2002 IIHF World U18 Championships

International ice hockey competition

2002 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Slovakia
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| April 11–21, 2002
Teams| 12
Final positions
Champions |  United States (1st title)
Runner-up |  Russia
Third place |  Czech Republic
Fourth place|  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played| 48
Goals scored| 328 (6.83 per game)
Attendance| 93,914 (1,957 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Alexander Ovechkin (18 points)

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The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava. The US team finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively. USA and Russia played the last game of the final round to determine the medals. Needing to beat Russia by two goals, USA led 2–1 with a minute remaining. They pulled their goalie, leading to Zach Parise's gold medal-winning goal with thirty seconds remaining.[1]

## Championship results

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### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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1  |  Russia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 34  | 10  | +24  | 10
2  |  Czech Republic | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 25  | 12  | +13  | 8
3  |  Canada | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 21  | 17  | +4  | 6
4  |  Norway | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 13  | 23  | −10  | 3
5  |  Slovakia | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 10  | 19  | −9  | 2
6  |  Germany | 5  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 7  | 29  | −22  | 1

Source: IIHF

Results[2]
11 April 2002
13:00| Norway | 2–2
( 0–1, 2–1, 0–0 )|  Germany|

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11 April 2002
16:30| Slovakia | 1–5
( 0–2, 0–2, 1–1 )|  Czech Republic|

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11 April 2002
20:00| Canada | 4–8
( 3–2, 1–2, 0–4 )|  Russia|

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12 April 2002
13:00| Czech Republic | 7–4
( 2–1, 2–2, 3–1 )|  Norway|

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12 April 2002
16:30| Russia | 6–1
( 2–0, 2–1, 2–0 )|  Slovakia|

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12 April 2002
20:00| Germany | 1–9
( 0–2, 1–3, 0–4 )|  Canada|

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14 April 2002
13:00| Czech Republic | 6–1
( 4–0, 2–1, 0–0 )|  Germany|

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14 April 2002
16:30| Canada | 3–1
( 2–0, 1–1, 0–0 )|  Slovakia|

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14 April 2002
20:00| Russia | 7–0
( 1–0, 2–0, 4–0 )|  Norway|

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15 April 2002
13:00| Czech Republic | 4–1
( 0–1, 1–0, 3–0 )|  Canada|

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15 April 2002
16:30| Slovakia | 3–4
( 2–2, 0–0, 1–2 )|  Norway|

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15 April 2002
20:00| Germany | 2–8
( 2–2, 0–3, 0–3 )|  Russia|

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17 April 2002
10:00| Norway | 3–4
( 2–2, 0–0, 1–2 )|  Canada|

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17 April 2002
13:30| Russia | 5–3
( 1–2, 3–0, 1–1 )|  Czech Republic|

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17 April 2002
17:00| Germany | 1–4
( 1–2, 0–1, 0–1 )|  Slovakia|

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 5  | +28  | 10
2  |  Finland | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 22  | 7  | +15  | 8
3  |  Belarus | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 4
4  |  Sweden | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 16  | 16  | 0  | 4
5  |  Switzerland | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 18  | 21  | −3  | 4
6  |  Ukraine | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 4  | 37  | −33  | 0

Source: IIHF

Results[3]
11 April 2002
13:00| Belarus | 0–9
( 0–2, 0–1, 0–6 )|  United States|

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11 April 2002
16:30| Sweden | 0–2
( 0–0, 0–1, 0–1 )|  Finland|

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11 April 2002
20:00| Ukraine | 0–10
( 0–4, 0–2, 0–4 )|  Switzerland|

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12 April 2002
13:00| Finland | 4–3
( 1–0, 1–1, 2–2 )|  Belarus|

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12 April 2002
16:30| Switzerland | 3–2
( 2–1, 0–1, 1–0 )|  Sweden|

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12 April 2002
20:00| United States | 10–0
( 2–0, 3–0, 5–0 )|  Ukraine|

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14 April 2002
13:00| Ukraine | 3–8
( 1–3, 2–3, 0–2 )|  Sweden|

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14 April 2002
16:30| Switzerland | 3–6
( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4 )|  Belarus|

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14 April 2002
20:00| Finland | 2–3
( 1–1, 0–0, 1–2 )|  United States|

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15 April 2002
13:00| Sweden | 4–2
( 1–1, 1–0, 2–1 )|  Belarus|

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15 April 2002
16:30| Finland | 6–0
( 0–0, 3–0, 3–0 )|  Ukraine|

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15 April 2002
20:00| United States | 5–1
( 2–1, 2–0, 1–0 )|  Switzerland|

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17 April 2002
10:00| Belarus | 3–1
( 2–1, 1–0, 0–0 )|  Ukraine|

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17 April 2002
13:30| United States | 6–2
( 1–0, 1–1, 4–1 )|  Sweden|

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17 April 2002
17:00| Switzerland | 1–8
( 1–3, 0–2, 0–3 )|  Finland|

