Ice_hockey_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_tournament
The men's tournament marked the second Olympic Games where the National Hockey League took a break (12 days, from February 14 to February 25[1]) to allow all its players the opportunity to play.
 United States (left) and Finland (right) | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 9–24 February |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (7th title) |
Runner-up  | United States |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Belarus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Mats Sundin |
| MVP | Joe Sakic |
Fourteen countries played in the tournament. Six hockey powers (Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States) were automatically admitted to the final eight. The other eight countries (Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Ukraine) played in a preliminary round in two pools. The winners of those pools, Belarus and Germany, advanced to the final round with the six hockey powers.
The biggest surprise of the tournament was Belarus, 0–3–0 in Group D play, knocking off 3–0–0 Sweden in quarterfinal play. After that upset, the Swedish media held their players responsible for the loss, even going as far to publish their NHL salaries. The players responded by not returning to Sweden during the NHL break, although that was unlikely since the Olympics were held in the same continent as their NHL teams and play resumed soon after the Olympics ended.
Another major surprise was the silver-medal finish of Team USA, which was not considered a contender as it was steeped heavily in over-30 veterans. Although it retained most of the players from the 1998 team which had performed below expectations, this time it was coached by Herb Brooks, who had been responsible for the "Miracle on Ice" over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics. Despite being close to the ends of their NHL careers, Mike Richter and Phil Housley put up phenomenal performances. Brett Hull, John LeClair, and Mike Modano formed the "Divine Line" which led the tournament in scoring. USA and Russia played to a 2–2 tie in their group game, drawing some comparisons to the famous 1980 Miracle game. Ending up, USA finished second behind Sweden in the round robin results.[2]
USA and Russia met again in the semi-finals of the tournament. The USA's victory over Russia came coincidentally on the 22-year anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice", the upset of the Soviet Union team, at Lake Placid in 1980 (also a Friday). The Americans stormed out to a 3–0 lead for the first two periods, before withstanding a two-goal rally from the Russians to advance. Russian coach Slava Fetisov, one of the stars for the 1980 Soviet squad, complained about the selection of NHL referees to officiate Olympic matches (a stipulation by the NHL if most Olympic players are NHLers) and charged that officials were trying to fix a Canada-USA final for North American audiences.[3] However, Russian goalie Nikolai Khabibulin thought that the refereeing was fair, having faced 38 shots in the first two periods and 49 overall.[4][5]
Canada had a lackluster start, losing 5–2 to Sweden, only managing to defeat Germany by a score of 3–2, and drawing with the Czech Republic. These performances prompted an emotional response from Team Canada manager Wayne Gretzky, in particular the referee's failure to call a clear hit from behind on Canada's Theoren Fleury in the game against the Czech Republic. However, Canada improved in the elimination round, defeating Finland 2–1, and easily sweeping surprise semi-finalist Belarus 7–1.
Canada and the US faced off in the final. For both nations, the gold-medal game came coincidentally on the anniversary of each nation's last gold medal in men's Olympic hockey. Canada last won 50 years previously at the 1952 Winter Olympics when they tied the US 3–3 (Olympic ice hockey previously only had a round-robin portion). The US won their last gold medal when they defeated Finland two days after "The Miracle on Ice" in 1980. Both games, coincidentally, were played on a Sunday.
The Canada-USA final was tied at 2–2, however Canada then scored three goals to win 5–2. It was only the second time and first in 70 years that the US men's hockey team lost an Olympic game on home soil. The first loss came against Canada (a 2–1 OT loss) in their first game at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
TV ratings for Canada vs USA gold medal matchup were the highest in Olympic history to that time.[6] In the United States, NBC's live coverage of the gold medal hockey game drew a 10.7 rating, the highest-rated hockey game, Olympic or NHL, since the 1980 Winter Olympics and was the largest network hockey audience in the U.S. in 22 years.[7] In Canada, the CBC said that the game drew 10.6 million viewers, making the game was the most-watched CBC Sports program.[7] As the final seconds ticked away, veteran CBC Sports commentator Bob Cole called: "Now after 50 years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The Olympics Salt Lake City, 2002, men's ice hockey, gold medal: Canada!" The CBC also said that the 10.6 million viewers broke the previous record of 4.957 million viewers for Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, another moment Cole himself called: "Here comes the faceoff and blare it Manhattan! The New York Rangers have done it here on a hot June night in New York! The Rangers are Stanley Cup Champions"[7]
During the final, the legend of the lucky loonie was born when Canadian icemaker Trent Evans buried a one dollar coin (Loonie) under centre ice and both the Canadian men's and women's teams won gold.[8][9]
Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan became the second and third players to win the Olympic Gold Medal in hockey (with Team Canada) and the Stanley Cup (with the Detroit Red Wings) in the same year, the first to win an Olympic Gold and Stanley Cup was Ken Morrow in 1980. Chris Chelios and Brett Hull became the second and third players to win Olympic Silver Medal in hockey (with Team USA) and Stanley Cup in the same year (Sergei Fedorov was the first in 1998).
