Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

2002 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–24 February
Teams14
Final positions
Champions  Canada (7th title)
Runners-up  United States
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Games played35
Goals scored213 (6.09 per game)
Attendance268,127 (7,661 per game)
Scoring leaderSweden Mats Sundin (9 points)
Awards
MVPCanada Joe Sakic

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Utah, United States between 9 and 24 February 2002. For the second consecutive Olympics, players from the National Hockey League (NHL) participated. 14 countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking at the 1999 IIHF World Championship, while the other six took part in a series of qualification tournaments.[1]

In the semifinals, Canada defeated Belarus,[2] and United States beat Russia.[3] Russia finished with the bronze medal, beating Belarus.[4] In the final, Canada defeated United States to win the tournament for the seventh time and first since 1952.[5] Canada forward Joe Sakic was awarded MVP of the tournament, having two goals and two assists in the gold medal game.[6]

Qualification

Rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–7).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 6 First round
2  Latvia 3 1 1 1 11 12 −1 3
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 2
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1
Source: IIHF
9 February 2002
16:00
Slovakia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 GermanyE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,504
Game reference
Pavol RybárGoaliesMarc SeligerReferee:
Canada Kevin Acheson
Linesmen:
United States James Garofalo
Russia Sergei Kulakov
0–120:30 − Rumrich (SH)
0–227:03 − Benda (MacKay, Soccio) (PP)
0–359:07 − Kathan (Seidenberg) (ENG)
8 minPenalties10 min
29Shots17
9 February 2002
19:00
Austria 2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)
 LatviaPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,159
Game reference
Reinhard DivisGoaliesSergejs NaumovsReferee:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
Canada Derek Nansen
Russia Sergei Shelyanin
0–101:03 − Fanduļs (Beļavskis, Kerčs) (PP)
0–207:38 − Bondarevs (Astašenko, Seņins)
Setzinger (Salfi) (PP) − 18:561–2
Trattnig − 21:162–2
2–324:40 − Panteļejevs (Tambijevs, Vītoliņš)
2–428:29 − Vītoliņš (Tambijevs, Sorokins)
12 minPenalties16 min
28Shots19

10 February 2002
16:00
Austria 2–3
(0–2, 2–0, 0–1)
 GermanyPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,444
Game reference
Reinhard DivisGoaliesMarc SeligerReferee:
United States Scott Hansen
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
Sweden Johan Norrman
0–101:21 − Kathan (Soccio, Kunce)
0–219:14 − Soccio (Kathan, Morczinietz)
Ressmann (Trattnig, Perthaler) (PP) − 23:201–2
Unterluggauer − 39:562–2
2–358:46 − Loth (MacKay)
14 minPenalties12 min
31Shots22
10 February 2002
19:00
Latvia 6–6
(2–2, 2–4, 2–0)
 SlovakiaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,377
Game reference
Sergejs NaumovsGoaliesPavol Rybár
Ján Lašák
Referee:
Sweden Ulf Rådbjer
Linesmen:
Russia Sergei Kulakov
Russia Sergei Shelyanin
0–100:11 − Stümpel (Lintner, Višňovský)
Fanduļs (Ozoliņš) (PP) − 06:391–1
1–208:23 − Pardavý (Majeský)
Ņiživijs (Ozoliņš) − 11:452–2
Macijevskis (Cipruss, Ņiživijs) − 25:023–2
3–325:37 − Hossa (Stümpel)
3–428:13 − Višňovský (Demitra) (PP2)
3–533:20 − Petrovický (Hossa, Pavlikovský) (PP)
3–638:20 − Demitra (Petrovický)
Macijevskis (Ozoliņš) − 39:564–6
Beļavskis (Semjonovs) − 44:455–6
Tribuncovs (Ozoliņš, Cipruss) (PP) − 47:436–6
12 minPenalties12 min
24Shots35

12 February 2002
16:00
Slovakia 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 AustriaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,362
Game reference
Ján LašákGoaliesReinhard DivisReferee:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
Latvia Eduards Odiņš
0–102:27 − Wheeldon (Lavoie)
Pavlikovský (Pardavý) (PP) − 08:021–1
1–225:03 − Kalt (Wheeldon, Brandner)
Lintner (Kapuš) − 32:072–2
2–349:09 − Unterluggauer (Lanzinger)
22 minPenalties28 min
29Shots30
12 February 2002
19:00
Germany 4–1
(2–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 LatviaPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,574
Game reference
Marc SeligerGoaliesArtūrs IrbeReferee:
Finland Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:
Finland Panu Bruun
Sweden Johan Norrman
Reichel (Abstreiter) – 02:211–0
Soccio (Kathan, Morczinietz) – 04:072–0
2–106:34 − Cipruss (Ņiživijs, Macijevskis)
Ustorf – 22:563–1
Kathan (Soccio) – 33:574–1
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots26

