The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jonkoping, Sweden. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Gothenburg (Swedish:  ) ) is a city and municipality in the province Västergötland on the west-coast of Sweden. ... Karlstad [kɑːɭstɑː(d)] is a City and Municipality in Värmland County, in mid-western Sweden. ... Jönköping [jœncøːpiŋ] is a Municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ...

It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) was founded in 1908 and is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. ...

Pool A

Far Eastern Qualification

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ...

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Preliminary Round

In the preliminary round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Qualifcation Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Relegation Round.

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	17	8	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	17	9	4
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	5	9	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	6	19	0

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April 26, 2002 15:15
	Germany	9–2	Japan

April 26, 2002 20:00
	Switzerland	0–5	Czech Republic

April 28, 2002 15:15
	Germany	3–0	Switzerland

April 29, 2002 16:00
	Japan	1–5	Switzerland

April 29, 2002 20:00
	Czech Republic	7–5	Germany

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Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	3	0	0	14	1	6
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	13	7	4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	7	8	2
Poland	3	0	0	3	0	18	0

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April 27, 2002 15:15
	Slovakia	7–0	Poland

April 27, 2002 19:00
	Ukraine	0–3	Finland

April 29, 2002 16:00
	Slovakia	5–4	Ukraine

April 30, 2002 16:00
	Finland	3–1	Slovakia

April 30, 2002 20:00
	Poland	0–3	Ukraine

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Group C

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	15	5	6
Russia	3	2	0	1	14	6	4
Austria	3	1	0	2	11	14	2
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	6	21	0

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April 26, 2002 20:15
	Austria	3–5	Sweden

April 28, 2002 15:15
	Russia	6–3	Austria

April 28, 2002 19:00
	Sweden	8–2	Slovenia

April 30, 2002 16:00
	Slovenia	3–5	Austria

April 30, 2002 20:00
	Sweden	2–0	Russia

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Group D

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	11	2	6
United States	3	2	0	1	9	6	4
Latvia	3	1	0	2	7	8	2
Italy	3	0	0	3	3	14	0

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April 27, 2002 15:15
	Italy	2–5	United States

April 27, 2002 19:05
	Canada	4–1	Latvia

April 29, 2002 16:00
	Canada	5–0	Italy

April 29, 2002 20:00
	United States	3–2	Latvia

April 30, 2002 16:00
	Latvia	4–1	Italy

April 30, 2002 20:00
	United States	1–2	Canada

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Qualification Round

In the qualification round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Playoff Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	25	11	10
Canada	5	4	1	0	13	10	8
United States	5	2	2	1	13	11	5
Germany	5	2	2	1	14	14	5
Switzerland	5	1	4	0	8	18	2
Latvia	5	0	5	0	10	19	0

April 26, 2002 20:00
	Switzerland	0–5	Czech Republic

April 27, 2002 19:05
	Canada	4–1	Latvia

April 28, 2002 15:15
	Germany	3–0	Switzerland

April 29, 2002 20:00
	United States	3–2	Latvia

April 29, 2002 20:00
	Czech Republic	7–5	Germany

April 30, 2002 20:00
	United States	1–2	Canada

May 2, 2002 16:00
	United States	3–0	Switzerland

May 2, 2002 20:00
	Canada	3–1	Germany

May 2, 2002 20:00
	Czech Republic	3–1	Latvia

May 3, 2002 16:00
	Switzerland	2–3	Canada

May 3, 2002 20:00
	Germany	3–2	Latvia

May 4, 2002 15:15
	Czech Republic	5–4	United States

May 5, 2002 15:15
	United States	2–2	Germany

May 5, 2002 19:00
	Canada	1–5	Czech Republic

May 5, 2002 19:00
	Latvia	4–6	Switzerland

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Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the Preliminary Round.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	5	4	1	0	19	7	8
Finland	5	4	1	0	12	6	8
Slovakia	5	4	1	0	20	15	8
Russia	5	1	3	1	13	15	3
Ukraine	5	1	3	1	10	20	3
Austria	5	0	5	0	12	23	0

