Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2002

	U20 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Russia

The 26th ice hockey world championships of the U20 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2002 in the age group of under-20s (U20). From December 9, 2001 to January 9, 2002, a total of 34 national teams took part in the four tournaments of the World Cup and Divisions I to III.

The world champion was the team of Russia for the eleventh time , which defeated Canada 5-4 in the final . Finland secured third place with a 5-1 win in the small final against Switzerland . The German team was able to achieve promotion to the top division with a 7-1 win in the Division I final against Austria after four years of second division.

Overview U20 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Pardubice Hradec Králové	Dec 25, 2001 - Jan 4, 2002 0	10	110,828	34	3,259
Division I.	Kapfenberg Zeltweg	0Dec 9, 2001 - Dec 15, 2001	8th	18,600	20th	930
Division II	Zagreb	Dec 30, 2001 - Jan 3, 2002 0	8th	10,050	16	628
Division III	Belgrade	0Jan 5, 2002 - Jan 9, 2002 0	8th	19,000	16	1,187

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: December 25, 2001 to January 4, 2002 in Pardubice and Hradec Králové , Czech Republic

  Participants: Finland , France (promoted) , Canada , Russia (defending champion) , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Czech Republic , USA , Belarus            

• Division I: December 9-15 , 2001 in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg , Austria

  Participants: Germany , Italy , Kazakhstan (relegated) , Norway , Austria , Poland , Slovenia (promoted) , Ukraine          

• Division II: December 30, 2001 to January 3, 2002 in Zagreb , Croatia

  Participants: Great Britain , Denmark , Japan , Croatia , Latvia (relegated) , Lithuania , Netherlands (promoted) , Hungary          

• Division III: January 5th to 9th, 2002 in Belgrade , FR Yugoslavia

  Participants: Bulgaria , Estonia (relegated) , Iceland (promoted) , Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Mexico , Romania , Spain , South Africa          

 Australia did not report a team after finishing last in Division III last year.

Top division

World Cup 2002 of the U20 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Russia
silver	Canada
bronze	Finland
Relegated	France
Venue (s)	Pardubice & Hradec Králové , Czech Republic
opening	December 25, 2001
Endgame	January 4, 2002
spectator	110,828 (3,259 per game)
Gates	201 (5.91 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Kari Lehtonen
Best defender	Igor Knyazev
Best striker	Mike Cammalleri
MVP	Mike Cammalleri
Top scorer	Mike Cammalleri (11 points)

The U20 World Cup was held from December 25, 2001 to January 4, 2002 in the Czech cities of Pardubice and Hradec Králové . The game was played in the ČEZ Aréna (10,194 places) in Pardubice and the Zimní stadium in Hradec Králové with 7,700 places.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The world championship title was secured by Russia, which beat Canada just 5: 4 in the final. It was the eleventh title for the Russians.

Group A	Group B
Czech Republic	Finland
Sweden	Canada
United States	Switzerland
Slovakia	Russia
Belarus	France

mode

After the group matches - each team played four of them - the preliminary round, the first four in each group qualified for the quarter-finals, which, like the other rounds, were then played in the knockout system. The fifth of the group games contested a relegation according to the " Best-of-Two " mode and determined who was relegated to Division I.

Venues

Pardubice	Pardubice Hradec Králové World Championship venues	Hradec Králové
ČEZ Aréna Capacity: 10,194		Zimní stadion Hradec Králové Capacity: 7,700

Preliminary round

Group A

December 25, 2001 2:00 p.m.

United States

3: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0)

Czech Republic

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 8,500

December 25, 2001 5:30 p.m.

Belarus

0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 2)

Sweden

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 3,800

December 26, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Slovakia

7: 1 (1: 0, 4: 1, 2: 0)

Belarus

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 2,780

December 27, 2001 5:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)

Slovakia

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Spectators: 9,170

December 27, 2001 8:15 pm

Sweden

2: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0)

United States

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 6,300

December 28, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Belarus

1: 9 (1: 3, 0: 1, 0: 5)

Czech Republic

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Spectators: 6,715

December 29, 2001 3:30 p.m.

Sweden

2: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1)

Slovakia

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 3,093

December 29, 2001 7:00 p.m.

United States

5: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0)

Belarus

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 1,275

December 30, 2001 2:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Sweden

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice spectators: 9,300

December 30, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 4 (2: 3, 1: 0, 1: 1)

United States

ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Spectators: 7,530

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovakia	4th	2	2	0	14: 07	6th
2.	United States	4th	2	2	0	14: 09	6th
3.	Sweden	4th	2	2	0	11: 05	6th
4th	Czech Republic	4th	1	0	3	11: 07	2
5.	Belarus	4th	0	0	4th	04:26	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the quarter-finals , qualification for the relegation round

Group B

December 25, 2001 3:30 p.m.

