2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships


The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 26th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, from December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002.
Russia won the gold medal with a 5–4 come-from-behind victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 5–1 victory over Switzerland.

Venues

Rosters

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

All times local.

Group B

All times local.

Relegation round

was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round

† Overtime victory. ‡ ''Shootout victory.

Quarterfinals

Consolation round

Semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
RankPlayerCountrySaves
1Kari Lehtonen359:3612371.1711694.311
2Pascal Leclaire299:2514391.8013493.712
3Peter Hamerlík207:3110182.319392.080
4Peter Budaj212:29136113.1112591.911
5Henrik Lundqvist419:15160152.1514590.631

Tournament awards

Final standings

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.

Group A

Group B

Placement round

Final round

was promoted to the Top Division for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division I, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in Zagreb, Croatia between December 30, 2001 and January 3, 2002.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

All times local.

7th place game

5th place game

3rd place game

1st place game

,,, and were promoted to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division II, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. This group played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 5 and January 9, 2002.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

All times local.

7th place game

5th place game

3rd place game

1st place game

Due to a restructuring of the tournament, all teams were promoted to Division II for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.