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2002 IIHF World U20 Championship

2002 IIHF World U20 Championship
2002 WJHC logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country  Czech Republic
Dates December 25, 2001 –
January 4, 2002
Teams 10
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg  Finland
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 34
Goals scored 201 (5.91 per match)
Attendance 110,828 (3,260 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Mike Cammalleri
(11 points)
2001
2003

The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships (2002 WJHC), was the 26th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 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.

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

All times local (CET/UTC+1).

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

Overtime victory.Shootout victory.

Minimum 40% of team's ice time.

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.

 Germany 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.


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