France

0:15 (0: 4, 0: 5, 0: 6)

Canada

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 300

December 25, 2001 7:00 p.m.

Switzerland

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Finland

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 462

December 26, 2001 5:00 p.m.

Russia

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1)

France

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 302

December 27, 2001 3:30 p.m.

Canada

6: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0)

Switzerland

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 1,800

December 27, 2001 7:00 p.m.

Finland

2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0)

Russia

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 2,200

December 28, 2001 5:00 p.m.

France

0: 8 (0: 3, 0: 3, 0: 2)

Finland

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 300

December 29, 2001 3:30 p.m.

Canada

5: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0)

Russia

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 4,600

December 29, 2001 7:00 p.m.

Switzerland

8: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0)

France

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 856

December 30, 2001 3:30 p.m.

Russia

4: 0 (2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Switzerland

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 850

December 30, 2001 7:00 p.m.

Finland

4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Canada

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 3,500

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Finland	4th	3	0	1	14: 05	6th
2.	Canada	4th	3	0	1	27: 07	6th
3.	Russia	4th	2	0	2	12: 08	4th
4th	Switzerland	4th	2	0	2	12:10	4th
5.	France	4th	0	0	4th	01:36	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the quarter-finals , qualification for the relegation round

Relegation round

The relegation to Division I was carried out in the " Best-of-Two " mode. In the event of a tie after winning games, the second game was continued with a sudden death overtime and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out to determine who was relegated.

January 1, 2002 11:00 a.m.

Belarus

2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) Stand: 0: 1

France

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 300

January 3, 2002 at 5:00 p.m.

France

2: 4 n.P. (0: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Status: 1: 1 *

Belarus

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 270

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A2

United States

1

B3

Russia

6th

B3

Russia

2

B1

Finland

1

B1

Finland

3

A4

Czech Republic

1

B3

Russia

5

B2

Canada

4th

A1

Slovakia

2

B4

Switzerland

3

B4

Switzerland

0

3rd place match

B2

Canada

4th

B2

Canada

5

B1

Finland

5

A3

Sweden

2

B4

Switzerland

1

Quarter finals

January 1, 2002 2:30 p.m.

United States

1: 6 (0: 1, 1: 4, 0: 1)

Russia

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 1,500

January 1, 2002 2:30 p.m.

Slovakia

2: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Switzerland

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice spectators: 3,200

January 1, 2002 6:00 p.m.

Canada

5: 2 (2: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Sweden

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 1,200

January 1, 2002 6:00 p.m.

Finland

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)

Czech Republic

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 5,725

Placement round

	Placement rounds 5-8					Play for 5th place
	A1	Slovakia	2
	A3	Sweden	3
						A3	United States	3
						A4	Sweden	2
	A4	Czech Republic	3
	A2	United States	4th
						Game for 7th place
						A3	Slovakia	2
						A4	Czech Republic	6th

January 2, 2002 3:30 p.m.

Slovakia

2: 3 (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3)

Sweden

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 400

January 2, 2002 7:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

3: 4 (2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1)

United States

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 1,700

Game for 7th place

January 4, 2002 3:30 p.m.

Slovakia

2: 6 (0: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2)

Czech Republic

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 1,220

Play for 5th place

January 4, 2002 7:00 p.m.

United States

3: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)

Sweden

Zimní stadium, Hradec Králové spectators: 300

Semifinals

January 2, 2002 5:00 p.m.

Switzerland

0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)

Canada

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 2.270

January 2, 2002 8:30 p.m.

Russia

2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)

Finland

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 2.820

3rd place match

January 4, 2002 4:30 p.m.

Finland

5: 1 (3: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)

Switzerland

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 7,430

final

January 4, 2002 8:30 p.m.

