2003 IIHF World Championship

The 2003 IIHF World Championship was held between April 26 and May 11, 2003 in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, Finland.

2003 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
DatesApril 26 – May 11
Teams16
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 played56
Goals scored349 (6.23 per match)
Attendance449,193 (8,021 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Žigmund Pálffy
(15 points)
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Main article: 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

It was the 67th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Canada won the gold medal after defeating Sweden 3–2 in a tightly fought final. Over 14 minutes into the overtime, Canadian forward Anson Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal. The goal was contested for several minutes before replays confirmed that Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years.

Sweden surrendered five consecutive goals against Finland in their quarterfinal to trail 5–1 seven minutes into the second period, at which point Swedish goaltender Tommy Salo was swapped for Mikael Tellqvist. This proved to be the Swedish team's necessary wake-up call as the Swedes went on to score five unanswered goals before the end of regulation and ultimately win the game 6–5.

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 11001502
 China 10010150

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
 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
 Slovakia 33002256
 Germany 3201984
 Ukraine 31029132
 Japan 30036200

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 33001456
  Switzerland 3201974
 Denmark 31028142
 United States 3003490

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 33001226
 Sweden 3201654
 Latvia 3102692
 Belarus 3003190

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 33001546
 Finland 32011834
 Austria 31028152
 Slovenia 30034230

All times local

April 26, 2003
16:00		Czech Republic 5–2 SloveniaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
April 26, 2003
20:00		Austria 1–5 FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
April 28, 2003
19:00		Finland 12–0 SloveniaTampere Ice Hall, Tampere
April 28, 2003
20:00		Czech Republic 8–1 AustriaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
April 29, 2003
20:00		Slovenia 2–6 AustriaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
April 30, 2003
16:00		Finland 1–2 Czech RepublicElysée 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 54102799
 Czech Republic 54102279
 Finland 521218105
 Germany 521211115
 Austria 51049272
 Ukraine 50058310
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 54101869
 Sweden 54012098
 Russia 520316144
  Switzerland 520314164
 Latvia 520310164
 Denmark 50148251
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 33001956
 Belarus 3201984
 Slovenia 30128141
 Japan 30125141

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 7
 
 
 Canada 3
 
May 9
 
 Germany 2
 
 Canada 8
 
May 7
 
 Czech Republic 4
 
 Czech Republic 3
 
May 11
 
 Russia 0
 
 Canada 3
 
May 7
 
 Sweden 2
 
 Slovakia 3
 
May 9
 
  Switzerland 1
 
 Slovakia 1
 
May 7
 
 Sweden 4 Third place
 
 Sweden 6
 
May 10
 
 Finland 5
 
 Czech Republic 2
 
 
 Slovakia 4
 

Quarterfinals
07 MayCanada 3–2 (aet) Germany
07 MaySlovakia 3–1  Switzerland
07 MayCzech Republic 3–0 Russia
07 MaySweden 6–5 Finland

Semifinals
09 MayCanada 8–4 Czech Republic
09 MaySlovakia 1–4 Sweden

Match for third place
10 MayCzech Republic 2–4 Slovakia

Final
11 MayCanada 3–2 (aet)
(1-2, 0-0, 1-0, 1-0)		 SwedenHelsinki
Attendance: 13,387

Ranking and Statistics
 
 2003 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Canada
22nd title

Tournament awards

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
Žigmund Pálffy97815+918F
Jozef Stümpel941115+70F
Ľubomír Višňovský94812+112D
Teemu Selänne78311+32F
Saku Koivu711011+34F
Dany Heatley97310+910F
Mats Sundin76410+810F
Miroslav Šatan96410+22F
Martin Straka96410+54F
Kimmo Rintanen7549+30F

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
Oliver Jonas180:0010041.3396.000
Sean Burke328:4715671.2895.511
Mikael Tellqvist393:1615091.3794.000
Ján Lašák359:20168111.8493.450
Marco Bührer297:2513791.8293.431

Source: IIHF.com

See also
  • IIHF World Championship

References
  1. South Korea withdraws
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