2002–03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge

The 2002-03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge was the first edition of the tournament. 14 countries participated in 12 tournaments, divided into four sessions, which took place in September, November, December, and February.[1]

September session

Riga Tournament

The tournament was played in Riga, Latvia from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Latvia.

Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Diff
1  Latvia 6 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10
2  Denmark 3 3 1 1 1 8 9 -1
3  France 2 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6
4  Ukraine 1 3 0 1 2 7 10 -3

Sëlva Tournament

The tournament was played in Sëlva, Italy from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Norway.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Norway 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 3 +7
2  Poland 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 7 1 +6
3  Netherlands 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 15 -9
4  Italy 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 10 -4

Nottingham Tournament

The tournament was played in Nottingham, Great Britain from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Belarus.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Belarus 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 3 +9
2  Slovenia 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 9 9 0
3  Hungary 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 8 0
4  Great Britain 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 16 -9

November session

Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros Tournament

The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Ukraine.

Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Diff
1  Ukraine 6 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14
2  Slovenia 3 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2
3  Great Britain 2 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5
4  Hungary 1 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7

Asker Tournament

The tournament was played in Asker, Norway from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Austria.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Austria 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 8 +1
2  Belarus 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 12 8 +4
3  Poland 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 10 0
4  Norway 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 13 -5

Trofeo Olivier Lesieur

The tournament was played in Belfort and Mulhouse, France from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Denmark.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Denmark 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 5 +2
2  Latvia 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 13 11 +2
3  Italy 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 -3
4  France 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 9 10 -1

December session

Danzig Tournament

The tournament was played in Danzig, Poland from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by Latvia.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Latvia 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 15 3 +12
2  Denmark 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 10 6 +4
3  Poland 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 6 +2
4  Netherlands 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 22 -18

Kiev Tournament

The tournament was played in Kiev, Ukraine from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by Belarus.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Belarus 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 23 9 +14
2  Ukraine 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 16 4 +12
3  Hungary 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 14 -5
4  Great Britain 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 26 -18

Bled Tournament

The tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by France.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  France 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 2 +14
2  Slovenia 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 13 8 +5
3  Norway 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 13 -9
4  Croatia 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 25 -24

February session

Villach Tournament

The tournament was played in Villach, Austria from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Austria.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Austria 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 14 9 +5
2  Italy 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 8 7 +1
3  Slovenia 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 8 7 +1
4  Great Britain 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 13 -7

Minsk Tournament

The tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Belarus.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Belarus 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 12 7 +5
2  Latvia 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 7 -1
3  France 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 -1
4  Hungary 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 10 -3

Odense Tournament

The tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Denmark

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Denmark 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 5 +5
2  Ukraine 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 14 10 +4
3  Norway 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 11 13 -2
4  Poland 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 8 15 -7

General classification

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff
1  Belarus 21 12 10 0 1 0 1 59 27 +32
2  Latvia 19 12 9 0 1 0 2 48 25 +23
3  Denmark 18 12 6 2 2 0 1 35 26 +9
4  Ukraine 15 12 6 0 2 1 3 50 24 +26
5  France 13 12 5 0 2 1 4 33 27 +6
6  Norway 13 12 6 0 1 0 4 41 36 +5
7  Slovenia 13 12 5 0 3 0 4 36 32 +4
8  Austria 8 6 3 0 2 0 1 23 17 +6
9  Poland 8 12 4 0 0 0 8 33 32 +1
10  Italy 7 9 1 1 2 2 3 23 29 -6
11  Hungary 6 12 2 0 2 0 8 26 41 -15
12  Great Britain 4 12 1 0 2 0 9 21 63 -42
13  Netherlands 2 6 0 1 0 0 5 10 37 -27
14  Croatia 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 25 -24

References

  1. ↑ 2002-03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge on hockeyarchives.info

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