2002 IIHF World Championship

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2002 IIHF World Championship
2002 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
DatesApril 26 – May 11
Officially opened byCarl XVI Gustaf
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Slovakia (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Russia
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored340 (6.07 per match)
Attendance305,541 (5,456 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Slovakia Miroslav Šatan
(13 points)
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2003 →
Main article: 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2002 IIHF World Championship was 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

Venues[]

2002 IIHF World Championship is located in Southern half of Sweden
Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Jönköping
Karlstad
Karlstad
 Scandinavium
Capacity: 12 044 		Kinnarps Arena
Capacity: 6 236 		Löfbergs Lila Arena
Capacity: 8 647
Scandinavium at night.jpg Kinnarps Arena from east.jpg Löfbergs Lila Arena 060824.jpg
 Sweden - Gothenburg  Sweden - Jönköping  Sweden - Karlstad

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[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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
 
May 7
 
 Slovakia 3 Third place
 
 Canada 2
 
May 10
 
 Slovakia 3
 
 Finland 3
 
 
 Sweden 5
 

Quarterfinals[]

07 MayFinland 3–1 United States
07 MaySweden 6–2 Germany
07 MayCzech Republic 1–3 Russia
07 MayCanada 2–3
(1:0, 1:1, 0:2)		 Slovakia

Semifinals[]

09 MayRussia 3:2
(1:1, 1:1, 0:0 – 0:0, 1:0)		 Finland
09 MaySweden 2:3
(1:0, 1:1, 0:1 – 0:0, 0:1)		 Slovakia

Match for third place[]

10 May
19:00		Finland 3–5
(2–0, 1–3, 0–2)		 SwedenGothenburg
Attendance: 9,817

Final[]

11 May
19:00		Russia 3–4
(0–2, 1–1, 2–1)		 SlovakiaScandinavium
Attendance: 11,591

Ranking and Statistics[]

 


 2002 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Slovakia
1st title

Tournament Awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Media All-Star Team:
    • Goaltender: Russia Maxim Sokolov
    • Defence: Slovakia Richard Lintner, Sweden Thomas Rhodin
    • Forwards: Slovakia Peter Bondra, Finland Niklas Hagman, Slovakia Miroslav Šatan

Final standings[]

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Slovakia Miroslav Šatan 9 5 8 13 +2 2 F
Sweden Kristian Huselius 9 5 6 11 +7 0 F
Slovakia Peter Bondra 9 7 2 9 +12 20 F
Czech Republic Jaromír Jágr 7 4 4 8 +5 2 F
Slovakia Richard Lintner 9 4 4 8 +1 22 D
Finland Timo Pärssinen 9 3 5 8 +3 4 F
Germany Jan Benda 7 1 7 8 +4 14 D
Slovenia Marcel Rodman 6 6 1 7 –1 2 F
Sweden Ulf Dahlén 9 5 2 7 +5 0 F
Finland Niklas Hagman 9 5 2 7 +2 2 F

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
United States Ryan Miller 238:13 139 7 1.76 94.96 1
Finland Jussi Markkanen 429:42 159 10 1.40 93.71 2
Russia Maxim Sokolov 291:05 167 11 2.27 93.41 0
Ukraine Kostyantyn Simchuk 268:25 134 9 2.02 93.28 1
Sweden Tommy Salo 429:00 178 14 1.96 92.13 1

Source: IIHF.com

See also[]

  • IIHF World Championship

References[]

External links[]

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