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4 First round
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 3
4  France 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: IIHF
9 February 2002
14:00
Belarus 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 UkrainePeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,294
Game reference
Sergei ShabanovGoaliesIgor KarpenkoReferee:
Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
Mikulchik (Skabelka, Stas) (PP2) – 47:491–0
16 minPenalties16 min
30Shots17
9 February 2002
21:00
Switzerland 3–3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
 FranceE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,504
Game reference
David AebischerGoaliesCristobal HuetReferee:
Finland Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:
Finland Panu Bruun
Latvia Eduards Odiņš
0–102:50 − M. Rozenthal (Bozon) (PP2)
Aeschlimann (Sutter) (PP) − 10:261–1
1–234:50 − Bozon (M. Rozenthal)
Rötheli (Sutter, Streit) (PP) − 43:552–2
2–352:38 − M. Rozenthal (Meunier) (PP)
Streit (Keller, Aeschlimann) − 55:503–3
10 minPenalties14 min
33Shots21

11 February 2002
16:00
Ukraine 5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,387
Game reference
Igor KarpenkoGoaliesDavid Aebischer
Martin Gerber
Referee:
Canada Kevin Acheson
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
United States James Garofalo
Oletsky (SH) − 02:081–0
Fedotenko (Ponikarovsky) − 14:202–0
2–116:02 − Jeannin (Aeschlimann, Rötheli)
Varlamov − 21:193–1
3–228:41 − Rüthemann (Von Arx) (PP)
Shakhraychuk (Lytvynenko, Klymentiev) − 31:354–2
Oletsky (Bobrovnikov) − 42:345–2
26 minPenalties18 min
26Shots29
11 February 2002
19:00
Belarus 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 FrancePeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,214
Game reference
Sergei ShabanovGoaliesCristobal HuetReferee:
United States Scott Hansen
Linesmen:
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
Canada Derek Nansen
0–103:34 − M. Rozenthal (Bozon)
Rasolko (Zhurik) (PP2) − 08:191–1
Tsyplakov (Romanov, Khmyl) (PP) − 36:252–1
D. Pankov (Bekbulatov) − 57:563–1
14 minPenalties10 min
21Shots23

13 February 2002
16:00
Switzerland 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 7,736
Game reference
Martin GerberGoaliesAndrei MezinReferee:
Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik
Linesmen:
Russia Sergei Kulakov
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
Fischer (Crameri) − 16:521–0
1–123:42 − Bekbulatov (Dudik, Kovalev)
Aeschlimann (Jeannin, Rötheli) − 29:112–1
8 minPenalties10 min
37Shots24
13 February 2002
19:00
France 2–4
(0–2, 2–2, 0–0)
 UkrainePeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,019
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesKostiantyn SimchukReferee:
Sweden Ulf Rådbjer
Linesmen:
United States James Garofalo
Latvia Eduards Odiņš
0–112:00 − Chybirev (Salnikov, Shyriaiev) (PP2)
0–218:36 − Khristich (Salnikov) (PP)
Bozon − 22:421–2
1–323:39 − Shakhraychuk (Sryubko, Savenko)
1–424:38 − Ponikarovsky (Salnikov, Shyriaiev) (PP)
Bozon (Bachet) − 25:592–4
14 minPenalties16 min
31Shots32

Consolation round

13th-place game

14 February 2002
21:00
Slovakia 7–1
(1–0, 2–0, 4–1)
 FrancePeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 5,956
Game reference
Rastislav StaňaGoaliesPatrick RollandReferee:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
Finland Panu Bruun
Latvia Eduards Odiņš
Hossa (SH) − 08:021–0
Stümpel (Šatan, Hossa) (PP) − 28:042–0
Handzuš (Bartečko, Demitra) − 39:023–0
Hossa (Višňovský) − 47:224–0
Pardavý (Milo, Pavlikovský) − 50:475–0
Pavlikovský (Milo) − 55:536–0
Hossa (Pavlikovský) − 58:507–0
7–159:19 – M. Rozenthal (Bozon, Mortas)
10 minPenalties12 min
49Shots19

