The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations. Australia and New Zealand finished second and third respectively.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  New Zealand |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–15 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  China (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Australia |
Third place  | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 242 (16.13 per game) |
| Attendance | 4,500 (300 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Wang Zhiqiang |
Overview edit
The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship began on 10 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The first game was played between Chinese Taipei and Mongolia with Mongolia winning the game 5–2.[2] China won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations and claimed their second title after first winning the 1988 tournament.[3] Australia finished second, losing only to China in their five games and New Zealand finished third after losing to Australia and China.[2] Thailand, who finished last, also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against Australia, going down 38–1.[2] Following the tournament all teams were offered entry into Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championship, making the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship the final tournament.[3]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | China
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | +75 | 10 |
| 2 | Australia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 13 | +61 | 8 |
| 3 | New Zealand
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 6 |
| 4 |  Mongolia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 4 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 59 | −48 | 2 |
| 6 |  Thailand
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 105 | −98 | 0 |
Fixtures edit
All times local.
| 10 March 2002 11:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–5 (1–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Mongolia | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 10 March 2002 16:15 | New Zealand | 2–7 (0–4, 0–0, 2–3) | Australia | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 10 March 2002 19:15 | Thailand | 0–31 (0–13, 0–14, 0–4) | China | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 11 March 2002 12:30 | China | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | New Zealand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 11 March 2002 16:00 | Australia | 16–1 (7–0, 4–0, 5–1) | Chinese Taipei | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 11 March 2002 19:15 | Mongolia | 10–4 (6–0, 1–2, 3–2) | Thailand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 12 March 2002 12:30 | Australia | 9–2 (3–0, 2–2, 4–0) | Mongolia | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 12 March 2002 16:00 | China | 20–0 (3–0, 7–0, 10–0) | Chinese Taipei | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 12 March 2002 19:15 | Thailand | 0–19 (0–10, 0–4, 0–5) | New Zealand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 14 March 2002 09:00 | Australia | 38–1 (7–0, 15–1, 16–0) | Thailand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 14 March 2002 12:05 | New Zealand | 16–1 (5–0, 3–1, 8–0) | Chinese Taipei | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 14 March 2002 15:15 | Mongolia | 1–17 (1–5, 0–5, 0–7) | China | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 15 March 2002 09:00 | Chinese Taipei | 7–2 (3–0, 1–1, 3–1) | Thailand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 15 March 2002 12:05 | China | 7–4 (2–1, 2–2, 3–1) | Australia | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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| 15 March 2002 15:15 | Mongolia | 1–14 (0–2, 0–7, 1–5) | New Zealand | Auckland Attendance: 300 |
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Statistics edit
Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Wang Zhiqiang |
5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +28 | 4 | F |
| Wang Dakai |
5 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +29 | 6 | F |
| Lliam Webster |
5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +15 | 12 | D |
| Cui Xijun |
5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | +22 | 14 | F |
| Li Yandi |
5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +21 | 18 | F |
| Timothy Faull |
5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +17 | 2 | F |
| Warren Jayawardene |
5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +16 | 8 | F |
| Paul Meyer |
5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +15 | 10 | F |
| Scott Stephenson |
5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +15 | 2 | F |
| Oliver Rozdarz |
5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +12 | 6 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders edit
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 |
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| Xie Ming |
140:00 | 49 | 5 | 2.14 | 89.80 | 0 |
| Johnathan Faull |
240:00 | 118 | 14 | 3.50 | 88.14 | 0 |
| David Chang |
266:15 | 311 | 47 | 10.59 | 84.89 | 0 |
| Luke Read |
180:00 | 59 | 9 | 3.00 | 84.75 | 0 |
| Nyamdorj Batsaikhan |
274:08 | 249 | 39 | 8.54 | 84.34 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com
References edit
- ^ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ a b Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 390–395. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.