2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship

2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
Tournament details

Host country	New Zealand
Dates	10 – 15 March
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	China (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	242 (16.13 per match)
Attendance	4,500 (300 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Wang Zhiqiang
← 2001

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.

Overview

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

Rk	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
	China	5	5	0	0	80	5	75	10
	Australia	5	4	0	1	74	13	61	8
	New Zealand	5	3	0	2	51	14	37	6
4	Mongolia	5	2	0	3	19	46	-27	4
5	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	4	11	59	-48	2
6	Thailand	5	0	0	5	7	105	-98	0

Fixtures

All times local.

10 March 2002
11:30

2 – 5
(1–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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10 March 2002
16:15

2 – 7
(0–4, 0–0, 2–3)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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10 March 2002
19:15

0 – 31
(0–13, 0–14, 0–4)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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11 March 2002
12:30

5 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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11 March 2002
16:00

16 – 1
(7–0, 4–0, 5–1)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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11 March 2002
19:15

10 – 4
(6–0, 1–2, 3–2)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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12 March 2002
12:30

9 – 2
(3–0, 2–2, 4–4)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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12 March 2002
16:00

20 – 0
(3–0, 7–0, 10–0)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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12 March 2002
19:15

0 – 19
(0–10, 0–4, 0–5)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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14 March 2002
09:00

38 – 1
(7–0, 15–1, 16–0)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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14 March 2002
12:05

16 – 1
(5–0, 3–1, 8–0)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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14 March 2002
15:15

1 – 17
(1–5, 0–5, 0–7)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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15 March 2002
09:00

7 – 2
(3–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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15 March 2002
12:05

7 – 4
(2–1, 2–2, 3–1)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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15 March 2002
15:15

1 – 14
(0–2, 0–7, 1–5)

Auckland
Attendance: 300

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

Lliam Webster of Australia finished third among the scoring leaders, recording eight goals and ten assists.

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
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

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
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

↑ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
1 2 3 "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
1 2 Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 390–395. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.

External links

2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship at International Ice Hockey Federation

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