11th-place game

14 February 2002
15:00
Switzerland 4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 AustriaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 7,986
Game reference
Martin GerberGoaliesReinhard DivisReferee:
Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Russia Sergei Shelyanin
Aeschlimann − 30:251–0
Plüss (Rüthemann) − 36:392–0
2–144:33 − Searle (Perthaler, Kromp)
Vauclair (Aeschlimann) (SH) − 50:303–1
Plüss (Seger) (ENG) − 59:204–1
10 minPenalties8 min
27Shots55

9th-place game

14 February 2002
20:00
Ukraine 2–9
(0–6, 2–3, 0–0)
 LatviaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,449
Game reference
Igor Karpenko
Kostiantyn Simchuk
GoaliesSergejs NaumovsReferee:
Finland Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:
United States James Garofalo
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
0–101:33 − Tambijevs (Bondarevs)
0–202:26 − Vītoliņš (Sorokins, Kerčs)
0–305:20 − Fanduļs (Maticins, Kerčs) (PP2)
0–405:56 − Ņiživijs (Macijevskis) (PP)
0–518:22 − Panteļejevs (Maticins)
0–619:11 − Maticins (PS)
0–729:31 − Bondarevs (Macijevskis, Ņiživijs)
0–830:39 − Fanduļs
Khristich (Chybirev, Gunko) – 31:381–8
Chybirev (Oletsky, Sierov) – 35:332–8
2–939:41 − Semjonovs (Vītoliņš, Bondarevs)
26 minPenalties6 min
26Shots35

First round

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 6 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 12 7 +5 3
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 8 10 −2 3
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: IIHF
15 February 2002
16:10
Canada 2–5
(1–1, 0–4, 1–0)
 SwedenE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,597
Game reference
Curtis JosephGoaliesTommy SaloReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Russia Sergei Kulakov
United States Dan Schachte
R. Blake (M. Peca, T. Fleury) – 2:371–0
1–15:30 − M. Sundin (D. Alfredsson)
1–226:06 – N. Sundström (M. Nylander, M. Näslund)
1–330:42 – M. Sundin (D. Alfredsson, N. Lidström)
1–431:47 – K. Jönsson (H. Zetterberg)
1–535:58 – U. Dahlén (N. Sundström, M. Sundin) (PP)
E. Brewer (O. Nolan) – 55:392–5
2 minPenalties6 min
35Shots25
15 February 2002
19:00
Czech Republic 8–2
(3–0, 3–1, 2–1)
 GermanyPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,303
Game reference
Dominik HašekGoaliesChristian Künast
Marc Seliger
Referee:
Canada Kevin Acheson
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
Canada Jean Morin
J. Jágr (M. Ručinský, R. Lang) (PP) – 3:511–0
P. Sýkora (P. Eliáš, J. Dopita) – 13:352–0
M. Hejduk (M. Havlát, T. Kaberle) (PP) – 16:183–0
M. Havlát – 27:424–0
4–128:49 − L. Soccio (M. Sturm)
R. Lang (M. Ručinský, J. Jágr) (PP) – 33:445–1
J. Jágr (R. Lang) – 38:326–1
6–247:46 – S. Ustorf (J. Hecht)
P. Eliáš (J. Dopita) – 53:057–2
R. Reichel (M. Ručinský, J. Jágr) (PP) – 58:428–2
6 minPenalties10 min
38Shots20

17 February 2002
16:05
Sweden 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Tommy SaloGoaliesDominik HašekReferee:
Canada Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
United States Dan Schachte
K. Johnsson (N. Lidström, N. Sundström) (PP) – 4:451–0
M. Sundin (U. Dahlén, D. Alfredsson) – 25:142–0
2–130:23 − J. Dopita
10 minPenalties31 min
22Shots38
17 February 2002
19:00
Canada 3–2
(0–0, 3–0, 0–2)
 GermanyPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,425
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesMarc SeligerReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Sweden Johan Norrman
United States Tim Nowak
J. Sakic (S. Gagné) – 23:351–0
P. Kariya (O. Nolan) (PP) – 33:512–0
A. Foote (E. Jovanovski, J. Nieuwendyk) – 34:353–0
3–147:42 − A. Loth (M. MacKay, M. Lüdemann)
3–253:50 – J. Hecht (C. Schubert, T. Abstreiter) (PP)
10 minPenalties27 min
37Shots20

