2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship

The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations. Australia and New Zealand finished second and third respectively.

2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates10–15 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China (2nd title)
Runner-up  Australia
Third place  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored242 (16.13 per match)
Attendance4,500 (300 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Wang Zhiqiang
← 2001

Overview

The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship began on 10 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The first game was played between Chinese Taipei and Mongolia with Mongolia winning the game 5–2.[2] China won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations and claimed their second title after first winning the 1988 tournament.[3] Australia finished second, losing only to China in their five games and New Zealand finished third after losing to Australia and China.[2] Thailand, who finished last, also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against Australia, going down 38–1.[2] Following the tournament all teams were offered entry into Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championship, making the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship the final tournament.[3]

Standings
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 China55008057510
 Australia54017413618
 New Zealand53025114376
4 Mongolia52031946-274
5 Chinese Taipei51041159-482
6 Thailand50057105-980

Fixtures

All times local.

10 March 2002
11:30		Chinese Taipei 2–5
(1–1, 0–3, 1–1)		 MongoliaAuckland
Attendance: 300
10 March 2002
16:15		New Zealand 2–7
(0–4, 0–0, 2–3)		 AustraliaAuckland
Attendance: 300
10 March 2002
19:15		Thailand 0–31
(0–13, 0–14, 0–4)		 ChinaAuckland
Attendance: 300
11 March 2002
12:30		China 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 New ZealandAuckland
Attendance: 300
11 March 2002
16:00		Australia 16–1
(7–0, 4–0, 5–1)		 Chinese TaipeiAuckland
Attendance: 300
11 March 2002
19:15		Mongolia 10–4
(6–0, 1–2, 3–2)		 ThailandAuckland
Attendance: 300
12 March 2002
12:30		Australia 9–2
(3–0, 2–2, 4–4)		 MongoliaAuckland
Attendance: 300
12 March 2002
16:00		China 20–0
(3–0, 7–0, 10–0)		 Chinese TaipeiAuckland
Attendance: 300
12 March 2002
19:15		Thailand 0–19
(0–10, 0–4, 0–5)		 New ZealandAuckland
Attendance: 300
14 March 2002
09:00		Australia 38–1
(7–0, 15–1, 16–0)		 ThailandAuckland
Attendance: 300
14 March 2002
12:05		New Zealand 16–1
(5–0, 3–1, 8–0)		 Chinese TaipeiAuckland
Attendance: 300
14 March 2002
15:15		Mongolia 1–17
(1–5, 0–5, 0–7)		 ChinaAuckland
Attendance: 300
15 March 2002
09:00		Chinese Taipei 7–2
(3–0, 1–1, 3–1)		 ThailandAuckland
Attendance: 300
15 March 2002
12:05		China 7–4
(2–1, 2–2, 3–1)		 AustraliaAuckland
Attendance: 300
15 March 2002
15:15		Mongolia 1–14
(0–2, 0–7, 1–5)		 New ZealandAuckland
Attendance: 300

Statistics

Scoring leaders
Lliam Webster of Australia finished third among the scoring leaders, recording eight goals and ten assists.

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Wang Zhiqiang5111223+284F
Wang Dakai511819+296F
Lliam Webster581018+1512D
Cui Xijun512315+2214F
Li Yandi58715+2118F
Timothy Faull58614+172F
Warren Jayawardene57714+168F
Paul Meyer56814+1510F
Scott Stephenson58513+152F
Oliver Rozdarz55611+126F

Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Xie Ming140:004952.1489.800
Johnathan Faull240:00118143.5088.140
David Chang266:153114710.5984.890
Luke Read180:005993.0084.750
Nyamdorj Batsaikhan274:08249398.5484.340

Source: IIHF.com

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References
  1. "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. "Games & Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 390–395. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
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