April 26, 2002 20:15
	Austria	3–5	Sweden

April 27, 2002 19:00
	Ukraine	0–3	Finland

April 28, 2002 15:15
	Russia	6–3	Austria

April 29, 2002 16:00
	Slovakia	5–4	Ukraine

April 30, 2002 16:00
	Finland	3–1	Slovakia

April 30, 2002 20:00
	Sweden	2–0	Russia

May 2, 2002 16:00
	Finland	3–1	Austria

May 2, 2002 20:00
	Sweden	1–2	Slovakia

May 3, 2002 16:00
	Russia	3–3	Ukraine

May 3, 2002 20:00
	Slovakia	6–3	Austria

May 4, 2002 15:15
	Ukraine	0–7	Sweden

May 5, 2002 19:00
	Sweden	4–2	Finland

May 6, 2002 16:00
	Austria	2–3	Ukraine

May 6, 2002 20:00
	Russia	4–6	Slovakia

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Relegation Round

Group G

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	12	5	6
Poland	3	2	0	1	12	7	4
Italy	3	1	0	2	7	11	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	7	15	0

As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

All times local

May 2, 2002 16:00
	Poland	5–1	Italy

May 3, 2002 20:00
	Japan	2–6	Italy

May 5, 2002 11:00
	Italy	0–4	Slovenia

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Final Round

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	May 7
	Czech Republic	1
					May 9
	Russia	3
					Russia	3
	May 7
					Finland	2
	Finland	3
									May 11
	United States	1
									Russia	3
	May 7
									Slovakia	4
	Canada	2
					May 9
	Slovakia	3
					Slovakia	3			Third place
	May 7
					Sweden	2
	Sweden	6							Finland	3
	Germany	2							Sweden	5
									May 10

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Division I

Group A

Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002. Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Area 88. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Belarus	5	5	0	0	45	10	10
France	5	4	0	1	27	6	8
Kazakhstan	5	3	0	2	30	14	6
The Netherlands	5	2	0	3	19	30	4
Croatia	5	1	0	4	6	32	2
Korea	5	0	0	5	7	42	0

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ...

Scores

Team	BLR	CRO	FRA	KAZ	KOR	NED
BLR		9–0	3–1	6–4	12–1	15–4
CRO	0–9		1–6	0–12	3–1	2–4
FRA	1–3	6–1		6–0	10–0	4–2
KAZ	4–6	12–0	0–6		10–0	4–2
KOR	1–12	1–3	0–10	0–10		5–7
NED	4–15	4–2	2–4	2–4	7–5

Belarus were promoted to Pool A and Korea were relegated to Division II for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Motto: none Anthem: Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: We Belarusians) Capital (and largest city) Minsk Belarusian, Russian Government Republic  - President Alexander Lukashenko  - Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared July 27, 1990   - Established August 25, 1991   - Completed December 25, 1991  Area  - Total 207,600 km² (93rd) 80... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Motto: none Historical: Antemurale Christianitatis (Latin) English: Bulwark of Christianity Anthem: Lijepa naÅ¡a domovino Our beautiful homeland Patron saint: Sv. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (largest city) Paris French Government Unitary republic  - President Jacques Chirac  - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin Formation    - French State 843 (Treaty of Verdun)   - Current constitution 1958 (5th Republic)  Accession to EU March 25, 1957 Area  - Total 1 674,843 km... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Motto: None. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Motto: none Anthem: Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: We Belarusians) Capital (and largest city) Minsk Belarusian, Russian Government Republic  - President Alexander Lukashenko  - Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared July 27, 1990   - Established August 25, 1991   - Completed December 25, 1991  Area  - Total 207,600 km² (93rd) 80... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Motto: none Historical: Antemurale Christianitatis (Latin) English: Bulwark of Christianity Anthem: Lijepa naÅ¡a domovino Our beautiful homeland Patron saint: Sv. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (largest city) Paris French Government Unitary republic  - President Jacques Chirac  - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin Formation    - French State 843 (Treaty of Verdun)   - Current constitution 1958 (5th Republic)  Accession to EU March 25, 1957 Area  - Total 1 674,843 km... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Motto: None. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

