2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. This international event 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | April 26, 2003 - May 11, 2003 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
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Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Attendance | 449,193 (8,021 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| MVP | |
← 2002 2004 → | |
In the quarterfinal between Sweden and Finland, the Swedes completed an outstanding comeback. Being down 5–1 7 minutes into the second period, Sweden decided to change goaltender from Tommy Salo to Mikael Tellqvist. After the change, the Swedes scored 3 goals in the same period to reduce the lead to 5–4. In the third period, Peter Forsberg scored a famous goal to tie the game up, when he skated from the Swedes' zone all the way to Finland's offensive zone, scoring on a wrap around. Later in the same period, Per Johan Axelsson scored the game-winning goal to win the game 6–5 for the Swedes.
The final game and the championship title was decided by Anson Carter’s goal in overtime which needed to be reviewed by the video goal judge who needed five minutes to confirm the goal was good and the gold went to Canada.[1]
Championship
Preliminary round
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
Qualification round
Group E
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| May 9 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
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| May 11 – Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
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| May 7 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third place | ||||||||
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| May 10 – Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
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Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
| Player | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | 7 | 1.28 | 1 | .955 |
| 180 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | .960 |
| 393 | 9 | 1.37 | 0 | .940 |
| 297 | 9 | 1.82 | 1 | .934 |
| 359 | 11 | 1.84 | 0 | .935 |
Division I
Group A
Played at Budapest, Hungary April 15–21
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 10 |
 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 3 |
 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
Group B
Played at Zagreb, Croatia April 13–20
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 |
 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 2 |
Division II
Group A
Played at Seoul, South Korea, April 5–12
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 10 |
%3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 8 |
 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 2 |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
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Division III
Played at Auckland, New Zealand April 3–6
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
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
- “Story #41: Carter’s “video goal” – the most dramatic Worlds finale ever”, 100 Top Stories of the Century, IIHF, May 11, 2003
External links
- IIHF Website
- Complete results at Passionhockey.com
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 169–70.