2002 World Championship

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were 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 (IIHF). 
== Final result ==
Gold 	Silver	Bronze
Slovakia	Russia	Sweden
== Pool A ==
=== Far Eastern Qualification ===
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 local
=== Preliminary Round ===
In the preliminary round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Qualification Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Relegation 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 local
==== Group 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 local
==== Group 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 local
==== Group 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 local
=== Qualification Round ===
In the qualification round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Playoff Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
==== Group E ====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0	0	25	11	10
 	5 	4	1	0	13	10	8
 	5 	2	2	1	13	11	5
 	5 	2	2	1	14	14	5
 	5 	1	4	0	8 	18	2
 	5 	0	5	0	10	19	0
==== Group F ====
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	1	0	19	7 	8
 	5 	4	1	0	12	6 	8
 	5 	4	1	0	20	15	8
 	5 	1	3	1	13	15	3
 	5 	1	3	1	10	20	3
 	5 	0	5	0	12	23	0
=== Relegation Round ===
==== 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 local
=== Final Round ===
== Team rosters ==
==Slovakia==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Miroslav Šimonovič 	HC SKP Poprad 				
 	Ján Lašák 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Rastislav Staňa 	Richmond Renegades 				
Defencemen 	Jerguš Bača 	Revier Löwen Oberhausen				
 	Martin Štrbák 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Peter Smrek 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Dušan Milo 	HKm Zvolen 				
 	Ľubomír Višňovský 	Los Angeles Kings 				
 	Richard Lintner 	MoDo Ornskoldsvik 				
 	Ladislav Čierny 	HKm Zvolen 				
Forwards 	Peter Bondra 	Washington Capitals 				
 	Vladimír Országh 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Miroslav Šatan 	Buffalo Sabres 				
 	Rastislav Pavlikovský	HV71 Jönköping 				
 	Radovan Somík 	HC Zlin 				
 	Ľubomír Bartečko 	Atlanta Thrashers 				
 	Miroslav Hlinka 	MoDo Ornskoldsvik 				
 	Peter Pucher 	HC Znojemští Orli 				
 	Róbert Petrovický 	HC Ambri-Piotta 				
 	Róbert Tomík 	HC Sparta Praha 				
 	Marek Uram 	HC Znojemští Orli 				
 	Žigmund Pálffy 	Los Angeles Kings 				
Coaches 	Ján Filc 	 				
 	 	 				
Source: IIHF.[1]
== Russia==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Victor Chistov 	Severstal Cherepovets 				
 	Egor Podomatski 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Maxim Sokolov 	Severstal Cherepovets 				
Defencemen 	Dmitri Bykov 	Ak Bars Kazan 				
 	Sergei Gusev 	Severstal Cherepovets 				
 	Alexander Guskov 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Alexander Yudin 	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk				
 	Dmitri Kalinin 	Buffalo Sabres 				
 	Dmitri Ryabykin 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Anton Volchenkov 	PHC Krylya Sovetov 				
 	Sergei Vyshedkevich 	HC Dynamo Moscow 				
 	Sergei Zhukov 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
Forwards 	Maxim Afinogenov 	Buffalo Sabres 				
 	Vladimir Antipov 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Vyacheslav Butsayev 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Ravil Gusmanov 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 				
 	Valeri Karpov 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 				
 	Andrei Kovalenko 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Alexei Koznev 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Roman Lyashenko 	New York Rangers 				
 	Alexander Prokopiev 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Andrei Razin 	HC Dynamo Moscow 				
 	Alexander Savchenkov	HC Dynamo Moscow 				
 	Maxim Sushinski 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Ivan Tkachenko 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 				
 	Dmitri Zatonski 	Avangard Omsk 				
Coaches 	Boris Mikhailov 	 				
 	Valeri Belousov 	 				
 	Vladimir Krikunov 	 				
Source: IIHF.[2]
== Sweden==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Stefan Liv 	HV71 Jönköping 				
 	Rolf Vanhainen 	Sodertalje SK 				
 	Tommy Salo 	Edmonton Oilers 				
Defencemen 	Pierre Hedin 	MoDo 				
 	Kim Johnsson 	Philadelphia Flyers				
 	Magnus Johansson 	Frölunda HC 				
 	Per Gustafsson 	HV71 				
 	Thomas Johansson 	AIK Solna 				
 	Ronnie Sundin 	Frölunda HC 				
 	Thomas Rhodin 	Färjestads BK 				
 	Daniel Tjarnqvist 	Atlanta Thrashers 				
Forwards 	Andreas Johansson 	New York Rangers 				
 	Per-Johan Axelsson	Boston Bruins 				
 	Nichlas Falk 	Djurgårdens IF 				
 	Mathias Johansson 	Färjestads BK 				
 	Markus Naslund 	Vancouver Canucks 				
 	Henrik Zetterberg 	Timra IK 				
 	Jorgen Jonsson 	Färjestads BK 				
 	Ulf Dahlen 	Washington Capitals				
 	Niklas Andersson 	Frölunda HC 				
 	Mattias Weinhandl 	MoDo 				
 	Jonas Johnson 	Frölunda HC 				
 	Kristian Huselius 	Florida Panthers 				
 	Johan Davidsson 	HV71 				
 	Michael Nylander 	Chicago Blackhawks 				
Coaches 	Hardy Nilsson 	 				
 	Mats Waltin 	 				
Source: IIHF.[3]
== Czech Republic==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Milan Hnilička 	Atlanta Thrashers 				
 	Dušan Salfický 	HC Pardubice 				
 	Jiří Trvaj 	HC Vítkovice 				
Defencemen 	Pavel Kubina 	Tampa Bay Lightning 				
 	Jaroslav Špaček 	Columbus Blue Jackets				
 	Michal Sýkora 	HC Pardubice 				
 	František Kaberle	Atlanta Thrashers 				
 	Filip Kuba 	Minnesota Wild 				
 	Rostislav Klesla 	Columbus Blue Jackets				
 	Martin Richter 	HC Sparta Praha 				
Forwards 	Jaromír Jágr 	Washington Capitals C				
 	Jan Hrdina 	Pittsburgh Penguins 				
 	Jaroslav Hlinka 	HC Sparta Praha 				
 	David Moravec 	HC Vítkovice 				
 	Pavel Patera 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Martin Procházka 	Avangard Omsk 				
 	Viktor Ujčík 	HC Slavia Praha 				
 	Petr Čajánek 	HC Continental Zlín 				
 	David Výborný 	Columbus Blue Jackets				
 	Michal Broš 	HC Sparta Praha 				
 	Zdeněk Sedlák 	HC Keramika Plzeň 				
 	Ondřej Kratěna 	HC Sparta Praha 				
 	Tomáš Vlasák 	HC Ambri-Piotta 				
Coaches 	Josef Augusta 	 				
 	Vladimír Martinec	 				
Source: IIHF.[4]
== Finland==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Kari Lehtonen 	Jokerit 				
 	Jussi Markkanen 	Edmonton Oilers 				
 	Fredrik Norrena 	TPS 				
Defencemen 	Petteri Nummelin	HC Lugano 				
 	Kimmo Timonen 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Tom Koivisto 	Jokerit 				
 	Toni Lydman 	Calgary Flames 				
 	Jere Karalahti 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Marko Tuulola 	HPK 				
 	Janne Niinimaa 	Edmonton Oilers 				
Forwards 	Janne Ojanen 	Tappara 				
 	Niklas Hagman 	Florida Panthers 				
 	Olli Jokinen 	Florida Panthers 				
 	Raimo Helminen 	Ilves 				
 	Tomi Kallio 	Atlanta Thrashers 				
 	Antti Miettinen 	HPK 				
 	Niko Kapanen 	Utah Grizzlies 				
 	Juha Lind 	Sodertalje SK 				
 	Timo Pärssinen 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks				
 	Kimmo Rintanen 	Kloten Flyers 				
 	Vesa Viitakoski 	Ilves 				
 	Antti Aalto 	Jokerit 				
 	Lasse Pirjetä 	Kärpät 				
Coaches 	 	 				
 	 	 				