Group B

Group B was played in Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002. Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary, located around 65 km southwest of Budapest. ... Dunaújváros (1951-1961 Sztálinváros) is a city in Central Hungary, along the Danube (Hungarian name: Duna) river. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Denmark	5	5	0	0	40	10	10
Hungary	5	4	0	1	19	9	8
Norway	5	3	0	2	26	11	6
Great Britain	5	2	0	3	18	16	4
Romania	5	1	0	4	10	31	2
China	5	0	0	5	7	43	0

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ...

Scores

Team	CHN	DEN	GBR	HUN	NOR	ROM
CHN		0–13	3–8	0–6	2–12	2–4
DEN	13–0		5–3	6–2	4–3	12–2
GBR	8–3	3–5		1–4	1–2	5–2
HUN	6–0	2–6	4–1		3–1	4–1
NOR	12–2	3–4	2–1	1–3		8–1
ROM	4–2	2–12	2–5	1–4	1–8

Denmark was promoted to Pool A and China was relegated to Division II for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Motto: none (Royal Motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke Gods help, the peoples love, Denmarks strength) Anthem: Der er et yndigt land (national); Kong Christian (royal) Capital (and largest city) Copenhagen Danish1 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Margrethe II  - Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Consolidation... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Great Britain lies between Ireland and mainland Europe Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Motto: none Historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin) (English: Kingdom of Mary the Patroness of Hungary) Anthem: Himnusz (Isten, áldd meg a magyart) Hymn (God, bless the Hungarians) Capital (and largest city) Budapest Hungarian (Magyar) Government Parliamentary republic  - President László Sólyom  - Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány Independence    - Principality... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and faithful until the Mountains of Dovre should crumble) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet Royal anthem: Kongesangen Capital (and largest city) Oslo Norwegian1 (BokmÃ¥l and Nynorsk) Government Constitutional monarchy... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Motto: none (Royal Motto 1866-1947: Nihil Sine Deo) Anthem: DeÅŸteaptă-te, române! Capital Bucharest (BucureÅŸti) Largest city Bucharest Romanian Government Republic  - President Traian Băsescu  - Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Independence    - Declared 9 May 1877 (O.S.)2   - Recognised 13 July 18783  Accession to... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Motto: none (Royal Motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke Gods help, the peoples love, Denmarks strength) Anthem: Der er et yndigt land (national); Kong Christian (royal) Capital (and largest city) Copenhagen Danish1 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Margrethe II  - Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Consolidation... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Great Britain lies between Ireland and mainland Europe Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Motto: none Historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin) (English: Kingdom of Mary the Patroness of Hungary) Anthem: Himnusz (Isten, áldd meg a magyart) Hymn (God, bless the Hungarians) Capital (and largest city) Budapest Hungarian (Magyar) Government Parliamentary republic  - President László Sólyom  - Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány Independence    - Principality... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and faithful until the Mountains of Dovre should crumble) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet Royal anthem: Kongesangen Capital (and largest city) Oslo Norwegian1 (BokmÃ¥l and Nynorsk) Government Constitutional monarchy... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Motto: none (Royal Motto 1866-1947: Nihil Sine Deo) Anthem: DeÅŸteaptă-te, române! Capital Bucharest (BucureÅŸti) Largest city Bucharest Romanian Government Republic  - President Traian Băsescu  - Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Independence    - Declared 9 May 1877 (O.S.)2   - Recognised 13 July 18783  Accession to... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

Division II

Group A

Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002. City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Estonia	5	5	0	0	74	7	10
Belgium	5	4	0	1	37	11	8
Israel	5	3	0	2	14	22	6
Australia	5	2	0	3	32	39	4
South Africa	5	1	0	4	13	37	2
Turkey	5	0	0	5	3	57	0

Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ...

