2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 27th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. 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 reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
''All times local.''Group B
''All times local.''Relegation round
Results from games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''All times local.''
Playoff round
Source:Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.| Rank | Player | Country | Saves | ||||||
| 1 | Robert Goepfert | 338:05 | 159 | 10 | 1.77 | 149 | 93.71 | 0 | |
| 2 | Peter Ševela | 218:46 | 105 | 7 | 1.92 | 98 | 93.33 | 2 | |
| 3 | Marc-André Fleury | 267:28 | 97 | 7 | 1.57 | 90 | 92.78 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kari Lehtonen | 356:40 | 168 | 13 | 2.19 | 155 | 92.26 | 2 | |
| 5 | Andrei Medvedev | 300:00 | 108 | 9 | 1.80 | 99 | 91.67 | 1 |