2003 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Dates | April 26 - May 11 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (22nd title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Slovakia |
Fourth place | Czech Republic |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 349 (6.23 per match) |
Attendance | 449,193 (8,021 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) |
Žigmund Pálffy (15 points) |
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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 |
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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 |
Venues
Hartwall Areena Capacity: 13,349 |
Elysée Arena Capacity: 11,820 |
Tampere Ice Hall Capacity: 7,800 |
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Finland – Helsinki | Finland – Turku | Finland - Tampere |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Group G
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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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
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
May 7 | ||||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||||
May 9 | ||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||
Canada | 8 | |||||||||
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Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
May 11 | ||||||||||
Russia | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||||
May 7 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
May 9 | ||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
Slovakia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
May 7 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
Sweden | 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 |
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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 | Helsinki Attendance: 13,387 |
Roberto Luongo | Goalies | Mikael Tellqvist | Referee: Vladimir Šindler Linesmen: Petr Blümel Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||||||||
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Ranking and Statistics
Tournament awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Canada | |
Sweden | |
Slovakia | |
4 | Czech Republic |
5 | Finland |
6 | Germany |
7 | Russia |
8 | Switzerland |
9 | Latvia |
10 | Austria |
11 | Denmark |
12 | Ukraine |
13 | United States |
14 | Belarus |
15 | Slovenia |
16 | Japan |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Žigmund Pálffy | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 18 | F |
Jozef Stümpel | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 0 | F |
Ľubomír Višňovský | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 2 | D |
Teemu Selänne | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 2 | F |
Saku Koivu | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +3 | 4 | F |
Dany Heatley | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +9 | 10 | F |
Mats Sundin | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 10 | F |
Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 2 | F |
Martin Straka | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +5 | 4 | F |
Kimmo Rintanen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 0 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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Oliver Jonas | 180:00 | 100 | 4 | 1.33 | 96.00 | 0 |
Sean Burke | 328:47 | 156 | 7 | 1.28 | 95.51 | 1 |
Mikael Tellqvist | 393:16 | 150 | 9 | 1.37 | 94.00 | 0 |
Ján Lašák | 359:20 | 168 | 11 | 1.84 | 93.45 | 0 |
Marco Bührer | 297:25 | 137 | 9 | 1.82 | 93.43 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com