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### Relegation Round

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| Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Switzerland | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 6  | +22  | 10
2  |  Slovakia | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 15  | 11  | +4  | 6
3  |  Sweden | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 20  | 13  | +7  | 6
4  |  Germany | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 16  | −7  | 3
5  |  Norway | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 12  | 20  | −8  | 3
6  |  Ukraine | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 9  | 27  | −18  | 2

Source: IIHF

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

* April 11, 2004:  Norway 2–2  Germany
* April 11, 2004:  Ukraine 0–10  Switzerland
* April 12, 2004:  Switzerland 3–2  Sweden
* April 14, 2004:  Ukraine 3–8  Sweden
* April 15, 2004:  Slovakia 3–4  Norway
* April 17, 2004:  Germany 1–4  Slovakia

Results[4]
18 April 2002
13:00| Sweden | 4–0
( 2–0, 0–0, 2–0 )|  Germany|

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18 April 2002
16:30| Norway | 2–7
( 0–3, 1–3, 1–1 )|  Switzerland|

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18 April 2002
20:00| Slovakia | 3–0
( 2–0, 1–0, 0–0 )|  Ukraine|

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20 April 2002
11:00| Switzerland | 5–2
( 0–1, 2–1, 3–0 )|  Germany|

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20 April 2002
14:30| Ukraine | 5–2
( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1 )|  Norway|

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20 April 2002
18:00| Sweden | 3–5
( 1–3, 2–1, 0–1 )|  Slovakia|

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21 April 2002
11:00| Germany | 4–1
( 1–0, 3–0, 0–1 )|  Ukraine|

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21 April 2002
14:30| Slovakia | 0–3
( 0–0, 0–3, 0–0 )|  Switzerland|

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21 April 2002
18:00| Norway | 2–3
( 0–1, 2–1, 0–1 )|  Sweden|

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1  |  United States | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 27  | 7  | +20  | 8
2  |  Russia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 29  | 13  | +16  | 8
3  |  Czech Republic | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 9  | +8  | 8
4  |  Finland | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 15  | −1  | 4
5  |  Belarus | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 9  | 32  | −23  | 2
6  |  Canada | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 12  | 30  | −18  | 0

Source: IIHF

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the final round:

* April 11, 2004:  Belarus 0–9  United States
* April 11, 2004:  Canada 4–8  Russia
* April 12, 2004:  Finland 4–3  Belarus
* April 14, 2004:  Finland 2–3  United States
* April 15, 2004:  Czech Republic 4–1  Canada
* April 17, 2004:  Russia 5–3  Czech Republic

Results[5]
18 April 2002
13:00| Czech Republic | 5–1
( 1–0, 2–1, 2–0 )|  Belarus|

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18 April 2002
16:30| United States | 10–3
( 2–1, 5–2, 3–0 )|  Canada|

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18 April 2002
20:00| Russia | 4–3
( 2–2, 1–1, 1–0 )|  Finland|

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20 April 2002
12:00| Finland | 3–1
( 0–1, 1–0, 2–0 )|  Canada|

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20 April 2002
15:30| United States | 0–1
( 0–0, 0–1, 0–0 )|  Czech Republic|

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20 April 2002
19:00| Belarus | 0–11
( 0–2, 0–7, 0–2 )|  Russia|

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21 April 2002
12:00| Czech Republic | 4–2
( 1–0, 1–1, 2–1 )|  Finland|

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21 April 2002
15:30| Canada | 3–5
( 1–3, 2–0, 0–2 )|  Belarus|

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21 April 2002
19:00| Russia | 1–3
( 0–2, 0–0, 1–1 )|  United States|

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### Final standings

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4 |  Finland
5 |  Belarus
6 |  Canada
7 |  Switzerland
8 |  Slovakia
9 |  Sweden
10 |  Germany
11 |  Norway
12 |  Ukraine

Germany,  Norway, and  Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division I

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The Division I tournament was played in Celje and Maribor, Slovenia, from 23 to 29 March 2002.[6] With the temporary expansion of the top level to twelve teams because of the late inclusion of Canada, Division I was left short one team. France, the previous year's runner up in Division II was invited, but failed to respond, so the tournament was played with only seven teams.[7]

### First round

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Group A (in Celje)  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | KAZ  | AUT  | ITA

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1  | Kazakhstan  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 2  | +10  | 4  |  |  | 6–1  | 6–1
2  | Austria  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 2  |  | 1–6  |  | 3–1
3  | Italy  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 0  |  | 1–6  | 1–3  |

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Group B (in Maribor)  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | SLO  | LAT  | DAN  | JPN

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1  | Slovenia  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 5  |  |  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 4–4
2  | Latvia  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 3  |  | 2–4  |  | 4–2  | 2–2
3  | Denmark  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 2  |  | 0–3  | 2–4  |  | 6–4
4  | Japan  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 12  | −2  | 2  |  | 4–4  | 2–2  | 4–6  |

Source: IIHF

### Consolation round (Places 5–7)

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(in Celje)  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | ITA  | DAN  | JPN

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1  | Italy  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 2  |  |  | 4–2  | 3–4
2  | Denmark  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 2  |  | 2–4  |  | (6–4)
3  | Japan  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 2  |  | 4–3  | (4–6)  |

Source: IIHF

### Play-off

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Semifinal
27 March 2002
15:30| Kazakhstan | 4–1
( 1–1, 3–0, 0–0 )|  Latvia|

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27 March 2002
19:00| Slovenia | 3 – 2 OT
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Third-place play-off
29 March 2002
15:30| Latvia | 1–4
( 1–1, 0–2, 0–1 )|  Austria|

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29 March 2002
19:00| Slovenia | 2–5
( 1–0, 1–3, 0–2 )|  Kazakhstan|

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Kazakhstan were promoted to the top level, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division II

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The Division II tournament was played in Briançon, France, from 22 to 29 March 2002.[8] With North Korea's absence, Romania (the previous year's Division III runners-up) gained a late promotion into this tournament.

