The 2003 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested on 3–6 April 2003 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand won the championship and gained promotion, along with Luxembourg, into the 2004 Division II tournament.
Participants Team 2002 resultPlaced 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated.Placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated.Placed 3rd in Division II Qualification and were relegated.
Standings
Games All times local.
Scoring leaders List shows the top ten players sorted by points, then goals. Player Eugene Nesterov 2 6 3 9 +7 2 F Dennis Monk 2 3 2 5 +5 0 F Duane Finch 2 3 1 4 +2 0 D Emrah Ozmen 2 2 2 4 -1 2 F Benny Welter 2 3 0 3 0 0 F Jean-Marie Funk 2 1 2 3 0 2 F Bekir Akgul 2 1 2 3 0 14 F Darren Blong 2 0 3 3 +4 4 F Michael Sam 2 0 3 3 +1 16 F Robert Post 2 1 1 2 -2 0 FSource:
Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Player Greg Davis 120:00 56 3 1.50 94.64 0 Omer Aybers 99:28 58 8 4.83 86.21 0 Michel Welter 120:00 71 10 5.00 85.92 0Source:
References
External links International Ice Hockey Federation