Ice sledge hockey at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

2002 Winter Paralympics
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)E Center
Dates8–15 March
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Norway
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played18
Goals scored91 (5.06 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Sylvester Flis (18 points)
MVPUnited States Sylvester Flis
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The 2002 Winter Paralympics ice sledge hockey tournament was held from 8 March to 15 March 2002 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, United States.

Final rankings

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4th 5th 6th
 United States
Patrick Byrne
David Conklin
Matt Coppens
James Dunham
Sylvester Flis
Manuel Guerra Jr.
Lonnie Hannah
Dan Henderson
Joe Howard
Christopher Manns
Brian Ruhe
Jack Sanders
Pat Sapp
Kip St.Germaine
Josh Wirt 		 Norway
Helge Bjørnstad
Knut Erling Granaas
Eskil Hagen
Atle Haglund
Roger Hansen
Roger Johansen
Kjetil Korbu Nilsen
Rolf Einar Pedersen
Tommy Rovelstad
Erik Sandbraathen
Johan Siqveland
Geir Arne Skogstad
Stig Tore Svee
Morten Syversen
Arne Birger Vik 		 Sweden
Mikael Axtelius
Daniel Cederstam
Dedjo Engmark
Marcus Holm
Niklas Ingvarsson
Rasmus Isaksson
Bengt-Gösta Johansson
Kenth Jonsson
Göran Karlsson
Jens Kask
Joakim Larsson
Leif Norgren
Mats Nyman
Frank Pedersen
Leif Wahlstedt 		 Canada
Brad Bowden
Billy Bridges
Erik Desjardins
Jean Labonté
Robert Lagace
Serge Lamoureux
Hervé Lord
Warren Martin
Shawn Matheson
Lou Mulvihill
Graeme Murray
Todd Nicholson
Pierre Pichette
Paul Rosen
Dany Verner 		 Japan
Takayuki Endo
Shinobu Fukushima
Tadanobu Go
Naohiko Ishida
Tadashi Kato
Tatsuya Kawamoto
Eiji Misawa
Mitsuru Nagase
Kanichi Naito
Taimei Shiba
Satoru Sudo
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Toshifumi Takeuchi
Atsuya Yaguchi
Mamoru Yoshikawa 		 Estonia
Viktor Artemjev
Valeri Falkenberg
Aleksander Jarlõkov
Kaido Kalm
Vladimir Karandasev
Arvi Piirioja
Vladimir Savolainen
Andrei Sokolov
Jüri Tammleht
Imre Tiitsu
Maksim Vedernikov
Sergei Vesselov
Leonid Zubov

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-7).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 0 22 3 +19 10 Gold medal game
2  Norway 5 3 0 2 18 8 +10 6
3  Sweden 5 2 1 2 12 18 −6 5 Bronze medal game
4  Canada 5 1 2 2 8 12 −4 4
5  Estonia 5 1 1 3 8 20 −12 3 Fifth place game
6  Japan 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 2
Source: Salt Lake City 2002
(H) Hosts
8 March 2002
09:00		Japan 0–3
(0–0, 0–0, 0–3)		  United StatesE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 2,073
Game reference
Mitsuru NagaseGoaliesManuel Guerra Jr.Referee:
Chris Kit
Linesmen:
Mats Edenborg
Bob McMann
0–134:09 – Manns (Coppens, Ruhe)
0–239:18 – Flis (Manns, Conklin)
0–344:38 – Sanders (Conklin, Manns) (PP)
6 minPenalties16 min
14Shots19
8 March 2002
12:00		Sweden 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 EstoniaE Center, West Valley City
8 March 2002
19:00		Canada 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 NorwayE Center, West Valley City
9 March 2002
11:00		Estonia 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 JapanE Center, West Valley City
9 March 2002
15:00		Norway 8–3
(0–0, 4–2, 4–1)		 SwedenE Center, West Valley City
9 March 2002
19:00		United States 5–1
(3–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
11 March 2002
09:00		Norway 1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
11 March 2002
12:00		Estonia 3–3
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
11 March 2002
19:00		Sweden 4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 JapanE Center, West Valley City
12 March 2002
11:00		Norway 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 EstoniaE Center, West Valley City
12 March 2002
15:00		Canada 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 JapanE Center, West Valley City
12 March 2002
19:00		Sweden 0–6
(0–2, 0–1, 0–3)		 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
14 March 2002
09:00		Canada 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 SwedenE Center, West Valley City
14 March 2002
12:00		United States 6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)		 EstoniaE Center, West Valley City
14 March 2002
19:00		Japan 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 NorwayE Center, West Valley City

Final round

Fifth place game

15 March 2002
11:00		Estonia 2–6
(0–2, 0–2, 2–2)		 JapanE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 5,400
Referee:
Mark Gallant
0–104:20 – Yaguchi (PP)
0–213:41 – Yoshikawa (PP)
0–315:51 – Ishida
0–423:27 – Yoshikawa (PP)
Kalm – 32:131–4
1–535:09 – Endo
Tammleht (PP) – 38:262–5
2–643:37 – Shiba

Bronze medal game

15 March 2002
15:00		Sweden 2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:
Scott Brinkman
0–112:38 – Bridges
Karlsson (PP) – 32:371–1
Karlsson GOALShootout

Gold medal game

15 March 2002
19:00		United States United States4–3 GWS
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Norway NorwayE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,317
Game reference
Manuel Guerra Jr.GoaliesRoger JohansenReferee:
Chris Kit
Linesmen:
Mats Edenborg
Yoshifumi Kasahara
0–102:49 – Pedersen
Howard (Flis, Hannah) – 13:061–1
Howard (Flis, Ruhe) (PP) –14:132–1
Coppens (Flis, Howard) – 15:123–1
3–216:04 – Haglund (Bjørnstad)
3–332:46 – Svee (Bjørnstad, Pedersen)
Flis MISS
Howard GOAL
Manns GOAL
St. Germaine GOAL
Hannah MISS		ShootoutGOAL Bjørnstad
GOAL Pedersen
MISS Hansen
MISS Svee
MISS Haglund
10 minPenalties16 min
22Shots15

Awards and statistics

  • Scoring leader: United States Sylvester Flis 18 points (11 goals, 7 assists)
  • Best scorer: United States Sylvester Flis (11 goals)
  • MVP: United States Sylvester Flis
  • All-Star Team
All-Star Team A All-Star Team B
Goaltender United States Manuel Guerra Jr. Japan Mitsuru Nagase
Defencemen United States Sylvester Flis
Norway Tommy Rovelstad		 United States Brian Ruhe
Canada Shawn Matheson
Forwards Norway Helge Bjørnstad
United States Joe Howard
Sweden Marcus Holm		 Japan Takayuki Endo
Estonia Maksim Vedernikov
Canada Billy Bridges

See also

External links

  • Official site of the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games
  • Meet The Teams
  • 2002 Paralympic Winter Games - Ice Sledge Hockey Results
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