2002 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 4th World Ice Hockey Championships U18 Juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships were in 2002 in the age group of under- eighteen year olds ( U18). In total, between March 5 and April 21, 2002 41 teams in the five tournaments in the top division and the divisions I to III and Asia -Oceania Division part.
In its fourth staging of the competition was reformed. The top division has been increased from ten to twelve teams, the team made three final rounds and three Relegation Round participants playing off into two groups of six. The final round was first not played in the knockout system since the premiere of the competition in 1999. The Asia -Oceania Division was played for the last time. The top three teams were able to qualify for the following year for Division III.
The world champion was the first time the crew of the United States, which was in the final just ahead of arch-rival Russia and the Czech Republic. The German team rose by a tenth place in the top division as one of three teams in the Division I from that Switzerland came in seventh place in the top division. Austria was third in Division I.
- 3.1 Preliminary
- 3.2 Placement Round for places 5-7
- 3.3 Play-Offs
- 3.4 final placement of the Division I
- 3.5 and losers
- 4.1 Preliminary
- 4.2 Placement and Final Round
- 4.3 final placement of the Division II
- 4.4 and losers
- 5.1 Preliminary
- 5.2 final and classification matches
- 5.3 final placement of the Division III
- 5.4 and losers
- 6.1 and losers
Participants, venues and periods
- Top Division: April 11 to 21, 2002 in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia Participants: Russia, Switzerland Switzerland, Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Finland, Finland, Germany Germany, United States, USA, Slovakia, Slovakia, Sweden, Sweden, Norway, Norway, Ukraine, Canada, Canada, Belarus Belarus
- Division I: March 23 to 29, 2002 in Maribor and Celje, Slovenia Participants: Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Austria Austria, Latvia Latvia, Italy Italy, Denmark Denmark Japan Japan
- Division II: March 22 to 29, 2002 in Briancon, France Participants: France, Poland, Poland, United Kingdom UK, Estonia, Netherlands Netherlands, Hungary Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Romania
- Division III: March 5 to 9, 2002 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania Participants: Flag of South Korea South Korea, Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, Spain, Belgium, South Africa South Africa, Lithuania 1989 Lithuania, Bulgaria, Turkey Turkey
- Asia -Oceania Division: March 10 to 15, 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand Participants: Australia, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, New Zealand New Zealand, Mongolia Mongolia, China Republic of Republic of China, Thailand Thailand
Top Division
The U18 World Championship was held in the Slovak town of Piešťany and Trnava from 11 to 21 April 2002. It was played in Zimný Stadion ( 5,000 seats ) in Piešťany and the Zimný stadium in Trnava with 3,200 seats.
At twelve teams participated in this tournament, who played in two groups of six teams.
Mode
After the group matches in the preliminary competition, all teams qualify for the first three places in each group for the final round. The three teams from each group on the rear seats took part in the relegation round. The rankings then played out - in both groups were then - taking with the results against the two direct competitors in the preliminary round. The winner of the final round, won the world title, the three most ill-placed teams in the Relegation Round alighted at the Division I.
Venues
Preliminary round
Final and Relegation Round
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = Shots held (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Final placements
Title, ascent and descent
Awards
Division I
Preliminary round
Placement Round for places 5-7
Play-Offs
Final placement of Division I
And losers
Division II
Preliminary round
Placement and Final Round
Final placement of the Division II
And losers
Division III
Preliminary round
Finals and placement matches
Final placement of the Division III
And losers
Asia -Oceania Division
And losers
The Asia -Oceania Division was disbanded.