2002 IIHF World Championship

2002 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Sweden
Dates April 26 - May 11
Teams 16
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Slovakia (1st title)
Runner-up   Russia
Third place   Sweden
Fourth place  Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 56
Goals scored 340 (6.07 per match)
Attendance 305,541 (5,456 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Slovakia Miroslav Šatan
(13 points)
2001
2003

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 2110423
 South Korea 2020112
 China 2011131

All times local

October 15, 2001
19:00
South Korea  11
 Japan
October 16, 2001
19:00
Japan  31
 China
October 17, 2001
19:00
China  00
 South Korea

Venues

Scandinavium
Capacity: 12 044
Kinnarps Arena
Capacity: 6 236
Löfbergs Lila Arena
Capacity: 8 647
 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 33001786
 Germany 32011794
  Switzerland 3102592
 Japan 30036190

All times local

April 26, 2002
15:15
Germany  92
 Japan
April 26, 2002
20:03
Switzerland   05
 Czech Republic
April 28, 2002
15:15
Germany  30
  Switzerland
April 28, 2002
19:00
Czech Republic  53
 Japan
April 29, 2002
16:00
Japan  15
  Switzerland
April 29, 2002
15:15
Czech Republic  75
 Germany

Group B

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Finland 33001416
 Slovakia 32011374
 Ukraine 3102782
 Poland 30030180

All times local

April 27, 2002
15:15
Slovakia  70
 Poland
April 27, 2002
19:00
Ukraine  03
 Finland
April 29, 2002
16:00
Slovakia  54
 Ukraine
April 29, 2002
20:00
Finland  80
 Poland
April 30, 2002
16:00
Finland  31
 Slovakia
April 30, 2002
20:00
Poland  03
 Ukraine

Group C

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 33001556
 Russia 32011464
 Austria 310211142
 Slovenia 30036210

All times local

April 26, 2002
16:00
Russia  81
 Slovenia
April 26, 2002
20:15
Austria  35
 Sweden
April 28, 2002
15:15
Russia  63
 Austria
April 28, 2002
19:00
Sweden  82
 Slovenia
April 30, 2002
16:00
Slovenia  35
 Austria
April 30, 2002
20:00
Sweden  20
 Russia

Group D

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Canada 33001126
 United States 3201964
 Latvia 3102782
 Italy 30033140

All times local

April 27, 2002
15:15
Italy  25
 United States
April 27, 2002
19:05
Canada  41
 Latvia
April 29, 2002
16:00
Canada  50
 Italy
April 29, 2002
20:00
United States  32
 Latvia
April 30, 2002
16:00
Latvia  41
 Italy
April 30, 2002
20:00
United States  12
 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 5500251110
 Canada 540113108
 United States 521213115
 Germany 521214145
  Switzerland 51048182
 Latvia 500510190
April 26, 2002
20:03
Switzerland   05
 Czech Republic
April 27, 2002
19:05
Canada  41
 Latvia
April 28, 2002
15:15
Germany  30
  Switzerland
April 29, 2002
20:00
United States  32
 Latvia
April 29, 2002
15:15
Czech Republic  75
 Germany
April 30, 2002
20:00
United States  12
 Canada
May 2, 2002
16:00
United States  30
  Switzerland
May 2, 2002
20:00
Canada  31
 Germany
May 2, 2002
20:00
Czech Republic  31
 Latvia
May 3, 2002
16:00
Switzerland   23
 Canada
May 3, 2002
20:00
Germany  32
 Latvia
May 4, 2002
15:15
Czech Republic  54
 United States
May 5, 2002
15:15
United States  22
 Germany
May 5, 2002
19:00
Canada  15
 Czech Republic
May 5, 2002
19:00
Latvia  46
  Switzerland

Group F

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

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 54011978
 Finland 54011268
 Slovakia 540120158
 Russia 511313153
 Ukraine 511310203
 Austria 500512230
April 26, 2002
20:15
Austria  35
 Sweden
April 27, 2002
19:00
Ukraine  03
 Finland
April 28, 2002
15:15
Russia  63
 Austria
April 29, 2002
16:00
Slovakia  54
 Ukraine
April 30, 2002
16:00
Finland  31
 Slovakia
April 30, 2002
20:00
Sweden  20
 Russia
May 2, 2002
16:00
Finland  31
 Austria
May 2, 2002
20:00
Sweden  12
 Slovakia
May 3, 2002
16:00
Russia  33
 Ukraine
May 3, 2002
20:00
Slovakia  63
 Austria
May 4, 2002
15:15
Ukraine  07
 Sweden
May 4, 2002
19:00
Finland  10
 Russia
May 5, 2002
19:00
Sweden  42
 Finland
May 6, 2002
16:00
Austria  23
 Ukraine
May 6, 2002
20:00
Russia  46
 Slovakia

Consolation Round 13-16 Place

Group G

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Slovenia 33001256
 Poland 32011274
 Italy 31027112
 Japan 30037150

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  43
 Japan
May 2, 2002
16:00
Poland  51
 Italy
May 3, 2002
16:00
Poland  24
 Slovenia
May 3, 2002
20:00
Japan  26
 Italy
May 5, 2002
11:00
Italy  04
 Slovenia
May 5, 2002
15:15
Japan  25
 Poland

Final round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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
(0–2, 1–1, 2–1)
 Slovakia Scandinavium
Attendance: 11,591

Ranking and Statistics

 


 2002 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Slovakia
1st title

Tournament Awards

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

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 Parssinen 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 Dahlen 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

References

External links

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