Division I[]
The Division I Championships were played December 27, 2002 - January 2, 2003 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Group A) and December 16 - December 22, 2002 in Bled, Slovenia (Group B)
Standings[]
Group A[]
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 |
 Japan
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
 Kazakhstan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 7 |
 France
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
 Croatia
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
Group B[]
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 |
 Slovenia
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
 Norway
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
 Latvia
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
 Denmark
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
 Poland
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 2 |
Austria and Ukraine advance to the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Croatia and Poland are relegated to Division II