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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (2nd title) |
Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 201 (5.91 per game) |
| Attendance | 111,128 (3,268 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Mike Cammalleri (11 points) |
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
| ČEZ Aréna Capacity: 10,194 |
Zimní Stadion Capacity: 7,700 |
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| Czech Republic – Pardubice |
Czech Republic – Hradec Králové |
Rosters
Top Division
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Sweden |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 2 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 0 | Relegation round |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
| December 25, 2001 14:00 | United States | 3–1 (2–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Pardubice Attendance: 8,500 |
| December 25, 2001 17:30 | Belarus | 0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2) | Sweden | Pardubice Attendance: 3,800 |
| December 26, 2001 17:00 | Slovakia | 7–1 (1–0, 4–1, 2–0) | Belarus | Pardubice Attendance: 2,780 |
| December 27, 2001 17:30 | Czech Republic | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Pardubice Attendance: 9,170 |
| December 27, 2001 20:15 | Sweden | 2–2 (0–0, 0–2, 2–0) | United States | Pardubice Attendance: 6,300 |
| December 28, 2001 17:00 | Belarus | 1–9 (1–3, 0–1, 0–5) | Czech Republic | Pardubice Attendance: 6,715 |
| December 29, 2001 15:30 | Sweden | 2–2 (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) | Slovakia | Pardubice Attendance: 3,093 |
| December 29, 2001 19:00 | United States | 5–2 (0–1, 2–1, 3–0) | Belarus | Pardubice Attendance: 1,275 |
| December 30, 2001 14:00 | Czech Republic | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Sweden | Pardubice Attendance: 9,300 |
| December 30, 2001 17:00 | Slovakia | 4–4 (2–3, 1–0, 1–1) | United States | Pardubice Attendance: 7,530 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  France |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | Relegation round |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
| December 25, 2001 15:300 | France | 0–15 (0–4, 0–5, 0–6) | Canada | Hradec Králové Attendance: 300 |
| December 25, 2001 19:00 | Switzerland | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Finland | Hradec Králové Attendance: 462 |
| December 26, 2001 17:00 | Russia | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | France | Hradec Králové Attendance: 302 |
| December 27, 2001 15:30 | Canada | 6–1 (2–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Hradec Králové Attendance: 1,800 |
| December 27, 2001 19:00 | Finland | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Russia | Hradec Králové Attendance: 2,200 |
| December 28, 2001 17:00 | France | 0–8 (0–3, 0–3, 0–2) | Finland | Hradec Králové Attendance: 300 |
| December 29, 2001 15:30 | Canada | 5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Russia | Hradec Králové Attendance: 4,600 |
| December 29, 2001 19:00 | Switzerland | 8–0 (3–0, 4–0, 1–0) | France | Hradec Králové Attendance: 856 |
| December 30, 2001 15:30 | Russia | 4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Hradec Králové Attendance: 850 |
| December 30, 2001 19:00 | Finland | 4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Canada | Hradec Králové Attendance: 3,500 |
Relegation round
| January 1, 2002 11:00 | Belarus | 2–3 (1–0, 0–2, 1–1) | France | Hradec Králové Attendance: 300 |
| Game reference |
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| January 3, 2002 17:00 | France | 2–4 GWS (0–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Belarus | Pardubice |
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France was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Final round
Source:[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A2 | United States
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Russia
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Russia
| 2† | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Czech Republic
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Russia
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Slovakia
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Switzerland
| 3‡ | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Switzerland
| 0 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Canada
| 5 | B1 | Finland
| 5 | |||||||||
| A3 | Sweden
| 2 | B4 | Switzerland
| 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| January 1, 2002 14:30 | United States | 1–6 (0–1, 1–4, 0–1) | Russia | Hradec Králové Attendance: 1,500 |
| January 1, 2002 14:30 | Slovakia | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Switzerland | Pardubice Attendance: 3,200 |
| January 1, 2002 18:00 | Canada | 5–2 (2–2, 2–0, 1–0) | Sweden | Hradec Králové Attendance: 1,200 |
| Pascal Leclaire | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2002 18:00 | Finland | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Pardubice Attendance: 5,725 |
Consolation round
| January 2, 2002 15:30 | Slovakia | 2–3 (2–0, 0–0, 0–3) | Sweden | Hradec Králové Attendance: 400 |
| January 2, 2002 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–4 (2–1, 0–2, 1–1) | United States | Hradec Králové Attendance: 1,700 |
Semifinals
| January 2, 2002 17:00 | Switzerland | 0–4 (0–0, 0–3, 0–1) | Canada | Pardubice Attendance: 2,270 |
| Tobias Stephan | Goalies | Pascal Leclaire | ||||||||||||