Russia

5: 4 (1: 2, 3: 1, 1: 1)

Canada

ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice Spectators: 9,130

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Mike Cammalleri	Canada	7th	7th	4th	11	+9	10
Brad Boyes	Canada	7th	5	4th	9	+8	16
Jared Aulin	Canada	7th	4th	5	9	+8	4th
Aleš Hemský	Czech Republic	7th	3	6th	9	−1	6th
Marek Svatoš	Slovakia	7th	7th	1	8th	+5	6th
Alexander Frolov	Russia	7th	6th	2	8th	+5	4th
Stanislav Chistov	Russia	7th	4th	4th	8th	+2	0
Tomáš Kopecký	Slovakia	7th	3	5	8th	+6	22nd
Jussi Jokinen	Finland	7th	2	6th	8th	+3	2
Jarkko Immonen	Finland	7th	4th	3	7th	+3	6th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Kari Lehtonen	Finland	6th	359: 36	7th	1	94.31	1.17
Pascal Leclaire	Canada	5	299: 25	9	2	93.71	1.80
Peter Hamerlík	Slovakia	4th	207: 31	8th	0	92.08	2.21
Peter Budaj	Slovakia	4th	212: 29	11	1	91.91	3.11
Henrik Lundqvist	Sweden	7th	419: 15	15th	1	90.63	2.15

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Russia
2	Canada
3	Finland
4th	Switzerland
5	United States
6th	Sweden
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Slovakia
9	Belarus
10	France

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion Russia

Alexander Frolov , Denis Grebeschkow , Igor Grigorenko , Igor Knyazev , Maxim Kondratiev , Vladimir V.Korsunov , Andrei Medvedev , Sergei Mylnikov , Ivan Neprjajew , Alexander Pereschogin , Alexander Poluschin , Andrei Sabolotnew , Ruslan Sainullin , Vladimir Sapozhnikov , Sergei Soin , Alexander Suglobow , Alexander Switow , Andrei Taratuchin , Fyodor Tjutin , Yuri Trubachev , Stanislaw Tschistow , Anton Woltschenkow Coach: Vladimir Pljuschtschew

Silver Canada

Jared Aulin , Jay Bouwmeester , Brad Boyes , Mike Cammalleri , Carlo Colaiacovo , Dan Hamhuis , Jay Harrison , Chuck Kobasew , Pascal Leclaire , Jay McClement , Olivier Michaud , Garth Murray , Rick Nash , Steve Ott , Nathan Paetsch , Mark Popovic , Nick Schultz , Jason Spezza , Jarret Stoll , Brian Sutherby , Scottie Upshall , Stephen Weiss Trainers: Stan Butler

Bronze Finland

Sean Bergheim , Kim Hirschovits , Jarkko Immonen , Topi Jaakola , Janne Jokila , Jussi Jokinen , Mikko Kankaanperä , Toni Koivisto , Mikko Koivu , Juha Kuokkanen , Kari Lehtonen , Tero Määttä , Tomi Mäki , Olli Malmivaara , Jyri Marttinen , Tuomas Pihlman , Joni Pitkänen , Tuomo Ruutu , Pekka Saarenheimo , Markus Seikola , Mikko Viitanen , Joni Yli-Torkko Trainer: Erkka Westerlund

Relegated to Division I:	France
Promoted to the top division:	Germany

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Mike Cammalleri	Canada
Best goalkeeper	Kari Lehtonen	Finland
Best defender	Igor Knyazev	Russia
Best striker	Mike Cammalleri	Canada

All-Star Team

Attack:	Stanislaw Tschistow - Mike Cammalleri - Marek Svatoš
Defense:	Jay Bouwmeester - Igor Knjasew
Goal:	Pascal Leclaire

Division I.

The Division I tournament was held in Zeltweg and Kapfenberg (Austria).

Preliminary round

Group A (in Kapfenberg)

Teams	AUT	NOR	KAZ	SLO	Gates	Pt.
1. Austria		3: 2	5: 2	1: 1	9: 5	5: 1
2. Norway	2: 3		6: 4	4: 3	12:10	4: 2
3. Kazakhstan	2: 5	4: 6		7: 2	13:13	2: 4
4. Slovenia	1: 1	3: 4	2: 7		6:12	1: 5

Group B (in Zeltweg)

Teams	GER	UKR	ITA	POLE	Gates	Pt.
1. Germany		2: 1	8: 1	6: 2	16: 4	6-0
2. Ukraine	1: 2		3: 3	3: 2	7: 7	3: 3
3. Italy	1: 8	3: 3		6: 6	10:17	2: 4
4. Poland	2: 6	2: 3	6: 6		10:15	1: 5

Placement round

1 round
December 14, 2001	Zeltweg	Kazakhstan	-	Poland	11: 0 (0: 0.7: 0.4: 0)
December 14, 2001	Zeltweg	Italy	-	Slovenia	4: 5 (2: 0.0: 3.2: 2)
Game for 7th place
December 15, 2001	Zeltweg	Poland	-	Italy	6: 0 (2: 0.2: 0.2: 0)
Play for 5th place
December 15, 2001	Zeltweg	Kazakhstan	-	Slovenia	11: 6 (2: 1.5: 3.4: 2)

