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2003 IIHF World U20 Championship

2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
2003 WJHC logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates December 26, 2002 –
January 5, 2003
Teams 10
Venue(s) Halifax Metro Centre and
Centre 200 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  Russia (3rd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg  Finland
Fourth place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 182 (5.87 per match)
Attendance 241,504 (7,790 per match)
Scoring leader(s) 5 way tie
(10 points)
2002
2004

The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships (2003 WJHC), was the 27th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The tournament was held in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada from December 26, 2002 to January 5, 2003. Russia won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–2 victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 3–2 victory over the United States.

Playoff round (again) reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals.

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.

All times local (AST/UTC-4).

 Germany and  Belarus were relegated to Division I for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


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