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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name =World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
 | year = 2003
 | other_titles =
 | image = 2003 WJHC logo.svg
 | size = 155px
 | caption = 
 | country =  Canada 
 | dates = December 26, 2002 –<br>January 5, 2003
 | num_teams = 10
 | venues = [[Halifax Metro Centre]] and <br>[[Centre 200]]
 | cities = 2
 | winners_other = {{ihj|RUS}}
 | count = 3
 | second_other = {{ihj|CAN}}
 | third_other = {{ihj|FIN}}
 | fourth_other = {{ihj|USA}}
 | games = 31
 | matches = 31
 | goals = 182
 | attendance = 241504
 | scoring_leader = 5 way tie
 | points = 10
 | mvp = 
 | prevseason = [[2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]
 | nextseason = [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|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 Regional Municipality|Halifax]] and [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|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.

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[Halifax Metro Centre]]<br/>Capacity: 10,595
! [[Centre 200]]<br/>Capacity: 4,881
|-
| [[File:Halifaxmetrocentre06aa.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Centre 200.JPG|150px]]
|-
! {{CAN}} – [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
! {{CAN}} – [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
|}

==Top Division==
===Preliminary round===
====Group A====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#9f9"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|RUS}}
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 7 || '''8'''
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|USA}}
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 9 || '''6'''
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SVK}}
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 15 || 8 || '''4'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SUI}}
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 10 || 15 || '''2'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|BLR}}
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 28 || '''0'''
|}

<small>''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''</small>

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 26, 2002
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}}
| score = 2 – 4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''
| periods = (1–2, 1–0, 0–2)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 1,951
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 26, 2002
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 1 – 5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 4,950
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 27, 2002
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score = 11 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}
| periods = (3–1, 4–0, 4–0)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,548
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 28, 2002
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 1 – 3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,331
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 28, 2002
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 4 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 3,213
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 29, 2002
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}}
| score = 1 – 5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,232
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 30, 2002
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 8 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}
| periods = (4–0, 3–1, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,213
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 30, 2002
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score = 0 – 3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,069
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 31, 2002
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SVK}}
| score = 1 – 3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods = (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,238
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 31, 2002
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 7 – 5
| team2 = {{ihj|SUI}}
| periods = (2–1, 3–2, 2–2)
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
| attendance = 2,249
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm
}}

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#9f9"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|CAN}}
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 6 || '''8'''
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|FIN}}
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 9 || '''5'''
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|CZE}}
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 7 || '''5'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SWE}}
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 12 || 16 || '''2'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|GER}}
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 18 || '''0'''
|}

<small>''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''</small>

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 26, 2002
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score = 0 – 4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 0–0, 0–2)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 8,923
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 26, 2002
| time = 20:10
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 2 – 8
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 2–2, 0–4)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,594
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 27, 2002
| time = 19:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''
| score = 3 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 9,562
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 28, 2002
| time = 15:10
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 4 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,594
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 28, 2002
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 3 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|SWE}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–2, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,089
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 29, 2002
| time = 16:10
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score = 1 – 4
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods = (1–0, 0–3, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,594
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 30, 2002
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 7 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (3–0, 3–1, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,427
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 30, 2002
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score = 2 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,462
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = December 31, 2002
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''
| score = 3 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|SWE}}
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,416
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = December 31, 2002
| time = 20:10
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 5 – 3
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–1, 3–2, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,594
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}

===Relegation round===
<small>''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SUI}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 7 || '''6'''
|- style="background-color:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SWE}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 11 || '''4'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|GER}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 13 || '''2'''
|- style="background-color:#fcf"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|BLR}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 6 || 13 || '''0'''
|}

