2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
The top division of the 2003 IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championship was set to be held in Beijing, China, from April 4–9, 2003. However, it was cancelled due to the SARS crisis. Only the top division event was cancelled, as the lower divisions still had their tournaments. The teams from Russia, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland were already in China, while the American and Finnish teams were awaiting word on whether they should travel when the IIHF indicated that the Championships were to be postponed or even cancelled.[1] The move to cancel was a logical one, as the Canadians were under a government order not to travel at all at that time.[2]
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Top Division
Postponed, then cancelled. Groups for this division were seeded for 2004 based on the 2003 IIHF World Ranking instead of the normal practise of using their most recent finish.
Division I
The Division I tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia from March 9 to 15.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 |
 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
Japan was promoted to the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship.
| 09 March 2003 | North Korea | 2–6 | |
| 09 March 2003 | Latvia | 1–6 | |
| 09 March 2003 | France | 1–4 | |
| 10 March 2003 | Kazakhstan | 4–1 | |
| 10 March 2003 | Japan | 2–1 | |
| 10 March 2003 | Latvia | 1–2 | |
| 12 March 2003 | Kazakhstan | 3–3 | |
| 12 March 2003 | Japan | 8–3 | |
| 12 March 2003 | Latvia | 5–2 | |
| 13 March 2003 | Czech Republic | 0–7 | |
| 13 March 2003 | North Korea | 0–3 | |
| 13 March 2003 | Latvia | 0–5 | |
| 15 March 2003 | Czech Republic | 6–5 | |
| 15 March 2003 | Latvia | 0–1 | |
| 15 March 2003 | Kazakhstan | 0–2 | |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
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5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | −4 |
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5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | −1 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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280:24 | 6 | 128 | 1.28 | 95.31 |
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299:56 | 7 | 136 | 1.40 | 94.85 |
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299:50 | 9 | 144 | 1.80 | 93.75 |
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279:11 | 16 | 163 | 3.44 | 90.18 |
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213:46 | 13 | 86 | 3.65 | 84.88 |
Division II
Division II tournament was held in Lecco, Italy from March 31 to April 6.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 9 |
 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 4 |
 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 3 |
 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 1 |
Norway is promoted to the 2004 Division I tournament.
| 31 March 2003 | Great Britain | 1–8 | |
| 31 March 2003 | Denmark | 4–1 | |
| 31 March 2003 | Italy | 2–4 | |
| 01 April 2003 | Slovakia | 1–2 | |
| 01 April 2003 | Netherlands | 0–3 | |
| 01 April 2003 | Norway | 8–3 | |
| 03 April 2003 | Great Britain | 4–4 | |
| 03 April 2003 | Netherlands | 1–7 | |
| 03 April 2003 | Slovakia | 10–0 | |
| 04 April 2003 | Norway | 2–2 | |
| 04 April 2003 | Denmark | 5–4 | |
| 04 April 2003 | Netherlands | 4–2 | |
| 06 April 2003 | Slovakia | 2–2 | |
| 06 April 2003 | Norway | 3–1 | |
| 06 April 2003 | Italy | 4–2 | |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
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5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
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5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
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5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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150:07 | 3 | 71 | 1.20 | 95.77 |
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179:44 | 6 | 96 | 2.00 | 93.75 |
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149:23 | 4 | 61 | 1.61 | 93.44 |
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240:00 | 8 | 119 | 2.00 | 93.28 |
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296:27 | 12 | 133 | 2.43 | 90.98 |
Division III
The Division III tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia from March 25 to 31.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 2 |
Australia is promoted to the 2004 Division II tournament.
| 25 March 2003 | Hungary | 0–2 | |
| 25 March 2003 | Romania | 6–1 | |
| 25 March 2003 | Slovenia | 4–4 | |
| 26 March 2003 | Australia | 7–0 | |
| 26 March 2003 | Belgium | 3–1 | |
| 26 March 2003 | Slovenia | 6–1 | |
| 28 March 2003 | Belgium | 1–3 | |
| 28 March 2003 | Australia | 9–1 | |
| 28 March 2003 | Slovenia | 1–0 | |
| 29 March 2003 | South Africa | 0–8 | |
| 29 March 2003 | Hungary | 3–2 | |
| 29 March 2003 | Slovenia | 2–2 | |
| 31 March 2003 | South Africa | 2–2 | |
| 31 March 2003 | Australia | 6–2 | |
| 31 March 2003 | Slovenia | 7–1 | |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 11 |
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5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
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5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
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5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
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5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | −7 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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120:00 | 1 | 24 | 0.50 | 95.83 |
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260:00 | 10 | 161 | 2.31 | 93.79 |
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279:48 | 11 | 141 | 2.36 | 92.20 |
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280:00 | 8 | 93 | 1.71 | 91.40 |
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180:00 | 6 | 50 | 2.00 | 88.00 |