The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was the 20th Olympic championship and held in Utah, United States, between 9 and 24 February 2002. For the second consecutive Olympics, the National Hockey League (NHL) took a break in its regular-season to allow its players to participate in the tournament. 14 countries qualified for the tournament; eight by virtue of their ranking at the 1999 IIHF World Championship and six via qualification.
Canada defeated the United States to win the gold medal for the seventh time, and first since 1952.Canada clinch ice hockey triumph. BBC Sport. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026. For the United States, silver was their first medal since 1980. Russia finished third after beating Belarus in the bronze medal game.Russia make do with bronze. BBC Sport. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2026. Canadian forward Joe Sakic was awarded the MVP of the tournament, having two goals and two assists in the final.Joe Sakic Ended 50-Year Gold Drought. Team Canada. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
Qualification
Rosters
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC–7).
Group A
Group B
Consolation round
13th-place game
11th-place game
9th-place game
First round
Group C
Group D
Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final rankings 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Source: IIHF
Statistics
Scoring leaders The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 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 Marian 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 Source: IIHF
Leading goaltenders The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.
Player 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
Source: IIHF
Awards
Media all-star team
Position Player Goaltender Mike Richter Defenceman Brian Leetch Chris Chelios Forward John LeClair Joe Sakic Mats Sundin MVP Joe Sakic
Best players selected by the directorate
Position Player Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin Defenceman Chris Chelios Forward Joe Sakic
References
External links Official results for men's tournament Olympics – Format and Results | NHL Records