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.

Overview

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

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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