title: 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
text: # 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | |
  