18 February 2002
16:10
Czech Republic 3–3
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Dominik HašekGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Russia Sergei Kulakov
United States Dan Schachte
0–19:11 − M. Lemieux (S. Niedermayer)
M. Havlát (J. Jágr) – 18:231–1
M. Havlát (P. Kubina) – 23:082–1
2–238:49 – M. Lemieux (S. Yzerman)
J. Dopita (R. Hamrlík) – 53:173–2
3–356:36 – J. Nieuwendyk (T. Fleury, E. Jovanovski)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots36
18 February 2002
19:00
Germany 1–7
(0–3, 0–3, 1–1)
 SwedenPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,348
Game reference
Christian Künast / Robert MüllerGoaliesJohan HedbergReferee:
Finland Rami Savolainen
Linesmen:
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
United States Tim Nowak
0–14:30 − M. Näslund (N. Lidström, N. Sundström) (PP)
0–26:03 – M. Sundin (D. Alfredsson, U. Dahlén)
0–39:23 – M. Renberg (M. Öhlund, M. Ragnarsson)
0–423:05 – M. Johansson
0–527:58 – D. Alfredsson (M. Sundin)
0–634:49 – M. Näslund (M. Öhlund, M. Ragnarsson)
0–747:53 – T. Holmström (N. Lidström, M. Sundin) (PP)
D. Seidenberg (S. Ustorf) – 58:011–7
16 minPenalties8 min
20Shots44

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 16 3 +13 5 Quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3 4
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 9 9 0 3
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 6 22 −16 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts


15 February 2002
11:05
Russia 6–4
(3–1, 1–2, 2–1)
 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,484
Game reference
Nikolai KhabibulinGoaliesSergei Shabanov / Andrei MezinReferee:
Canada Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Sweden Johan Norrman
S. Samsonov (I. Kovalchuk, S. Fedorov) (PP) – 1:451–0
1–18:20 − O. Antonenko (D. Pankov)
A. Zhamnov (P. Bure) (PP) – 17:322–1
I. Kovalchuk – 19:393–1
A. Yashin – 25:164–1
4–226:42 – O. Khmyl (PP)
4–334:01 – A. Kalyuzhny (PP)
B. Mironov (M. Afinogenov) – 42:215–3
S. Fedorov (M. Afinogenov) – 44:046–3
6–458:23 – R. Salei (V. Tsyplakov, O. Khmyl) (PP)
8 minPenalties10 min
36Shots33
15 February 2002
20:45
Finland 0–6
(0–0, 0–3, 0–3)
 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,597
Game reference
Jani HurmeGoaliesMike DunhamReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Derek Nansen
United States Tim Nowak
0–129:45 − S. Young (B. Rolston, G. Suter)
0–236:16 − J. LeClair (B. Hull)
0–337:45 − K. Tkachuk (J. Roenick, B. Leetch)
0–446:49 − J. LeClair (B. Leetch) (PP2)
0–551:23 − J. LeClair (B. Hull, D. Weight)
0–654:14 − B. Guerin (P. Housley)
10 minPenalties10 min
23Shots39

16 February 2002
16:45
Finland 8–1
(3–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Pasi NurminenGoaliesSergei Shabanov / Andrei MezinReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
O. Jokinen (N. Hagman, J. Niinimaa) – 1:301–0
T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen, T. Numminen) (PP) – 14:532–0
O. Jokinen (T. Kallio) – 16:243–0
T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen) – 24:554–0
S. Kapanen (V. Nieminen, J. Niinimaa) – 25:435–0
T. Kallio (J. Lumme, N. Hagman) – 29:266–0
6–143:54 − V. Pankov (R. Salei, D. Pankov) (PP)
A. Berg (R. Helminen) – 49:217–1
M. Eloranta (K. Timonen) – 54:398–1
10 minPenalties8 min
39Shots21
16 February 2002
21:30
United States 2–2
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 RussiaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Mike RichterGoaliesNikolai KhabibulinReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Canada Jean Morin
K. Tkachuk (B. Leetch, B. Rafalski) (PP2) – 26:191–0
1–137:08 – V. Bure (V. Malakhov) (PP)
1–242:06 – S. Fedorov (I. Kovalchuk, S. Samsonov) (PP)
B. Hull (P. Housley, M. Modano) – 55:302–2
10 minPenalties8 min
25Shots35

