The World Hockey Championships, held in Göteborg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden from April 26-May 11, 2002. Top three teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the second round. Fourth-place teams play in a consolation round. Top four teams from each group of the second round advance to the quarterfinals.
Final Round Robin Standings
GROUP A |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Czech Republic |
3-0-0 |
6 |
17 |
8 |
*Germany |
2-1-0 |
4 |
17 |
9 |
*Switzerland |
1-2-0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
Japan |
0-3-0 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
GROUP B |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Finland |
3-0-0 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
*Slovakia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
*Ukraine |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
Poland |
0-3-0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
GROUP C |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Sweden |
3-0-0 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
*Russia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
*Austria |
1-2-0 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
Slovenia |
0-3-0 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
GROUP D |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Canada |
3-0-0 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
*United States |
2-1-0 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
*Latvia |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
Italy |
0-3-0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
Second Round
GROUP E |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Czech Republic |
5-0-0 |
10 |
25 |
11 |
*Canada |
4-1-0 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
*United States |
2-2-1 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
*Germany |
2-2-1 |
5 |
14 |
14 |
Switzerland |
1-4-0 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
Latvia |
0-5-0 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
GROUP F |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
---|
*Sweden |
4-1-0 |
8 |
19 |
7 |
*Finland |
4-1-0 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
*Slovakia |
4-1-0 |
8 |
20 |
15 |
*Russia |
1-3-1 |
3 |
13 |
15 |
Ukraine |
1-3-1 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
Austria |
0-5-0 |
0 |
12 |
23 |
Note: Although they each finished the second round with three points, Russia advanced to the playoff round over Ukraine due to a better goal differential.
Quarterfinals
Finland 3 |
United States 1 |
Sweden 6 |
Germany 2 |
Russia 3 |
Czech Republic 1 |
Slovakia 3 |
Canada 2 |
Semifinals
Russia 3 |
OT* |
Finland 2 |
Slovakia 3 |
OT* |
Sweden 2 |
* After a scoreless overtime, Russia and Slovakia each won their game in a penalty shootout.
Scoring Leaders
|
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PM |
---|
Miroslav Satan, Slovakia |
9 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
Kristian Huselius, Sweden |
9 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
Peter Bondra, Slovakia |
9 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
Jaromir Jagr, Czech Republic |
7 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
Richard Lintner, Slovakia |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
Timo Parssinen, Finland |
9 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
Jan Benda, Germany |
7 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
Goaltending Leaders
(At least 200 minutes) |
Gm |
Min |
Sv% |
GAA |
---|
Jussi Markkanen, Finland |
7 |
429 |
.937 |
1.40 |
Ryan Miller, United States |
4 |
238 |
.950 |
1.76 |
Milan Hnilicka, Czech Republic |
5 |
298 |
.917 |
1.81 |
J-S Giguere, Canada |
5 |
253 |
.921 |
1.89 |
Tommy Salo, Sweden |
7 |
429 |
.921 |
1.96 |
Tournament All-Star Team
(Selected by media)
First team: G—Maxim Sokolov, Russia; D—Richard Lintner, Slovakia; Thomas Rhodin, Sweden; F—Miroslav Satan, Slovakia (MVP); Niklas Hagman, Finland; Peter Bondra, Slovakia.
Note: Due to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, no IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships were held in 2002. For men's and women's Olympic hockey coverage, see pages 672-673.
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