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2002 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Dates April 11 – April 21, 2002
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of the United States United States of America (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 328 (6.83 per match)
Attendance 93,914 (1,957 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia 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 finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively.

Championship results[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

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

Group B[]

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

Relegation Round[]

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 5 0 0 28 6 10
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 3 2 0 15 11 6
Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 3 2 0 20 13 6
Flag of Germany Germany 5 1 3 1 9 16 3
Flag of Norway Norway 5 1 3 1 12 20 3
Flag of Ukraine 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
Flag of the United States United States 5 4 1 0 27 7 8
Flag of Russia Russia 5 4 1 0 29 13 8
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 17 9 8
Flag of Finland Finland 5 2 3 0 14 15 4
Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 1 4 0 9 32 2
Flag of Canada Canada 5 0 5 0 12 30 0

Final standings[]

Rk. Team
Gold medal icon Flag of the United States United States
Silver medal icon Flag of Russia Russia
Bronze medal icon Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
4 Flag of Finland Finland
5 Flag of Belarus Belarus
6 Flag of Canada Canada
7 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
8 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
9 Flag of Sweden Sweden
10 Flag of Germany Germany
11 Flag of Norway Norway
12 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine

Flag of Germany Germany, Flag of Norway Norway, and Flag of Ukraine Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.


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