2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships (2002 WJHC), was the 26th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, from December 25, 2001 to January 4, 2002.[1]

2002 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played34
Goals scored201 (5.91 per game)
Attendance111,128 (3,268 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Mike Cammalleri (11 points)
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Russia won the gold medal with a 5–4 come-from-behind victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 5–1 victory over Switzerland.

Venues

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ČEZ Aréna
Capacity: 10,194
Zimní Stadion
Capacity: 7,700
 Czech RepublicPardubice  Czech RepublicHradec Králové

Rosters

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Top Division

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Slovakia4220147+76Quarterfinals
2  United States4220149+56
3  Sweden4220115+66
4  Czech Republic4103117+42
5  Belarus4004426−220Relegation round

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

December 25, 2001
14:00
United States  3–1
(2–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicPardubice
Attendance: 8,500
December 25, 2001
17:30
Belarus  0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 SwedenPardubice
Attendance: 3,800
December 26, 2001
17:00
Slovakia  7–1
(1–0, 4–1, 2–0)
 BelarusPardubice
Attendance: 2,780
December 27, 2001
17:30
Czech Republic  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaPardubice
Attendance: 9,170
December 27, 2001
20:15
Sweden  2–2
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0)
 United StatesPardubice
Attendance: 6,300
December 28, 2001
17:00
Belarus  1–9
(1–3, 0–1, 0–5)
 Czech RepublicPardubice
Attendance: 6,715
December 29, 2001
15:30
Sweden  2–2
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
 SlovakiaPardubice
Attendance: 3,093
December 29, 2001
19:00
United States  5–2
(0–1, 2–1, 3–0)
 BelarusPardubice
Attendance: 1,275
December 30, 2001
14:00
Czech Republic  1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 SwedenPardubice
Attendance: 9,300
December 30, 2001
17:00
Slovakia  4–4
(2–3, 1–0, 1–1)
 United StatesPardubice
Attendance: 7,530

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Finland4301145+96Quarterfinals
2  Canada4301277+206
3  Russia4202128+44
4   Switzerland42021210+24
5  France4004136−350Relegation round

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

December 25, 2001
15:300
France  0–15
(0–4, 0–5, 0–6)
 CanadaHradec Králové
Attendance: 300
December 25, 2001
19:00
Switzerland  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 FinlandHradec Králové
Attendance: 462
December 26, 2001
17:00
Russia  5–1
(1–0, 3–0, 1–1)
 FranceHradec Králové
Attendance: 302
December 27, 2001
15:30
Canada  6–1
(2–1, 1–0, 3–0)
  SwitzerlandHradec Králové
Attendance: 1,800
December 27, 2001
19:00
Finland  2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 RussiaHradec Králové
Attendance: 2,200
December 28, 2001
17:00
France  0–8
(0–3, 0–3, 0–2)
 FinlandHradec Králové
Attendance: 300
December 29, 2001
15:30
Canada  5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 RussiaHradec Králové
Attendance: 4,600
December 29, 2001
19:00
Switzerland  8–0
(3–0, 4–0, 1–0)
 FranceHradec Králové
Attendance: 856
December 30, 2001
15:30
Russia  4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandHradec Králové
Attendance: 850
December 30, 2001
19:00
Finland  4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 CanadaHradec Králové
Attendance: 3,500

Relegation round

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January 1, 2002
11:00
Belarus  2–3
(1–0, 0–2, 1–1)
 FranceHradec Králové
Attendance: 300
Game reference
January 3, 2002
17:00
France  2–4 GWS
(0–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 BelarusPardubice
Game reference

 France was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round

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Source:[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
         
A2  United States1
B3  Russia6
B3  Russia2
B1  Finland1
B1  Finland3
A4  Czech Republic1
B3  Russia5
B2  Canada4
A1  Slovakia2
B4   Switzerland3
B4   Switzerland0Bronze medal game
B2  Canada4
B2  Canada5B1  Finland5
A3  Sweden2B4   Switzerland1

Overtime victory.Shootout victory.

