The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava. The US team finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively. USA and Russia played the last game of the final round to determine the medals. Needing to beat Russia by two goals, USA led 2–1 with a minute remaining. They pulled their goalie, leading to Zach Parise's gold medal-winning goal with thirty seconds remaining.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Slovakia |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | April 11–21, 2002 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | Czech Republic |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 48 |
Goals scored | 328 (6.83 per game) |
Attendance | 93,914 (1,957 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Alexander Ovechkin (18 points) |
Championship results
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 10 |
2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 8 |
3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 6 |
4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 3 |
5 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 2 |
6 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 1 |
- Results[2]
11 April 2002 13:00 | Norway | 2–2 ( 0–1, 2–1, 0–0 ) | Germany |
11 April 2002 16:30 | Slovakia | 1–5 ( 0–2, 0–2, 1–1 ) | Czech Republic |
11 April 2002 20:00 | Canada | 4–8 ( 3–2, 1–2, 0–4 ) | Russia |
12 April 2002 13:00 | Czech Republic | 7–4 ( 2–1, 2–2, 3–1 ) | Norway |
12 April 2002 16:30 | Russia | 6–1 ( 2–0, 2–1, 2–0 ) | Slovakia |
12 April 2002 20:00 | Germany | 1–9 ( 0–2, 1–3, 0–4 ) | Canada |
14 April 2002 13:00 | Czech Republic | 6–1 ( 4–0, 2–1, 0–0 ) | Germany |
14 April 2002 16:30 | Canada | 3–1 ( 2–0, 1–1, 0–0 ) | Slovakia |
14 April 2002 20:00 | Russia | 7–0 ( 1–0, 2–0, 4–0 ) | Norway |
15 April 2002 13:00 | Czech Republic | 4–1 ( 0–1, 1–0, 3–0 ) | Canada |
15 April 2002 16:30 | Slovakia | 3–4 ( 2–2, 0–0, 1–2 ) | Norway |
15 April 2002 20:00 | Germany | 2–8 ( 2–2, 0–3, 0–3 ) | Russia |
17 April 2002 10:00 | Norway | 3–4 ( 2–2, 0–0, 1–2 ) | Canada |
17 April 2002 13:30 | Russia | 5–3 ( 1–2, 3–0, 1–1 ) | Czech Republic |
17 April 2002 17:00 | Germany | 1–4 ( 1–2, 0–1, 0–1 ) | Slovakia |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 10 |
2 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 8 |
3 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 4 |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 4 |
6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 37 | −33 | 0 |
- Results[3]
11 April 2002 13:00 | Belarus | 0–9 ( 0–2, 0–1, 0–6 ) | United States |
11 April 2002 16:30 | Sweden | 0–2 ( 0–0, 0–1, 0–1 ) | Finland |
11 April 2002 20:00 | Ukraine | 0–10 ( 0–4, 0–2, 0–4 ) | Switzerland |
12 April 2002 13:00 | Finland | 4–3 ( 1–0, 1–1, 2–2 ) | Belarus |
12 April 2002 16:30 | Switzerland | 3–2 ( 2–1, 0–1, 1–0 ) | Sweden |
12 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 10–0 ( 2–0, 3–0, 5–0 ) | Ukraine |
14 April 2002 13:00 | Ukraine | 3–8 ( 1–3, 2–3, 0–2 ) | Sweden |
14 April 2002 16:30 | Switzerland | 3–6 ( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4 ) | Belarus |
14 April 2002 20:00 | Finland | 2–3 ( 1–1, 0–0, 1–2 ) | United States |
15 April 2002 13:00 | Sweden | 4–2 ( 1–1, 1–0, 2–1 ) | Belarus |
15 April 2002 16:30 | Finland | 6–0 ( 0–0, 3–0, 3–0 ) | Ukraine |
15 April 2002 20:00 | United States | 5–1 ( 2–1, 2–0, 1–0 ) | Switzerland |
17 April 2002 10:00 | Belarus | 3–1 ( 2–1, 1–0, 0–0 ) | Ukraine |
17 April 2002 13:30 | United States | 6–2 ( 1–0, 1–1, 4–1 ) | Sweden |
17 April 2002 17:00 | Switzerland | 1–8 ( 1–3, 0–2, 0–3 ) | Finland |
Relegation Round
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Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
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- Results[4]
18 April 2002 13:00 | Sweden | 4–0 ( 2–0, 0–0, 2–0 ) | Germany |
18 April 2002 16:30 | Norway | 2–7 ( 0–3, 1–3, 1–1 ) | Switzerland |
18 April 2002 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 ( 2–0, 1–0, 0–0 ) | Ukraine |
20 April 2002 11:00 | Switzerland | 5–2 ( 0–1, 2–1, 3–0 ) | Germany |
20 April 2002 14:30 | Ukraine | 5–2 ( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1 ) | Norway |
20 April 2002 18:00 | Sweden | 3–5 ( 1–3, 2–1, 0–1 ) | Slovakia |
21 April 2002 11:00 | Germany | 4–1 ( 1–0, 3–0, 0–1 ) | Ukraine |
21 April 2002 14:30 | Slovakia | 0–3 ( 0–0, 0–3, 0–0 ) | Switzerland |
21 April 2002 18:00 | Norway | 2–3 ( 0–1, 2–1, 0–1 ) | Sweden |
Final round
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Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the final round:
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- Results[5]
18 April 2002 13:00 | Czech Republic | 5–1 ( 1–0, 2–1, 2–0 ) | Belarus |
18 April 2002 16:30 | United States | 10–3 ( 2–1, 5–2, 3–0 ) | Canada |
18 April 2002 20:00 | Russia | 4–3 ( 2–2, 1–1, 1–0 ) | Finland |
20 April 2002 12:00 | Finland | 3–1 ( 0–1, 1–0, 2–0 ) | Canada |
20 April 2002 15:30 | United States | 0–1 ( 0–0, 0–1, 0–0 ) | Czech Republic |
20 April 2002 19:00 | Belarus | 0–11 ( 0–2, 0–7, 0–2 ) | Russia |
21 April 2002 12:00 | Czech Republic | 4–2 ( 1–0, 1–1, 2–1 ) | Finland |
21 April 2002 15:30 | Canada | 3–5 ( 1–3, 2–0, 0–2 ) | Belarus |
21 April 2002 19:00 | Russia | 1–3 ( 0–2, 0–0, 1–1 ) | United States |
Final standings
editRk. | Team |
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United States | |
Russia | |
Czech Republic | |
4 | Finland |
5 | Belarus |
6 | Canada |
7 | Switzerland |
8 | Slovakia |
9 | Sweden |
10 | Germany |
11 | Norway |
12 | Ukraine |
Germany, Norway, and Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division I
