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2003 WJC Archives
01-01-2003 - Fleury Steps up in Team Canada's Defeat of Finland
Team Finland's main asset of late has been goaltender Kari Lehtonen's ability to steal games. But the story this evening was a very ill Marc-Andre Fleury coming on in relief to save an absolutely terrible David LeNeveu from allowing Lehtonen...
01-01-2003 - Swedes Knocked out of Medal Contention by the Czech Republic
The Czechs effectively eliminated the Swedes from medal contention this afternoon and earned themselves a well earned birth in the quarterfinals against Team USA thanks to the stellar play of goaltender Martin Falter and a late...
01-01-2003 - A Name to Know: Alexander Ovechkin
Russian seventeen year old Alexander Ovechkin is the unanimous pick to go number one when the 2004 NHL Entry Draft comes around in two years time. His potential is endless as the young phenom arrived in Halifax in preparation for the...
12-31-2002 - Finland and Czech Republic Tie it on
He was the top goaltender in this tournament last year and he's making a strong case to cement himself as a repeat recipient of the award in 2003 as the Czechs can rightly say they were robbed tonight by phenom Kari Lehtonen, who was Finns'...
12-31-2002 - 2003 WJC Drafted Prospect Rosters
A complete list of all drafted players competing for the Gold in the 2003 World Junior Championships in Halifax and Sydney. Read on for more....
12-31-2002 - Sweden Pulls out Big Win over Germany
It was an important game for both teams but it was Sweden who won easily by five goals over a weak German squad in world junior action this afternoon. Germany came out playing a more open and offensive style of game than in their previous three...
12-31-2002 - USA Advances to Quarterfinals
The United States National Junior Team advanced to the Quarterfinal Round of the 2003 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship by defeating Slovakia, 3-1, here this afternoon. With the win, the U.S....
12-30-2002 - Team Canada defeats Germany
Team Germany was lined up side by side along their blue line as the dominant Canadians took to the ice in front of 10 300 rabid Canadian hockey fans who were dressed entirely in a sea of red. All one could think was how they must have felt looking on in preparation for the annihilation they...
12-29-2002 - Finland takes advantage of Sweden's PK
Sweden's dreadful penalty kill once again proved to be the difference as the Finns scored two power play goals en route to a 3-2 win at the Halifax Metro Centre this evening. The Finns improved to 2-0 while the Swedes dropped...
12-28-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Slovakia
Despite the Gold Medal success of the Slovaks at the 2002 World Championships, the future of Slovak hockey isn’t quite so bright. A struggling economy, lack of qualified coaches, lack of adequate facilities, and the fall of communism have led...
12-27-2002 - Lehtonen and the Finns shut out Germany
Close to 9000 dedicated hockey fans persevered through the 20 centimetres of snow that has fallen on this East coast city the past twelve hours or so and packed the lobby of the Halifax Metro Centre, anxious for the inaugural match-up of...
12-27-2002 - Canada Starts off strong against Sweden
The curiousness and passiveness felt by fans at the Finland vs. Germany game earlier in the day quickly changed to nervous energy as the host Canada was due to take on Team Sweden in the first round robin match-up for both countries....
12-27-2002 - Czech Republic shuts out Germany
Team Germany failed to score for the second straight outing as they fell to 0-2 in round robin play this evening in a 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic. Germany demonstrated the same physical presence and defensive mindset they did against...
12-26-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team USA
The Americans are coming, the Americans coming…used to invoke fear into their competition yet in the World Junior Championship this just has not come to pass. Having only medalled three times...
12-25-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Canada
Will Team Canada be the hosts with the most? With a gold medal winning coach in Marc Habscheid and thousands of rambunctious fans on their side, the talented group of Canadian players should be able to capture the prestigious championship event for the first time in six years.
12-24-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Switzerland
The 2003 WJC will be Switzerland’s 8th consecutive appearance at the highest level. During this period they’ve developped themselves from a relegation candidate to a team playing for the silverware. Last year in the Czech Republic they came close but...
12-24-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Sweden
Swedish junior hockey has not been doing well for several seasons now. In the early 90’s the Swedish U-20 teams were full with very talented players, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Michael Nylander, Niklas Sundström...
12-24-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Finland
Read on for the preview of Team Finland for the upcoming World Junior Championships!
12-24-2002 - 2003 WJC Preview: Team Czech Republic
After two consecutive world champion titles from the WJC the Czechs took a general step back last year at their home WJC, played in the Czech cities Pardubice and Hradec Kralove. The seventh place and a lackluster performance meant a disappointment for the...
12-24-2002 - UND will host 2005 WJC's
USA Hockey today announced it has selected Ralph Engelstad Arena and the University of North of Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D., to serve as host for the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. The 10-nation...
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