Ice hockey world championship of the U18 juniors 2002
U18 Junior World Championship | |||
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Winner: USA |
The 4th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2002 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 5 and April 21, 2002, a total of 41 national teams took part in the five tournaments of the top division as well as divisions I to III and the Asia-Oceania division.
In its fourth edition, the competition was reformed. The top division was increased from ten to twelve teams, with the teams playing off three final round and three relegation round participants in two groups of six. For the first time since the premiere of the competition in 1999, the final round was not played in a knockout system . The Asia-Oceania Division was played for the last time. The three best teams were able to qualify for Division III for the following year .
The world champion was the United States team for the first time , which was just ahead of arch-rivals Russia and the Czech Republic in the final . The German team was relegated to Division I by a tenth place in the top division as one of three teams, while Switzerland took seventh place in the top division. Austria was third in Division I.
competition | place | date | sub- contractor |
viewers total |
Games | O |
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Top division |
Piešťany Trnava |
Apr 11, 2002 - Apr 21, 2002 | 12 | 93.914 | 48 | 1,957 |
Division I. |
Maribor Celje |
23 Mar 2002 - March 29th 2002 | 7th | 7,643 | 15th | 510 |
Division II | Briançon | 22 Mar 2002 - March 29th 2002 | 8th | 15,714 | 20th | 786 |
Division III |
Elektrėnai Kaunas |
5th Mar 2002 - March 9th 2002 | 8th | 6.227 | 16 | 389 |
Asia-Oceania Division | Auckland | 10 Mar 2002 - Mar 15 2002 | 6th | 4,500 | 15th | 300 |
Participants, venues and periods
- Division II: March 22-29 , 2002 in Briançon , France
- Participants: Estonia, France, Great Britain, Croatia, Netherlands
- Division III: March 5-9, 2002 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas , Lithuania
- Asia-Oceania Division: March 10-15, 2002 in Auckland , New Zealand
North Korea did not register a team for the Division I tournament and was automatically relegated to Division II.
Top division
2002 World Cup for U18 Juniors | |
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Number of nations | 12 |
World Champion | United States |
silver | Russia |
bronze | Czech Republic |
Relegated |
Germany Norway Ukraine
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Venue (s) | Piešťany & Trnava , Slovakia |
opening | April 11, 2002 |
Endgame | April 21, 2002 |
spectator | 93,914 (1,957 per game) |
Gates | 328 (6.83 per game) |
Best goalkeeper | Lukáš refectory |
Best defender | Ryan Suter |
Best striker | Nikolai Scherdew |
Top scorer | Alexander Ovetschkin (18 points) |
The U18 World Cup was held from April 11 to April 21, 2002 in the Slovak cities Piešťany and Trnava . The game was played in the Zimný štadión (5,000 places) in Piešťany and the Zimný štadión in Trnava with 3,200 places.
Twelve national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of six teams each.
Group A | Group B |
Russia | Switzerland |
Czech Republic | Finland |
Germany | United States |
Slovakia | Sweden |
Norway | Ukraine |
Canada | Belarus |
mode
After the group matches in the preliminary round, the teams in the first three places in each group qualify for the final round. The three teams in each group in the back seats took part in the relegation round. In both groups, the placements were then played out, including the results against the two direct competitors from the preliminary round. The winner of the final round won the world championship, the three worst-placed teams in the relegation round were relegated to Division I.
