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.
Contents
Teams
Group A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
All games at Pardubice
December 25
United States 3-1
Czech Republic
Belarus 0-5
Sweden
December 26
December 27
Czech Republic 0-1
Slovakia
Sweden 2-2
United States
December 28
December 29
Sweden 2-2
Slovakia
United States 5-2
Belarus
December 30
Czech Republic 1-2
Sweden
Slovakia 4-4
United States
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
All games at Hradec Králové
December 25
France 0-15
Canada
Switzerland 3-0
Finland
December 26
December 27
Canada 6-1
Switzerland
Finland 2-1
Russia
December 28
December 29
Canada 5-2
Russia
Switzerland 8-0
France
December 30
Russia 4-0
Switzerland
Finland 4-1
Canada
Playoffs
Quarterfinals - January 1
United States 1-6
Russia @ Hradec Králové
Slovakia 2-3
Switzerland @ Pardubice
Canada 5-2
Sweden @ Hradec Králové
Finland 3-1
Czech Republic @ Pardubice
Semifinals - January 2
Switzerland 0-4
Canada @ Pardubice
Russia 2-1
Finland (OT) @ Pardubice
Placement games - January 2
Slovakia 2-3
Sweden (SO) @ Hradec Králové
Czech Republic 3-4
United States @ Hradec Králové
Placement games - January 4
- 5th:
United States 3-2
Sweden (OT) @ Hradec Králové
- 7th:
Slovakia 2-6
Czech Republic @ Hradec Králové
Finals - January 4
- Gold:
Russia 5-4
Canada @ Pardubice
- Bronze:
Finland 5-1
Switzerland @ Pardubice
Relegation
Best-of-two series
January 1
January 3
France is relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Scoring leaders
Player | Nationality | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Mike Cammalleri | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Brad Boyes | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
Jared Aulin | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Aleš Hemský | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Marek Svatos | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
Alexander Frolov | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Stanislav Chistov | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Tomáš Kopecký | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
Jussi Jokinen | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Jarkko Immonen | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Tomáš Plekanec | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 90 minutes played)
Player | Nationality | Mins | GA | GAA | SO | Pct. |
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Kari Lehtonen | ![]() |
359 | 7 | 1.17 | 1 | .943 |
Pascal Leclaire | ![]() |
299 | 9 | 1.80 | 2 | .937 |
Lucas Hronek | ![]() |
355 | 12 | 2.03 | 0 | .897 |
Henrik Lundqvist | ![]() |
419 | 15 | 2.15 | 1 | .906 |
Peter Hamerlik | ![]() |
207 | 8 | 2.31 | 0 | .921 |
Division I
Held December 9-15, 2001 in Kapfenberg & Zeltweg, Austria
Group A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
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 A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
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 A
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
Group B
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
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.
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Preceded by 2001 World Juniors |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships See also: 2002 World Championships |
Succeeded by 2003 World Juniors |
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