2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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).

Championship

The Championship division was contested from April 26 to May 11, 2002. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2003 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams where split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Gothenburg, Sweden. Slovakia won the gold medal game, defeating Russia 4–3. While Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for 2003.[1]

Final standings
  1.  Slovakia
  2.  Russia
  3.  Sweden
  4.  Finland
  5.  Czech Republic
  6.  Canada
  7.  United States
  8.  Germany
  9.  Ukraine
  10.   Switzerland
  11.  Latvia
  12.  Austria
  13.  Slovenia
  14.  Polandrelegated to Division I for 2003
  15.  Italyrelegated to Division I for 2003
  16.  JapanFar Eastern qualifier for 2003

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 5500451010
 France 54012768
 Kazakhstan 530230146
 Netherlands 520319304
 Croatia 51046322
 South Korea 50057420

Scores

Team  BLR  CRO  FRA  KAZ  KOR  NED
 BLR   90 31 64 121 154
 CRO 09   16 012 31 24
 FRA 13 61   60 100 42
 KAZ 46 120 06   100 42
 KOR 112 13 010 010   57
 NED 415 42 24 24 75  

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 5500401010
 Hungary 54011998
 Norway 530226116
 Great Britain 520318164
 Romania 510410312
 China 50057430

Scores

Team  CHN  DEN  GBR  HUN  NOR  ROU
 CHN   013 38 06 212 24
 DEN 130   53 62 43 122
 GBR 83 35   14 12 52
 HUN 60 26 41   31 41
 NOR 122 34 21 13   81
 ROU 42 212 25 14 18  

 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 550074710
 Belgium 540137118
 Israel 530214226
 Australia 520332394
 South Africa 510413372
 Turkey 50053570

Scores

Team  AUS  BEL  EST  ISR  RSA  TUR
 AUS   49 420 56 84 110
 BEL 94   34 31 100 122
 EST 204 43   110 150 240
 ISR 65 13 011   42 31
 RSA 48 010 015 24   70
 TUR 011 212 024 13 07  

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 550071610
 Yugoslavia 540134108
 Spain 530228226
 Bulgaria 520330294
 Iceland 510414442
 Luxembourg 50052680

Scores

Team  BUL  ISL  LTU  LUX  ESP  YUG
 BUL   54 313 172 35 25
 ISL 45   020 80 111 18
 LTU 133 200   200 112 71
 LUX 217 08 020   010 013
 ESP 53 111 211 100   07
 YUG 52 81 17 130 70  

 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 22001844
 Mexico 20117131
 New Zealand 20119171

All times local

April 11, 2002
20:00
North Korea 113
 New Zealand
April 12, 2002
20:00
Mexico 17
 North Korea
April 13, 2002
20:00
New Zealand 66
 Mexico

 North Korea and  Mexico are promoted to Division II.

References

External links

See also: Women's Championship, 2002 World Juniors

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