Venues
Piešťany |
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Trnava | ||
Zimný štadión Piešťany Capacity: 5,000 |
Zimný štadión Trnava Capacity: 3,200 |
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Preliminary round
Group A
April 11, 2002 1:00 p.m. |
Norway |
2: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0) |
Germany |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 950 |
April 11, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Slovakia |
1: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 1) |
Czech Republic |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,574 |
April 11, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Canada |
4: 8 (3: 2, 1: 2, 0: 4) |
Russia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,800 |
April 12, 2002 1 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
7: 4 (2: 1, 2: 2, 3: 1) |
Norway |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,250 |
April 12, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Russia |
6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) |
Slovakia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,950 |
April 12, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Germany |
1: 9 (0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 4) |
Canada |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,750 |
April 14, 2002 1 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
6: 1 (4: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) |
Germany |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,800 |
April 14, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Canada |
3: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) |
Slovakia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,800 |
April 14, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Russia |
7: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) |
Norway |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,450 |
April 15, 2002 1 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
4: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) |
Canada |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,350 |
April 15, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Slovakia |
3: 4 (2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2) |
Norway |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,300 |
April 15, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Germany |
2: 8 (2: 2, 0: 3, 0: 3) |
Russia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,840 |
April 17, 2002 1 p.m. |
Norway |
3: 4 (2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2) |
Canada |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,500 |
April 17, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Russia |
5: 3 (1: 2, 3: 0, 1: 1) |
Czech Republic |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,960 |
April 17, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Germany |
1: 4 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1) |
Slovakia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,500 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualification for the relegation round
Group B
April 11, 2002 1:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
0: 9 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 6) |
United States |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 850 |
April 11, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Sweden |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) |
Finland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 900 |
April 11, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Ukraine |
0:10 (0: 4, 0: 2, 0: 4) |
Switzerland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 900 |
April 12, 2002 1 p.m. |
Finland |
4: 3 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 2) |
Belarus |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 950 |
April 12, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Switzerland |
3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) |
Sweden |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 1,100 |
April 12, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
United States |
10: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 5: 0) |
Ukraine |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 950 |
April 14, 2002 1 p.m. |
Ukraine |
3: 8 (1: 3, 2: 3, 0: 2) |
Sweden |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 980 |
April 14, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Switzerland |
3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 4) |
Belarus |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 1,200 |
April 14, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Finland |
2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2) |
United States |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 2,000 |
April 15, 2002 1 p.m. |
Sweden |
4: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
Belarus |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 910 |
April 15, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Finland |
6: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 3: 0) |
Ukraine |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 990 |
April 15, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
United States |
5: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) |
Switzerland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 1,700 |
April 17, 2002 1 p.m. |
Belarus |
3: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) |
Ukraine |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 850 |
April 17, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
United States |
6: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 4: 1) |
Sweden |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 1.120 |
April 17, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Switzerland |
1: 8 (1: 3, 0: 2, 0: 3) |
Finland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 1,350 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualification for the relegation round
Relegation round
April 18, 2002 1:00 p.m. |
Sweden |
4: 0 (2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) |
Germany |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 950 |
April 18, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
Norway |
2: 7 (0: 3, 1: 3, 1: 1) |
Switzerland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 1,050 |
April 18, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
3: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) |
Ukraine |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 1,500 |
April 20, 2002 11:00 a.m. |
Switzerland |
5: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0) |
Germany |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 980 |
April 20, 2002 2:30 p.m. |
Ukraine |
5: 2 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 1) |
Norway |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 1,000 |
April 20, 2002 6:00 p.m. |
Sweden |
3: 5 (1: 3, 2: 1, 0: 1) |
Slovakia |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 2,800 |
April 21, 2002 11:00 a.m. |
Germany |
4: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1) |
Ukraine |
Zimný štadión, Trnava spectators: 900 |
April 21, 2002 2:30 p.m. |
Slovakia |
0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0) |
Switzerland |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 2,700 |
April 21, 2002 6:00 p.m. |
Norway |
2: 3 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1) |
Sweden |
Zimný štadión, Trnava Spectators: 950 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28: | 610 |
2. | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | 6th |
3. | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:13 | 6th |
4th | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9:16 | 3 |
5. | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12:20 | 3 |
6th | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 9:27 | 2 |
Note: The preliminary round matches against the respective opponent are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.
