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 MayFinland 3-1
 United States
07 MaySweden 6-2
 Germany
07 MayCzech Republic 1-3
 Russia
07 MayCanada 2-3
 Slovakia

Semifinals

09 MayRussia 2-2 (1-0)
 Finland
09 MaySweden 2-2 (0-2)
 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

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 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

References

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