Final round

Semifinals
December 14, 2001	Kapfenberg	Austria	-	Ukraine	9: 1 (2: 1.3: 0.4: 0)
December 14, 2001	Kapfenberg	Germany	-	Norway	3: 1 (0: 0.2: 0.1: 1)
3rd place match
December 15, 2001	Kapfenberg	Norway	-	Ukraine	7: 1 (1: 1.3: 0.3: 0)
final
December 15, 2001	Kapfenberg	Austria	-	Germany	1: 7 (1: 0.0: 2.0: 5)

Final placements

RF	team
1	Germany
2	Austria
3	Norway
4th	Ukraine
5	Kazakhstan
6th	Slovenia
7th	Poland
8th	Italy

Ascent and descent

Promoted to the World Cup group:	Germany
Relegated from the World Cup group:	France
Promoted from Division II:	Japan, Latvia, Denmark, Croatia

Division II

(in Zagreb, Croatia)

Preliminary round

Group A Teams DAN LAT GBR NED Gates Pt. 1. Denmark  6: 5 12: 2 12: 2 30: 9 6-0 2. Latvia  5: 6 6-0 11: 0 22: 6 4: 2 3. Great Britain  2:12 0: 6 5: 1 7:19 2: 4 4. Netherlands  2:12 0:11 1: 5 3:28 0: 6

Group B Teams JPN CRO HUN LTU Gates Pt. 1. Japan  9: 1 7: 2 9: 3 25: 6 6-0 2. Croatia  1: 9 2: 2 11: 3 14:14 3: 3 3. Hungary  2: 7 2: 2 3: 1 7:10 3: 3 4. Lithuania  3: 9 3:11 1: 3 7:23 0: 6

Finals and placement games

Game for 7th place
January 3, 2002	Zagreb	Netherlands	-	Lithuania	10: 4 (5: 0.2: 2.3: 2)
Play for 5th place
January 3, 2002	Zagreb	Great Britain	-	Hungary	9: 4 (2: 0.2: 3.5: 1)
3rd place match
January 3, 2002	Zagreb	Croatia	-	Latvia	1:10 (1: 5.0: 2.0: 3)
final
January 3, 2002	Zagreb	Japan	-	Denmark	5: 2 (1: 0.2: 1.2: 1)

Final placements

RF	team
1	Japan
2	Denmark
3	Latvia
4th	Croatia
5	Great Britain
6th	Hungary
7th	Netherlands
8th	Lithuania

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division I:	Japan Latvia Denmark Croatia
Promoted from Division III:	Estonia Spain FR Yugoslavia Romania South Africa Iceland Mexico Bulgaria

Division III

(in Belgrade, Yugoslavia)

Preliminary round

Group A Teams EST YUG ISL BUL Gates Pt. 1. Estonia  6: 3 20: 1 27: 0 53: 4 6-0 2nd Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  3: 6 11: 3 9: 2 23:11 4: 2 3. Iceland  1:20 3:11 3: 1 7:34 2: 4 4. Bulgaria  0:27 2: 9 1: 3 3:39 0: 6

Group B Teams ESP ROME RSA MEX Gates Pt. 1. Spain  6: 5 3-0 11: 2 20: 7 6-0 2. Romania  5: 6 3: 2 13: 2 21:10 4: 2 3. South Africa  0: 3 2: 3 6: 4 8:10 2: 4 4. Mexico  2:11 2:13 4: 6 8:30 0: 6

Finals and placement games

Game for 7th place
January 9, 2002	Belgrade	Mexico	-	Bulgaria	9: 4 (3: 1.4: 1.2: 2)
Play for 5th place
January 9, 2002	Belgrade	South Africa	-	Iceland	4: 3 (3: 0.0: 2.1: 1)
3rd place match
January 9, 2002	Belgrade	BR Yugoslavia	-	Romania	4: 1 (2: 0.2: 0.0: 1)
final
January 9, 2002	Belgrade	Estonia	-	Spain	12: 1 (3: 0.7: 0.2: 1)

Final placements

RF	team
1	Estonia
2	Spain
3	BR Yugoslavia
4th	Romania
5	South Africa
6th	Iceland
7th	Mexico
8th	Bulgaria

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division II:

Estonia Spain FR Yugoslavia Romania South Africa Iceland Mexico Bulgaria

Web links

• Official website
• The Junior World Championship at hockeyarchives.info (French)