The format of the tournament was the same one used in the 1998 tournament in Nagano. It was controversial because the National Hockey League clubs would not release their players for the preliminary round. This severely hampered the campaigns of Germany and Slovakia, although the former country managed to qualify for the final group stage. Also the final group stage was criticized as being meaningless since all of the teams qualified for the quarter-finals. The format was changed for the 2006 tournament in an effort to address these criticisms.
The final standings at the end of the 1999 IIHF World Championship were used to determine the path to the Olympic tournament. The top six places were given direct entry to the first round, places seven and eight were given direct entry to the preliminary round, and all other participants were seeded in qualifying tournaments to fill the remaining six spots. This chart shows the seeding path for all nations, in detail.
Group A
Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
 Latvia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 |
 Austria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 9 February 2002 16:05 | Slovakia | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Germany | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,504 |
| Pavol Rybár | Goalies | Marc Seliger | Referee: Kevin Acheson Linesmen: James Garofalo Sergei Kulakov | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||
| 9 February 2002 19:00 | Austria | 2–4 (1–2, 1–2, 0–0) | Latvia | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,159 |
| Reinhard Divis | Goalies | Sergejs Naumovs | Referee: Danny KurmannLinesmen: Derek Nansen Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 February 2002 16:05 | Austria | 2–3 (0–2, 2–0, 0–1) | Germany | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,444 |
| Reinhard Divis | Goalies | Marc Seliger | Referee: Scott Hansen Linesmen:  Antti Hämäläinen Johan Norrman | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 February 2002 19:00 | Latvia | 6–6 (2–2, 2–4, 2–0) | Slovakia | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,377 |
| Sergejs Naumovs | Goalies | Pavol Rybár Ján Lašák | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Sergei Kulakov Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 February 2002 16:05 | Slovakia | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Austria | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,362 |
| Ján Lašák | Goalies | Reinhard Divis | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Eduards Odiņš | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 February 2002 19:00 | Germany | 4–1 (2–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Latvia | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,574 |
| Marc Seliger | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe | Referee: Rami Savolainen Linesmen: Panu Bruun Johan Norrman | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Group B
Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 9 February 2002 14:00 | Belarus | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Ukraine | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,294 |
| Sergei Shabanov | Goalies | Igor Karpenko | Referee: Vladimír Mihálik Linesmen:  Petr Blümel Rudolf Lauff | ||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||
| 30 | Shots | 17 | |||
| 9 February 2002 21:00 | Switzerland | 3–3 (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) | France | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,504 |
| David Aebischer | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referee: Rami Savolainen Linesmen: Panu Bruun Eduards Odiņš | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 February 2002 16:05 | Ukraine | 5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0) | Switzerland | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,387 |
| Igor Karpenko | Goalies | David Aebischer Martin Gerber | Referee: Kevin Acheson Linesmen: Petr Blümel James Garofalo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 February 2002 19:00 | Belarus | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | France | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,214 |
| Sergei Shabanov | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referee: Scott Hansen Linesmen: Rudolf Lauff Derek Nansen | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 13 February 2002 16:05 | Switzerland | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,736 |
| Martin Gerber | Goalies | Andrei Mezin | Referee: Vladimír Mihálik Linesmen: Sergei Kulakov Rudolf Lauff | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||
| 13 February 2002 19:00 | France | 2–4 (0–2, 2–2, 0–0) | Ukraine | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,019 |
| Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Kostiantyn Simchuk | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: James Garofalo Eduards Odiņš | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
13th place game
| 14 February 2002 21:00 | Slovakia | 7–1 (1–0, 2–0, 4–1) | France | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 5,956 |
| Rastislav Staňa | Goalies | Patrick Rolland | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Panu Bruun Eduards Odiņš | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th place game
| 14 February 2002 15:00 | Switzerland | 4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Austria | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,986 |
| Martin Gerber | Goalies | Reinhard Divis | Referee: Vladimír Mihálik Linesmen: Petr Blümel Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||
9th place game
| 14 February 2002 20:00 | Ukraine | 2–9 (0–6, 2–3, 0–0) | Latvia | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,449 |
| Igor Karpenko Kostiantyn Simchuk | Goalies | Sergejs Naumovs | Referee: Rami Savolainen Linesmen: James Garofalo Rudolf Lauff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| Germany |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 15 February 2002 16:10 | Canada | 2–5 (1–1, 0–4, 1–0) | Sweden | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,597 |
| Curtis Joseph | Goalies | Tommy Salo | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Sergei Kulakov Dan Schachte | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 February 2002 19:00 | Czech Republic | 8–2 (3–0, 3–1, 2–1) | Germany | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,303 |
| Dominik Hašek | Goalies | Christian Künast Marc Seliger | Referee: Kevin Acheson Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Jean Morin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 February 2002 16:05 | Sweden | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Czech Republic | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Tommy Salo | Goalies | Dominik Hašek | Referee: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Dan Schachte | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||
| 17 February 2002 19:00 | Canada | 3–2 (0–0, 3–0, 0–2) | Germany | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,425 |
| Martin Brodeur | Goalies | Marc Seliger | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Johan Norrman Tim Nowak | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 27 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2002 16:10 | Czech Republic | 3–3 (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Canada | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Dominik Hašek | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Sergei Kulakov Dan Schachte | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2002 19:00 | Germany | 1–7 (0–3, 0–3, 1–1) | Sweden | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,348 |
