2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Estonia
 Bulgaria
Dates3–9 April (Group A)
21–27 March (Group B)
Teams11
2021 (cancelled)
2019
2023

Division II A

2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
Dates3–9 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Kim Si-hwan
(12 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.[1][2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Great Britain placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated
 Lithuania placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A
 Estonia hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A
 Romania placed 4th in 2019 Division II A
 South Korea placed 5th in 2019 Division II A
 Serbia placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea (P) 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
2  Estonia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 24 7 +17 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 20 9 +11 11
4  Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 16 21 5 6
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 6 21 15 4
6  Serbia (R) 5 0 0 0 5 7 39 32 0 Relegated to the 2023 Division II B
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
Notes:
  1. South Korea 2–1 Estonia

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

3 April 2022
12:30
Serbia 2–3
(0–3, 1–0, 1–0)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
3 April 2022
16:00
Estonia 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 876
3 April 2022
19:30
Lithuania 3–5
(1–1, 1–3, 1–1)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 155

5 April 2022
12:30
Great Britain 3–2 OT
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 137
5 April 2022
16:00
South Korea 15–2
(6–0, 7–1, 2–1)
 SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 177
5 April 2022
19:30
Lithuania 3–8
(1–2, 1–4, 1–2)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 928

6 April 2022
12:30
Great Britain 3–2
(1–2, 2–0, 0–0)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 125
6 April 2022
16:00
Lithuania 6–3
(3–0, 0–2, 3–1)
 SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 115
6 April 2022
19:30
Estonia 5–0
(3–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 734

8 April 2022
12:30
Romania 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 233
8 April 2022
16:00
Serbia 0–8
(0–2, 0–5, 0–1)
 Great BritainTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 146
8 April 2022
19:30
South Korea 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,857

9 April 2022
12:30
Great Britain 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 212
9 April 2022
16:00
Estonia 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
 SerbiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 956
9 April 2022
19:30
Romania 0–9
(0–1, 0–2, 0–6)
 South KoreaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 568

Division II B

2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates21–24 March
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored40 (6.67 per match)
Attendance3,610 (602 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Karlo Marinković
(10 points)

The Division II B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.[3][4]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Spain placed 6th in 2019 Division II A and were relegated
 China placed 2nd in 2019 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 3rd in 2019 Division II B
 Croatia placed 4th in 2019 Division II B
 Australia placed 5th in 2019 Division II B
 Bulgaria hosts; placed 1st in 2019 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Croatia (P) 3 3 0 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 10 12 2 3
4  Bulgaria (H, R) 3 0 0 0 3 3 19 16 0
 China[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
 Australia[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
Notes:
  1. China withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  2. Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

21 March 2022
15:30
Spain 0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
21 March 2022
19:00
Netherlands 8–1
(3–1, 3–0, 2–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,250

22 March 2022
15:30
Netherlands 1–8
(0–1, 1–2, 0–5)
 CroatiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
22 March 2022
19:00
Bulgaria 1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)
 SpainWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 850

24 March 2022
15:30
Spain 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 NetherlandsWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180
24 March 2022
19:00
Croatia 5–1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,100

References

  1. Official website of Division II A
  2. Division II A statistics
  3. Official website of Division II B
  4. Division II B statistics
  5. "China team don't play". IIHF.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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