2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.

2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2003 competition.

Championship

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The Championship division was contested from 26 April to 11 May 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

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Group A

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Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  BLR  FRA  KAZ  NED  CRO  KOR
  Belarus 5 5 0 0 45 10 +35 10 3–1 6–4 15–4 9–0 12–1
  France 5 4 0 1 27 6 +21 8 1–3 6–0 4–2 6–1 10–0
  Kazakhstan 5 3 0 2 30 14 +16 6 4–6 0–6 4–2 12–0 10–0
  Netherlands 5 2 0 3 19 30 −11 4 4–15 2–4 2–4 4–2 7–5
  Croatia 5 1 0 4 6 32 −26 2 0–9 1–6 0–12 2–4 3–1
  South Korea 5 0 0 5 7 42 −35 0 1–12 0–10 0–10 5–7 1–3
Source: IIHF

Group B

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Group B was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  DEN  HUN  NOR  GBR  ROU  CHN
  Denmark 5 5 0 0 40 10 +30 10 6–2 4–3 5–3 12–2 13–0
  Hungary 5 4 0 1 19 9 +10 8 2–6 3–1 4–1 4–1 6–0
  Norway 5 3 0 2 26 11 +15 6 3–4 1–3 2–1 8–1 12–2
  Great Britain 5 2 0 3 18 16 +2 4 3–5 1–4 1–2 5–2 8–3
  Romania 5 1 0 4 10 31 −21 2 2–12 1–4 1–8 2–5 4–2
  China 5 0 0 5 7 43 −36 0 0–13 0–6 2–12 3–8 2–4
Source: IIHF

  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

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To integrate a new Division III being added for the 2003 Championships, the bottom team in each pool was relegated to the 2003 inaugural Division III competition.

Group A

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Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  EST  BEL  ISR  AUS  RSA  TUR
  Estonia 5 5 0 0 74 7 +67 10 4–3 11–0 20–4 15–0 24–0
  Belgium 5 4 0 1 37 11 +26 8 3–4 3–1 9–4 10–0 12–2
  Israel 5 3 0 2 14 22 −8 6 0–11 1–3 6–5 4–2 3–1
  Australia 5 2 0 3 32 39 −7 4 4–20 4–9 5–6 8–4 11–0
  South Africa 5 1 0 4 13 37 −24 2 0–15 0–10 2–4 4–8 7–0
  Turkey 5 0 0 5 3 57 −54 0 0–24 2–12 1–3 0–11 0–7
Source: IIHF

Group B

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Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  LTU  YUG  ESP  BUL  ISL  LUX
  Lithuania 5 5 0 0 71 6 +65 10 7–1 11–2 13–3 20–0 20–0
  Yugoslavia 5 4 0 1 34 10 +24 8 1–7 7–0 5–2 8–1 13–0
  Spain 5 3 0 2 28 22 +6 6 2–11 0–7 5–3 11–1 10–0
  Bulgaria 5 2 0 3 30 29 +1 4 3–13 2–5 3–5 5–4 17–2
  Iceland 5 1 0 4 14 44 −30 2 0–20 1–8 1–11 4–5 8–0
  Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 2 68 −66 0 0–20 0–13 0–10 2–17 0–8
Source: IIHF

  Estonia and   Lithuania are promoted to Division I, while   Luxembourg and   Turkey are relegated to Division III.

Division II Qualification

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This Division II Qualification tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico to determine the two teams that would earn promotion to Division II for 2003 Division II.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 2 2 0 0 18 4 +14 4
  Mexico 2 0 1 1 7 13 −6 1
  New Zealand 2 0 1 1 9 17 −8 1
Source: IIHF

All times local

April 11, 2002
20:00
North Korea  11–3  New Zealand
April 12, 2002
20:00
Mexico  1–7  North Korea
April 13, 2002
20:00
New Zealand  6–6  Mexico

  North Korea and   Mexico are promoted to Division II.

References

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  1. ^ "2002 IIHF World Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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