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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Halifax Metro Centre and Centre 200 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 2002 – January 5, 2003 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 187 (6.03 per game) |
Attendance | 242,173 (7,812 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() ![]() |
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.[1] The tournament was held in Halifax and 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.
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