2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2003 competition.
Championship
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The Championship division was contested from 26 April to 11 May 2002. Participants in this tournament were placed into groups of four with the top three teams in each group advancing to the qualifying round. Teams which finished last in the group were sent to the relegation round where the top bottom teams were relegated to the 2003 Division I tournament. Within the qualifying round teams where split into two groups of six with the top four advancing to the playoff round and the bottom two eliminated from advancing. The playoff round was a knockout stage towards the gold medal game. The Championship was played in Gothenburg, Sweden. Slovakia won the gold medal game, defeating Russia 4–3. While Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for 2003.[1]
- Final standings
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland — relegated to Division I for 2003
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy — relegated to Division I for 2003
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan — Far Eastern qualifier for 2003
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Division I
Group A
Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002.
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Group B
Group B was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002.
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File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus and File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China and File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea are relegated to Division II.
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Division II
To integrate a new Division III being added for the 2003 Championships, the bottom team in each pool was relegated to the 2003 inaugural Division III competition.
Group A
Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002.
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Group B
Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002.
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File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia and File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania are promoted to Division I, while File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg and File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey are relegated to Division III.
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Division II Qualification
This Division II Qualification tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico to determine the two teams that would earn promotion to Division II for 2003 Division II.
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All times local
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File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea and File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico are promoted to Division II.
References
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External links
- IIHF Website
- Complete results at Passionhockey.com
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