editThe Division I tournament was played in Celje and Maribor, Slovenia, from 23 to 29 March 2002.[6] With the temporary expansion of the top level to twelve teams because of the late inclusion of Canada, Division I was left short one team. France, the previous year's runner up in Division II was invited, but failed to respond, so the tournament was played with only seven teams.[7]
First round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KAZ | AUT | ITA | |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | ||
2 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 1–6 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 1–6 | 1–3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLO | LAT | DAN | JPN | |
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1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 | ||
2 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 6–4 | ||
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 4–6 |
Consolation round (Places 5–7)
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITA | DAN | JPN | |
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1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | ||
2 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2–4 | (6–4) | ||
3 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 2 | 4–3 | (4–6) |
Play-off
edit- Semifinal
27 March 2002 15:30 | Kazakhstan | 4–1 ( 1–1, 3–0, 0–0 ) | Latvia |
27 March 2002 19:00 | Slovenia | 3 – 2 OT ( 0–1, 1–1, 1–0 ) ( 1–0 ) | Austria |
- Third-place play-off
29 March 2002 15:30 | Latvia | 1–4 ( 1–1, 0–2, 0–1 ) | Austria |
- Final
29 March 2002 19:00 | Slovenia | 2–5 ( 1–0, 1–3, 0–2 ) | Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan were promoted to the top level, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division II
editThe Division II tournament was played in Briançon, France, from 22 to 29 March 2002.[8] With North Korea's absence, Romania (the previous year's Division III runners-up) gained a late promotion into this tournament.
First round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRA | GBR | CRO | ROM | |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | +46 | 6 | 10–0 | 17–1 | 20–0 | ||
2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 4 | 0–10 | 8–1 | 8–0 | ||
3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 2 | 1–17 | 1–8 | 7–2 | ||
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 | 0–20 | 0–8 | 2–7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | POL | EST | NED | HUN | |
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1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 6 | 9–1 | 9–1 | 7–1 | ||
2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 | 1–9 | 7–0 | 5–2 | ||
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 | 1–9 | 0–7 | 3–2 | ||
4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 1–7 | 2–5 | 2–3 |
Final round and Consolation round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRA | POL | GBR | EST | |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | +35 | 6 | 12–1 | (10–0) | 14–0 | ||
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 4 | 1–12 | 10–2 | (9–1) | ||
3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 2 | (0–10) | 2–10 | 8–2 | ||
4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | 0–14 | (1–9) | 2–8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NED | HUN | CRO | ROM | |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | (3–2) | 6–3 | 3–2 | ||
2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | (2–3) | 6–2 | 5–2 | ||
3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 | 3–6 | 2–6 | (7–2) | ||
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | (2–7) |
With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions, France, Poland, and Great Britain were all promoted to Division I, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division III
editThe Division III tournament was played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania, from 5 to 9 March 2002.[9]
First round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KOR | BEL | LTU | BUL | |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | +35 | 6 | 14–1 | 11–0 | 11–0 | ||
2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 4 | 1–14 | 6–4 | 4–1 | ||
3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 2 | 0–11 | 4–6 | 7–1 | ||
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 0–11 | 1–4 | 1–7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | YUG | ESP | RSA | TUR | |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 6 | 6–3 | 20–2 | 16–0 | ||
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 3 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 20–2 | ||
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 3 | 2–20 | 4–4 | 5–1 | ||
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | −38 | 0 | 0–16 | 2–20 | 1–5 |
With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions, everyone but Turkey were promoted to Division II, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Play-off round
edit- 7th-place play-off
9 March 2002 14:00 | Bulgaria | 6–3 ( 2–1, 3–0, 1–2 ) | Turkey | Kaunas |
- 5th-place play-off
9 March 2002 18:00 | Lithuania | 3–5 ( 3–0, 0–3, 0–2 ) | South Africa | Kaunas |
- 3rd-place play-off
9 March 2002 14:00 | Belgium | 4–7 ( 0–1, 2–4, 2–2 ) | Spain | Elektrėnai |
- Final
9 March 2002 18:00 | South Korea | 11–1 ( 3–1, 4–0, 4–0 ) | Yugoslavia | Elektrėnai |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sum, Karen (2011-11-18). "My Journey to the NHL". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Group A results
- ^ Group B results
- ^ Relegation Round results
- ^ Final Round results
- ^ Division I statistics
- ^ 2002 under 18 commentary
- ^ Division II statistics
- ^ Division III statistics