2003 IIHF World Championship - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2003 in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

and Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

.

It was the 67th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

(IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between February 4, 2003 in Hasimota, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
	1	1	0	0	15	0	2
	1	0	0	1	0	15	0

All times local

First round

In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	22	5	6
3	2	1	9	8	4
3	1	2	9	13	2
3	0	3	6	20	0

All times local

Group B

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	14	5	6
3	2	1	9	7	4
3	1	2	8	14	2
3	0	3	4	9	0

All times local

Group C

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	12	2	6
3	2	1	6	5	4
3	1	2	6	9	2
3	0	3	1	9	0

All times local

Group D

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	15	4	6
3	2	1	18	3	4
3	1	2	8	15	2
3	0	3	4	23	0

All times local

Second round

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	0	27	9	9
5	4	1	0	22	7	9
5	2	1	2	18	10	5
5	2	1	2	11	11	5
5	1	0	4	9	27	2
5	0	0	5	8	31	0

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	0	18	6	9
5	4	0	1	20	9	8
5	2	0	3	16	14	4
5	2	0	3	14	16	4
5	2	0	3	10	16	4
5	0	1	4	8	25	1

Group G

GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	0	19	5	6
3	2	0	1	9	8	4
3	0	1	2	8	14	1
3	0	1	2	5	14	1

As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna...

All times local

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and Statistics

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Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
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Zigmund Palffy

Žigmund "Ziggy" Pálffy is a Slovak professional ice hockey player of Hungarian origin, who plays for HK 36 Skalica of the Slovak Extraliga....

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Jozef Stumpel

Jozef Stümpel

Jozef Stümpel is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Playing career:...

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Lubomir Visnovsky

Lubomír Višnovský

Ľubomír Višňovský is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

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Teemu Selänne

Teemu Ilmari Selänne nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selanne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to...

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Saku Koivu

Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga...

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Dany Heatley

Daniel James Heatley is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002...

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Mats Sundin

Mats Johan Sundin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11...

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Miroslav Satan

Miroslav Šatan is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.-Pre-NHL:In 1991–92, he played for the local HC Topolcany and did remarkably well, as he scored 30 goals and had 22 assists in just 31 games. He then graduated to the senior division...

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Martin Straka

Martin Straka is a Czech ice hockey centre who plays for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner.-Playing career:...

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Leading goaltenders

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

Sean Burke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles...

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Mikael Tellqvist

Mikael Tellqvist is a professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Modo Hockey in Elitserien.-Playing career:...

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Jan Lasak

Ján Lašák

Ján Lašák is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Jokerit of the SM-Liiga. Lašák was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in the 2nd round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and spent the following four seasons in North America before returning...

|| 359:20 || 168 || 11 || 1.84 || 93.45 || 0
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Marco Buhrer

Marco Bührer

Marco Bührer is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender. He has been playing for SC Bern of National League A since the 2001–2002 season. Bührer was awarded the Jacques Plante Trophy as the league's best goalkeeper of the 2003–2004 season. Bührer is also often known for his ability to steal games, even...

|| 297:25 || 137 || 9 || 1.82 || 93.43 || 1
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