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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition&lt;br /&gt;
 | tourney_name =World Junior Ice Hockey Championship&lt;br /&gt;
 | year = 2003&lt;br /&gt;
 | other_titles =&lt;br /&gt;
 | image = 2003 WJHC logo.svg&lt;br /&gt;
 | size = 155px&lt;br /&gt;
 | caption = &lt;br /&gt;
 | country =  Canada &lt;br /&gt;
 | dates = December 26, 2002 –&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;January 5, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
 | num_teams = 10&lt;br /&gt;
 | venues = [[Halifax Metro Centre]] and &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Centre 200]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | cities = 2&lt;br /&gt;
 | winners_other = {{ihj|RUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | count = 3&lt;br /&gt;
 | second_other = {{ihj|CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | third_other = {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | fourth_other = {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | games = 31&lt;br /&gt;
 | matches = 31&lt;br /&gt;
 | goals = 182&lt;br /&gt;
 | attendance = 241504&lt;br /&gt;
 | scoring_leader = 5 way tie&lt;br /&gt;
 | points = 10&lt;br /&gt;
 | mvp = &lt;br /&gt;
 | prevseason = [[2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | nextseason = [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playoff round (again) reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Venues==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Halifax Metro Centre]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Capacity: 10,595&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Centre 200]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Capacity: 4,881&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Halifaxmetrocentre06aa.jpg|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Centre 200.JPG|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! {{CAN}} – [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
! {{CAN}} – [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Top Division==&lt;br /&gt;
===Preliminary round===&lt;br /&gt;
====Group A====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#9f9&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|RUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 7 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 9 || '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 15 || 8 || '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 10 || 15 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 28 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 26, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 14:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 2 – 4&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–2, 1–0, 0–2)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 1,951&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 26, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 18:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 1 – 5&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 4,950&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 27, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 11 – 1&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (3–1, 4–0, 4–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,548&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 28, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 1 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,331&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 28, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 4 – 0&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 3,213&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 29, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 18:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 1 – 5&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–2, 1–2, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,232&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 30, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 14:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 8 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (4–0, 3–1, 1–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,213&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 30, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 18:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 0 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,069&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 31, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 14:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 1 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,238&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 31, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 18:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 7 – 5&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (2–1, 3–2, 2–2)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Centre 200]], [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 2,249&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Group B====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#9f9&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 6 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 9 || '''5'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 7 || '''5'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 12 || 16 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 18 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 26, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 0 – 4&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–2, 0–0, 0–2)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 8,923&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 26, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 2 – 8&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–2, 2–2, 0–4)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 27, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 19:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 3 – 0&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 9,562&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 28, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 15:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 4 – 0&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 28, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 3 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 1–2, 1–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,089&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 29, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 1 – 4&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–0, 0–3, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 30, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 7 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (3–0, 3–1, 1–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,427&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 30, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 2 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 1–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,462&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 31, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 3 – 1&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,416&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = December 31, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 5 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–1, 3–2, 1–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Relegation round===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 7 || '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#cfc&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 11 || '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 13 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#fcf&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 6 || 13 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;''All times local ([[Atlantic Standard Time Zone|AST]]/UTC-4).''&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 2, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 12:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 6 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (2–0, 3–2, 1–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,111&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 3, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 12:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 5 – 4&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (3–1, 0–2, 2–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,083&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 4, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 3 – 5&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SUI}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–2, 1–2, 1–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,210&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 4, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|GER}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 4 – 0&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,208&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|GER}} and {{ihj|BLR}} were relegated to Division I for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
===Playoff round===&lt;br /&gt;
{{6TeamBracket-with 3rd&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3 = Gold medal game&lt;br /&gt;
