2002 IIHF World Championship

The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.

It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

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

All times local

Final tournament
In the first round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the second round, whilst the last-placed team progressed to the consolation round.

Second round
In the second round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the final round, whilst the bottom two teams were eliminated.

Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.

Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.

Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoided relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for the 2003 Championships.

Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender:     🇷🇺 Maxim Sokolov
 * Best Defenceman:     🇸🇪 Daniel Tjärnqvist
 * Best Forward:        🇫🇮 Niklas Hagman
 * Most Valuable Player: 🇸🇰 Miroslav Šatan
 * Media All-Star Team:
 * Goaltender: 🇷🇺 Maxim Sokolov
 * Defence: 🇸🇰 Richard Lintner, 🇸🇪 Thomas Rhodin
 * Forwards: 🇸🇰 Peter Bondra, 🇫🇮 Niklas Hagman, 🇸🇰 Miroslav Šatan

Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.

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.