18 February 2002
11:05
Belarus 1–8
(1–0, 0–3, 0–5)
 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Andrei MezinGoaliesTom BarrassoReferee:
Canada Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Canada Derek Nansen
D. Pankov (V. Tsyplakov, O. Khmyl) – 0:201–0
1–120:46 – B. Hull (M. Modano)
1–222:46 – J. LeClair (B. Hull, B. Leetch) (PP)
1–327:33 – J. LeClair (M. Modano, B. Hull)
1–444:28 – S. Young (M. York, J. Roenick)
1–550:45 – A. Deadmarsh (B. Rolston) (SH)
1–652:34 – S. Young (J. Roenick)
1–753:32 – B. Guerin (T. Amonte)
1–856:26 – B. Guerin (A. Deadmarsh, B. Rolston)
8 minPenalties8 min
13Shots48
18 February 2002
13:30
Russia 1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 FinlandPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,360
Game reference
Nikolai KhabibulinGoaliesJani HurmeReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Canada Jean Morin
P. Bure (I. Kravchuk) – 07:491–0
1–130:57 – T. Selänne (O. Väänänen)
1–236:15 – M. Eloranta (J. Ylönen, S. Kapanen)
1–340:33 – J. Lehtinen (S. Kapanen, J. Niinimaa) (PP)
10 minPenalties8 min
26Shots29

Final round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
          
 
20 February – Provo
 
 
C2
 Czech Republic
0
 
22 February – West Valley City
 
D3
 Russia
1
 
D3
 Russia
2
 
20 February – West Valley City
 
D1
 United States
3
 
D1
 United States
5
 
24 February – West Valley City
 
C4
 Germany
0
 
D1
 United States
2
 
20 February – West Valley City
 
C3
 Canada
5
 
D2
 Finland
1
 
22 February – West Valley City
 
C3
 Canada
2
 
C3
 Canada
7
 
20 February – West Valley City
 
D4
 Belarus
1 Bronze medal game
 
C1
 Sweden
3
 
23 February – West Valley City
 
D4
 Belarus
4
 
D4
 Belarus
2
 
 
D3
 Russia
7
 


Quarterfinals

20 February 2002
11:05
Sweden 3–4
(1–2, 1–0, 1–2)
 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 7,240
Game reference
Tommy SaloGoaliesAndrei MezinReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
United States Dan Schachte
N. Lidström (K. Johnsson, M. Nylander) – 3:101–0
1–17:47 – O. Romanov (I. Matushkin, A. Kalyuzhny) (SH)
1–29:33 – D. Dudik (A. Kovalev, A. Rasolko) (PP2)
M. Nylander (M. Sundin, N. Lidström) (PP) – 30:142–2
2–342:47 – A. Kovalev
M. Sundin – 47:543–3
3–457:36 – V. Kopat (O. Antonenko, V. Bekbulatov)
8 minPenalties14 min
47Shots19
20 February 2002
13:30
Czech Republic 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 RussiaPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 5,219
Game reference
Dominik HašekGoaliesNikolai KhabibulinReferee:
Canada Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Sweden Johan Norrman
United States Tim Nowak
0–124:48 − M. Afinogenov (A. Nikolishin, V. Malakhov)
6 minPenalties22 min
41Shots27
20 February 2002
16:00
United States 5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0)
 GermanyE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Mike RichterGoaliesMarc Seliger
Robert Müller
Referee:
Sweden Ulf Rådbjer
Linesmen:
Canada Jean Morin
Canada Derek Nansen
J. Roenick (B. Rafalski, D. Weight) (PP2) – 13:061–0
C. Chelios – 20:462–0
T. Amonte (J. Roenick) – 29:423–0
J. LeClair (P. Housley, M. Modano) – 30:144–0
B. Hull (M. Modano, J. LeClair) – 31:475–0
4 minPenalties33 min
33Shots28
20 February 2002
20:15
Finland 1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Jani HurmeGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
0–13:00 – J. Sakic (S. Gagné)
0–235:49 – S. Yzerman (M. Lemieux)
N. Hagman (T. Kallio, O. Jokinen) – 36:091–2
2 minPenalties2 min
19Shots34

Semifinals

22 February 2002
12:00
Canada 7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesAndrei Mezin
Sergei Shabanov
Referee:
Canada Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Russia Sergei Kulakov
United States Tim Nowak
S. Yzerman (J. Sakic, R. Blake) – 6:051–0
1–113:24 – R. Salei
E. Brewer (S. Yzerman) – 17:252–1
S. Niedermayer (M. Lemieux, P. Kariya) (PP) – 22:093–1
P. Kariya (S. Yzerman, M. Lemieux) – 33:284–1
S. Gagné (M. Peca) (SH) – 45:215–1
E. Lindros (R. Smyth, O. Nolan) (PP) – 52:246–1
J. Iginla (B. Shanahan) – 56:157–1
16 minPenalties14 min
51Shots14
22 February 2002
16:20
Russia 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)
 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Nikolai KhabibulinGoaliesMike RichterReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
Canada Jean Morin
0–115:56 – B. Guerin (PP)
0–227:31 – S. Young (P. Housley, B. Leetch) (PP)
0–337:39 – P. Housley (T. Amonte) (PP)
A. Kovalev (D. Markov, O. Tverdovsky) – 40:111–3
V. Malakhov – 43:212–3
12 minPenalties8 min
30Shots49

