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The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

, Karlstad

Karlstad

Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...

and Jönköping

Jönköping

-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

, Sweden.

It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

(IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin

Harbin

Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

, China.

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

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Venues

Scandinavium Scandinavium Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium... Capacity: 12 044	Kinnarps Arena Kinnarps Arena Kinnarps Arena is an ice hockey venue in Jönköping, Sweden.The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000... Capacity: 6 236	Löfbergs Lila Arena Löfbergs Lila Arena Löfbergs Lila Arena is an arena in Karlstad, Sweden, situated just above the river delta of Klarälven. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Färjestads BK. It opened in 2001 following a complete overhaul and major expansion of the previously existing arena. It has a... Capacity: 8 647

- Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...	- Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivorJohn Bauer, illustrator, painterAmy Diamond, singerAgnetha Fältskog, ABBACarl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of EurozineAnders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...	- Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...

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

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	17	8	6
3	2	1	17	9	4
3	1	2	5	9	2
3	0	3	6	19	0

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Group B

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	14	1	6
3	2	1	13	7	4
3	1	2	7	8	2
3	0	3	0	18	0

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Group C

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	15	5	6
3	2	1	14	6	4
3	1	2	11	14	2
3	0	3	6	21	0

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Group D

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	11	2	6
3	2	1	9	6	4
3	1	2	7	8	2
3	0	3	3	14	0

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Second 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.

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.

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

Group G

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	12	5	6
3	2	1	12	7	4
3	1	2	7	11	2
3	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

2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

-Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...

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Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and Statistics

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Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF

International Ice Hockey Federation

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
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Miroslav Satan

Miroslav Šatan is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.-Pre-NHL:In 1991–92, he played for the local HC Topolcany and did remarkably well, as he scored 30 goals and had 22 assists in just 31 games. He then graduated to the senior division...

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Kristian Huselius

Kristian Huselius is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Early career:...

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Peter Bondra

Peter Bondra is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player. He was the general manager of the Slovak national team from 2007 to 2011...

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Jaromir Jagr

Jaromír Jágr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers...

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Richard Lintner

Richard Lintner is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for SaiPa of the Finnish SM-liiga. He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lintner represented Slovakia at the World Championships every...

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Timo Parssinen

Timo Pärssinen

Timo Pärssinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien.-Playing career:...

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Jan Benda

Jan Benda is a German ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Plzeň 1929 of Extraliga.- Career :Born in Belgium to Czech parents, Benda started his career in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals, where he played with future NHL stars such as Eric Lindros, Jason Arnott, and Stephane Yelle...

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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.
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Ryan Miller || 238:13 || 139 || 7 || 1.76 || 94.96 || 1
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Jussi Markkanen

Jussi Markkanen is an ice hockey goaltender for EV Zug of the National League A .-Playing career:Markkanen has played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the NHL...

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Maxim Sokolov

Maxim Anatolievich Sokolov is a professional ice hockey goalie currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League .-External links:...

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Kostyantyn Simchuk || 268:25 || 134 || 9 || 2.02 || 93.28 || 1
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Tommy Salo

Tommy Mikael Salo is a Swedish General Manager of Swedish ice hockey club Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and a former head coach of IK Oskarshamn.-Playing career:...

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