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| 35 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||
| January 2, 2002 20:30 | Russia | 2–1 OT (1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Finland | Pardubice Attendance: 2,820 |
7th place game
| January 4, 2002 15:30 | Slovakia | 2–6 (0–1, 1–3, 1–2) | Czech Republic | Hradec Králové Attendance: 1,220 |
5th place game
| January 4, 2002 19:00 | United States | 3–2 OT (1–0, 1–0, 0–2, 1–0) | Sweden | Hradec Králové Attendance: 300 |
Bronze medal game
| January 4, 2002 16:30 |  Finland | 5–1 (3–0, 2–1, 0–0) | Switzerland | Pardubice Attendance: 7,430 |
Gold medal game
| January 4, 2002 20:30 |  Russia | 5–4 (1–2, 3–1, 1–1) | Canada  | Pardubice Attendance: 9,130 |
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| 30 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Cammalleri | Canada | F | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +9 |
| 2 | Brad Boyes | Canada | F | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | +8 |
| 3 | Jared Aulin | Canada | F | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | +8 |
| 4 | Aleš Hemský | Czech Republic | F | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -1 |
| 5 | Marek Svatoš | Slovakia | F | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +5 |
| 6 | Alexander Frolov | Russia | F | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +5 |
| 7 | Stanislav Chistov | Russia | F | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | +2 |
| 8 | Tomáš Kopecký | Slovakia | F | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | +6 |
| 9 | Jussi Jokinen | Finland | F | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +3 |
| 10 | Jarkko Immonen | Finland | F | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +3 |
Goaltending leaders
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
| Rank | Player | Country | TOI | SOG | GA | GAA | Saves | Sv % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kari Lehtonen | Finland | 359:36 | 123 | 7 | 1.17 | 116 | 94.31 | 1 |
| 2 | Pascal Leclaire | Canada | 299:25 | 143 | 9 | 1.80 | 134 | 93.71 | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Hamerlík | Slovakia | 207:31 | 101 | 8 | 2.31 | 93 | 92.08 | 0 |
| 4 | Peter Budaj | Slovakia | 212:29 | 136 | 11 | 3.11 | 125 | 91.91 | 1 |
| 5 | Henrik Lundqvist | Sweden | 419:15 | 160 | 15 | 2.15 | 145 | 90.63 | 1 |
Tournament awards
| Goaltender | Defencemen | Forwards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | |
|---|---|
| Russia |
| Canada |
| Finland |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Slovakia |
| 9 | Belarus |
| 10 | France |
Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 | Final round |
| 2 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Placement round
Source:[4]
| Consolation round | 5th place game | ||||||||
| B3 | Italy
| 4 | |||||||
| A4 | Slovenia
| 5 | |||||||
| A4 | Slovenia
| 6 | |||||||
| A3 | Kazakhstan
| 11 | |||||||
| A3 | Kazakhstan
| 11 | |||||||
| B4 | Poland
| 0 | 7th place game | ||||||
| B4 | Poland
| 6 | |||||||
| B3 | Italy
| 0 | |||||||
Final round
Source:[5]
| Semifinals | 1st place game | ||||||||
| B1 | Germany
| 3 | |||||||
| A2 | Norway
| 1 | |||||||
| B1 | Germany
| 7 | |||||||
| A1 | Austria
| 1 | |||||||
| A1 | Austria
| 9 | |||||||
| B2 | Ukraine
| 1 | 3rd place game | ||||||
| A2 | Norway
| 7 | |||||||
| B2 | Ukraine
| 1 | |||||||
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
The Division II tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia between December 30, 2001 and January 3, 2002.[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 6 | Promoted to the 2003 Division I |
| 2 |  Latvia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 6 | Promoted to the 2003 Division I |
| 2 |  Croatia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
7th place game
| January 3, 2002 10:00 | Netherlands | 10–4 (5–0, 2–2, 3–2) | Lithuania | Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 300 |
5th place game
| January 3, 2002 13:30 | Great Britain | 9–4 (2–0, 2–3, 5–1) | Hungary | Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 300 |
3rd place game
| January 3, 2002 16:30 | Latvia | 10–1 (5–1, 2–0, 3–0) | Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,200 |
1st place game
| January 3, 2002 20:00 | Denmark | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | Japan | Dom 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
The Division III tournament was played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 5 and January 9, 2002.[8]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | +49 | 6 | Promoted to the 2003 Division II |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Iceland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | −36 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 6 | Promoted to the 2003 Division II |
| 2 |  Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com at the Wayback Machine
7th place game
| January 9, 2002 11:30 | Mexico | 9–4 (3–1, 4–1, 2–2) | Bulgaria | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
5th place game
| January 9, 2002 14:30 | South Africa | 4–3 (3–0, 0–2, 1–1) | Iceland | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 300 |
3rd place game
| January 9, 2002 17:30 | FR Yugoslavia | 4–1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Romania | Hala Pionir, Belgrade Attendance: 3,000 |
1st place game
| January 9, 2002 20:30 | Estonia | 12–1 (3–0, 7–0, 2–1) | Spain | Hala 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.
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