2022 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 25–30 April 18–23 April |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
← 2021 (cancelled) 2023 → |
The Group A tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 25 to 30 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 23 April 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]
China won Group A and got promoted and Israel relegated, while Iceland won the Group B tournament, where Mexico finished last.[4][5]
Group A tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 25–30 April |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 70 (7 per match) |
Attendance | 134 (13 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() ![]() (10 points) |
Website | Website |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated. |
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Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition. |
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Placed 4th in Division II A last edition. |
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Placed 5th in Division II A last edition. |
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Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted. |
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen are selected for the tournament.[6]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division I B |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 | Relegation to 2023 Division II B |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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
Notes:
- Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Results
All times are local (UTC+2)
25 April 2022 16:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 5–3 (2–0, 2–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 10 |
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Martijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Raul Barbo Ignacio García | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 24 |
25 April 2022 19:45 | Israel ![]() | 1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 13 |
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Nir Tichon | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 84 |
26 April 2022 17:00 | China ![]() | 14–1 (4–0, 5–0, 5–1) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 15 |
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Yongli Ouban | Goalies | Yehonatan Reisinger | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Shots | 18 |
27 April 2022 16:00 | China ![]() | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 10 |
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Yongli Ouban | Goalies | Ruud Leeuwesteijn | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Shots | 17 |
27 April 2022 19:45 | Croatia ![]() | 1–0 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 14 |
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Vilim Rosandić | Goalies | Ignacio García | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
Kanaet ![]() Dobrić ![]() Smolec ![]() Fičur ![]() Jarčov ![]() Puzić ![]() Šakić ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
35 | Shots | 31 |
28 April 2022 19:45 | Israel ![]() | 0–7 (0–1, 0–3, 0–3) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 6 |
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Nir Tichon | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 68 |
29 April 2022 16:00 | Spain ![]() | 6–2 (1–0, 4–0, 1–2) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 9 |
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Ignacio García | Goalies | Yehonatan Reisinger | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Shots | 9 |
29 April 2022 19:45 | Croatia ![]() | 1–5 (0–0, 0–4, 1–1) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 22 |
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Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Yongli Ouban | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 40 |
30 April 2022 16:00 | Spain ![]() | 1–4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 12 |
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Raul Barbo | Goalies | Yongli Ouban | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 34 |
30 April 2022 19:45 | Netherlands ![]() | 6–2 (2–0, 2–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb Attendance: 23 |
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
38 | Shots | 30 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 2 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +11 | 2 | D |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 0 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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![]() | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 91 | 95.60 | 0 |
![]() | 161:18 | 3 | 1.12 | 56 | 94.64 | 1 |
![]() | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 42 | 92.86 | 1 |
![]() | 117:59 | 11 | 5.59 | 151 | 92.72 | 0 |
![]() | 185:00 | 7 | 2.27 | 91 | 92.31 | 1 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 18–23 April |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 83 (8.3 per match) |
Attendance | 2,942 (294 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (11 points) |
Website | Website |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated. |
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Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition. |
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Placed 4th in Division II B last edition. |
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Placed 5th in Division II B last edition. |
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Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted. |
Match officials
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division II A |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | Relegation to 2023 Division III A |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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
Notes:
- New Zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Results
All times are local (UTC±0)
18 April 2022 16:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–10 (1–2, 0–4, 1–4) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 500 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Goalies | Jakob Jóhannesson | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 56 |
18 April 2022 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 (2–3, 1–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 70 |
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Kevin Van Looveren | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 29 |
19 April 2022 18:00 | Mexico ![]() | 2–6 (2–2, 0–4, 0–0) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 100 |
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Marcello de Antuñano Richard Albrecht | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 29 |
20 April 2022 16:30 | Iceland ![]() | 5–2 (1–0, 3–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 357 |
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Jóhann Ragnarsson | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov Andrey Ilyenko | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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21 min | Penalties | 49 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 32 |
20 April 2022 20:00 | Mexico ![]() | 1–6 (0–1, 0–4, 1–1) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík |
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Richard Albrecht Marcello de Antuñano | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 54 |
21 April 2022 18:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–11 (0–3, 0–3, 0–5) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 37 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Goalies | Arne Waumans | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 59 |
22 April 2022 16:30 | Georgia ![]() | 10–3 (2–1, 1–2, 7–0) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 37 |
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Mikhail Fofanov Andrey Ilyenko | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 min | Penalties | 53 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Shots | 32 |
22 April 2022 20:00 | Iceland ![]() | 7–1 (2–0, 2–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 678 |
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Jakob Jóhannesson | Goalies | Richard Albrecht | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Shots | 29 |
23 April 2022 16:30 | Georgia ![]() | 5–0 (3–0, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 43 |
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Mikhail Fofanov | Goalies | Marcello de Antuñano | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
59 | Shots | 25 |
23 April 2022 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 2–3 (0–0, 1–2, 1–1) | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,120 |
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Arne Waumans | Goalies | Jóhann Ragnarsson | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 26 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
Position | Player[11] |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
References
- "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- 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.
- "China marching to gold". IIHF.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Gold for Iceland". IIHF.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- IIA game officials
- "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- IIB game officials
- "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.