<small>''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''</small>

{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = January 2, 2003
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score = 6 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods = (2–0, 3–2, 1–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,111
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = January 3, 2003
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 5 – 4
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}
| periods = (3–1, 0–2, 2–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,083
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = January 4, 2003
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score = 3 – 5
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''
| periods = (1–2, 1–2, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,210
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = January 4, 2003
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|GER}}'''
| score = 4 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,208
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm
}}
''{{ihj|GER}} and {{ihj|BLR}} were relegated to Division I for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''
===Playoff round===
{{6TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD3 = Gold medal game
| RD4 = Bronze medal game
| RD1-seed1 = A2
| RD1-team1 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| RD1-score1 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed2 = B3
| RD1-team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| RD1-score2 = 3
| RD1-seed3 = B2
| RD1-team3 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| RD1-score3 = '''6'''
| RD1-seed4 = A3
| RD1-team4 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 = B1
| RD2-team1 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| RD2-score1 = '''3'''
| RD2-seed2 = A2
| RD2-team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| RD2-score2 = 2
| RD2-seed3 = A1
| RD2-team3 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| RD2-score3 = '''4'''
| RD2-seed4 = B2
| RD2-team4 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| RD2-score4 = 1
| RD3-seed1 = B1
| RD3-team1 = {{ihj|CAN}}
| RD3-score1 = 2
| RD3-seed2 = A1
| RD3-team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''
| RD3-score2 = '''3'''
| RD3-seed3 = A2
| RD3-team3 = {{ihj|USA}}
| RD3-score3 = 2
| RD3-seed4 = B2
| RD3-team4 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| RD3-score4 = '''3'''
}}
====Quarterfinals====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = January 2, 2003
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 4 – 3
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}
| periods = (2–0, 2–2, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,250
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = January 2, 2003
| time = 20:10
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 6 – 0
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods = (3–0, 3–0, 0–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,162
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
====Semifinals====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = January 3, 2003
| time = 16:10
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''
| score = 4 – 1
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods = (1–1, 0–0, 3–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,527
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eff
| date = January 3, 2003
| time = 20:10
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 3 – 2
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,594
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
====5th place game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #eee
| date = January 4, 2003
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}}
| score = 0 – 2
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,210
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
====Bronze medal game====
{{Icehockeybox
| bg = #ffdab9
| date = January 5, 2003
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}
| score = 2 – 3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}''' {{Bronze03}}
| periods = (0–2, 0–1, 2–0)
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance = 10,306
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
}}
====Gold medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = January 5, 2003
| time        = 20:10
| team1       = {{Silver02}} {{ihj-rt|CAN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|RUS}}''' {{Gold01}}
| score       = 2 – 3
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 0-1<br />1-1<br />2-1<br />2-2<br />2-3
| goals1      = <br />[[Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau]] – 12:01<br />[[Scottie Upshall]] – 36:22
| goals2      = 11:17 – [[Andrei Taratukhin]]<br /><br /><br />44:22 – [[Igor Grigorenko]]<br />51:09 – [[Yuri Trubachev]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ulf Rädbjer]]
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| attendance  = 10,594
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #f7f6a8
}}

===Scoring leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|Rank
!width=150|Player
!width=120|Country
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|G|Goals}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|+/−|Plus/minus}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| [[Patrik Bartschi]] ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}} || F || 6 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 0 || +1
|-
| 2 ||align=left| [[Igor Grigorenko]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 4 || +10
|-
| 3 ||align=left| [[Yuri Trubachev]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 2 || +9
|-
| 4 ||align=left| [[Tuomo Ruutu]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || F || 7 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 6 || +6
|-
| 5 ||align=left| [[Carlo Colaiacovo]] ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || D || 6 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 2 || -1
|-
| 6 ||align=left| [[Alexander Perezhogin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 4 || +9
|-
| 7 ||align=left| [[Jussi Jokinen]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || F || 7 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2 || +4
|-
| 8 ||align=left| [[Zach Parise]] ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || F || 7 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 4 || +2
|-
| 9 ||align=left| [[Alexander Polushin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 4 || +9
|-
| 10 ||align=left| [[Andrei Taratukhin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 8 || +7
|}
===Goaltending leaders===
<small>''Minimum 40% of team's ice time.''</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|Rank
!width=150|Player
!width=120|Country
!width=20|{{Tooltip|TOI|Time on ice}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|SOG|Shots on goal}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average}}
!width=20|Saves
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Sv %|Save percentage}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|SO|Shutouts}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| [[Robert Goepfert]] ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || 338:05 || 159 || 10 || 1.77 || 149 || 93.71 || 0
|-
| 2 ||align=left| Peter Ševela ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}} || 218:46 || 105 || 7 || 1.92 || 98 || 93.33 || 2
|-
| 3 ||align=left| [[Marc-André Fleury]] ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || 267:28 || 97 || 7 || 1.57 || 90 || 92.78 || 1
|-
| 4 ||align=left| [[Kari Lehtonen]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || 356:40 || 168 || 13 || 2.19 || 155 || 92.26 || 2
|-
| 5 ||align=left| Andrei Medvedev ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || 300:00 || 108 || 9 || 1.80 || 99 || 91.67 || 1
|}

