The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2003 WJHC''), was the 27th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Halifax and

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, 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

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).''

Group B

''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).''

Relegation round

''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).'' '' and were relegated to Division I for the

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Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

''Minimum 40% of team's ice time.''

Tournament awards

Final standings

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A played in

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, Kazakhstan between December 27, 2002 and January 2, 2003. Group B played in Bled, Slovenia between December 16 and December 22, 2002.

Group A

'' was promoted to the Top Division and was relegated to Division II for the

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Group B

'' was promoted to the Top Division and was relegated to Division II for the

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Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A played in

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, 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

'' was promoted to Division I and was relegated to Division III for the

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Group B

'' was promoted to Division I and was relegated to Division III for the

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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. '' and were promoted to Division II for the

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External links

IIHF Official Results – Top Division

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