| Christian Künast Robert Müller | Goalies | Johan Hedberg | Referee: Rami Savolainen Linesmen: Rudolf Lauff Tim Nowak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 5 |
| Finland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
| Russia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Belarus |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 15 February 2002 11:05 | Russia | 6–4 (3–1, 1–2, 2–1) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,484 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | Goalies | Sergei Shabanov Andrei Mezin | Referee: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Mike Cvik Johan Norrman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 February 2002 20:45 | Finland | 0–6 (0–0, 0–3, 0–3) | United States | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,597 |
| Jani Hurme | Goalies | Mike Dunham | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Derek Nansen Tim Nowak | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 2002 16:45 | Finland | 8–1 (3–0, 3–0, 2–1) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Pasi Nurminen | Goalies | Sergei Shabanov Andrei Mezin | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Mike Cvik Rudolf Lauff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 2002 21:30 | United States | 2–2 (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Russia | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Mike Richter | Goalies | Nikolai Khabibulin | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Petr Blümel Jean Morin | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 18 February 2002 11:05 | Belarus | 1–8 (1–0, 0–3, 0–5) | United States | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Andrei Mezin | Goalies | Tom Barrasso | Referee: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Mike Cvik Derek Nansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2002 13:30 | Russia | 1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Finland | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,360 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | Goalies | Jani Hurme | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Petr Blümel Jean Morin | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Czech Republic
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| D3 | Russia
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| D3 | Russia
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | United States
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| C4 | Germany
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| D1 | United States
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Canada
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Finland
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| C3 | Canada
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Canada
| 7 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| D4 | Belarus
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Sweden
| 3 | D4 | Belarus
| 2 | |||||||||
| D4 | Belarus
| 4 | D3 | Russia
| 7 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 20 February 2002 11:05 | Sweden | 3–4 (1–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,240 |
| Tommy Salo | Goalies | Andrei Mezin | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Petr Blümel Dan Schachte | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2002 13:30 | Czech Republic | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Russia | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 5,219 |
| Dominik Hašek | Goalies | Nikolai Khabibulin | Referee: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Johan Norrman Tim Nowak | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||
| 41 | Shots | 27 | |||
| 20 February 2002 16:00 | United States | 5–0 (1–0, 4–0, 0–0) | Germany | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Mike Richter | Goalies | Marc Seliger Robert Müller | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Jean Morin Derek Nansen | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2002 20:15 | Finland | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Canada | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Jani Hurme | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Mike Cvik Rudolf Lauff | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 22 February 2002 12:00 | Canada | 7–1 (2–1, 2–0, 3–0) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Martin Brodeur | Goalies | Andrei Mezin Sergei Shabanov | Referee: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Sergei Kulakov Tim Nowak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 February 2002 16:20 | Russia | 2–3 (0–1, 0–2, 2–0) | United States | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | Goalies | Mike Richter | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Jean Morin | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 49 | |||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 23 February 2002 12:15 | Belarus | 2–7 (1–2, 1–2, 0–3) | Russia  | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
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| Andrei Mezin Sergei Shabanov | Goalies | Nikolai Khabibulin | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Johan Norrman Dan Schachte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
All times are local (UTC-7).
| 24 February 2002 13:00 |  United States | 2–5 (1–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Canada  | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
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| Mike Richter | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Mike Cvik Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | |
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| 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 |
These standings are presented as the IIHF has them,[10] however both the NHL and IOC maintain that all quarterfinal losers are ranked equal at 5th.[11][12]
Average age
Team USA was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 10 months. Team Slovakia was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 26 years and 10 months. Gold medalists team Canada averaged 30 years and 3 months. Tournament average was 28 years and 9 months.[13]
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| 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 |
| Marián 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 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com Archived 2018-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| 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 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All-Stars
- Most Valuable Player:
Joe Sakic - Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Nikolai Khabibulin - Best Defenceman:
Chris Chelios - Best Forward: Joe Sakic
- Best Goaltender:
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- "US-Canada showdown set while Russians angered again". CNN. 2002-02-22. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- "USA holds off Russia 3–2 to advance to gold medal game". CNN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- "Roenick foils Russia's bid to tie game". CNN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- "Dream final will come down to blueline play". CNN. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- Ohler, Shawn (February 26, 2002). "Lucky Loonie Stunt Pays Off". Calgary Herald. p. A1.
- Duhatschek, Eric (2006-02-07). "It's time to bury the myth of the lucky loonie". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- Olson, Lisa (2002-02-25). "A great burden lifted, he turns into Loonie one". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- IIHF Media Guide and Record Book (2011), p. 119.
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book (2006), p. 15.