to Division I for the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
| May 2, 2003 15:00 |
United States
|
7–1 |
Slovenia
|
| May 2, 2003 19:00 |
Belarus
|
3–1 |
Japan
|
| May 3, 2003 15:00 |
Japan
|
3–3 |
Slovenia
|
| May 3, 2003 19:00 |
United States
|
4–2 |
Belarus
|
| May 5, 2003 15:00 |
Slovenia
|
3–4 |
Belarus
|
| May 5, 2003 19:00 |
Japan
|
1–8 |
United States
|
Final round[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Canada
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3 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| Germany
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2 | |||||||||
| Canada
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8 | |||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic
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4 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic
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3 | |||||||||
| May 11 | ||||||||||
| Russia
|
0 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
3 | |||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Sweden
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2 | |||||||||
| Slovakia
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3 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland
|
1 | |||||||||
| Slovakia
|
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Sweden
|
4 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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6 | Czech Republic
|
2 | |||||||
| Finland
|
5 | Slovakia
|
4 | |||||||
| May 10 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
| 07 May | Canada
|
3-2 (aet) |
Germany
|
| 07 May | Slovakia
|
3-1 |
Switzerland
|
| 07 May | Czech Republic
|
3-0 |
Russia
|
| 07 May | Sweden
|
6-5 |
Finland
|
Semifinals[]
| 09 May | Canada
|
8-4 |
Czech Republic
|
| 09 May | Slovakia
|
1-4 |
Sweden
|
Match for third place[]
| 10 May | Czech Republic
|
2-4 |
Slovakia
|
Final[]
| 11 May | Canada
|
3-2 (aet) (1-2, 0-0, 1-0, 1-0) |
Sweden
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Helsinki Attendance: 13,387 |
Ranking and Statistics[]
Final standings[]The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Division I[]Group A[]Played at Budapest, Hungary April 15–21
Group B[]Played at Zagreb, Croatia April 13–20
Division II[]Group A[]Played at Seoul, South Korea, April 5–12
Group B[]Played at Sofia, Bulgaria, March 24–30
Division III[]Played at Auckland, New Zealand April 3–6
References[]External links[]
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