The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 26 April – 11 May |
| Opened by | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Slovakia (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  | Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 340 (6.07 per game) |
| Attendance | 305,541 (5,456 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Miroslav Šatan (13 points) |
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: IIHF
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
| Scandinavium Capacity: 12,044 | Kinnarps Arena Capacity: 6,236 | Löfbergs Lila Arena Capacity: 8,647 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Gothenburg | Jönköping | Karlstad |
Final tournament
In the first round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the second round, whilst the last-placed team progressed to the consolation round.
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 |
 Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 26 April 2002 15:15 | Germany | 9–2 | Japan |
| 26 April 2002 20:03 | Switzerland | 0–5 | Czech Republic |
| 28 April 2002 15:15 | Germany | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| 28 April 2002 19:00 | Czech Republic | 5–3 | Japan |
| 29 April 2002 16:00 | Japan | 1–5 | Switzerland |
| 29 April 2002 15:15 | Czech Republic | 7–5 | Germany |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
 Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 27 April 2002 15:15 | Slovakia | 7–0 | Poland |
| 27 April 2002 19:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Finland |
| 29 April 2002 16:00 | Slovakia | 5–4 | Ukraine |
| 29 April 2002 20:00 | Finland | 8–0 | Poland |
| 30 April 2002 16:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Slovakia |
| 30 April 2002 20:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Ukraine |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 |
 Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 2 |
 Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 26 April 2002 16:00 | Russia | 8–1 | Slovenia |
| 26 April 2002 20:15 | Austria | 3–5 | Sweden |
| 28 April 2002 15:15 | Russia | 6–3 | Austria |
| 28 April 2002 19:00 | Sweden | 8–2 | Slovenia |
| 30 April 2002 16:00 | Slovenia | 3–5 | Austria |
| 30 April 2002 20:00 | Sweden | 2–0 | Russia |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
 United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
 Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
 Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 27 April 2002 15:15 | Italy | 2–5 | United States |
| 27 April 2002 19:05 | Canada | 4–1 | Latvia |
| 29 April 2002 16:00 | Canada | 5–0 | Italy |
| 29 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | Latvia |
| 30 April 2002 16:00 | Latvia | 4–1 | Italy |
| 30 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 1–2 | Canada |
Second round
In the second round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the final round, whilst the bottom two teams were eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 10 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 5 |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 2 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 26 April 2002 20:03 | Switzerland | 0–5 | Czech Republic |
| 27 April 2002 19:05 | Canada | 4–1 | Latvia |
| 28 April 2002 15:15 | Germany | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| 29 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | Latvia |
| 29 April 2002 15:15 | Czech Republic | 7–5 | Germany |
| 30 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 1–2 | Canada |
| 2 May 2002 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| 2 May 2002 20:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Germany |
| 2 May 2002 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Latvia |
| 3 May 2002 16:00 | Switzerland | 2–3 | Canada |
| 3 May 2002 20:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Latvia |
| 4 May 2002 15:15 | Czech Republic | 5–4 | United States |
| 5 May 2002 15:15 | United States | 2–2 | Germany |
| 5 May 2002 19:00 | Canada | 1–5 | Czech Republic |
| 5 May 2002 19:00 | Latvia | 4–6 | Switzerland |
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 8 |
| Finland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 8 |
| Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 3 |
| Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
| 26 April 2002 20:15 | Austria | 3–5 | Sweden |
| 27 April 2002 19:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Finland |
| 28 April 2002 15:15 | Russia | 6–3 | Austria |
| 29 April 2002 16:00 | Slovakia | 5–4 | Ukraine |
| 30 April 2002 16:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Slovakia |
| 30 April 2002 20:00 | Sweden | 2–0 | Russia |
| 2 May 2002 16:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Austria |
| 2 May 2002 20:00 | Sweden | 1–2 | Slovakia |
| 3 May 2002 16:00 | Russia | 3–3 | Ukraine |
| 3 May 2002 20:00 | Slovakia | 6–3 | Austria |
| 4 May 2002 15:15 | Ukraine | 0–7 | Sweden |
| 4 May 2002 19:00 | Finland | 1–0 | Russia |
| 5 May 2002 19:00 | Sweden | 4–2 | Finland |
| 6 May 2002 16:00 | Austria | 2–3 | Ukraine |
| 6 May 2002 20:00 | Russia | 4–6 | Slovakia |
Consolation round 13–16 place
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoided relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for the 2003 Championships.
| 2 May 2002 12:00 | Slovenia | 4–3 | Japan |
| 2 May 2002 16:00 | Poland | 5–1 | Italy |
| 3 May 2002 16:00 | Poland | 2–4 | Slovenia |
| 3 May 2002 20:00 | Japan | 2–6 | Italy |
| 5 May 2002 11:00 | Italy | 0–4 | Slovenia |
| 5 May 2002 15:15 | Japan | 2–5 | Poland |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Finland | 3 | |||||||||
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| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 May | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
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| Slovakia | 4 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 6 | |||||||||
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| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
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| Slovakia | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 May | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 7 May | Finland | 3–1 | United States |
| 7 May | Sweden | 6–2 | Germany |
| 7 May | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Russia |
| 7 May | Canada | 2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2) | Slovakia |
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Semifinals
| 9 May | Russia | 3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0 – 0–0, 1–0) | Finland |
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| 9 May | Sweden | 2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–1 – 0–0, 0–1) | Slovakia |
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Match for third place
| 10 May 19:00 | Finland | 3–5 (2–0, 1–3, 0–2) | Sweden | Gothenburg Attendance: 9,817 |
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Final
| 11 May 19:00 | Russia | 3–4 (0–2, 1–1, 2–1) | Slovakia | Scandinavium Attendance: 11,591 |
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| Sokolov | Goalies | Lašák | Referees: Pakaslahti Carpentier, Redding | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking and statistics
| 2002 IIHF World Championship winners |
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 Slovakia 1st title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Maxim Sokolov - Best Defenceman:
Daniel Tjärnqvist - Best Forward:
Niklas Hagman - Most Valuable Player:
Miroslav Šatan
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Maxim Sokolov
- Defence: Richard Lintner, Thomas Rhodin
- Forwards: Peter Bondra, Niklas Hagman, Miroslav Šatan
- Goaltender:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Kristian Huselius | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Peter Bondra | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +12 | 20 | F |
| Jaromír Jágr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Richard Lintner | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 22 | D |
| Timo Pärssinen | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Jan Benda | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 14 | D |
| Marcel Rodman | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | –1 | 2 | F |
| Ulf Dahlén | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 0 | F |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | 238:13 | 139 | 7 | 1.76 | 94.96 | 1 |
| Jussi Markkanen | 429:42 | 159 | 10 | 1.40 | 93.71 | 2 |
| Maxim Sokolov | 291:05 | 167 | 11 | 2.27 | 93.41 | 0 |
| Kostyantyn Simchuk | 268:25 | 134 | 9 | 2.02 | 93.28 | 1 |
| Tommy Salo | 429:00 | 178 | 14 | 1.96 | 92.13 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com
See also
References
External links
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