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2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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Host country
  
Czech Republic

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 2 host cities)

Runner-up
  
Canada

Teams
  
10

Champions
  
Russia (2nd title)

2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Dates
  
December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002

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

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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.

Group A

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Group B

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

Relegation round

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

Final round

Overtime victory.Shootout victory.

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.

Final round

 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 following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in Zagreb, Croatia between December 30, 2001 and January 3, 2002.

Final round

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

1st place game

 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 following teams took part in the Division III tournament. This group played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 5 and January 9, 2002.

Final round

All times local (EET/UTC+2).

1st place game

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

2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Wikipedia