2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	April 26 - May 11
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Slovakia (1 title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
Goals scored	340  (6.07 per game)
Attendance	305,541  (5,456 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Miroslav Šatan

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.

It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Japan	2	1	1	0	4	2	3
South Korea	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
China	2	0	1	1	1	3	1

All times local

October 15, 2001 19:00

South Korea

1–1

Japan

October 16, 2001 19:00

Japan

3–1

China

October 17, 2001 19:00

China

0–0

South Korea

Final tournament

In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

First round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	17	8	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	17	9	4
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	5	9	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	6	19	0

All times local

April 26, 2002 15:15

Germany

9–2

Japan

April 26, 2002 20:03

Switzerland

0–5

Czech Republic

April 28, 2002 15:15

Germany

3–0

Switzerland

April 28, 2002 19:00

Czech Republic

5–3

Japan

April 29, 2002 16:00

Japan

1–5

Switzerland

April 29, 2002 15:15

Czech Republic

7–5

Germany

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	3	0	0	14	1	6
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	13	7	4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	7	8	2
Poland	3	0	0	3	0	18	0

All times local

April 27, 2002 15:15

Slovakia

7–0

Poland

April 27, 2002 19:00

Ukraine

0–3

Finland

April 29, 2002 16:00

Slovakia

5–4

Ukraine

April 29, 2002 20:00

Finland

8–0

Poland

April 30, 2002 16:00

Finland

3–1

Slovakia

April 30, 2002 20:00

Poland

0–3

Ukraine

Group C

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	15	5	6
Russia	3	2	0	1	14	6	4
Austria	3	1	0	2	11	14	2
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	6	21	0

All times local

April 26, 2002 16:00

Russia

8–1

Slovenia

April 26, 2002 20:15

Austria

3–5

Sweden

April 28, 2002 15:15

Russia

6–3

Austria

April 28, 2002 19:00

Sweden

8–2

Slovenia

April 30, 2002 16:00

Slovenia

3–5

Austria

April 30, 2002 20:00

Sweden

2–0

Russia

Group D

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	11	2	6
United States	3	2	0	1	9	6	4
Latvia	3	1	0	2	7	8	2
Italy	3	0	0	3	3	14	0

All times local

April 27, 2002 15:15

Italy

2–5

United States

April 27, 2002 19:05

Canada

4–1

Latvia

April 29, 2002 16:00

Canada

5–0

Italy

April 29, 2002 20:00

United States

3–2

Latvia

April 30, 2002 16:00

Latvia

4–1

Italy

April 30, 2002 20:00

United States

1–2

Canada

Second round

In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	25	11	10
Canada	5	4	0	1	13	10	8
United States	5	2	1	2	13	11	5
Germany	5	2	1	2	14	14	5
Switzerland	5	1	0	4	8	18	2
Latvia	5	0	0	5	10	19	0

April 26, 2002 20:03

Switzerland

0–5

Czech Republic

April 27, 2002 19:05

Canada

4–1

Latvia

April 28, 2002 15:15

Germany

3–0

Switzerland

April 29, 2002 20:00

United States

3–2

Latvia

April 29, 2002 15:15

Czech Republic

7–5

Germany

April 30, 2002 20:00

United States

1–2

Canada

May 2, 2002 16:00

United States

3–0

Switzerland

May 2, 2002 20:00

Canada

3–1

Germany

May 2, 2002 20:00

Czech Republic

3–1

Latvia

May 3, 2002 16:00

Switzerland

2–3

Canada

May 3, 2002 20:00

Germany

3–2

Latvia

May 4, 2002 15:15

Czech Republic

5–4

United States

May 5, 2002 15:15

United States

2–2

Germany

May 5, 2002 19:00

Canada

1–5

Czech Republic

May 5, 2002 19:00

Latvia

4–6

Switzerland

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	5	4	0	1	19	7	8
Finland	5	4	0	1	12	6	8
Slovakia	5	4	0	1	20	15	8
Russia	5	1	1	3	13	15	3
Ukraine	5	1	1	3	10	20	3
Austria	5	0	0	5	12	23	0

April 26, 2002 20:15

Austria

3–5

Sweden

April 27, 2002 19:00

Ukraine

0–3

Finland

April 28, 2002 15:15

Russia

6–3

Austria

April 29, 2002 16:00

Slovakia

5–4

Ukraine

April 30, 2002 16:00

Finland

3–1

Slovakia

April 30, 2002 20:00

Sweden

2–0

Russia

May 2, 2002 16:00

Finland

3–1

Austria

May 2, 2002 20:00

Sweden

1–2

Slovakia

May 3, 2002 16:00

Russia

3–3

Ukraine

May 3, 2002 20:00

Slovakia

6–3

Austria

May 4, 2002 15:15

Ukraine

0–7

Sweden

May 4, 2002 19:00

Finland

1–0

Russia

May 5, 2002 19:00

Sweden

4–2

Finland

May 6, 2002 16:00

Austria

2–3

Ukraine

May 6, 2002 20:00

Russia

4–6

Slovakia

Consolation Round 13-16 Place

Group G

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	12	5	6
Poland	3	2	0	1	12	7	4
Italy	3	1	0	2	7	11	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	7	15	0