| RD4 = Bronze medal game&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-seed1 = A2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-team1 = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-score1 = '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-seed2 = B3&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-score2 = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-seed3 = B2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-team3 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-score3 = '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-seed4 = A3&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-team4 = {{ihj|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD1-score4 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-seed1 = B1&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-team1 = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-score1 = '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-seed2 = A2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-team2 = {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-score2 = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-seed3 = A1&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-team3 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-score3 = '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-seed4 = B2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-team4 = {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD2-score4 = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-seed1 = B1&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-team1 = {{ihj|CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-score1 = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-seed2 = A1&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-team2 = '''{{ihj|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-score2 = '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-seed3 = A2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-team3 = {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-score3 = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-seed4 = B2&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-team4 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| RD3-score4 = '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
====Quarterfinals====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 2, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 4 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (2–0, 2–2, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,250&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 2, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|FIN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 6 – 0&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (3–0, 3–0, 0–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,162&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
====Semifinals====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 3, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RUS}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 4 – 1&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–1, 0–0, 3–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,527&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eff&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 3, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 20:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 3 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
====5th place game====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #eee&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 4, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 12:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 0 – 2&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,210&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
====Bronze medal game====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Icehockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| bg = #ffdab9&lt;br /&gt;
| date = January 5, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time = 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score = 2 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| team2 = '''{{ihj|FIN}}''' {{Bronze03}}&lt;br /&gt;
| periods = (0–2, 0–1, 2–0)&lt;br /&gt;
| stadium = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance = 10,306&lt;br /&gt;
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
====Gold medal game====&lt;br /&gt;
{{IceHockeybox&lt;br /&gt;
| date        = January 5, 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| time        = 20:10&lt;br /&gt;
| team1       = {{Silver02}} {{ihj-rt|CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| team2       = '''{{ihj|RUS}}''' {{Gold01}}&lt;br /&gt;
| score       = 2 – 3&lt;br /&gt;
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 0–2)&lt;br /&gt;
| reference   = http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/scripts/standings/pg000004.htm&lt;br /&gt;
| goalie1     = &lt;br /&gt;
| goalie2     = &lt;br /&gt;
| progression = 0-1&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;1-1&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;2-1&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;2-2&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;2-3&lt;br /&gt;
| goals1      = &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau]] – 12:01&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Scottie Upshall]] – 36:22&lt;br /&gt;
| goals2      = 11:17 – [[Andrei Taratukhin]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;44:22 – [[Igor Grigorenko]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;51:09 – [[Yuri Trubachev]]&lt;br /&gt;
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ulf Rädbjer]]&lt;br /&gt;
| official2   = &lt;br /&gt;
| linesman    = &lt;br /&gt;
| linesman2   = &lt;br /&gt;
| stadium     = [[Halifax Metro Centre]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]&lt;br /&gt;
| attendance  = 10,594&lt;br /&gt;
| penalties1  = &lt;br /&gt;
| penalties2  = &lt;br /&gt;
| shots1      = &lt;br /&gt;
| shots2      = &lt;br /&gt;
| bg          = #f7f6a8&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Scoring leaders===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|Rank&lt;br /&gt;
!width=150|Player&lt;br /&gt;
!width=120|Country&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|G|Goals}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|{{Tooltip|PIM|Penalty minutes}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|{{Tooltip|+/−|Plus/minus}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1 ||align=left| [[Patrik Bartschi]] ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}} || F || 6 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 0 || +1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 ||align=left| [[Igor Grigorenko]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 4 || +10&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 ||align=left| [[Yuri Trubachev]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 2 || +9&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 ||align=left| [[Tuomo Ruutu]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || F || 7 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 6 || +6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 ||align=left| [[Carlo Colaiacovo]] ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || D || 6 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 2 || -1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 6 ||align=left| [[Alexander Perezhogin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 4 || +9&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 7 ||align=left| [[Jussi Jokinen]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || F || 7 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2 || +4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 8 ||align=left| [[Zach Parise]] ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || F || 7 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 4 || +2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 9 ||align=left| [[Alexander Polushin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 4 || +9&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 ||align=left| [[Andrei Taratukhin]] ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || F || 6 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 8 || +7&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
===Goaltending leaders===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;''Minimum 40% of team's ice time.''&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=30|Rank&lt;br /&gt;
!width=150|Player&lt;br /&gt;
!width=120|Country&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|TOI|Time on ice}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|SOG|Shots on goal}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|Saves&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Sv %|Save percentage}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=20|{{Tooltip|SO|Shutouts}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1 ||align=left| [[Robert Goepfert]] ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}} || 338:05 || 159 || 10 || 1.77 || 149 || 93.71 || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 ||align=left| Peter Ševela ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}} || 218:46 || 105 || 7 || 1.92 || 98 || 93.33 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 ||align=left| [[Marc-André Fleury]] ||align=left| {{ihj|CAN}} || 267:28 || 97 || 7 || 1.57 || 90 || 92.78 || 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 ||align=left| [[Kari Lehtonen]] ||align=left| {{ihj|FIN}} || 356:40 || 168 || 13 || 2.19 || 155 || 92.26 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 ||align=left| Andrei Medvedev ||align=left| {{ihj|RUS}} || 300:00 || 108 || 9 || 1.80 || 99 || 91.67 || 1&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Tournament awards===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=150|&lt;br /&gt;
