2003 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Yaroslavl, Russia. The championships began on April 8, 2003, and finished on April 18, 2003. Games were played at Arena 2000 and Avtodizel Arena in Yaroslavl. Canada defeated Slovakia 3–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Russia defeated the United States 6–3 to capture the bronze medal. Championship results Preliminary round Group A Group B Relegation round Note: Matches 13-2 and 8–6 from the preliminary round (on April 13, 2003 and April 14, 2003 respectively) are included as well since these results carry forward Final round beat for the Bronze medal 6–3. beat for 5th place 3–2 in Overtime. Final standings and are relegated to Division I for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. Division I Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 23 and 29 March 2003 in Ventspils, Latvia and the Group B tournament was held between 22 and 28 March 2003 in Briançon, France. Denmark and Norway won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Great Britain finished last in Group A