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

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was the 20th Olympic championship and took place in Utah, United States, from February 9 to February 24, 2002. For the second time in a row, the National Hockey League paused its regular season so that players could join the tournament. Fourteen countries took part, with eight teams qualifying based on their rankings from the 1999 IIHF World Championship and six more teams earning their spots through qualification.

Canada won the gold medal for the seventh time, beating the United States in the final. This was Canada's first gold medal since a long time ago. The United States earned silver, their first medal in this event for many years. Russia claimed the bronze medal after defeating Belarus. Canadian player Joe Sakic was named the most valuable player of the tournament, scoring two goals and making two assists in the final game.

Qualification

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics was the 20th time this event was held. It took place in Utah, United States, from February 9 to February 24, 2002. Fourteen countries took part in the tournament. Eight of these teams qualified based on their rankings from the 1999 IIHF World Championship, and the other six teams earned their spots through special qualification matches.

Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters

This part of the article lists the players who were on each team for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics. You can find the full lists of team members there.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–7).

Group A

Source: [IIHF](

Group B

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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

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

Consolation round

This section covers the games that decided the rankings for 9th to 13th place in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics. There were three games: the 13th-place game, the 11th-place game, and the 9th-place game. These matches were part of the overall tournament held in Utah, United States, during February 2002.

The results of these games helped determine the final standings for the teams involved, with players from around the world competing for their countries. The National Hockey League (NHL) paused its regular season to allow its players to participate in the Olympics.

First round

Group C

Source: IIHF

Group D

Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts

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

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

Final round

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics was its 20th championship, held in Utah, United States, from February 9 to 24, 2002. The National Hockey League paused its regular season to let its players join the tournament. Fourteen teams competed, with eight teams qualifying based on their rankings from the 1999 IIHF World Championship and six more teams earning their spots through special qualification matches.

The tournament included quarterfinals, semifinals, a bronze medal game, and a gold medal game to determine the final rankings.

Final rankings

Source: [IIHF](

	Canada
	United States
	Russia
4th	Belarus
5th	Sweden
6th	Finland
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Germany
9th	Latvia
10th	Ukraine
11th	Switzerland
12th	Austria
13th	Slovakia
14th	France

Statistics

The section shows the top players and goalies from the ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics. The top ten skaters are listed by points and goals, and the top five goalies are listed by save percentage.

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

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

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

Awards

The awards for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics are shown below.

Media all-star team

Best players selected by the directorate

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

Position	Player
Goaltender	Nikolai Khabibulin
Defenceman	Chris Chelios
Forward	Joe Sakic