2022 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2022 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Poland
Dates3–8 May
26 April – 1 May
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021 (cancelled)
2023

The Group A tournament will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 3 to 8 May and the Group B tournament in Tychy, Poland from 26 April to 1 May 2022.[1][2]

After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their divisions.[3]

Poland won the Group B tournament and got promoted while Serbia were relegated to Division II.[4]

Group A tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates3–8 May
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division I A last edition.
 Slovenia Host, placed 4th in Division I A last edition.
 Hungary Placed 5th in Division I A last edition.
 Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I A last edition.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division I B last edition and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 IIHF World Championship
2  Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2023 Division I B
First match(es) will be played on 3 May 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

3 May 2022
15:30
Hungary v South KoreaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana
3 May 2022
19:00
Slovenia v LithuaniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

4 May 2022
15:30
Lithuania v HungaryTivoli Hall, Ljubljana
4 May 2022
19:00
Romania v SloveniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

5 May 2022
15:30
Romania v South KoreaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

6 May 2022
15:30
South Korea v LithuaniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana
6 May 2022
19:00
Slovenia v HungaryTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

7 May 2022
15:30
Lithuania v RomaniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

8 May 2022
15:30
Hungary v RomaniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana
8 May 2022
19:00
South Korea v SloveniaTivoli Hall, Ljubljana

Group B tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Dates26 April – 1 May
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored73 (7.3 per match)
Attendance7,975 (798 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Yushiroh Hirano
(10 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Poland Host, placed 2nd in Division I B last edition.
 Japan Placed 3rd in Division I B last edition.
 Estonia Placed 4th in Division I B last edition.
 Ukraine Placed 5th in Division I B last edition.
 Serbia Placed 1st in Division II A last edition and was promoted.

Match officials

Six referees and six linesmen are selected for the tournament.[5]

RefereesLinesmen

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Poland (H, P) 4 3 1 0 0 18 4 +14 11 Promotion to 2023 Division I A
2  Japan 4 3 0 0 1 23 9 +14 9
3  Ukraine 4 2 0 1 1 19 11 +8 7
4  Estonia 4 1 0 0 3 9 20 11 3
5  Serbia (R) 4 0 0 0 4 4 29 25 0 Relegation to 2023 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

26 April 2022
16:30
Serbia 0–8
(0–2, 0–5, 0–1)
 JapanStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 158
26 April 2022
20:00
Poland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 EstoniaStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 808

27 April 2022
16:30
Ukraine 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 SerbiaStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 328

28 April 2022
16:30
Japan 7–5
(4–2, 1–3, 2–0)
 EstoniaStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 264
28 April 2022
20:00
Ukraine 2–3 GWS
(1–2, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 PolandStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 1,930

29 April 2022
20:00
Serbia 2–10
(1–3, 0–3, 1–4)
 PolandStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 1,420

30 April 2022
16:30
Japan 8–2
(3–0, 3–2, 2–0)
 UkraineStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 350
30 April 2022
20:00
Estonia 4–2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)
 SerbiaStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 110

1 May 2022
16:30
Poland 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 JapanStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 2,422
1 May 2022
20:00
Estonia 0–8
(0–1, 0–4, 0–3)
 UkraineStadion Zimowy, Tychy
Attendance: 185

References

  1. "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Gold for Poland!". IIHF.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. IB game officials
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