The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in
Gothenburg,
Karlstad and
Jönköping
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, Sweden.
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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(IIHF).
Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in
Harbin, China.
All times local
Venues
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.
First round
Group A
All times local
Group B
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Group C
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Group D
All times local
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 3 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.
Consolation Round 13-16 Place
Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and are relegated to Division I for the
2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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All times local
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best
Goaltender
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:
Maxim Sokolov
**Best
Defenceman
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:
Daniel Tjärnqvist
**Best
Forward:
Niklas Hagman
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**Most Valuable Player:
Miroslav Šatan
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Play ...
*Media All-Star Team:
**Goaltender: Maxim Sokolov
**Defence:
Richard Lintner,
Thomas Rhodin
**Forwards:
Peter Bondra
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, Niklas Hagman, Miroslav Šatan
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to
IIHF
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.
Source
IIHF.com
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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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See also
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IIHF World Championship
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References
Official tournament page
External links
{{Ice Hockey World Championships
IIHF World Championship
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World championships
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2002
April 2002 sports events in Europe
May 2002 sports events in Europe
International sports competitions in Gothenburg
Sports competitions in Karlstad
Sports competitions in Jönköping
2000s in Gothenburg