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The '''2002-03 [[Euro Ice Hockey Challenge]]''' was the first edition of the tournament. 14 countries participated in 12 tournaments, divided into four sessions, which took place in September, November, December, and February.<ref>[http://www.hockeyarchives.info/inter2003.htm 2002-03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge] on hockeyarchives.info</ref>

==September session==
===Riga Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]] from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Latvia.
*{{DEN}} 3 - {{FRA}} 1
*{{LAT}} 4 - {{UKR}} 2
*{{UKR}} 2 - {{FRA}} 3
*{{LAT}} 5 - {{DEN}} 2
*{{UKR}} 3 - {{DEN}} 3
*{{LAT}} 5 - {{FRA}} 0
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| T
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|LAT}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 4 || +10
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|DEN}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 9 || -1
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 10 || -6
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|UKR}}
| '''1''' || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 10 || -3
|}

===Sëlva Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Sëlva]], [[Italy]] from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Norway.
*{{NOR}} 1 - {{POL}} 0
*{{ITA}} 4 - {{NED}} 5 (OT)
*{{NOR}} 6 - {{NED}} 1
*{{ITA}} 0 - {{POL}} 2
*{{NED}} 0 - {{POL}} 5
*{{ITA}} 2 - {{NOR}} 3
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NOR}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 3 || +7
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 1 || +6
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NED}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 15 || -9
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|ITA}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 10 || -4
|}

===Nottingham Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Nottingham]], [[Great Britain]] from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Belarus.
*{{BLR}} 2 - {{HUN}} 1
*{{GBR}} 4 - {{SVN}} 4 (OT)
*{{SVN}} 3 - {{HUN}} 1
*{{GBR}} 0 - {{BLR}} 6
*{{BLR}} 2 - {{SVN}} 4
*{{GBR}} 3 - {{HUN}} 6
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|BLR}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 3 || +9
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SLO}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 0
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|HUN}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 8 || 0
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 16 || -9
|}

==November session==
===Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Székesfehérvár]] and [[Dunaújváros]], [[Hungary]] from November 8-10, 2002. It was won by Ukraine.
*{{SVN}} 4 - {{GBR}} 1
*{{HUN}} 0 - {{UKR}} 5
*{{HUN}} 2 - {{SVN}} 2
*{{GBR}} 0 - {{UKR}} 4
*{{SVN}} 0 - {{UKR}} 5
*{{HUN}} 0 - {{GBR}} 2
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| T
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|UKR}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 0 || +14
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SLO}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 8 || -2
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8 || -5
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|HUN}}
| '''1''' || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 9 || -7
|}

===Asker Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Asker]], [[Norway]] from November 8-10, 2002. It was won by Austria.
*{{BLR}} 2 - {{AUT}} 3
*{{NOR}} 2 - {{POL}} 5
*{{POL}} 4 - {{BLR}} 5
*{{NOR}} 5 - {{AUT}} 3
*{{AUT}} 3 - {{POL}} 1
*{{NOR}} 1 - {{BLR}} 5
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|AUT}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 8 || +1
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|BLR}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 12 || 8 || +4
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || 10 || 0
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NOR}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 13 || -5
|}

===Trofeo Olivier Lesieur===
The tournament was played in [[Belfort]] and [[Mulhouse]], [[France]] from November 8-10, 2002. It was won by Denmark.
*{{FRA}} 4 - {{ITA}} 3 (OT)
*{{LAT}} 2 - {{DEN}} 3
*{{FRA}} 5 - {{LAT}} 5 (OT)
*{{ITA}} 2 - {{DEN}} 3 (OT)
*{{FRA}} 1 - {{DEN}} 1 (OT)
*{{LAT}} 6 - {{ITA}} 3 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|DEN}}
| '''5''' || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 5 || +2
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|LAT}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 11 || +2
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|ITA}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 12 || -3
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 10 || -1
|}

==December session==
===Danzig Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Danzig]], [[Poland]] from December 13-15, 2002. It was won by Latvia.
*{{LAT}} 8 - {{NED}} 0
*{{POL}} 0 - {{DEN}} 1
*{{LAT}} 5 - {{DEN}} 3
*{{POL}} 8 - {{NED}} 3
*{{NED}} 1 - {{DEN}} 6
*{{POL}} 0 - {{LAT}} 2
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|LAT}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 3 || +12
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|DEN}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 6 || +4
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 6 || +2
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NED}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 22 || -18
|}

