2003 IIHF Women's World Championships explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's World Championship
Year:2003
Country:Latvia
Country2:Italy
Country3:Slovenia
Type:ihw
Nextseason:2004

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

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.

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

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM+/-
Natalya Yakovchuk5741128
Yekaterina Maltseva5561128
Hanae Kubo55510107
Yuki Togawa544864
Drahomira Fialova56062−4
Masako Sato533606
Zuzana Kralova533661
Hong Pong Hwa524651
Yelena Shtelmaister515628
Choe Jong Sun54154−1

Goaltending leaders

PlayerMinsGASOGGAASV%
Yuka Oda280:2461281.2895.31
Natalya Trunova299:5671361.4094.85
Nolwenn Rousselle299:5091441.8093.75
Lolita Andrisevska279:11161633.4490.18
Radka Lhotska213:4613863.6584.88

Division II

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

Norway is promoted to the 2004 Division I tournament.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM+/-
Nikoleta Celarova553866
Tine Christoffersen Perry5347167
Sofie Lund551607
Line Bialik Olen551626
Helene Martinsen542643
Sabina Florian542640
Hege Ask542666
Ivana Gajdosova524662
Angela Taylor5415121
Zuzana Moravčíková532526
Trine Martens532524

Goaltending leaders

PlayerMinsGASOGGAASV%
Zuzana Tomcikova150:073711.2095.77
Helena Kysela179:446962.0093.75
Andrea Risova149:234611.6193.44
Line Kuvas240:0081192.0093.28
Birgitte Andersen296:27121332.4390.98

Division III

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

Australia is promoted to the 2004 Division II tournament.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM+/-
Jasmina Rosar58816411
Stephanie Boxall59615020
Ina Prezelj56511611
Melissa Bibby5729414
Anja Erzen5426010
Magdolna Dobandi532501
Rachel White532527
Nadia Kemp53252−7
Lisa McMahon523525
Leen De Decker531441

Goaltending leaders

PlayerMinsGASOGGAASV%
Ashleigh Sluga120:001240.5095.83
Eszter Kokenyesi260:00101612.3193.79
Celine Massez279:48111412.3692.20
Urska Potocnik280:008931.7191.40
Emma Reid180:006502.0088.00

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.whockey.com/int/wwc/2003/iihf_sars.txt Press release from the IIHF on SARS
  2. http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondefem2003.htm Summary from passionhockey.com