2002 IIHF World U18 Championships

2002 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Slovakia
Dates April 11 – April 21, 2002
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   United States (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 328 (6.83 per match)
Attendance 93,914 (1,957 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alexander Ovechkin (18 points)

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 United States (US) finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively. The US and Russia played the last game of the final round to determine the medals. Needing to beat Russia by two goals, the US 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]

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Russia 5 5 0 0 34 10 10
 Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 25 12 8
 Canada 5 3 2 0 21 17 6
 Norway 5 1 3 1 13 23 3
 Slovakia 5 1 4 0 10 19 2
 Germany 5 0 4 1 7 29 1

Group B

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 United States 5 5 0 0 33 5 10
 Finland 5 4 1 0 22 7 8
 Belarus 5 2 3 0 14 21 4
 Sweden 5 2 3 0 16 16 4
 Switzerland 5 2 3 0 18 21 4
 Ukraine 5 0 5 0 4 37 0

Relegation Round

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Switzerland 5 5 0 0 28 6 10
 Slovakia 5 3 2 0 15 11 6
 Sweden 5 3 2 0 20 13 6
 Germany 5 1 3 1 9 16 3
 Norway 5 1 3 1 12 20 3
 Ukraine 5 1 4 0 9 27 2

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

Final round

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 United States 5 4 1 0 27 7 8
 Russia 5 4 1 0 29 13 8
 Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 17 9 8
 Finland 5 2 3 0 14 15 4
 Belarus 5 1 4 0 9 32 2
 Canada 5 0 5 0 12 30 0

Final standings

Rk. Team
 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

First round

Group A (in Celje)
Teams KAZ AUT ITA Tore Pkt.
1. Kazakhstan 6:1 6:1 12:2 4:0
2. Austria 1:6 3:1 4:7 2:2
3. Italy 1:6 1:3 2:9 0:4
Group B (in Maribor)
Teams SLO LAT DAN JPN Tore Pkt.
1. Slovenia 4:2 3:0 4:4 11:6 5:1
2. Latvia 2:4 4:2 2:2 8:8 3:3
3. Denmark 0:3 2:4 6:4 8:11 2:4
4. Japan 4:4 2:2 4:6 10:12 2:4

Places 5-7

( in Celje)
Teams ITA DAN JPN Tore Pkt.
1. Italy 4:2 3:4 7:6 2:2
2. Denmark 2:4 (6:4) 8:8 2:2
3. Japan 4:3 (4:6) 8:9 2:2

Play-Offs

Semifinal
27. März 2002 Maribor Kazakhstan – Latvia 4:1 (1:1,3:0,0:0)
27. March 2002 Maribor Slovenia – Austria 3:2 n.V. (0:1,1:1,1:0,1:0)
3rd place
29. March 2002 Maribor Austria – Latvia 4:1 (1:1,2:0,1:0)
Final
29. March 2002 Maribor Slovenia – Kazakhstan 2:5 (1:0,1:3,0:2)

Division II

First round

Group A
Teams FRA GBR CRO ROM Tore Pkt.
1. France 10:0 17:1 20:0 47:1 6:0
2. Great Britain 0:10 8:1 8:0 16:11 4:2
3. Croatia 1:17 1:8 7:2 9:27 2:4
4. Romania 0:20 0:8 2:7 2:35 0:6
Group B
Teams POL EST NED HUN Tore Pkt.
1. Poland 9:1 9:1 7:1 25:3 6:0
2. Estonia 1:9 7:0 5:2 13:11 4:2
3. Netherlands 1:9 0:7 3:2 4:18 2:4
4. Hungary 1:7 2:5 2:3 5:15 0:6

Placing and Final round

Places 5-8
Teams NED HUN CRO ROM Tore Pkt.
1. Netherlands (3:2) 6:3 3:2 12:7 6:0
2. Hungary (2:3) 6:2 5:2 13:7 4:2
3. Croatia 3:6 2:6 (7:2) 12:14 2:4
4. [ Romania 2:3 2:5 (2:7) 6:15 0:6
Places 1-4
Teams FRA POL GBR EST Tore Pkt.
1. France 12:1 (10:0) 14:0 36:1 6:0
2. Poland 1:12 10:2 (9:1) 20:15 4:2
3. Great Britain (0:10) 2:10 8:2 10:24 2:4
4. Estonia 0:14 (1:9) 2:8 3:31 0:6

Division III

First round

Group A (in Elektrėnai)
Teams DRK BEL LTU BUL Tore Pkt.
1. South Korea 14:1 11:0 11:0 36:1 6:0
2. Belgium 1:14 6:4 4:1 11:19 4:2
3. Lithuania 0:11 4:6 7:1 11:18 2:4
4. Bulgaria 0:11 1:4 1:7 2:22 0:6
Group B (in Kaunas)
Teams YUG ESP RSA TUR Tore Pkt.
1. [ Serbia and Montenegro 6:3 20:2 16:0 42:5 6:0
2. Spain 0:11 3:6 4:4 20:2 3:3
3. South Africa 2:20 4:4 5:1 11:25 3:3
4. Turkey 0:16 2:20 1:5 3:41 0:6

Final round

7th place
9. March 2002 Kaunas Bulgaria – Turkey 6:3 (2:1,3:0,1:2)
5th place
9. March 2002 Kaunas Lithuania – South Africa 3:5 (3:0,0:3,0:2)
3rd place
9. March 2002 Elektrėnai Spain – Belgium 7:4 (1:0,4:2,2:2)
Final
9. March 2002 Elektrėnai South Korea – Serbia and Montenegro 11:1 (3:1,4:0,4:0)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sum, Karen (2011-11-18). "My Journey to the NHL". Vancouver Canucks. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=602017. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

Preceded by
2001 World U18		 IIHF World U18 Championships
2002		 Succeeded by
2003 World U18