As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

All times local

May 2, 2002 12:00

Slovenia

4–3

Japan

May 2, 2002 16:00

Poland

5–1

Italy

May 3, 2002 16:00

Poland

2–4

Slovenia

May 3, 2002 20:00

Japan

2–6

Italy

May 5, 2002 11:00

Italy

0–4

Slovenia

May 5, 2002 15:15

Japan

2–5

Poland

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	May 7
	Finland	3
					May 9
	United States	1
					Finland	2
	May 7
					Russia	3
	Czech Republic	1
									May 11
	Russia	3
									Russia	3
	May 7
									Slovakia	4
	Sweden	6
					May 9
	Germany	2
					Sweden	2			Third place
	May 7
					Slovakia	3
	Canada	2							Finland	3
	Slovakia	3							Sweden	5
									May 10

Quarterfinals

07 May

Finland

3-1

United States

07 May

Sweden

6-2

Germany

07 May

Czech Republic

1-3

Russia

07 May

Canada

2-3

Slovakia

Semifinals

09 May

Russia

2-2 (1-0)

Finland

09 May

Sweden

2-2 (0-2)

Slovakia

Match for third place

10 May 19:00

Finland

3-5 (2-0, 1-3, 0-2)

Sweden

Gothenburg Attendance: 9,817

Final

11 May 19:00

Russia

3 – 4

Slovakia

Scandinavium Attendance: 11,591

Game reference
				Referees: Pakaslahti Carpentier, Redding
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	21

Ranking and Statistics

2002 IIHF World Championship Winners  Slovakia 1st title Final standings The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: Slovakia Russia Sweden 4 Finland 5 Czech Republic 6 Canada 7 United States 8 Germany 9 Ukraine 10 Switzerland 11 Latvia 12 Austria 13 Slovenia 14 Poland 15 Italy 16 Japan Division I Group A Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002. Team GP W T L GF GA PTS Belarus 5 5 0 0 45 10 10 France 5 4 0 1 27 6 8 Kazakhstan 5 3 0 2 30 14 6 Netherlands 5 2 0 3 19 30 4 Croatia 5 1 0 4 6 32 2 South Korea 5 0 0 5 7 42 0 Scores Team BLR CRO FRA KAZ KOR NED BLR   9–0 3–1 6–4 12–1 15–4 CRO 0–9   1–6 0–12 3–1 2–4 FRA 1–3 6–1   6–0 10–0 4–2 KAZ 4–6 12–0 0–6   10–0 4–2 KOR 1–12 1–3 0–10 0–10   5–7 NED 4–15 4–2 2–4 2–4 7–5   Group B Group B was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002. Team GP W T L GF GA PTS Denmark 5 5 0 0 40 10 10 Hungary 5 4 0 1 19 9 8 Norway 5 3 0 2 26 11 6 Great Britain 5 2 0 3 18 16 4 Romania 5 1 0 4 10 31 2 China 5 0 0 5 7 43 0 Scores Team CHN DEN GBR HUN NOR ROU CHN   0–13 3–8 0–6 2–12 2–4 DEN 13–0   5–3 6–2 4–3 12–2 GBR 8–3 3–5   1–4 1–2 5–2 HUN 6–0 2–6 4–1   3–1 4–1 NOR 12–2 3–4 2–1 1–3   8–1 ROU 4–2 2–12 2–5 1–4 1–8   Belarus and Denmark are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while China and South Korea are relegated to Division II. Division II Group A Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002. Team GP W T L GF GA PTS Estonia 5 5 0 0 74 7 10 Belgium 5 4 0 1 37 11 8 Israel 5 3 0 2 14 22 6 Australia 5 2 0 3 32 39 4 South Africa 5 1 0 4 13 37 2 Turkey 5 0 0 5 3 57 0 Scores Team AUS BEL EST ISR RSA TUR AUS   4–9 4–20 5–6 8–4 11–0 BEL 9–4   3–4 3–1 10–0 12–2 EST 20–4 4–3   11–0 15–0 24–0 ISR 6–5 1–3 0–11   4–2 3–1 RSA 4–8 0–10 0–15 2–4   7–0 TUR 0–11 2–12 0–24 1–3 0–7   Group B Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002. Team GP W T L GF GA PTS Lithuania 5 5 0 0 71 6 10 Yugoslavia 5 4 0 1 34 10 8 Spain 5 3 0 2 28 22 6 Bulgaria 5 2 0 3 30 29 4 Iceland 5 1 0 4 14 44 2 Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 2 68 0 Scores Team BUL ISL LTU LUX ESP YUG BUL   5–4 3–13 17–2 3–5 2–5 ISL 4–5   0–20 8–0 1–11 1–8 LTU 13–3 20–0   20–0 11–2 7–1 LUX 2–17 0–8 0–20   0–10 0–13 ESP 5–3 11–1 2–11 10–0   0–7 YUG 5–2 8–1 1–7 13–0 7–0   Estonia and Lithuania are promoted to Division I, while Luxembourg and Turkey are relegated to Division III. Division II Qualification Division II Qualification for the tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico. Team GP W L T GF GA PTS North Korea 2 2 0 0 18 4 4 Mexico 2 0 1 1 7 13 1 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 9 17 1 All times local April 11, 2002 20:00 North Korea 11–3 New Zealand April 12, 2002 20:00 Mexico 1–7 North Korea April 13, 2002 20:00 New Zealand 6–6 Mexico North Korea and Mexico are promoted to Division II. External links IIHF Website Complete results at Passionhockey.com Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 167–8.  Ice Hockey World Championships 1920 · 1924 · 1928 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).