2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 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
Main article: 2002 IIHF World Championship

The Championship division was contested from April 26 to May 11, 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.  Poland — relegated to Division I for 2003
  15.  Italy — relegated to Division I for 2003
  16.  Japan — Far Eastern qualifier for 2003

Division I

Group A

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

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Belarus 5500451010
 France 54012768
 Kazakhstan 530230146
 Netherlands 520319304
 Croatia 51046322
 South Korea 50057420

Scores
Team  BLR  CRO  FRA  KAZ  KOR  NED
 BLR 9–03–16–412–115–4
 CRO0–9 1–60–123–12–4
 FRA1–36–1 6–010–04–2
 KAZ4–612–00–6 10–04–2
 KOR1–121–30–100–10 5–7
 NED4–154–22–42–47–5 

Group B

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

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Denmark 5500401010
 Hungary 54011998
 Norway 530226116
 Great Britain 520318164
 Romania 510410312
 China 50057430

Scores
Team  CHN  DEN  GBR  HUN  NOR  ROU
 CHN 0–133–80–62–122–4
 DEN13–0 5–36–24–312–2
 GBR8–33–5 1–41–25–2
 HUN6–02–64–1 3–14–1
 NOR12–23–42–11–3 8–1
 ROU4–22–122–51–41–8 

 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

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

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

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Estonia 550074710
 Belgium 540137118
 Israel 530214226
 Australia 520332394
 South Africa 510413372
 Turkey 50053570

Scores
Team  AUS  BEL  EST  ISR  RSA  TUR
 AUS 4–94–205–68–411–0
 BEL9–4 3–43–110–012–2
 EST20–44–3 11–015–024–0
 ISR6–51–30–11 4–23–1
 RSA4–80–100–152–4 7–0
 TUR0–112–120–241–30–7 

Group B

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

Team GP W T L GF GA PTS
 Lithuania 550071610
 FR Yugoslavia 540134108
 Spain 530228226
 Bulgaria 520330294
 Iceland 510414442
 Luxembourg 50052680

Scores
Team  BUL  ISL  LTU  LUX  ESP  YUG
 BUL 5–43–1317–23–52–5
 ISL4–5 0–208–01–111–8
 LTU13–320–0 20–011–27–1
 LUX2–170–80–20 0–100–13
 ESP5–311–12–1110–0 0–7
 YUG5–28–11–713–07–0 

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

Division II Qualification

In anticipation of a Division III being added for the 2003 Championships, a pseudo-Division III tournament was held in 2002, to determine two teams that would earn qualification (not "promotion") to Division II in 2003. This Division II Qualification tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 North Korea 22001844
 Mexico 20117131
 New Zealand 20119171

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
  1. "2002 IIHF World Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-03-11.

See also: Women's Championship, 2002 World Juniors

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