Scores

Team	AUS	BEL	EST	ISR	RSA	TUR
AUS		4–9	4–20	5–6	8–4	11–0
BEL	9–4		3–4	3–1	10–0	12–2
EST	20–4	4–3		11–0	15–0	24–0
ISR	6–5	1–3	0–11		4–2	3–1
RSA	4–8	0–10	0–15	2–4		7–0
TUR	0–11	2–12	0–24	1–3	0–7

Estonia were promoted to Division I and Turkey were relegated to Division III for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Motto: None Anthem: Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney English (de facto 1) Government Constitutional monarchy (federal)  - Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Michael Jeffery  - Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the UK   - Constitution 1 January 1901   - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht French: Lunion fait la force German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength through Unity) Anthem: La Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) Capital Brussels Largest city Brussels, Antwerp1 Dutch, French, German Government Federal constitutional monarchy  - King Albert II  - Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Independence from Netherlands... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Motto: none Anthem: Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm Capital (and largest city) Tallinn Estonian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves  - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip Independence From Russia   - Declared 24 February 1918   - Recognised 2 February 1920   - Occupied by USSR 16 June 1940   - Re-declared 20 August 1991   - Recognised... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Anthem(s): Hatikvah (The Hope) Capital Jerusalem [1] Largest city Jerusalem Official language(s) Hebrew, Arabic Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Moshe Katsav  - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Independence From the United Kingdom   - Declaration 14 May 1948 (05 Iyar 5708)  Area  - Total 22,1451 km² (151th) 8,5501 sq mi   - Water (%) ~2... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... This article is about the country in Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Motto: Turkish: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (English: Peace at Home, Peace in the World) Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı (English: Independence March) Capital Ankara Largest city Ä°stanbul Turkish (Türkçe) Government Secular Republic  - Founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk  - President of the Republic Ahmet Necdet Sezer  - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Motto: None Anthem: Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney English (de facto 1) Government Constitutional monarchy (federal)  - Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Michael Jeffery  - Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the UK   - Constitution 1 January 1901   - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht French: Lunion fait la force German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength through Unity) Anthem: La Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) Capital Brussels Largest city Brussels, Antwerp1 Dutch, French, German Government Federal constitutional monarchy  - King Albert II  - Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Independence from Netherlands... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Motto: none Anthem: Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm Capital (and largest city) Tallinn Estonian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves  - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip Independence From Russia   - Declared 24 February 1918   - Recognised 2 February 1920   - Occupied by USSR 16 June 1940   - Re-declared 20 August 1991   - Recognised... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Anthem(s): Hatikvah (The Hope) Capital Jerusalem [1] Largest city Jerusalem Official language(s) Hebrew, Arabic Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Moshe Katsav  - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Independence From the United Kingdom   - Declaration 14 May 1948 (05 Iyar 5708)  Area  - Total 22,1451 km² (151th) 8,5501 sq mi   - Water (%) ~2... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... This article is about the country in Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Motto: Turkish: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (English: Peace at Home, Peace in the World) Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı (English: Independence March) Capital Ankara Largest city Ä°stanbul Turkish (Türkçe) Government Secular Republic  - Founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk  - President of the Republic Ahmet Necdet Sezer  - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

Group B

Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002. Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: Град по мери грађана City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country  Serbia Province Vojvodina District South Bačka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics    - Mayor Maja Gojković (SRS)  - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS  - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	71	6	10
Yugoslavia	5	4	0	1	34	10	8
Spain	5	3	0	2	28	22	6
Bulgaria	5	2	0	3	30	29	4
Iceland	5	1	0	4	14	44	2
Luxembourg	5	0	0	5	2	68	0

Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ...

