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2003 IIHF Women's World Championships

The 2003 IIHF Women's World Championships was set to be held in Beijing, China, from April 4–9, 2003. However, it was cancelled due to the global SARS oubreak. Only the top division event was cancelled, as the lower divisions still had their tournaments.[where?] The teams from Russia, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland were already in China, while the American and Finnish teams were awaiting word on whether they should travel when the IIHF indicated that the Championships were to be postponed or even cancelled.[1] The move to cancel was a logical one, as the Canadians were under a government order not to travel at all at that time.[2]

2003 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Italy
 Slovenia
Opened byVaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Janez Drnovsek
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The Division I tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia from March 9 to 15.[where?] The Division II tournament was held in Lecco, Italy from March 31 to April 6.[where?]

Top Division

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Postponed, then cancelled. Groups for this division were seeded for 2004 based on the 2003 IIHF World Ranking instead of the normal practise of using their most recent finish.

Division I

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The Division I tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia from March 9 to 15.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 5 5 0 0 23 6 17 10
  Kazakhstan 5 3 1 1 20 7 13 7
  Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 15 22 −7 6
  France 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 5
  Latvia 5 1 0 4 7 16 −9 2
  North Korea 5 0 0 5 10 24 −14 0
Source: IIHF

Japan was promoted to the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship.

09 March 2003North Korea  2–6  Japan
09 March 2003Latvia  1–6  Kazakhstan
09 March 2003France  1–4  Czech Republic
10 March 2003Kazakhstan  4–1  North Korea
10 March 2003Japan  2–1  France
10 March 2003Latvia  1–2  Czech Republic
12 March 2003Kazakhstan  3–3  France
12 March 2003Japan  8–3  Czech Republic
12 March 2003Latvia  5–2  North Korea
13 March 2003Czech Republic  0–7  Kazakhstan
13 March 2003North Korea  0–3  France
13 March 2003Latvia  0–5  Japan
15 March 2003Czech Republic  6–5  North Korea
15 March 2003Latvia  0–1  France
15 March 2003Kazakhstan  0–2  Japan

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM /-
  Natalya Yakovchuk 5 7 4 11 2 8
  Yekaterina Maltseva 5 5 6 11 2 8
  Hanae Kubo 5 5 5 10 10 7
  Yuki Togawa 5 4 4 8 6 4
  Drahomira Fialova 5 6 0 6 2 −4
  Masako Sato 5 3 3 6 0 6
  Zuzana Kralova 5 3 3 6 6 1
  Hong Pong Hwa 5 2 4 6 5 1
  Yelena Shtelmaister 5 1 5 6 2 8
  Choe Jong Sun 5 4 1 5 4 −1

Goaltending leaders

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Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV%
  Yuka Oda 280:24 6 128 1.28 95.31
  Natalya Trunova 299:56 7 136 1.40 94.85
  Nolwenn Rousselle 299:50 9 144 1.80 93.75
  Lolita Andrisevska 279:11 16 163 3.44 90.18
  Radka Lhotska 213:46 13 86 3.65 84.88

Division II

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Division II tournament was held in Lecco, Italy from March 31 to April 6.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Norway 5 4 1 0 24 9 15 9
  Denmark 5 3 1 1 16 13 3 7
  Slovakia 5 2 2 1 23 7 16 6
  Italy 5 2 0 3 13 21 −8 4
  Netherlands 5 1 1 3 8 18 −10 3
  Great Britain 5 0 1 4 12 28 −16 1
Source: IIHF

Norway is promoted to the 2004 Division I tournament.

31 March 2003Great Britain  1–8  Slovakia
31 March 2003Denmark  4–1  Netherlands
31 March 2003Italy  2–4  Norway
01 April 2003Slovakia  1–2  Denmark
01 April 2003Netherlands  0–3  Italy
01 April 2003Norway  8–3  Great Britain
03 April 2003Great Britain  4–4  Denmark
03 April 2003Netherlands  1–7  Norway
03 April 2003Slovakia  10–0  Italy
04 April 2003Norway  2–2  Slovakia
04 April 2003Denmark  5–4  Italy
04 April 2003Netherlands  4–2  Great Britain
06 April 2003Slovakia  2–2  Netherlands
06 April 2003Norway  3–1  Denmark
06 April 2003Italy  4–2  Great Britain

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM /-
  Nikoleta Celarova 5 5 3 8 6 6
  Tine Christoffersen Perry 5 3 4 7 16 7
  Sofie Lund 5 5 1 6 0 7
  Line Bialik Olen 5 5 1 6 2 6
  Helene Martinsen 5 4 2 6 4 3
  Sabina Florian 5 4 2 6 4 0
  Hege Ask 5 4 2 6 6 6
  Ivana Gajdosova 5 2 4 6 6 2
  Angela Taylor 5 4 1 5 12 1
  Zuzana Moravčíková 5 3 2 5 2 6
  Trine Martens 5 3 2 5 2 4

Goaltending leaders

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Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV%
  Zuzana Tomcikova 150:07 3 71 1.20 95.77
  Helena Kysela 179:44 6 96 2.00 93.75
  Andrea Risova 149:23 4 61 1.61 93.44
  Line Kuvas 240:00 8 119 2.00 93.28
  Birgitte Andersen 296:27 12 133 2.43 90.98

Division III

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The Division III tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia from March 25 to 31.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 5 4 1 0 34 7 27 9
  Slovenia 5 3 2 0 20 8 12 8
  Belgium 5 2 1 2 10 12 −2 5
  Hungary 5 1 1 3 5 14 −9 3
  South Africa 5 1 1 3 7 23 −16 3
  Romania 5 1 0 4 11 23 −12 2
Source: IIHF

Australia is promoted to the 2004 Division II tournament.

25 March 2003Hungary  0–2  Belgium
25 March 2003Romania  6–1  South Africa
25 March 2003Slovenia  4–4  Australia
26 March 2003Australia  7–0  Hungary
26 March 2003Belgium  3–1  Romania
26 March 2003Slovenia  6–1  South Africa
28 March 2003Belgium  1–3  South Africa
28 March 2003Australia  9–1  Romania
28 March 2003Slovenia  1–0  Hungary
29 March 2003South Africa  0–8  Australia
29 March 2003Hungary  3–2  Romania
29 March 2003Slovenia  2–2  Belgium
31 March 2003South Africa  2–2  Hungary
31 March 2003Australia  6–2  Belgium
31 March 2003Slovenia  7–1  Romania

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts PIM /-
  Jasmina Rosar 5 8 8 16 4 11
  Stephanie Boxall 5 9 6 15 0 20
  Ina Prezelj 5 6 5 11 6 11
  Melissa Bibby 5 7 2 9 4 14
  Anja Erzen 5 4 2 6 0 10
  Magdolna Dobandi 5 3 2 5 0 1
  Rachel White 5 3 2 5 2 7
  Nadia Kemp 5 3 2 5 2 −7
  Lisa McMahon 5 2 3 5 2 5
  Leen De Decker 5 3 1 4 4 1

Goaltending leaders

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Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV%
  Ashleigh Sluga 120:00 1 24 0.50 95.83
  Eszter Kokenyesi 260:00 10 161 2.31 93.79
  Celine Massez 279:48 11 141 2.36 92.20
  Urska Potocnik 280:00 8 93 1.71 91.40
  Emma Reid 180:00 6 50 2.00 88.00

References

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  1. ^ Press release from the IIHF on SARS
  2. ^ Summary from passionhockey.com
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