2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2002 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Sweden
Dates April 26 - May 11
Teams 16
Venue(s) (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) Flag of Slovakia 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

see also: 2002 IIHF World Championship Final

11 May
19:00
Russia  3 – 4
 Slovakia Scandinavium
Attendance: 11,591

Ranking and Statistics

 


 2002 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Slovakia
1st title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.png  Slovakia
Silver medal icon.png  Russia
Bronze medal icon.png  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.

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