Scores

Team	BUL	ISL	LTU	LUX	ESP	YUG
BUL		5–4	3–13	17–2	3–5	2–5
ISL	4–5		0–20	8–0	1–11	1–8
LTU	13–3	20–0		20–0	11–2	7–1
LUX	2–17	0–8	0–20		0–10	0–13
ESP	5–3	11–1	2–11	10–0		0–7
YUG	5–2	8–1	1–7	13–0	7–0

Lithuania was promoted to Division I and Luxembourg was relegated to Division III for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Motto: Bulgarian: (English: [1]) Anthem: Mila Rodino (Dear Motherland) Capital  Sofia Largest city Sofia Bulgarian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Georgi Parvanov  - Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev Independence From the Ottoman Empire   - Founded 681   - Christianized 865   - Gained autonomy March 3, 1878   - Declared October 5, 1908 (September 22 O.S.)  Accession to EU... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Lofsöngur Capital (and largest city) Reykjavík Icelandic Government Constitutional republic  - President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson  - Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde Independence from Denmark   - Sovereignty 1 December 1918   - Republic 17 June 1944  Area  - Total 103,000 km² (107th) 39,768. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Motto: VienybÄ— težydi  (Lithuanian) Let unity flourish Anthem: TautiÅ¡ka giesmÄ— Capital (largest city) Vilnius Lithuanian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Valdas Adamkus  - Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas Independence from the Soviet Union   - Declared February 16, 1918   - Declared March 11, 1990   - Recognized September 6, 1992  Accession to EU May 1, 2004... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Motto: Luxembourgish: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn (English: We wish to remain what we are) Anthem: Ons Hémécht (Our Homeland) Royal anthem: De Wilhelmus 1 Capital Luxembourg Largest city Luxembourg French, German, Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984) Government Grand duchy  - Grand Duke Grand Duke Henri (List... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Motto: (Latin: Further Beyond) Anthem:  1 (Spanish: Royal March) Capital (and largest city) Madrid Spanish. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Motto: Bulgarian: (English: [1]) Anthem: Mila Rodino (Dear Motherland) Capital  Sofia Largest city Sofia Bulgarian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Georgi Parvanov  - Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev Independence From the Ottoman Empire   - Founded 681   - Christianized 865   - Gained autonomy March 3, 1878   - Declared October 5, 1908 (September 22 O.S.)  Accession to EU... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Lofsöngur Capital (and largest city) Reykjavík Icelandic Government Constitutional republic  - President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson  - Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde Independence from Denmark   - Sovereignty 1 December 1918   - Republic 17 June 1944  Area  - Total 103,000 km² (107th) 39,768. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Motto: VienybÄ— težydi  (Lithuanian) Let unity flourish Anthem: TautiÅ¡ka giesmÄ— Capital (largest city) Vilnius Lithuanian Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Valdas Adamkus  - Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas Independence from the Soviet Union   - Declared February 16, 1918   - Declared March 11, 1990   - Recognized September 6, 1992  Accession to EU May 1, 2004... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Motto: Luxembourgish: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn (English: We wish to remain what we are) Anthem: Ons Hémécht (Our Homeland) Royal anthem: De Wilhelmus 1 Capital Luxembourg Largest city Luxembourg French, German, Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984) Government Grand duchy  - Grand Duke Grand Duke Henri (List... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Motto: (Latin: Further Beyond) Anthem:  1 (Spanish: Royal March) Capital (and largest city) Madrid Spanish. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

Division II Qualification

Divsion II Qualification for the tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Country Mexico State Federal District Municipality Mexico City Founded Seat of the Government Capital of the Nation Head of government Marcelo Ebrard Area    - City km² Population    - City (2005) 8,720,916  - Density 5,741/km² Website: http://www. ...

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
DPR Korea	2	2	0	0	18	4	4
Mexico	2	0	1	1	7	13	1
New Zealand	2	0	1	1	9	17	1

All times local Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ...

April 11, 2002 20:00
	DPR Korea	11–3	New Zealand

April 12, 2002 20:00
	Mexico	1–7	DPR Korea

April 13, 2002 20:00
	New Zealand	6–6	Mexico

North Korea and Mexico will compete in Division II of the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The 2003 Mens Ice Hockey World Championships were held in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in Finland from April 26 to May 11. ...

External links

• IIHF Website