!width=180| Goaltender&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=2| Defencemen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=3| Forwards&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners|IIHF Directorate Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marc-André Fleury]]&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Joni Pitkänen]]&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=3| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Igor Grigorenko]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Media All-Star Teams|Media All-Star Team]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Marc-André Fleury&lt;br /&gt;
|width=180| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carlo Colaiacovo]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=180| {{flagicon|FIN}} Joni Pitkänen&lt;br /&gt;
|width=180| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yuri Trubachev]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=180| {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Grigorenko&lt;br /&gt;
|width=180| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Scottie Upshall]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
===Final standings===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!width=15|&lt;br /&gt;
!width=200|Team&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#F7F6A8&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Gold01}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|RUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#DCE5E5&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Silver02}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#FFDAB9&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Bronze03}} ||align=left|  {{ihj|FIN}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 ||align=left| {{ihj|USA}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 ||align=left| {{ihj|SVK}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
| 6 ||align=left| {{ihj|CZE}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
| 7 ||align=left| {{ihj|SUI}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-  &lt;br /&gt;
| 8 ||align=left| {{ihj|SWE}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| 9 ||align=left| {{ihj|GER}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 ||align=left| {{ihj|BLR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Division I==&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
===Group A===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|UKR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 8 || '''9'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|JPN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 24 || 10 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|KAZ}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 12 || '''7'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|FRA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 17 || 13 || '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|ITA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 16 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|CRO}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 42 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|UKR}} was promoted to the Top Division and {{ihj|CRO}} was relegated to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
===Group B===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|AUT}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 9 || '''10'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|SLO}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 14 || '''7'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|NOR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 16 || '''5'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|LAT}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 13 || 21 || '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|DEN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 19 || '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|POL}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 31 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|AUT}} was promoted to the Top Division and {{ihj|POL}} was relegated to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Division II==&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
===Group A===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|EST}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 62 || 8 || '''10'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|GBR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 64 || 7 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|ROM}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 34 || 26 || '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|LTU}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 21 || 31 || '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|RSA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 58 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|BUL}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 68 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|EST}} was promoted to Division I and {{ihj|BUL}} was relegated to Division III for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
===Group B===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|HUN}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 14 || '''10'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|NED}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 34 || 13 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|FR Yugoslavia}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 27 || 22 || '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|ESP}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 12 || 26 || '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|ISL}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 19 || 43 || '''3'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ffccff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|MEX}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 25 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|HUN}} was promoted to Division I and {{ihj|MEX}} was relegated to Division III for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Division III==&lt;br /&gt;
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in [[Izmit]], [[Turkey]] between January 21 and January 26, 2003.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=165|Team&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}&lt;br /&gt;
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|KOR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 5 || '''8'''&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#ccffcc;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|BEL}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 10 || '''6'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|TUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 16 || '''4'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 25 || '''2'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:left;&amp;quot;| {{ihj|LUX}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 48 || '''0'''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
''{{ihj|KOR}} and {{ihj|BEL}} were promoted to Division II for the [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20/0203/tournaments/W20.htm IIHF Official Results – Top Division]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IA/0203/tournaments/W20IA.htm IIHF Official Results - Division I Group A]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IB/0203/tournaments/W20IB.htm IIHF Official Results - Division I Group B]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IIA/0203/tournaments/W20IIA.htm IIHF Official Results - Division II Group A]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20IIB/0203/tournaments/W20IIB.htm IIHF Official Results - Division II Group B]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W20III/0203/tournaments/W20III.htm IIHF Official Results - Division III]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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{{succession box |&lt;br /&gt;
  before = [[2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2002 World Juniors]] |&lt;br /&gt;
  after = [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004 World Juniors]] |&lt;br /&gt;
  title = [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] |&lt;br /&gt;
  years = See also: ''[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003 World Championships]] ''&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{end box}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{World Junior Ice Hockey Championships}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Yugoslavia]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>J 1982</name></author>	</entry>

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