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 SARS crisis. 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?]
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 Iedit
The Division I tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia from March 9 to 15.
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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 SARS crisis 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 ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countries Latvia Italy SloveniaOpened byVaira Vike Freiberga Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Janez Drnovsek 20012004 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 Contents 1 Top Division 2 Division I 2 1 Statistics 2 1 1 Scoring leaders 2 1 2 Goaltending leaders 3 Division II 3 1 Statistics 3 1 1 Scoring leaders 3 1 2 Goaltending leaders 4 Division III 4 1 Statistics 4 1 1 Scoring leaders 4 1 2 Goaltending leaders 5 References 6 External linksTop Division editPostponed 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 editThe Division I tournament was held in Ventspils Latvia from March 9 to 15 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Japan 5 5 0 0 23 6 17 10 nbsp Kazakhstan 5 3 1 1 20 7 13 7 nbsp Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 15 22 7 6 nbsp France 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 5 nbsp Latvia 5 1 0 4 7 16 9 2 nbsp North Korea 5 0 0 5 10 24 14 0Source citation needed Japan was promoted to the 2004 IIHF Women s World Championship 09 March 2003North Korea nbsp 2 6 nbsp Japan 09 March 2003Latvia nbsp 1 6 nbsp Kazakhstan 09 March 2003France nbsp 1 4 nbsp Czech Republic 10 March 2003Kazakhstan nbsp 4 1 nbsp North Korea 10 March 2003Japan nbsp 2 1 nbsp France 10 March 2003Latvia nbsp 1 2 nbsp Czech Republic 12 March 2003Kazakhstan nbsp 3 3 nbsp France 12 March 2003Japan nbsp 8 3 nbsp Czech Republic 12 March 2003Latvia nbsp 5 2 nbsp North Korea 13 March 2003Czech Republic nbsp 0 7 nbsp Kazakhstan 13 March 2003North Korea nbsp 0 3 nbsp France 13 March 2003Latvia nbsp 0 5 nbsp Japan 15 March 2003Czech Republic nbsp 6 5 nbsp North Korea 15 March 2003Latvia nbsp 0 1 nbsp France 15 March 2003Kazakhstan nbsp 0 2 nbsp Japan Statistics edit Scoring leaders edit Player GP G A Pts PIM nbsp Natalya Yakovchuk 5 7 4 11 2 8 nbsp Yekaterina Maltseva 5 5 6 11 2 8 nbsp Hanae Kubo 5 5 5 10 10 7 nbsp Yuki Togawa 5 4 4 8 6 4 nbsp Drahomira Fialova 5 6 0 6 2 4 nbsp Masako Sato 5 3 3 6 0 6 nbsp Zuzana Kralova 5 3 3 6 6 1 nbsp Hong Pong Hwa 5 2 4 6 5 1 nbsp Yelena Shtelmaister 5 1 5 6 2 8 nbsp Choe Jong Sun 5 4 1 5 4 1 Goaltending leaders edit Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV nbsp Yuka Oda 280 24 6 128 1 28 95 31 nbsp Natalya Trunova 299 56 7 136 1 40 94 85 nbsp Nolwenn Rousselle 299 50 9 144 1 80 93 75 nbsp Lolita Andrisevska 279 11 16 163 3 44 90 18 nbsp Radka Lhotska 213 46 13 86 3 65 84 88Division II editDivision II tournament was held in Lecco Italy from March 31 to April 6 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Norway 5 4 1 0 24 9 15 9 nbsp Denmark 5 3 1 1 16 13 3 7 nbsp Slovakia 5 2 2 1 23 7 16 6 nbsp Italy 5 2 0 3 13 21 8 4 nbsp Netherlands 5 1 1 3 8 18 10 3 nbsp Great Britain 5 0 1 4 12 28 16 1Source citation needed Norway is promoted to the 2004 Division I tournament 31 March 2003Great Britain nbsp 1 8 nbsp Slovakia 31 March 2003Denmark nbsp 4 1 nbsp Netherlands 31 March 