Bronze medal game

23 February 2002
12:15
Belarus 2–7
(1–2, 1–2, 0–3)
 RussiaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Andrei Mezin
Sergei Shabanov
GoaliesNikolai KhabibulinReferee:
Sweden Ulf Rådbjer
Linesmen:
Sweden Johan Norrman
United States Dan Schachte
0–15:28 – A. Kovalev (I. Larionov)
D. Pankov (V. Tsyplakov) – 9:211–1
1–211:20 – D. Kasparaitis (I. Larionov, A. Kovalev)
D. Dudik (V. Kopat) – 21:152–2
2–323:11 – O. Tverdovsky (S. Fedorov, A. Yashin) (PP)
2–423:34 – P. Datsyuk (I. Kravchuk)
2–547:47 – A. Kovalev (P. Datsyuk, I. Larionov)
2–652:30 – P. Bure (P. Datsyuk)
2–759:11 – M. Afinogenov (S. Samsonov, V. Malakhov)
12 minPenalties8 min
23Shots45

Gold medal game

24 February 2002
13:00
United States 2–5
(1–2, 1–1, 0–2)
 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Game reference
Mike RichterGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Finland Antti Hämäläinen
T. Amonte (D. Weight, T. Poti) – 8:491–0
1–114:50 – P. Kariya (C. Pronger, M. Lemieux)
1–218:33 – J. Iginla (J. Sakic, S. Gagné)
B. Rafalski (M. Modano, B. Hull) (PP) – 35:302–2
2–338:19 – J. Sakic (E. Jovanovski, R. Blake) (PP)
2–456:01 – J. Iginla (S. Yzerman, J. Sakic)
2–558:40 – J. Sakic (J. Iginla)
6 minPenalties8 min
33Shots39
E Center (pictured in 2017) hosted the gold medal game.

Final rankings

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4th  Belarus
5th  Sweden
6th  Finland
7th  Czech Republic
8th  Germany
9th  Latvia
10th  Ukraine
11th   Switzerland
12th  Austria
13th  Slovakia
14th  France

Source: IIHF

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Sweden Mats Sundin 4 5 4 9 +4 10 F
United States Brett Hull 6 3 5 8 +4 6 F
United States John LeClair 6 6 1 7 +2 2 F
Canada Joe Sakic 6 4 3 7 +6 0 F
Slovakia Marian Hossa 2 4 2 6 +5 0 F
Switzerland Jean-Jacques Aeschlimann 4 3 3 6 0 2 F
France Philippe Bozon 4 3 3 6 +1 2 F
Germany Len Soccio 7 3 3 6 +3 8 F
Canada Mario Lemieux 4 2 4 6 +4 0 F
Canada Steve Yzerman 6 2 4 6 +4 2 F

Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.

Player TOI GA GAA SA SV% SO
Switzerland Martin Gerber 157:44 4 1.52 95 95.79 0
United States Mike Richter 240:00 9 2.25 132 93.18 1
Russia Nikolai Khabibulin 359:12 14 2.34 200 93.00 1
Sweden Tommy Salo 179:03 7 2.35 92 92.39 0
Czech Republic Dominik Hašek 239:00 8 2.01 105 92.38 0

Source: IIHF

Awards

Joe Sakic was named MVP of the tournament

Media all-star team

Position Player
Goaltender United States Mike Richter
Defenceman United States Brian Leetch
United States Chris Chelios
Forward United States John LeClair
Canada Joe Sakic
Sweden Mats Sundin
MVP Canada Joe Sakic

Best players selected by the directorate

Position Player
Goaltender Russia Nikolai Khabibulin
Defenceman United States Chris Chelios
Forward Canada Joe Sakic

References

  1. ^ "Qualification Process" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. ^ Canada crush Belarus. BBC Sport. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ USA repel resurgent Russia. BBC Sport. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ Russia make do with bronze. BBC Sport. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ Canada clinch ice hockey triumph. BBC Sport. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ^ Joe Sakic Ended 50-Year Gold Drought. Team Canada. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2026.