Source: IIHF.[5]
== U.S.A==
 	 	 				
Position 	Player 	Club 				
Goaltenders	Gregg Naumenko 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks				
 	Dieter Kochan 	Tampa Bay Lightning 				
 	Ryan Miller 	Michigan State Spartans				
Defencemen 	Derian Hatcher 	Dallas Stars 				
 	Jordan Leopold 	University of Minnesota				
 	Mark Eaton 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Eric Weinrich 	Philadelphia Flyers 				
 	Todd Rohloff 	Washington Capitals 				
 	Joshua De Wolf 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks				
 	Chris O'Sullivan 	Kloten Flyers 				
 	Chris Tamer 	Atlanta Thrashers 				
Forwards 	Mark Murphy 	Portland Pirates 				
 	Marty Reasoner 	Edmonton Oilers 				
 	Joe Sacco 	Washington Capitals 				
 	Mark Mowers 	Nashville Predators 				
 	Christopher Clark	Calgary Flames 				
 	Richard Park 	Minnesota Wild 				
 	Andy Hilbert 	Providence Bruins 				
 	Ted Donato 	Manchester Monarchs 				
 	Steve Konowalchuk	Washington Capitals 				
 	Dan LaCouture 	Pittsburgh Penguins 				
 	Erik Rasmussen 	Buffalo Sabres 				
 	Derek Plante 	Munchen Barons 				
Coaches 	Lou Vairo 	 				
 	Nick Fotiu 	 				
Source: IIHF.[6]
== Canada==
Canada 	Canada 	Canada 	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada
Position 	player 	Club 	 	 	 	
Goaltenders	Jean-Sebastien Giguere	Anaheim Mighty Ducks 	 	 	 	
 	Jamie Storr 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	 	 	
 	Jamie Ram 	Jokerit 	 	 	 	
 	Marty Turco 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	
Defencemen 	Eric Brewer 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	 	 	
 	James Patrick 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	 	 	
 	Steve Staios 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	 	 	
 	Darryl Sydor 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	
 	Brad Schlegel 	Kölner Haie 	 	 	 	
 	Richard Matvichuk 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	
 	Dan McGillis 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	 	 	
 	Brad Ference 	Florida Panthers 	 	 	 	
Forwards 	Daniel Cleary 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	 	 	
 	Brenden Morrow 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	
 	Ray Whitney 	Columbus Blue Jackets	 	 	 	
 	Dany Heatley 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	 	 	
 	Jamie Wright 	Calgary Flames 	 	 	 	
 	Andy McDonald 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks 	 	 	 	
 	Manny Malhotra 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	
 	Tyler Wright 	Columbus Blue Jackets	 	 	 	
 	Kyle Calder 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	 	 	
 	Justin Williams 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	 	 	
 	Peter Schaefer 	TPS Turku 	 	 	 	
 	Mike Comrie 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	 	 	
 	Ryan Smyth 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	 	 	
Coaches 	Wayne Fleming 	 	 	 	 	
 	Ken Hitchcock 	 	 	 	 	
 
==Team Photos==
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Category:IIHF World Championships
World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's