2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships are the 85th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams are participating in several levels of competition. The competition is also serving as qualifications for division placements in the 2023 competition.
← 2021 2023 → |
After all events, outside of the top division, were cancelled in 2021, the teams stayed put in their respective divisions.
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament will be held in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022.[1]
Austria (promoted)[2]
Belarus.svg.png.webp)
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland – Host
France (promoted)[2]
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Norway
ROC
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Division I
Group A
The tournament will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 3 to 8 May 2022.[4]
| 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
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
Group B
The tournament will be held in Tychy, Poland from 26 April to 1 May 2022.[4]
| 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
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
Division II
Group A
The tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 25 to 30 April 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division I B |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Croatia (H) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Israel (R) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 | Relegation to 2023 Division II B |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
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.[6]
Group B
The tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 23 April 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland (H, P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division II A |
| 2 |  Georgia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Mexico (R) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | Relegation to 2023 Division III A |
| 6 |  New Zealand[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
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.[7]
Division III
Group A
The tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 3 to 8 April 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates (P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division II B |
| 2 |  Turkey |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Luxembourg (H, R) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 2 | Relegation to 2023 Division III B |
| 6 |  North Korea[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
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:
- North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[8]
Group B
The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 March 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (H, P) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 10 | Promotion to 2023 Division III A |
| 2 |  Thailand |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (R) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 | Relegation to 2023 Division IV |
| 4 |  Hong Kong[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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:
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:
- Hong Kong withdrew their team on 14 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Division IV
The tournament was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 8 March 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan (H, P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | +62 | 12 | Promotion to 2023 Division III B |
| 2 |  Iran |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Singapore |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 39 | −28 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Kuwait |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Philippines[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
- The Philippines withdrew their team on 13 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they were unable to practice as the ice rinks were closed.[10]
References
- "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Tournament updates". 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Debut for Philippines postponed". IIHF.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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