2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 5 and 8 March 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico and the Group B tournament took place between 6 and 9 February 2003 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Group A competition was won by Australia while Iceland won the Group B tournament. Upon winning their respective tournaments both teams gained promotion to Division II of the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Mexico
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates6 – 9 February 2003
5 – 8 March 2003
Teams8
← 2002
2004 →

Group A tournament

The Group A tournament began on 5 March 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] All four teams participating made their debuts at the IIHF World U18 Championships.[2] Australia won the tournament after winning all three of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] Mexico finished second after losing only to Australia and China finished third after losing to Australia and Mexico. New Zealand who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament, losing to Australia 1–14.[4] Lliam Webster of Australia finished as the top scorer of the tournament with nine points including five goals and four assists.[5] Australia's Patrick Baxter finished the tournament as the leading goaltender based on save percentage.[6]

Standings
Promoted to Division II for 2004
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1 Australia3300286+226
2 Mexico3201121204
3 China31021112−12
4 New Zealand3003223−210

Fixtures

All times local.

5 March 2003
17:00		Australia 6–3
(3–2, 2–1, 1–0)		 ChinaMexico City
Attendance: 300
5 March 2003
20:00		Mexico 5–0
(3–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 New ZealandMexico City
Attendance: 850
6 March 2003
17:00		China 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 New ZealandMexico City
Attendance: 300
6 March 2003
20:00		Mexico 2–8
(1–4, 1–2, 0–2)		 AustraliaMexico City
Attendance: 800
8 March 2003
17:00		New Zealand 1–14
(0–3, 1–7, 0–4)		 AustraliaMexico City
Attendance: 450
8 March 2003
20:00		China 4–5
(0–2, 3–1, 1–2)		 MexicoMexico City
Attendance: 1600

Scoring leaders
Lliam Webster of Australia finished first among the scoring leaders, recording five goals and four assists.

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[5]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Lliam Webster3549+74F
Dong Liang3358+32F
David Dunwoodie3527+96F
Warren Jayawardene3527+816F
Scott Stephenson3426+82F
Eduardo Glennie3505+22F
Peter Matus3415+42D
Adrian Cervantes3235+210F
Adrian Esposito3224+46F
Luke Makris3213+30F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[6]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Patrick Baxter120:003942.0089.740
Xie Ming100:005153.6088.240
Alfonso de Alba145:2685104.1388.240
Gareth Livingstone128:4070125.6082.860
Wu Huizi80:003364.5081.820

Group B tournament

The Group B tournament began on 6 February 2003 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] Turkey who finished last in Division III at the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships returned to compete in this year's Division III tournament, Israel returned to the World Championships having not played since 2001, Iceland made their first appearance in the Division having only previously played in a qualification tournament in 2001, and Bosnia and Herzegovina made their debut appearance at the World Championships.[2] Iceland won the tournament after winning all three of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Turkey finished second after beating both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel on goal difference and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in third.[9] Israel who had original won their first two games against Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the results annulled and scored 5–0 in favour of the opposing teams due to their use of three players who did not meet the International Ice Hockey Federation's eligibility criteria.[2] Israel had originally won the games 9–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5–4 against Iceland.[2] Birgir Jakob Hansen of Iceland finished as the top scorer of the tournament with ten points including five goals and five assists.[10]

Standings
Promoted to Division II for 2004
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1 Iceland3300194+156
2 Turkey31021611+52
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina3102819−112
4 Israel3102514−92

Fixtures

All times local.

6 February 2003
16:30		Iceland 5–2
(2–2, 2–0, 1–0)		 TurkeySarajevo
Attendance: 300
6 February 2003
19:30		Israel 0–5 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Attendance: 350
8 February 2003
16:30		Israel 0–5 IcelandSarajevo
Attendance: 300
8 February 2003
19:30		Turkey 10–1
(0–0, 3–0, 7–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Attendance: 400
9 February 2003
16:30		Turkey 4–5
(2–2, 2–1, 0–2)		 IsraelSarajevo
Attendance: 300
9 February 2003
19:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–9
(0–5, 1–2, 1–2)		 IcelandSarajevo
Attendance: 600

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[10]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Birgir Jakob Hansen35510+86F
Serkan Yapicilar3369+14F
Gauti Thormodsson3516+52F
Erhan Uretmen3415+34F
Ufuk Guclu3314+112F
Gokhun Ozturk313400D
Zlatko Dugancic3303−612D
Roman Larin3213+422F
Arda Ozcelik320204D
Oren Zamir3202+225D

References
  1. "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 308–326. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  4. "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  5. "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  7. "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  8. "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  9. "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  10. "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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