2002 IIHF World Championship
The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
All times localVenues
Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.Group A
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
All times localGroup B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
All times localGroup C
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
All times localGroup D
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
All times localSecond round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0 |
Consolation Round 13-16 Place
Group G
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times localFinal round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Ranking and Statistics
Tournament Awards
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then games played.
| Player | | | | | | | |
 Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +2 | 2 | F |
 Kristian Huselius | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Peter Bondra | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +12 | 20 | F |
 Jaromír Jágr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Richard Lintner | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 22 | D |
 Timo Pärssinen | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 4 | F |
 Jan Benda | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 14 | D |
 Marcel Rodman | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | –1 | 2 | F |
| Ulf Dahlén | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Niklas Hagman | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 2 | F |
Source: Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | | | | | | |
 Ryan Miller | 238:13 | 139 | 7 | 1.76 | 94.96 | 1 |
| Jussi Markkanen | 429:42 | 159 | 10 | 1.40 | 93.71 | 2 |
 Maxim Sokolov | 291:05 | 167 | 11 | 2.27 | 93.41 | 0 |
 Kostyantyn Simchuk | 268:25 | 134 | 9 | 2.02 | 93.28 | 1 |
| Tommy Salo | 429:00 | 178 | 14 | 1.96 | 92.13 | 1 |
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