===Tournament awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=150|
!width=180| Goaltender
!colspan=2| Defencemen
!colspan=3| Forwards
|-
| [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners|IIHF Directorate Awards]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marc-André Fleury]]
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Joni Pitkänen]]
|colspan=3| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Igor Grigorenko]]
|-
| [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Media All-Star Teams|Media All-Star Team]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Marc-André Fleury
|width=180| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carlo Colaiacovo]]
|width=180| {{flagicon|FIN}} Joni Pitkänen
|width=180| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yuri Trubachev]]
|width=180| {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Grigorenko
|width=180| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Scottie Upshall]]
|}
===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=15|
!width=200|Team
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| {{Gold01}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|RUS}}
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| {{Silver02}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|CAN}}
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
| {{Bronze03}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|FIN}}
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}}
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}}
|- 
| 6 ||align=left| {{ihj|CZE}}
|- 
| 7 ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}}
|-  
| 8 ||align=left| {{ihj|SWE}}
|- bgcolor="#ffccff"
| 9 ||align=left| {{ihj|GER}}
|- bgcolor="#ffccff"
| 10 ||align=left| {{ihj|BLR}}
|}

==Division I==
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A played in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] between December 27, 2002 and January 2, 2003. Group B played in [[Bled]], [[Slovenia]] between December 16 and December 22, 2002.
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|UKR}}
| 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 8 || '''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|JPN}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 24 || 10 || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|KAZ}}
| 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 12 || '''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|FRA}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 17 || 13 || '''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|ITA}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 16 || '''2'''
|- style="background-color:#ffccff"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|CRO}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 42 || '''0'''
|}
''{{ihj|UKR}} was promoted to the Top Division and {{ihj|CRO}} was relegated to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''
===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|AUT}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 9 || '''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|SLO}}
| 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 14 || '''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|NOR}}
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 16 || '''5'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|LAT}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 13 || 21 || '''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|DEN}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 19 || '''3'''
|- style="background-color:#ffccff"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|POL}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 31 || '''2'''
|}
''{{ihj|AUT}} was promoted to the Top Division and {{ihj|POL}} was relegated to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''

==Division II==
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A played in [[Miercurea-Ciuc]], [[Romania]] between January 6 and January 12, 2003. Group B played in [[Novi Sad]], [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] between December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2003.
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|EST}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 62 || 8 || '''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|GBR}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 64 || 7 || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|ROM}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 34 || 26 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|LTU}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 21 || 31 || '''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|RSA}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 58 || '''2'''
|- style="background-color:#ffccff"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|BUL}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 68 || '''0'''
|}
''{{ihj|EST}} was promoted to Division I and {{ihj|BUL}} was relegated to Division III for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''
===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|HUN}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 14 || '''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|NED}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 34 || 13 || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|FR Yugoslavia}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 27 || 22 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|ESP}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 12 || 26 || '''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|ISL}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 19 || 43 || '''3'''
|- style="background-color:#ffccff"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|MEX}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 25 || '''0'''
|}
''{{ihj|HUN}} was promoted to Division I and {{ihj|MEX}} was relegated to Division III for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''

==Division III==
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in [[Izmit]], [[Turkey]] between January 21 and January 26, 2003.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|KOR}}
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 5 || '''8'''
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|BEL}}
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 10 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|TUR}}
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 16 || '''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|AUS}}
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 25 || '''2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{ihj|LUX}}
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 48 || '''0'''
|}
''{{ihj|KOR}} and {{ihj|BEL}} were promoted to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''

==External links==
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/tournaments/W20.htm IIHF Official Results – Top Division]
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IA/0203/tournaments/W20IA.htm IIHF Official Results - Division I Group A]
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IB/0203/tournaments/W20IB.htm IIHF Official Results - Division I Group B]
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IIA/0203/tournaments/W20IIA.htm IIHF Official Results - Division II Group A]
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IIB/0203/tournaments/W20IIB.htm IIHF Official Results - Division II Group B]
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20III/0203/tournaments/W20III.htm IIHF Official Results - Division III]

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  after = [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004 World Juniors]] |
  title = [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] |
  years = See also: ''[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003 World Championships]] ''
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