The World Hockey Championships, held in Göteborg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden from April 26-May 11, 2002. Top three teams (*) in each group after preliminary round-robin advance to the second round. Fourth-place teams play in a consolation round. Top four teams from each group of the second round advance to the quarterfinals.
Final Round Robin Standings
| GROUP A |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Czech Republic |
3-0-0 |
6 |
17 |
8 |
| *Germany |
2-1-0 |
4 |
17 |
9 |
| *Switzerland |
1-2-0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
| Japan |
0-3-0 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
| GROUP B |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Finland |
3-0-0 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
| *Slovakia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
| *Ukraine |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
| Poland |
0-3-0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| GROUP C |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Sweden |
3-0-0 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
| *Russia |
2-1-0 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
| *Austria |
1-2-0 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
| Slovenia |
0-3-0 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
| GROUP D |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Canada |
3-0-0 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
| *United States |
2-1-0 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
| *Latvia |
1-2-0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
| Italy |
0-3-0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
Second Round
| GROUP E |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Czech Republic |
5-0-0 |
10 |
25 |
11 |
| *Canada |
4-1-0 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
| *United States |
2-2-1 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
| *Germany |
2-2-1 |
5 |
14 |
14 |
| Switzerland |
1-4-0 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
| Latvia |
0-5-0 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
| GROUP F |
W-L-T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Sweden |
4-1-0 |
8 |
19 |
7 |
| *Finland |
4-1-0 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
| *Slovakia |
4-1-0 |
8 |
20 |
15 |
| *Russia |
1-3-1 |
3 |
13 |
15 |
| Ukraine |
1-3-1 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
| Austria |
0-5-0 |
0 |
12 |
23 |
Note: Although they each finished the second round with three points, Russia advanced to the playoff round over Ukraine due to a better goal differential.
Quarterfinals
| Finland 3 |
United States 1 |
| Sweden 6 |
Germany 2 |
| Russia 3 |
Czech Republic 1 |
| Slovakia 3 |
Canada 2 |
Semifinals
| Russia 3 |
OT* |
Finland 2 |
| Slovakia 3 |
OT* |
Sweden 2 |
* After a scoreless overtime, Russia and Slovakia each won their game in a penalty shootout.
Scoring Leaders
| |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PM |
| Miroslav Satan, Slovakia |
9 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
| Kristian Huselius, Sweden |
9 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
| Peter Bondra, Slovakia |
9 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
| Jaromir Jagr, Czech Republic |
7 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
| Richard Lintner, Slovakia |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
| Timo Parssinen, Finland |
9 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| Jan Benda, Germany |
7 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
Goaltending Leaders
| (At least 200 minutes) |
Gm |
Min |
Sv% |
GAA |
| Jussi Markkanen, Finland |
7 |
429 |
.937 |
1.40 |
| Ryan Miller, United States |
4 |
238 |
.950 |
1.76 |
| Milan Hnilicka, Czech Republic |
5 |
298 |
.917 |
1.81 |
| J-S Giguere, Canada |
5 |
253 |
.921 |
1.89 |
| Tommy Salo, Sweden |
7 |
429 |
.921 |
1.96 |
Tournament All-Star Team
(Selected by media)
First team: G—Maxim Sokolov, Russia; D—Richard Lintner, Slovakia; Thomas Rhodin, Sweden; F—Miroslav Satan, Slovakia (MVP); Niklas Hagman, Finland; Peter Bondra, Slovakia.
Note: Due to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, no IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships were held in 2002. For men's and women's Olympic hockey coverage, see pages 672-673.
