The 2002-03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge was the first edition of the tournament. 14 countries participated in 12 tournaments, divided into four sessions, which took place in September, November, December, and February.2002-03 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge on hockeyarchives.info

September session

Riga Tournament The tournament was played in Riga, Latvia from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Latvia. Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 14 4 +102 3 3 1 1 1 8 9 -13 2 3 1 0 2 4 10 -64 1 3 0 1 2 7 10 -3

Sëlva Tournament The tournament was played in Sëlva, Italy from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Norway. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 3 +72 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 7 1 +63 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 15 -94 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 10 -4

Nottingham Tournament The tournament was played in Nottingham, Great Britain from August 30 to September 1, 2002. It was won by Belarus. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 3 +92 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 9 9 03 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 8 04 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 16 -9

November session

Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros Tournament The tournament was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Ukraine.

Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 14 0 +142 3 3 1 1 1 6 8 -23 2 3 1 0 2 3 8 -54 1 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7

Asker Tournament The tournament was played in Asker, Norway from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Austria. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 8 +12 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 12 8 +43 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 10 04 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 13 -5

Trofeo Olivier Lesieur The tournament was played in Belfort and Mulhouse, France from November 8–10, 2002. It was won by Denmark.

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 5 +22 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 13 11 +23 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 -34 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 9 10 -1

December session

Danzig Tournament The tournament was played in Danzig, Poland from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by Latvia. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 15 3 +122 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 10 6 +43 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 6 +24 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 22 -18

Kyiv Tournament The tournament was played in Kyiv, Ukraine from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by Belarus. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 23 9 +142 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 16 4 +123 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 14 -54 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 26 -18

Bled Tournament The tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia from December 13–15, 2002. It was won by France. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 2 +142 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 13 8 +53 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 13 -94 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 25 -24

February session

Villach Tournament The tournament was played in Villach, Austria from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Austria. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 14 9 +52 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 8 7 +13 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 8 7 +14 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 13 -7

Minsk Tournament The tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Belarus. Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 12 7 +52 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 7 -13 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 -14 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 10 -3

Odense Tournament The tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from February 7–9, 2003. It was won by Denmark

Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 5 +52 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 14 10 +43 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 11 13 -24 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 8 15 -7

General classification Team Pts GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff1 21 12 10 0 1 0 1 59 27 +322 19 12 9 0 1 0 2 48 25 +233 18 12 6 2 2 0 1 35 26 +94 15 12 6 0 2 1 3 50 24 +265 13 12 5 0 2 1 4 33 27 +66 13 12 6 0 1 0 4 41 36 +57 13 12 5 0 3 0 4 36 32 +48 8 6 3 0 2 0 1 23 17 +69 8 12 4 0 0 0 8 33 32 +110 7 9 1 1 2 2 3 23 29 -611 6 12 2 0 2 0 8 26 41 -1512 4 12 1 0 2 0 9 21 63 -4213 2 6 0 1 0 0 5 10 37 -2714 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 25 -24

References

External links EIHC official website