2003Italy nbsp 2 4 nbsp Norway 01 April 2003Slovakia nbsp 1 2 nbsp Denmark 01 April 2003Netherlands nbsp 0 3 nbsp Italy 01 April 2003Norway nbsp 8 3 nbsp Great Britain 03 April 2003Great Britain nbsp 4 4 nbsp Denmark 03 April 2003Netherlands nbsp 1 7 nbsp Norway 03 April 2003Slovakia nbsp 10 0 nbsp Italy 04 April 2003Norway nbsp 2 2 nbsp Slovakia 04 April 2003Denmark nbsp 5 4 nbsp Italy 04 April 2003Netherlands nbsp 4 2 nbsp Great Britain 06 April 2003Slovakia nbsp 2 2 nbsp Netherlands 06 April 2003Norway nbsp 3 1 nbsp Denmark 06 April 2003Italy nbsp 4 2 nbsp Great Britain Statistics edit Scoring leaders edit Player GP G A Pts PIM nbsp Nikoleta Celarova 5 5 3 8 6 6 nbsp Tine Christoffersen Perry 5 3 4 7 16 7 nbsp Sofie Lund 5 5 1 6 0 7 nbsp Line Bialik Olen 5 5 1 6 2 6 nbsp Helene Martinsen 5 4 2 6 4 3 nbsp Sabina Florian 5 4 2 6 4 0 nbsp Hege Ask 5 4 2 6 6 6 nbsp Ivana Gajdosova 5 2 4 6 6 2 nbsp Angela Taylor 5 4 1 5 12 1 nbsp Zuzana Moravcikova 5 3 2 5 2 6 nbsp Trine Martens 5 3 2 5 2 4 Goaltending leaders edit Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV nbsp Zuzana Tomcikova 150 07 3 71 1 20 95 77 nbsp Helena Kysela 179 44 6 96 2 00 93 75 nbsp Andrea Risova 149 23 4 61 1 61 93 44 nbsp Line Kuvas 240 00 8 119 2 00 93 28 nbsp Birgitte Andersen 296 27 12 133 2 43 90 98Division III editThe Division III tournament was held in Maribor Slovenia from March 25 to 31 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Australia 5 4 1 0 34 7 27 9 nbsp Slovenia 5 3 2 0 20 8 12 8 nbsp Belgium 5 2 1 2 10 12 2 5 nbsp Hungary 5 1 1 3 5 14 9 3 nbsp South Africa 5 1 1 3 7 23 16 3 nbsp Romania 5 1 0 4 11 23 12 2Source citation needed Australia is promoted to the 2004 Division II tournament 25 March 2003Hungary nbsp 0 2 nbsp Belgium 25 March 2003Romania nbsp 6 1 nbsp South Africa 25 March 2003Slovenia nbsp 4 4 nbsp Australia 26 March 2003Australia nbsp 7 0 nbsp Hungary 26 March 2003Belgium nbsp 3 1 nbsp Romania 26 March 2003Slovenia nbsp 6 1 nbsp South Africa 28 March 2003Belgium nbsp 1 3 nbsp South Africa 28 March 2003Australia nbsp 9 1 nbsp Romania 28 March 2003Slovenia nbsp 1 0 nbsp Hungary 29 March 2003South Africa nbsp 0 8 nbsp Australia 29 March 2003Hungary nbsp 3 2 nbsp Romania 29 March 2003Slovenia nbsp 2 2 nbsp Belgium 31 March 2003South Africa nbsp 2 2 nbsp Hungary 31 March 2003Australia nbsp 6 2 nbsp Belgium 31 March 2003Slovenia nbsp 7 1 nbsp Romania Statistics edit Scoring leaders edit Player GP G A Pts PIM nbsp Jasmina Rosar 5 8 8 16 4 11 nbsp Stephanie Boxall 5 9 6 15 0 20 nbsp Ina Prezelj 5 6 5 11 6 11 nbsp Melissa Bibby 5 7 2 9 4 14 nbsp Anja Erzen 5 4 2 6 0 10 nbsp Magdolna Dobandi 5 3 2 5 0 1 nbsp Rachel White 5 3 2 5 2 7 nbsp Nadia Kemp 5 3 2 5 2 7 nbsp Lisa McMahon 5 2 3 5 2 5 nbsp Leen De Decker 5 3 1 4 4 1 Goaltending leaders edit Player Mins GA SOG GAA SV nbsp Ashleigh Sluga 120 00 1 24 0 50 95 83 nbsp Eszter Kokenyesi 260 00 10 161 2 31 93 79 nbsp Celine Massez 279 48 11 141 2 36 92 20 nbsp Urska Potocnik 280 00 8 93 1 71 91 40 nbsp Emma Reid 180 00 6 50 2 00 88 00References edit Press release from the IIHF on SARS Summary from passionhockey comExternal links editIIHF index for all 2003 tournaments Summary from the Women s Hockey Net Detailed summary from passionhockey com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 IIHF Women 27s World Championships amp oldid 1220068002, wikipedia, 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