The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 67th such event sanctioned by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
(IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the
2004 competition.
Canada
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won the gold medal, beating
Sweden
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3–2 in the final.
Championship
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Division I
Group A
''Played in
Budapest
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, Hungary (April 15–21).''
Group B
''Played in
Zagreb
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, Croatia (April 13–20).''
''France and Kazakhstan were promoted to the
2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while Croatia and Lithuania were demoted to Division II.''
Division II
Group A
''Played in
Seoul
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, South Korea (April 5–12).''
Group B
''Played in
Sofia
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, Bulgaria (March 24–30).''
''Belgium and South Korea were promoted to Division I, while Iceland and Mexico were demoted to Division III.''
Division III
''Played in
Auckland
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, New Zealand (April 3–6).''
''Luxembourg and New Zealand were promoted to Division II.''
References
External links
IIHF Website*
{{Ice Hockey World Championships
World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's
IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships