2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group A

Russia

• Head coach: Rafail Ishmatov

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	20	Konstantin Barulin	Gazovik Tyumen
GK	30	Andrei Medvedev	HC Spartak Moscow	Calgary Flames
D	3	Konstantin Korneyev	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Montreal Canadiens
D	4	Denis Yezhov	HC Lada Togliatti
D	5	Denis Grebeshkov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Los Angeles Kings
D	7	Fedor Tyutin	SKA St. Petersburg	New York Rangers
D	12	Kirill Koltsov	Avangard Omsk	Vancouver Canucks
D	22	Dmitri Fakhrutdinov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
D	24	Maxim Kondratyev	HC Lada Togliatti	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	25	Mikhail Lyubushin	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Los Angeles Kings
F	6	Dmitri Pestunov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F	8	Alexander Ovechkin	HC Dynamo Moscow
F	9	Alexei Kaigorodov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Ottawa Senators
F	11	Timofei Shishkanov	Quebec Remparts	Nashville Predators
F	13	Nikolai Zherdev	HC CSKA Moscow
F	15	Yuri Trubachyov	Severstal Cherepovets	Calgary Flames
F	16	Andrei Taratukhin	Avangard Omsk	Calgary Flames
F	18	Alexander Polushin	HC CSKA Moscow	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	21	Igor Grigorenko	HC Lada Togliatti	Detroit Red Wings
F	23	Yevgeni Artyukhin	Moncton Wildcats	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	26	Alexander Perezhogin	Avangard Omsk	Montreal Canadiens
F	29	Sergei Anshakov	HC CSKA Moscow	Los Angeles Kings

United States

• Head coach: Lou Vairo

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	29	Robert Goepfert	Providence College	Pittsburgh Penguins
GK	30	Jimmy Howard	University of Maine
D	2	Mark Stuart	Colorado College
D	3	Matt Jones	University of North Dakota	Phoenix Coyotes
D	4	Tim Gleason	Windsor Spitfires	Ottawa Senators
D	5	Matt Greene	University of North Dakota	Edmonton Oilers
D	7	Ryan Suter	USA Hockey National Team Development Program
D	19	Ryan Whitney	Boston University	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	20	James Wisniewski	Plymouth Whalers	Chicago Blackhawks
F	10	Dwight Helminen	University of Michigan	Edmonton Oilers
F	11	Zach Parise	University of North Dakota
F	12	Patrick O'Sullivan	Mississauga IceDogs
F	14	Gino Guyer	University of Minnesota
F	15	Greg Moore	University of Maine
F	16	Brian McConnell	Boston University	Calgary Flames
F	17	Ryan Kesler	Ohio State University
F	18	Chris Higgins	Yale University	Montreal Canadiens
F	21	Eric Nystrom	University of Michigan	Calgary Flames
F	22	Ryan Shannon	Boston College
F	23	Dustin Brown	Guelph Storm
F	24	Brett Sterling	Colorado College
F	27	Barry Tallackson	University of Minnesota	New Jersey Devils

Slovakia

• Head coach: Robert Spišák

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Ján Chovan	Sioux City Musketeers	Toronto Maple Leafs
GK	25	Peter Ševela	HKm Zvolen
GK	30	Imrich Petrík	HK Lietajúce kone Prešov
D	3	Milan Varga	HC Košice
D	5	Peter Maček	Montreal Rocket
D	6	Milan Jurčina	Halifax Mooseheads	Boston Bruins
D	7	Richard Stehlík	Sherbrooke Castors
D	8	Dominik Graňák	HC Slavia Praha
D	17	Oliver Maron	Belleville Bulls
D	22	Karol Sloboda	Ottawa 67's
D	27	Tomáš Slovák	Kelowna Rockets	Nashville Predators
F	10	Juraj Sýkora	HC Slovan Bratislava
F	14	Ivan Koložváry	HK Dukla Trenčín	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	15	Michal Važan	MHC Martin
F	16	Anton Zagora	HC Oceláři Třinec
F	18	Stanislav Valach	HC Slavia Praha
F	19	Samir Saliji	HK Nitra
F	20	Rastislav Špirko	MHC Martin
F	21	Michal Lukáč	Chicoutimi Saguenéens
F	23	Igor Pohanka	Prince Albert Raiders	New Jersey Devils
F	24	Rastislav Lipka	Prince Albert Raiders
F	27	Tomáš Troliga	HC Košice	St. Louis Blues
F	29	Michal Kokavec	HC Oceláři Třinec

Switzerland

• Head coach: Jakob Kölliker

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Daniel Manzato	Victoriaville Tigres	Carolina Hurricanes
GK	30	Tobias Stephan	Kloten Flyers	Dallas Stars
D	2	Lukas Baumgartner	Kloten Flyers
D	3	Jürg Dällenbach	SCL Tigers
D	4	Alan Tallarini	HC Ambrì-Piotta
D	5	Severin Blindenbacher	Kloten Flyers	Phoenix Coyotes
D	6	Tim Ramholt	ZSC Lions
D	7	Philippe Furrer	SC Bern
D	29	Beat Forster	HC Davos	Phoenix Coyotes
F	10	Andres Ambühl	HC Davos
F	11	Patrik Bärtschi	Kloten Flyers	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	12	Cyrill Bühler	Kloten Flyers
F	13	Grégory Christen	HC Lugano
F	14	Florian Conz	HC Ajoie
F	17	Emanuel Peter	Kloten Flyers	Calgary Flames
F	18	Kevin Gloor	EHC Olten
F	19	Roland Gerber	SCL Tigers
F	21	Kevin Romy	Genève-Servette HC
F	22	Victor Stăncescu	Kloten Flyers
F	23	Stefan Schnyder	GCK Lions
F	24	Caryl Neuenschwander	SC Bern
F	26	Romano Lemm	Kloten Flyers

Belarus

• Head coach: Vladimir Melenchuk

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	2	Sergei Rogovsky	HK Gomel
GK	22	Dmitri Kamovich	HK Vitebsk
D	3	Andrei Korshunov	Neman Grodno
D	4	Anatoli Varivonchik	Yunost Minsk
D	5	Konstantin Durnov	Yunost Minsk
D	7	Vladimir Denisov	HK Vitebsk
D	8	Dmitri Parakhonko	HK Vitebsk
D	27	Dmitri Yudin	Yunost Minsk
D	28	Artyom Glinkin	Polimir Novopolotsk
D	30	Andrei Kozachek	Yunost Minsk
F	9	Vadim Karaga	Polimir Novopolotsk
F	11	Alexander Kulakov	HK Vitebsk
F	12	Vasili Gorbovoy	Polimir Novopolotsk
F	14	Artyom Volkov	Yunost Minsk
F	15	Alexander Zhidkikh	HK Vitebsk
F	16	Pavel Kutsevich	Neman Grodno
F	17	Yevgeni Kashtanov	Yunost Minsk
F	16	Sergei Khomko	Neman Grodno
F	21	Konstantin Zakharov	HK Gomel
F	23	Andrei Kostitsyn	HC CSKA Moscow
F	25	Alexei Yerashov	Yunost Minsk
F	26	Mikhail Grabovski	Yunost Minsk

Group B

Canada

• Head coach: Marc Habscheid

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Marc-André Fleury	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
GK	31	David LeNeveu	Cornell University	Phoenix Coyotes
D	2	Steve Eminger	Washington Capitals	Washington Capitals
D	3	Alexandre Rouleau	Quebec Remparts	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	4	Jeff Woywitka	Red Deer Rebels	Philadelphia Flyers
D	6	Nathan Paetsch	Moose Jaw Warriors	Washington Capitals
D	7	Brendan Bell	Ottawa 67's	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	8	Carlo Colaiacovo	Erie Otters	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	17	Ian White	Swift Current Broncos	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	11	Gregory Campbell	Kitchener Rangers	Florida Panthers
F	14	Matt Stajan	Belleville Bulls	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	15	Joffrey Lupul	Medicine Hat Tigers	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
F	16	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild
F	18	Jay McClement	Brampton Battalion	St. Louis Blues
F	19	Scottie Upshall	Kamloops Blazers	Nashville Predators
F	20	Daniel Paille	Guelph Storm	Buffalo Sabres
F	21	Derek Roy	Kitchener Rangers	Buffalo Sabres
F	22	Jordin Tootoo	Brandon Wheat Kings	Nashville Predators
F	25	Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau	Sherbrooke Castors	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
F	27	Boyd Gordon	Red Deer Rebels	Washington Capitals
F	28	Kyle Wellwood	Windsor Spitfires	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	29	Brooks Laich	Seattle Thunderbirds	Ottawa Senators

Finland

• Head coach: Erkka Westerlund

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Kari Lehtonen	Jokerit	Atlanta Thrashers
GK	30	Tuomas Nissinen	Ilves	St. Louis Blues
D	2	Jussi Timonen	HC TPS	Philadelphia Flyers
D	3	Topi Jaakola	Oulun Kärpät	Florida Panthers
D	4	Joni Pitkänen	Oulun Kärpät	Philadelphia Flyers
D	5	Mikko Kalteva	Jokerit	Colorado Avalanche
D	18	Matti Näätänen	Espoo Blues
D	19	Teemu Jääskeläinen	Ilves	Chicago Blackhawks
D	25	Tuomas Immonen	HPK
D	28	Janne Jalasvaara	Espoo Blues
F	8	Jesse Niinimäki	Ilves	Edmonton Oilers
F	10	Sean Bergenheim	Jokerit	New York Islanders
F	12	Valtteri Filppula	Jokerit	Detroit Red Wings
F	13	Matti Aho	HC TPS
F	14	Tomi Mäki	Jokerit	Calgary Flames
F	15	Tuomo Ruutu	HIFK	Chicago Blackhawks
F	17	Henrik Juntunen	Oulun Kärpät	Los Angeles Kings
F	20	Jussi Jokinen	Oulun Kärpät	Dallas Stars
F	21	Juho Lehtisalo	HC TPS
F	22	Tomi Sykkö	Kokkolan Hermes
F	23	Tuomas Mikkonen	JYP Jyväskylä	Dallas Stars
F	24	Juha Fagerstedt	HIFK

Czech Republic

• Head coach: Jaroslav Holík

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Lukáš Mensator	Ottawa 67s	Vancouver Canucks
GK	2	Jakub Čech	HC Femax Havířov
GK	30	Martin Falter	HC Vítkovice
D	3	Ladislav Kolda	Oshawa Generals
D	4	Petr Punčochář	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Chicago Blackhawks
D	5	Jiří Svoboda	HC Slavia Praha
D	6	David Turoň	Portland Winterhawks	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	13	Jan Holub	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	New York Islanders
D	19	Lukáš Chmelíř	HC Vítkovice
D	27	Martin Toms	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
D	29	Lukáš Krajíček	Peterborough Petes	Florida Panthers
F	9	Roman Vondráček	HC Sparta Praha
F	10	Petr Tatíček	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Florida Panthers
F	14	Jakub Koreis	HC Keramika Plzeň	Phoenix Coyotes
F	15	Milan Michálek	HC České Budějovice
F	16	Zbyněk Novák	HC Slavia Praha	Washington Capitals
F	17	Petr Domin	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
F	18	Tomáš Micka	HC Femax Havířov	Edmonton Oilers
F	20	Petr Dvorak	Regina Pats	Washington Capitals
F	21	Jakub Klepiš	HC Slavia Praha	Ottawa Senators
F	23	Tomáš Fleischmann	Moose Jaw Warriors	Detroit Red Wings
F	24	Jiří Hudler	Ak Bars Kazan	Detroit Red Wings
F	25	Jiří Novotný	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres

Sweden

• Head coach: Peo Larsson

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Mathias Fagerström	Timrå IK
GK	30	Michal Zajkowski	Modo Hockey
D	2	Johan Agu	Modo Hockey
D	3	Patrik Bäärnhielm	Luleå HF
D	6	Tobias Enström	Modo Hockey
D	7	Jonas Leetma	Frölunda HC
D	9	Mats Hansson	Timrå IK
D	13	Simon Skoog	Mörrums GoIS IK	St. Louis Blues
D	14	Adam Masuhr	Brynäs IF
D	20	Fredrik Eriksson	Färjestad BK
F	4	Joakim Lindström	Modo Hockey	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	10	Andreas Falk	Huddinge IK
F	11	Jonas Almtorp	Modo Hockey	Edmonton Oilers
F	12	Mattias Beck	AIK IF
F	16	Yared Hagos	AIK IF	Dallas Stars
F	17	Marcus Paulsson	Saskatoon Blades	New York Islanders
F	21	Fredrik Sjöström	Calgary Hitmen	Phoenix Coyotes
F	22	Andreas Valdix	Malmö Redhawks
F	24	Alexander Steen	Frölunda HC	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	25	Andrée Brendheden	Tyringe SoSS
F	28	Andreas Jämtin	AIK IF	Detroit Red Wings
F	29	Robert Nilsson	Leksands IF

Germany

• Head coach: Ernst Höfner

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Patrick Ehelechner	Hannover Scorpions
GK	30	Dimitri Pätzold	Adler Mannheim	San Jose Sharks
D	6	Alexander Sulzer	ESV Kaufbeuren
D	9	Martin Walter	EHC Freiburg
D	10	Felix Petermann	EV Füssen
D	11	Stefan Schauer	Kölner Haie	Ottawa Senators
D	13	David Danner	EHC Freiburg
D	14	Robert Bartlick	Lausitzer Füchse
D	25	Stephan Wilhelm	SC Riessersee
D	26	Dirk Wrobel	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
F	4	Daniel Menge	Tölzer Löwen
F	7	Marcel Goc	Adler Mannheim	San Jose Sharks
F	12	Yannic Seidenberg	Adler Mannheim
F	15	Alexander Barta	Eisbären Berlin
F	16	Kai Hospelt	Kölner Haie
F	18	Adrian Grygiel	Krefeld Pinguine
F	19	Benjamin Barz	Landshut Cannibals
F	22	Martin Hinterstocker	SC Riessersee
F	23	Christoph Ullmann	Kölner Haie
F	24	Josef Menauer	Straubing Tigers
F	27	Maximilian Seyller	Landshut Cannibals
F	28	Marcus Kink	Kölner Haie

References

• IIHF Official Results – Top Division