Host country Sweden Teams 16 Champions Slovakia (1st title) | Dates April 26 - May 11 Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runner-up Russia | |
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The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.
Contents
- Qualification Tournament
- Final tournament
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Second round
- Group E
- Group F
- Group G
- Final standings
- Scoring leaders
- Leading goaltenders
- References
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China.
All times local
Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A
All times local
Group B
All times local
Group C
All times local
Group D
All times local
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.
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.
Source: IIHF.com