2003 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

 

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – The 2003 IIHF World Hockey Junior Hockey Championship Game Schedule was officially announced on Wednesday in Halifax and Sydney, NS. The schedule was approved in May, 2002 at the IIHF General Congress in Sweden by all of the participating countries.

The 2003 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship runs from December 26-31, 2002 in Sydney, NS and December 26, 2002 through January 5th, 2003 in Halifax, NS. This will mark the sixth time that Canada has hosted the IIHF World Junior Championship: Montreal, QC (1978), Hamilton (1986), Saskatoon (1991), Red Deer (1995), Winnipeg (1999).

The schedule features the 10 top hockey nations in junior hockey, which divided into two groups based on results at the 2002 World Junior Championship.

Canada heads up Group B, based in Halifax, NS with, in order of their ranking, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Germany. Group A will be based in Sydney, NS and will feature defending gold medal champion Russia, Switzerland, USA, Slovakia and Belarus. After the preliminary round robin, all of the remaining games, including the medal rounds, will be played in Halifax.

The host team from Canada will open up against Sweden at 8:10 pm (Atlantic) on December 26, 2002 at the Halifax Metro Centre. All of Canada’s games will be broadcast live on Team Canada’s official broadcasters, TSN and RDS. Canada’s round robin schedule is as follows:

December 26, 2002
CANADA vs. Sweden – Halifax Metro Centre 8:10 pm

December 28, 2002
CANADA vs. Czech Rep. – Halifax Metro Centre 3:10 pm

December 29, 2002
CANADA vs. Germany – Halifax Metro Centre, 4:10 pm

December 31, 2002
CANADA vs. Finland – Halifax Metro Centre, 8:10 pm

Ticket packages are still available for games in Halifax, NS and in Sydney, NS. Call 902-425-9542 for further ticket information. No individual game tickets are on sale at this time.

“ We have been busy over the past year getting our own team together: volunteers at all levels have made the organization of this event possible,” said Fred MacGillivray, Event Chairman.“We have worked hard to ensure that all 31 games of the tournament will be played in Nova Scotia and I am pleased to see the release of the schedule to the public. This schedule is a call to ockey fans everywhere to ‘Join the Rush’”.

For further information on the 2003 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the Canadian Hockey Association and Canada’s National Junior Team, visit the CHA’s website at www.canadianhockey.ca

2003 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
OFFICIAL GAME SCHEDULE

Centre 200 – Sydney NS
Group A

Russia
Switzerland
USA
Slovakia
Belarus

Metro Centre – Halifax NS
Group B

Canada
Finland
Sweden
Czech Republic
Germany

Date Group # Game Location Time
December 26
A 1 Belarus – Switzerland Sydney 14:00
A 2 USA – Russia Sydney 18:00
B 3 Germany – Finland Halifax 16:00
B 4 Sweden – Canada Halifax 20:10
December 27
A 5 Slovakia – Belarus Sydney 20:00
B 6 Czech Republic – Germany Halifax 19:00
December 28
A 7 Switzerland – USA Sydney 16:00
A 8 Russia – Slovakia Sydney 20:00
B 9 Canada – Czech Republic Halifax 15:10
B 10 Finland – Sweden Halifax 20:00
December 29
A 11 Belarus – Russia Sydney 18:00
12 Germany – Canada Halifax 16:10
December 30
A 13 USA – Belarus Sydney 14:00
A 14 Switzerland – Slovakia Sydney 18:00
B 15 Sweden – Germany Halifax 16:00
B 16 Finland – Czech Republic Halifax 20:00
December 31
A 17 Slovakia vs. USA Sydney 14:00
A 18 Russia vs. Switzerland Sydney 18:00
B 19 Czech Republic – Sweden Halifax 16:00
B 20 Canada – Finland Halifax 20:10
January 1 Day Off – Team Transfers
January 2
Rel. 21 A4 – B5 Halifax 12:00
Q1 22 A2 – B3 Halifax 16:00
Q2 23 B2 – A3 Halifax 20:10
January 3
Rel. 24 B4 – A5 Halifax 12:00
Semi 1 25 A1 – W(B2-A3) Halifax 16:00
Semi 2 26 B1 – W(A2-B3) Halifax 20:10
January 4
(5 – 6) 27 L (A2-B3) L (B2-A3) Halifax 12:00
Rel. 28 A4 – B4 Halifax 16:00
Rel. 29 A5 – B5 Halifax 20:00
January 5
Bronze 30 L Game 25 – L Game 26 Halifax 16:00
Gold 31 W Game 25– W Game 26 Halifax 20:10

1. Game times are subject to change according to IIHF approval and TV coverage.
2. Canadian games and playoff round games on TV to start at 10 minutes past the hour.
3. If Canada qualifies for a quarter final, Game 23 to be Canada’s game for broadcast.
4. If Canada qualifies for semi final, Game 26 to be Canada’s game for broadcast.