The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final

IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships The IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) each at the start of every year for national under-18 ice hockey teams from Asia and Oceania. The Championships first held in 1984 ...

. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in

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, New Zealand. The tournament was won by

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, 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

, New Zealand. The first game was played between

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and

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with Mongolia winning the game 5–2.

won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations and claimed their second title after first winning the 1988 tournament.

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finished second, losing only to China in their five games and

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finished third after losing to Australia and China.

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, who finished last, also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against Australia, going down 38–1. Following the tournament all teams were offered entry into Division III of the

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, making the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship the final tournament.

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

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References

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IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships

IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship The IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) each at the start of every year for national under-18 ice hockey teams from Asia and Oceania. The Championships first held in 1984 ...

International ice hockey competitions hosted by New Zealand

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