===Kiev Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]] from December 13-15, 2002. It was won by Belarus.
*{{BLR}} 10 - {{GBR}} 3
*{{UKR}} 3 - {{HUN}} 0
*{{BLR}} 9 - {{HUN}} 4
*{{UKR}} 11 - {{GBR}} 0
*{{GBR}} 2 - {{HUN}} 5
*{{UKR}} 2 - {{BLR}} 4
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|BLR}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 || 9 || +14
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|UKR}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 4 || +12
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|HUN}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 14 || -5
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 26 || -18
|}

===Bled Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Bled]], [[Slovenia]] from December 13-15, 2002. It was won by France.
*{{FRA}} 2 - {{NOR}} 0
*{{SVN}} 7 - {{CRO}} 0
*{{FRA}} 9 - {{CRO}} 0
*{{SVN}} 4 - {{NOR}} 3
*{{SVN}} 2 - {{FRA}} 5
*{{NOR}} 9 - {{CRO}} 1
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 2 || +14
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SLO}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 8 || +5
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NOR}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 13 || -9
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|CRO}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 25 || -24
|}

==February session== 
===Villach Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Villach]], [[Austria]] from February 7-9, 2003. It was won by Austria.
*{{SVN}} 4 - {{GBR}} 2
*{{AUT}} 4 - {{ITA}} 4 (OT)
*{{GBR}} 1 - {{ITA}} 1 (OT)
*{{AUT}} 2 - {{SVN}} 2 (OT)
*{{AUT}} 8 - {{GBR}} 3
*{{SVN}} 2 - {{ITA}} 3
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|AUT}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 9 || +5
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|ITA}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 7 || +1
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SLO}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 7 || +1
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| '''1''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 13 || -7
|}

===Minsk Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] from February 7-9, 2003. It was won by Belarus.
*{{LAT}} 1 - {{FRA}} 0
*{{BLR}} 4 - {{HUN}} 4 (OT)
*{{HUN}} 2 - {{LAT}} 3
*{{BLR}} 3 - {{FRA}} 1
*{{HUN}} 1 - {{FRA}} 3
*{{BLR}} 5 - {{LAT}} 2
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|BLR}}
| '''5''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 7 || +5
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|LAT}}
| '''4''' || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 7 || -1
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| '''2''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 5 || -1
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|HUN}}
| '''1''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 10 || -3
|}

===Odense Tournament===
The tournament was played in [[Odense]], [[Denmark]] from February 7-9, 2003. It was won by Denmark
*{{UKR}} 4 - {{NOR}} 4 (OT)
*{{DEN}} 2 - {{POL}} 1
*{{DEN}} 3 - {{UKR}} 2 (OT)
*{{NOR}} 5 - {{POL}} 4
*{{UKR}} 8 - {{POL}} 3
*{{DEN}} 5 - {{NOR}} 2 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|DEN}}
| '''6''' || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 5 || +5
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|UKR}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 10 || +4
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NOR}}
| '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 11 || 13 || -2
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 15 || -7
|}

==General classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30|
!width=165| Team
!width=40| Pts
!width=40| GP
!width=40| W
!width=40| OTW
!width=40| T
!width=40| OTL
!width=40| L
!width=40| GF
!width=40| GA
!width=40| Diff
|- 
|1|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|BLR}}
| '''21''' || 12 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 59 || 27 || +32
|- 
|2|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|LAT}}
| '''19''' || 12 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 48 || 25 || +23
|- 
|3|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|DEN}}
| '''18''' || 12 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 35 || 26 || +9
|- 
|4|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|UKR}}
| '''15''' || 12 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 50 || 24 || +26
|- 
|5|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| '''13''' || 12 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 33 || 27 || +6
|- 
|6|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NOR}}
| '''13''' || 12 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 41 || 36 || +5
|- 
|7|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SLO}}
| '''13''' || 12 || 5 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 36 || 32 || +4
|- 
|8|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|AUT}}
| '''8''' || 6 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 23 || 17 || +6
|- 
|9|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| '''8''' || 12 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 33 || 32 || +1
|- 
|10|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|ITA}}
| '''7''' || 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 29 || -6
|- 
|11|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|HUN}}
| '''6''' || 12 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 26 || 41 || -15
|- 
|12|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| '''4''' || 12 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 9 || 21 || 63 || -42
|- 
|13|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|NED}}
| '''2''' || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 10 || 37 || -27
|- 
|14|| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|CRO}}
| '''0''' || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 25 || -24
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.eihc.eu/view/eihc EIHC official website]
[[Category:2002 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:2003 in ice hockey]]