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]

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

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

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

Scoring leaders

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

Goaltending leaders

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

Division II

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

Scoring leaders

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

Goaltending leaders

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

Division III

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

Scoring leaders

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

Goaltending leaders

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

References

  1. ^ Press release from the IIHF on SARS
  2. ^ Summary from passionhockey.com
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_IIHF_Women%27s_World_Championships
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