2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Encyclopedia
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).
, Sweden
. Slovakia won the gold medal game, defeating Russia 4–3. While Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for 2003.
Final standings
and Dunaujvaros
, Hungary
between April 14 and April 20, 2002.
and are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
, while and are relegated to Division II.
, South Africa
between March 31 and April 6, 2002.
, Yugoslavia
between March 25 and March 31, 2002.
and are promoted to Division I, while and are relegated to Division III.
, Mexico
.
All times local
and are promoted to Division II.
See also: Women's Championship, 2002 World Juniors
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
and Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
(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 GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Slovakia won the gold medal game, defeating Russia 4–3. While Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for 2003.
Final standings
- — relegated to Division I for 2003
- — relegated to Division I for 2003
- — Far Eastern qualifier for 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
Scores
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–0 | 3–1 | 6–4 | 12–1 | 15–4 | ||
| 0–9 | 1–6 | 0–12 | 3–1 | 2–4 | ||
| 1–3 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 10–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 4–6 | 12–0 | 0–6 | 10–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 1–12 | 1–3 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 5–7 | ||
| 4–15 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 7–5 | ||
Group B
Group B was played in SzekesfehervarSzékesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
and Dunaujvaros
Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
between April 14 and April 20, 2002.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
Scores
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–13 | 3–8 | 0–6 | 2–12 | 2–4 | ||
| 13–0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 12–2 | ||
| 8–3 | 3–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 6–0 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 12–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 8–1 | ||
| 4–2 | 2–12 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 1–8 | ||
and are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...
, while and are relegated to Division II.
Group A
Group A was played in Cape TownCape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
between March 31 and April 6, 2002.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 0 |
Scores
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–9 | 4–20 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 11–0 | ||
| 9–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 10–0 | 12–2 | ||
| 20–4 | 4–3 | 11–0 | 15–0 | 24–0 | ||
| 6–5 | 1–3 | 0–11 | 4–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 4–8 | 0–10 | 0–15 | 2–4 | 7–0 | ||
| 0–11 | 2–12 | 0–24 | 1–3 | 0–7 | ||
Group B
Group B was played in Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
between March 25 and March 31, 2002.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 0 |
Scores
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–4 | 3–13 | 17–2 | 3–5 | 2–5 | ||
| 4–5 | 0–20 | 8–0 | 1–11 | 1–8 | ||
| 13–3 | 20–0 | 20–0 | 11–2 | 7–1 | ||
| 2–17 | 0–8 | 0–20 | 0–10 | 0–13 | ||
| 5–3 | 11–1 | 2–11 | 10–0 | 0–7 | ||
| 5–2 | 8–1 | 1–7 | 13–0 | 7–0 |
and are promoted to Division I, while and 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 CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
All times local
and are promoted to Division II.
External links
See also: Women's Championship, 2002 World Juniors
2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships , was the 26th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...