Quarterfinals

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January 1, 2002
14:30
United States  1–6
(0–1, 1–4, 0–1)
 RussiaHradec Králové
Attendance: 1,500
January 1, 2002
14:30
Slovakia  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandPardubice
Attendance: 3,200
January 1, 2002
18:00
Canada  5–2
(2–2, 2–0, 1–0)
 SwedenHradec Králové
Attendance: 1,200
Pascal LeclaireGoaliesHenrik Lundqvist
0-115:30 - Lundqvist
0-216:06 - Hedlund (Sundqvist) (PP)
Cammalleri (Boyes, Hamhuis) - 16:291-2
Stoll (Sutherby, Ott) - 18:592-2
Boyes (Bouwmeester (PP) - 30:363-2
Murray (Upshall) - 34:564-2
Sutherby (Stoll) (SH-EN) - 59:025-2
28Shots40
January 1, 2002
18:00
Finland  3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicPardubice
Attendance: 5,725

Consolation round

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January 2, 2002
15:30
Slovakia  2–3
(2–0, 0–0, 0–3)
 SwedenHradec Králové
Attendance: 400
January 2, 2002
19:00
Czech Republic  3–4
(2–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 United StatesHradec Králové
Attendance: 1,700

Semifinals

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January 2, 2002
17:00
Switzerland  0–4
(0–0, 0–3, 0–1)
 CanadaPardubice
Attendance: 2,270
Tobias StephanGoaliesPascal Leclaire
0-126:04 - Ott (Stoll)
0-232:27 - Cammalleri (Sutherby)
0-333:35 - Sutherby (Ott)
0-458:28 - Ott (Schultz, Popovic)
35Shots40
January 2, 2002
20:30
Russia  2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 FinlandPardubice
Attendance: 2,820

7th place game

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January 4, 2002
15:30
Slovakia  2–6
(0–1, 1–3, 1–2)
 Czech RepublicHradec Králové
Attendance: 1,220

5th place game

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January 4, 2002
19:00
United States  3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
 SwedenHradec Králové
Attendance: 300

Bronze medal game

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January 4, 2002
16:30
Finland  5–1
(3–0, 2–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandPardubice
Attendance: 7,430

Gold medal game

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January 4, 2002
20:30
Russia  5–4
(1–2, 3–1, 1–1)
 Canada Pardubice
Attendance: 9,130
0–10:22 – Sutherby (Stoll)
0–27:12 – Kobasew (Murray)
Frolov (Polushin) – 7:441–2
1–320:37 – Upshall (Spezza)
Chistov (Volchenkov) – 25:162–3
Polushin – 31:323–3
Trubachyov (Grogorenko) – 33:154–3
4–444:31 – Kobasew (Hamhuis) (PP)
Volchenkov (Nepryaev) – 46:515–4
30Shots27

Scoring leaders

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RankPlayerCountryPosGPGAPtsPIM+/−
1Mike Cammalleri  CanadaF7741110+9
2Brad Boyes  CanadaF754916+8
3Jared Aulin  CanadaF74594+8
4Aleš Hemský  Czech RepublicF73696-1
5Marek Svatoš  SlovakiaF77186+5
6Alexander Frolov  RussiaF76284+5
7Stanislav Chistov  RussiaF74480+2
8Tomáš Kopecký  SlovakiaF735822+6
9Jussi Jokinen  FinlandF72682+3
10Jarkko Immonen  FinlandF74376+3

Goaltending leaders

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Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

RankPlayerCountryTOISOGGAGAASavesSv %SO
1Kari Lehtonen  Finland359:3612371.1711694.311
2Pascal Leclaire  Canada299:2514391.8013493.712
3Peter Hamerlík  Slovakia207:3110182.319392.080
4Peter Budaj  Slovakia212:29136113.1112591.911
5Henrik Lundqvist  Sweden419:15160152.1514590.631

