2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships



The 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2002 WJHC) were held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. The championships began on December 25, 2001, and finished on January 4, 2002. Russia was the winner, overcoming a 3-1 second period deficit to defeat Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game.

Group A
All games at Pardubice

December 25
 * 🇺🇸 3-1 🇨🇿
 * 🇧🇾 0-5 🇸🇪

December 26
 * 🇸🇰 7-1 🇧🇾

December 27
 * 🇨🇿 0-1 🇸🇰
 * 🇸🇪 2-2 🇺🇸

December 28
 * 🇧🇾 1-9 🇨🇿

December 29
 * 🇸🇪 2-2 🇸🇰
 * 🇺🇸 5-2 🇧🇾

December 30
 * 🇨🇿 1-2 🇸🇪
 * 🇸🇰 4-4 🇺🇸

Group B
All games at Hradec Králové

December 25
 * 🇫🇷 0-15 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 3-0 🇫🇮

December 26
 * 🇷🇺 5-1 🇫🇷

December 27
 * 🇨🇦 Canada 6-1
 * 🇫🇮 2-1 🇷🇺

December 28
 * 🇫🇷 0-8 🇫🇮

December 29
 * 🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 🇷🇺
 * 8-0 🇫🇷

December 30
 * 🇷🇺 4-0
 * 🇫🇮 4-1 🇨🇦 Canada

Playoffs
Quarterfinals - January 1
 * 🇺🇸 1-6 🇷🇺 @ Hradec Králové
 * 🇸🇰 2-3 @ Pardubice
 * 🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 🇸🇪 @ Hradec Králové
 * 🇫🇮 3-1 🇨🇿 @ Pardubice

Semifinals - January 2
 * 0-4 🇨🇦 Canada @ Pardubice
 * 🇷🇺 2-1 🇫🇮 (OT) @ Pardubice

Placement games - January 2
 * 🇸🇰 2-3 🇸🇪 (SO) @ Hradec Králové
 * 🇨🇿 3-4 🇺🇸 @ Hradec Králové

Placement games - January 4
 * 5th: 🇺🇸 3-2 🇸🇪 (OT) @ Hradec Králové
 * 7th: 🇸🇰 2-6 🇨🇿 @ Hradec Králové

Finals - January 4
 * Gold: 🇷🇺 5-4 🇨🇦 Canada @ Pardubice
 * Bronze: 🇫🇮 5-1 @ Pardubice

Relegation
Best-of-two series January 1
 * 🇧🇾 2-3 🇫🇷 @ Hradec Králové

January 3 France is relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
 * 🇫🇷 2-4 🇧🇾 (SO) @ Pardubice

Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 90 minutes played)

Division I
Held December 9-15, 2001 in Kapfenberg & Zeltweg, Austria

Group B
''Germany advances to the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. No other team is relegated due to a restructuring of the divisions in the 2003 tournament, where Division I will consist of 12 teams in 2 groups.''

Division II
Held December 30, 2001 - January 3, 2002 in Zagreb, Croatia

Group B
''Japan, Denmark, Latvia, and Croatia advance to Division I of the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, the remaining four teams will remain in Division II, which will consist of 12 teams in two groups.''

Division III
Held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia January 5-9, 2002

Group B
Due to a restructuring of the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, all Division III teams will be moved to Division II, which will have 12 teams in 2 groups.