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The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 67th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2004 competition. Canada won the gold medal, beating Sweden 3–2 in the final.
Championship
- Final standings
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Canada
Sweden
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Russia
Switzerland
Latvia
Austria
Denmark
Ukraine
United States
Belarus — relegated to Division I for 2004
Slovenia — relegated to Division I for 2004
Japan
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Division I
Group A
Played at Budapest, Hungary April 15–21
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 10 |
 Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
 Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 3 |
 Romania | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
Group B
Played at Zagreb, Croatia April 13–20
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 |
 Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
 Estonia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
 Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
 Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
 Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 2 |
France and Kazakhstan are promoted to the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Croatia and Lithuania are demoted to Division II.
Division II
Group A
Played at Seoul, South Korea, April 5–12
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 10 |
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 Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
 South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 2 |
 Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
Group B
Played at Sofia, Bulgaria, March 24–30
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 |
 China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
 Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
 North Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
 Israel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
 Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
Belgium and South Korea are promoted to Division I, Iceland and Mexico are demoted to Division III.
Division III
Played at Auckland, New Zealand April 3–6
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
 Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Luxembourg and New Zealand are promoted to Division II.
See also
To celebrate the games, the Finnish government issued a high value commemorative coin: the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships commemorative coin, with three ice hockey sticks and a puck engraved on the reverse.
References
External links
- IIHF Website
- Complete results at Passionhockey.com
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 169–70.