Tournament awards

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GoaltenderDefencemenForwards
IIHF Directorate Awards Kari Lehtonen Igor Knyazev Mike Cammalleri
Media All-Star Team Pascal Leclaire Jay Bouwmeester Igor Knyazev Mike Cammalleri Marek Svatoš Stanislav Chistov

Final standings

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Team
 Russia
 Canada
 Finland
4   Switzerland
5  United States
6  Sweden
7  Czech Republic
8  Slovakia
9  Belarus
10  France

Division I

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The Division I tournament was played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.[3]

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Austria321095+45Final round
2  Norway32011210+24
3  Kazakhstan3102131302Placement round
4  Slovenia3012612−61

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany3300164+126Final round
2  Ukraine31117703
3  Italy30211017−72Placement round
4  Poland30121015−51

Placement round

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Source:[4]

Consolation round5th place game
      
B3  Italy4
A4  Slovenia5
A4  Slovenia6
A3  Kazakhstan11
A3  Kazakhstan11
B4  Poland07th place game
B4  Poland6
B3  Italy0

Final round

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Source:[5]

Semifinals1st place game
      
B1  Germany3
A2  Norway1
B1  Germany7
A1  Austria1
A1  Austria9
B2  Ukraine13rd place game
A2  Norway7
B2  Ukraine1

 Germany was promoted to the Top Division for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division I, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.

Division II

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The Division II tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia between December 30, 2001 and January 3, 2002.[6]

Preliminary round

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1  Denmark3300309+216Promoted to the 2003 Division I
2  Latvia3201226+164
3  Great Britain3102719−122
4  Netherlands3003328−250

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1  Japan3300256+196Promoted to the 2003 Division I
2  Croatia3111141403
3  Hungary3111710−33
4  Lithuania3003723−160

Final round

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Source:[7]

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

7th place game

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January 3, 2002
10:00
Netherlands  10–4
(5–0, 2–2, 3–2)
 LithuaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 300

5th place game

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January 3, 2002
13:30
Great Britain  9–4
(2–0, 2–3, 5–1)
 HungaryDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 300

3rd place game

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January 3, 2002
16:30
Latvia  10–1
(5–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,200

1st place game

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January 3, 2002
20:00
Denmark  2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)
 JapanDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 800

 Japan,  Denmark,  Latvia, and  Croatia were promoted to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division II, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.

Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 5 and January 9, 2002.[8]

Preliminary round

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1  Estonia3300534+496Promoted to the 2003 Division II
2  Yugoslavia32012311+124
3  Iceland3102732−252
4  Bulgaria3003339−360

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1  Spain3300207+136Promoted to the 2003 Division II
2  Romania32012110+114
3  South Africa3102810−22
4  Mexico3003830−220

Final round

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Source:[9]

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

7th place game

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January 9, 2002
11:30
Mexico  9–4
(3–1, 4–1, 2–2)
 BulgariaHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 300

5th place game

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January 9, 2002
14:30
South Africa  4–3
(3–0, 0–2, 1–1)
 IcelandHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 300

3rd place game

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January 9, 2002
17:30
Yugoslavia  4–1
(2–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 RomaniaHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 3,000

1st place game

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January 9, 2002
20:30
Estonia  12–1
(3–0, 7–0, 2–1)
 SpainHala Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 2,000

Due to a restructuring of the tournament, all teams were promoted to Division II for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.

References

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  1. ^ "2002 IIHF World U20 Championship Top Division statistics". Archived from the original on 2003-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Playoffs results". Archived from the original on 2003-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "2002 IIHF World U20 Championship Division I statistics". Archived from the original on 2002-08-12. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Playoff round position 5–8 results". Archived from the original on 2003-09-03. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Playoff round position 1–4 results". Archived from the original on 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "2002 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II statistics". Archived from the original on 2002-10-23. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Playoffs results". Archived from the original on 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "2002 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III statistics". Archived from the original on 2002-08-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Playoffs results". Archived from the original on 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Preceded by World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
See also: 2002 World Championships
Succeeded by