A silver medal, which was awarded to Peter Forsberg |
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The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. Canada won the gold medal, beating Sweden 3–2 in the final.
In the quarterfinal between Sweden and Finland, the Swedes completed an outstanding comeback. Being down 5–1 7 minutes into the second period, Sweden decided to change goaltender from Tommy Salo to Mikael Tellqvist. After the change, the Swedes scored 3 goals in the same period to reduce the lead to 5–4. In the third period, Peter Forsberg scored a famous goal to tie the game up, when he skated from the Swedes' zone all the way to Finland's offensive zone, scoring on a wrap around. Later in the same period, Per Johan Axelsson scored the game-winning goal to win the game 6–5 for the Swedes.
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Belarus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| Latvia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Denmark | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 7 - Elysee Arena | ||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| May 9 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
| May 7 - Elysee Arena | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| May 11 – Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| May 7 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
| May 9 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| May 7 - Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 6 | Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||
| Finland | 5 | Slovakia | 4 | |||||||
| May 10 – Hartwall Areena | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
Japan avoids relegation by defeating South Korea 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game.
Belarus and Slovenia are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žigmund Pálffy | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| Jozef Stümpel | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Ľubomír Višňovský | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Teemu Selänne | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Saku Koivu | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Dany Heatley | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Mats Sundin | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Martin Straka | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Kimmo Rintanen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Player | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Burke | 328 | 7 | 1.28 | 1 | .955 |
| Oliver Jonas | 180 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | .960 |
| Mikael Tellqvist | 393 | 9 | 1.37 | 0 | .940 |
| Marco Bührer | 297 | 9 | 1.82 | 1 | .934 |
| Ján Lašák | 359 | 11 | 1.84 | 0 | .935 |
Played at Budapest, Hungary April 15-21
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 10 |
| Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 3 |
| Romania | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
Played at Zagreb, Croatia April 13-20
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 |
| Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
| Estonia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 2 |
France and Kazakhstan are promoted to the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Croatia and Lithuania are demoted to Division II.
Played at Seoul, South Korea April 5-12
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 8 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 2 |
| Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
Played at Sofia, Bulgaria March 24-30
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 |
| China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| North Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
| Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
Belgium and South Korea are promoted to Division I, Iceland and Mexico are demoted to Division III.
Played at Auckland, New Zealand April 3-6
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Luxembourg and New Zealand are promoted to Division II.
To celebrate the games, the Finnish government issued a high value commemorative coin: the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships commemorative coin, minted also in 2003. On the reverse, three ice hockey sticks with a puck can be seen.
See also: World Juniors