### First round

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Group A  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | FRA  | GBR  | CRO  | ROM

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1  | France  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 47  | 1  | +46  | 6  |  |  | 10–0  | 17–1  | 20–0
2  | Great Britain  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 16  | 11  | +5  | 4  |  | 0–10  |  | 8–1  | 8–0
3  | Croatia  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 27  | −18  | 2  |  | 1–17  | 1–8  |  | 7–2
4  | Romania  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 35  | −33  | 0  |  | 0–20  | 0–8  | 2–7  |

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Group B  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | POL  | EST  | NED  | HUN

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1  | Poland  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 3  | +22  | 6  |  |  | 9–1  | 9–1  | 7–1
2  | Estonia  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 11  | +2  | 4  |  | 1–9  |  | 7–0  | 5–2
3  | Netherlands  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 18  | −14  | 2  |  | 1–9  | 0–7  |  | 3–2
4  | Hungary  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 0  |  | 1–7  | 2–5  | 2–3  |

Source: IIHF

### Final round and Consolation round

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Places 1–4  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | FRA  | POL  | GBR  | EST

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1  | France  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 1  | +35  | 6  |  |  | 12–1  | (10–0)  | 14–0
2  | Poland  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 20  | 15  | +5  | 4  |  | 1–12  |  | 10–2  | (9–1)
3  | Great Britain  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 22  | −12  | 2  |  | (0–10)  | 2–10  |  | 8–2
4  | Estonia  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 31  | −28  | 0  |  | 0–14  | (1–9)  | 2–8  |

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Places 5–8  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | NED  | HUN  | CRO  | ROM

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1  | Netherlands  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 7  | +5  | 6  |  |  | (3–2)  | 6–3  | 3–2
2  | Hungary  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 4  |  | (2–3)  |  | 6–2  | 5–2
3  | Croatia  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 14  | −2  | 2  |  | 3–6  | 2–6  |  | (7–2)
4  | Romania  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 15  | −9  | 0  |  | 2–3  | 2–5  | (2–7)  |

Source: IIHF

With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions,  France,  Poland, and  Great Britain were all promoted to Division I, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania, from 5 to 9 March 2002.[9]

### First round

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Group A (in Elektrėnai)  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  | KOR  | BEL  | LTU  | BUL

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1  | South Korea  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 1  | +35  | 6  |  |  | 14–1  | 11–0  | 11–0
2  | Belgium  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 19  | −8  | 4  |  | 1–14  |  | 6–4  | 4–1
3  | Lithuania  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 18  | −7  | 2  |  | 0–11  | 4–6  |  | 7–1
4  | Bulgaria  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 22  | −20  | 0  |  | 0–11  | 1–4  | 1–7  |

Source: IIHF

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1  | Yugoslavia  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 42  | 5  | +37  | 6  |  |  | 6–3  | 20–2  | 16–0
2  | Spain  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 27  | 12  | +15  | 3  |  | 3–6  |  | 4–4  | 20–2
3  | South Africa  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 25  | −14  | 3  |  | 2–20  | 4–4  |  | 5–1
4  | Turkey  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 41  | −38  | 0  |  | 0–16  | 2–20  | 1–5  |

Source: IIHF

With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions, everyone but  Turkey were promoted to Division II, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.

### Play-off round

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7th-place play-off
9 March 2002
14:00| Bulgaria | 6–3
( 2–1, 3–0, 1–2 )|  Turkey| Kaunas

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5th-place play-off
9 March 2002
18:00| Lithuania | 3–5
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3rd-place play-off
9 March 2002
14:00| Belgium | 4–7
( 0–1, 2–4, 2–2 )|  Spain| Elektrėnai

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9 March 2002
18:00| South Korea | 11–1
( 3–1, 4–0, 4–0 )|  Yugoslavia| Elektrėnai

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## See also

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* 2002 World Junior Championships

## References

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1. ^ Sum, Karen (2011-11-18). "My Journey to the NHL". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
2. ^ Group A results
3. ^ Group B results
4. ^ Relegation Round results
5. ^ Final Round results
6. ^ Division I statistics
7. ^ 2002 under 18 commentary
8. ^ Division II statistics
9. ^ Division III statistics

## External links

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* Official Championship results and statistics

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Division III|

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* 2014
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* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Predecessor: IIHF European Junior Championships (1967–1998)

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[D]: Drawn
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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