2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host nations  Estonia /  FR Yugoslavia
Dates 5 – 11 March 2003
17 – 23 March 2003
Teams 12

The 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 17 and 23 March 2003 in Tallinn, Estonia and the Group B tournament took place between 5 and 11 March 2003 in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. South Korea and Romania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Bulgaria finished last in Group A and South Africa last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2004.

Group A tournament

The Group A tournament began on 17 March 2003 in Tallinn, Estonia.[1] Both Croatia and Estonia who missed promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championship returned to compete in this year's Division II tournament.[2] Belgium, Bulgaria, South Korea and Spain all gained promotion to Division II from Division III following a restructure of the Division sizes which increased the number of teams in each group from four to six.[2] South Korea won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] Estonia finished second losing only to South Korea and Croatia finished in third place.[4] Bulgaria finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated back to Division III for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] Tomislav Grozaj of Croatia finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 27 points including 18 goals and nine assists.[5] Thomas Tyson of Belgium finished the tournament as the leading goaltender based on save percentage.[6]

Standings

Promoted to Division I for 2004
Relegated to Division III for 2004
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 56 12 +44 10
2  Estonia 5 4 0 1 49 8 +41 8
3  Croatia 5 2 1 2 38 20 +18 5
4  Belgium 5 2 1 2 20 32 –12 5
5  Spain 5 1 0 4 23 36 –13 2
6  Bulgaria 5 0 0 5 2 80 –78 0

Fixtures

All times local.

17 March 2003
12:30 		Belgium  1 – 13
(0–6, 1–3, 0–4) 		 South Korea Tallinn
Attendance: 300
17 March 2003
16:00 		Spain  4 – 9
(1–5, 1–4, 2–0) 		 Croatia Tallinn
Attendance: 300
17 March 2003
19:30 		Bulgaria  0 – 17
(0–6, 0–3, 0–8) 		 Estonia Tallinn
Attendance: 800
18 March 2003
12:30 		Croatia  4 – 4
(1–0, 3–2, 0–2) 		 Belgium Tallinn
Attendance: 300
18 March 2003
16:00 		South Korea  18 – 0
(5–0, 8–0, 5–0) 		 Bulgaria Tallinn
Attendance: 320
18 March 2003
19:30 		Estonia  12 – 0
(2–0, 6–0, 4–0) 		 Spain Tallinn
Attendance: 793
20 March 2003
12:30 		Bulgaria  1 – 15
(1–5, 0–4, 0–6) 		 Spain Tallinn
Attendance: 300
20 March 2003
16:00 		Croatia  4 – 9
(0–4, 1–1, 3–4) 		 South Korea Tallinn
Attendance: 300
20 March 2003
19:30 		Estonia  11 – 0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0) 		 Belgium Tallinn
Attendance: 699
21 March 2003
12:30 		Croatia  20 – 0
(4–0, 5–0, 11–0) 		 Bulgaria Tallinn
Attendance: 300
21 March 2003
16:00 		Spain  3 – 5
(2–1, 1–4, 0–0) 		 Belgium Tallinn
Attendance: 300
21 March 2003
19:30 		South Korea  7 – 6
(2–3, 2–1, 3–2) 		 Estonia Tallinn
Attendance: 1402
23 March 2003
12:30 		South Korea  9 – 1
(4–1, 4–0, 1–0) 		 Spain Tallinn
Attendance: 300
23 March 2003
16:00 		Belgium  10 – 1
(1–0, 3–0, 6–1) 		 Bulgaria Tallinn
Attendance: 300
23 March 2003
19:30 		Estonia  3 – 1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0) 		 Croatia Tallinn
Attendance: 781

Group B tournament

The Group B tournament began on 5 March 2003 in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[7] Hungary, Netherlands and Romania all returned to compete in the Division II tournament after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championship.[2] Lithuania, South Africa and Yugoslavia all gained promotion to Division II from Division III following a restructure of the Division sizes which increased the number of teams in each group from four to six.[2] Romania won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] Hungary finished second after winning three games and drawing a fourth and the Netherlands finished in third place.[9] South Africa finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated back to Division III for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[8] The tournament was also the last appearance of Yugoslavia's under-18 team as the country was reconstituted as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Yugoslavia men's under-18 team was replaced the following year by the Serbia and Montenegro men's national under-18 ice hockey team.[2] Tivadar Petres of Romania finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 17 points including 11 goals and six assists.[10] Hungary's Dominik Vinnai finished the tournament as the leading goaltender based on save percentage.[11]

Standings

Promoted to Division I for 2004
Relegated to Division III for 2004
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1  Romania 5 5 0 0 33 10 +23 10
2  Hungary 5 3 1 1 27 12 +15 7
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 2 22 17 +5 6
4  Yugoslavia 5 2 1 2 14 19 –5 5
5  Lithuania 5 1 0 4 14 29 –15 2
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 9 33 –24 0

Fixtures

All times local.

5 March 2003
13:00 		South Africa  1 – 7
(0–3, 0–1, 1–3) 		 Romania Belgrade
Attendance: 300
5 March 2003
16:15 		Lithuania  0 – 5
(0–2, 0–3, 0–0) 		 Netherlands Belgrade
Attendance: 300
5 March 2003
19:30 		Yugoslavia  2 – 2
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Hungary Belgrade
Attendance: 1500
6 March 2003
13:00 		Hungary  8 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0) 		 South Africa Belgrade
Attendance: 300
6 March 2003
16:15 		Romania  5 – 2
(1–0, 3–2, 1–0) 		 Lithuania Belgrade
Attendance: 300
6 March 2003
19:30 		Netherlands  5 – 2
(2–0, 2–2, 1–0) 		 Yugoslavia Belgrade
Attendance: 1000
8 March 2003
13:00 		Hungary  1 – 6
(1–1, 0–4, 0–1) 		 Romania Belgrade
Attendance: 300
8 March 2003
16:15 		Netherlands  8 – 3
(2–1, 2–0, 4–2) 		 South Africa Belgrade
Attendance: 300
8 March 2003
19:30 		Lithuania  3 – 4
(0–2, 2–0, 1–2) 		 Yugoslavia Belgrade
Attendance: 1200
9 March 2003
13:00 		Romania  7 – 4
(3–2, 2–1, 2–1) 		 Netherlands Belgrade
Attendance: 300
9 March 2003
16:15 		Hungary  11 – 4
(3–1, 2–2, 6–1) 		 Lithuania Belgrade
Attendance: 300
9 March 2003
19:30 		Yugoslavia  4 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0) 		 South Africa Belgrade
Attendance: 1000
11 March 2003
13:00 		South Africa  4 – 6
(1–4, 2–1, 1–1) 		 Lithuania Belgrade
Attendance: 300
11 March 2003
16:15 		Netherlands  0 – 5
(0–1, 0–1, 0–3) 		 Hungary Belgrade
Attendance: 300
11 March 2003
19:30 		Romania  8 – 2
(2–1, 4–1, 2–0) 		 Yugoslavia Belgrade
Attendance: 1600

References

  1. ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/tournaments/W18IIA.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand, 308–326. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  4. ↑ "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/scripts/standings/pg000001.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  5. ↑ "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/scripts/playerstat/pg000003.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  6. ↑ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/scripts/playerstat/pg000020.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  7. ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/tournaments/W18IIB.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  9. ↑ "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/scripts/standings/pg000001.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  10. ↑ "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/scripts/playerstat/pg000003.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  11. ↑ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/scripts/playerstat/pg000020.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 

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