Final round
April 18, 2002 1:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) |
Belarus |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 1,600 |
April 18, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
United States |
10: 3 (2: 1, 5: 2, 3: 0) |
Canada |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,500 |
April 18, 2002 8:00 p.m. |
Russia |
4: 3 (2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0) |
Finland |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,740 |
April 20, 2002 12:00 p.m. |
Finland |
3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) |
Canada |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,200 |
April 20, 2002 3:30 p.m. |
United States |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) |
Czech Republic |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,120 |
April 20, 2002 7:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
0:11 (0: 2, 0: 7, 0: 2) |
Russia |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 2,000 |
April 21, 2002 12:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1) |
Finland |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,800 |
April 21, 2002 3:30 p.m. |
Canada |
3: 5 (1: 3, 2: 0, 0: 2) |
Belarus |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,800 |
April 21, 2002 7:00 p.m. |
Russia |
1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1) |
United States |
Zimný štadión, Piešťany spectators: 3,800 |
Note: The preliminary round matches against the respective opponent are included in the table.
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
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 |
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Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 8th | 14th | 4th | 18th | +14 | 0 |
Alexander Syomin | Russia | 8th | 8th | 7th | 15th | +13 | 16 |
Patrick O'Sullivan | United States | 8th | 7th | 8th | 15th | +8 | 37 |
Kevin Romy | Switzerland | 8th | 9 | 5 | 14th | +6 | 4th |
Jiří Hudler | Czech Republic | 8th | 7th | 7th | 14th | +5 | 8th |
Brett Sterling | United States | 8th | 9 | 3 | 12 | +9 | 4th |
Sean Bergenheim | Finland | 8th | 8th | 4th | 12 | +7 | 6th |
Pierre-Marc Bouchard | Canada | 8th | 4th | 8th | 12 | +4 | 16 |
Patrick Eaves | United States | 8th | 4th | 8th | 12 | +10 | 45 |
Nikolai Scherdew | Russia | 8th | 6th | 5 | 11 | +3 | 22nd |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best
player | team | GP | Min | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Jimmy Howard | United States | 6th | 360: 00 | 8th | 1 | 95.43 | 1.33 |
Lukáš refectory | Czech Republic | 7th | 420: 00 | 11 | 1 | 94.66 | 1.57 |
Tommi Tervo | Finland | 4th | 237: 37 | 7th | 1 | 93.27 | 1.77 |
Hannu Toivonen | Finland | 5 | 242: 23 | 9 | 1 | 92.97 | 2.23 |
Denis Khudyakov | Russia | 6th | 354: 48 | 16 | 0 | 91.35 | 2.71 |
Final placements
Pl. | team |
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1 | United States |
2 | Russia |
3 | Czech Republic |
4th | Finland |
5 | Belarus |
6th | Canada |
7th | Switzerland |
8th | Slovakia |
9 | Sweden |
10 | Germany |
11 | Norway |
12 | Ukraine |
Title, promotion and relegation
Noah Babin , David Booth , Matthew Carle , Patrick Eaves , Tyler Hirsch , Jimmy Howard , Ryan Kesler , Greg Moore , Ray Ortiz , Patrick O'Sullivan , Zach Parise , Corey Potter , Nate Raduns , Tim Roth , Tom Sawatske , Evan Shaw , Brett Sterling , Mark Stuart , Ryan Suter , Tim Wallace , Stephen Werner , James Wisniewski Trainers: Mike Eaves |
Relegated to Division I: | Germany, Norway, Ukraine |
Promoted to the top division: | Kazakhstan |
Awards
- Player trophies
Award | player | team |
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Best goalkeeper | Lukáš refectory | Czech Republic |
Best defender | Ryan Suter | United States |
Best striker | Nikolai Scherdew | Russia |
- All-Star Team
Attack: | Alexander Ovechkin - Jiří Hudler - Nikolai Scherdew |
Defense: | Konstantin Kornejew - Richard Stehlík |
Goal: | Lukáš refectory |
Division I.
- in Celje and Maribor, Slovenia
Preliminary round
Placement round for places 5–7
Teams | ITA | DAN | JPN | Gates | Pt. |
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1. Italy | 4: 2 | 3: 4 | 7: 6 | 2: 2 | |
2. Denmark | 2: 4 | (6: 4) | 8: 8 | 2: 2 | |
3. Japan | 4: 3 | (4: 6) | 8: 9 | 2: 2 |
Play-offs
Semifinals | ||||||
March 27, 2002 | Maribor | Kazakhstan | - | Latvia | 4: 1 (1: 1.3: 0.0: 0) | |
March 27, 2002 | Maribor | Slovenia | - | Austria | 3: 2 n.V. (0: 1.1: 1.1: 0.1: 0) | |
3rd place match | ||||||
March 29, 2002 | Maribor | Austria | - | Latvia | 4: 1 (1: 1.2: 0.1: 0) | |
final | ||||||
March 29, 2002 | Maribor | Slovenia | - | Kazakhstan | 2: 5 (1: 0.1: 3.0: 2) |
Final placement of Division I.
RF | team |
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1 | Kazakhstan |
2 | Slovenia |
3 | Austria |
4th | Latvia |
5 | Italy |
6th | Denmark |
7th | Japan |
8th | North Korea waived |
Moved up and down
Promoted to the World Cup group: | Kazakhstan |
Relegated from the World Cup group: |
Germany, Norway, Ukraine
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Relegated from Division I: | North Korea |
Promoted to Division I: |
France, Poland, Great Britain
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Division II
- in Briançon, France
Preliminary round
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Placement and final round
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Final placement of Division II
RF | team |
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1 | France |
2 | Poland |
3 | Great Britain |
4th | Estonia |
5 | Netherlands |
6th | Hungary |
7th | Croatia |
8th | Romania |
Moved up and down
Promoted to Division I: |
France, Poland, Great Britain
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Relegated from Division I: | no relegation (North Korea withdrew) |
Relegated from Division II: | no relegation |
Promoted to Division II: |
South Korea, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Lithuania, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria
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Division III
- in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania
Preliminary round
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Finals and placement games
Game for 7th place | ||||||
March 9, 2002 | Kaunas | Bulgaria | - | Turkey | 6: 3 (2: 1.3: 0.1: 2) | |
Play for 5th place | ||||||
March 9, 2002 | Kaunas | Lithuania | - | South Africa | 3: 5 (3: 0.0: 3.0: 2) | |
3rd place match | ||||||
March 9, 2002 | Elektrėnai | Spain | - | Belgium | 7: 4 (1: 0.4: 2.2: 2) | |
final | ||||||
March 9, 2002 | Elektrėnai | South Korea | - | Yugoslavia | 11: 1 (3: 1.4: 0.4: 0) |
Final placement of Division III
RF | team |
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1 | South Korea |
2 | Yugoslavia |
3 | Spain |
4th | Belgium |
5 | South Africa |
6th | Lithuania |
7th | Bulgaria |
8th | Turkey |
Moved up and down
Promoted to Division II: |
South Korea, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Lithuania, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria
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Relegated from Division II: | no relegation |
Relegated from Division III: | no relegation |
Promoted to Division III: |
Australia People's Republic of China, New Zealand, Mexico, Israel, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Asia-Oceania Division
- in Auckland, New Zealand
Teams | OUT | CHN | NZL | MGL | TPE | THA | Gates | Pt. |
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1. Australia | 7: 4 | 7: 2 | 9: 2 | 16: 1 | 38: 1 | 77:10 | 10-0 | |
2. People's Republic of China | 4: 7 | 5-0 | 17: 1 | 20: 0 | 31: 0 | 80: 5 | 8: 2 | |
3. New Zealand | 2: 7 | 0: 5 | 14: 1 | 16: 1 | 19: 0 | 51:14 | 6: 4 | |
4. Mongolia | 2: 9 | 1:17 | 1:14 | 5: 2 | 10: 4 | 19:46 | 4: 6 | |
5. Republic of China (Taiwan) | 1:16 | 0:20 | 1:16 | 2: 5 | 7: 2 | 11:59 | 2: 8 | |
6. Thailand | 1:38 | 0:31 | 0:19 | 4:10 | 2: 7 | 7: 105 | 0:10 |
Moved up and down
Promoted to Division III: |
Australia People's Republic of China, New Zealand
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Relegated from Division III: | no relegation |
The Asia-Oceania Division was dissolved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2002 at hockeyarchives.info (French)