2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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| Host countries | |
| Dates | 3–9 April (Group A) 21–27 March (Group B) |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were 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.
Division II A
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–9 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 106 (7.07 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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| placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A | |
| hosts, placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A | |
| placed 4th in 2019 Division II A | |
| placed 5th in 2019 Division II A | |
| placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 12[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 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
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
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 3 April 2022 12:30 | Serbia | 2–3 (0–3, 1–0, 1–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn |
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| Željko Bodiš | Goalies | Alex Olaru | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2022 16:00 | Estonia | 3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 876 |
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| Georg Vladimirov | Goalies | Benjamin Norton | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2022 19:30 | Lithuania | 3–5 (1–1, 1–3, 1–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 155 |
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| Daniil Cepov | Goalies | Seo Kyung-min | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2022 12:30 | Great Britain | 3–2 OT (0–2, 2–0, 0–0) OT: (1–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 137 |
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| Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Alex Olaru | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2022 16:00 | South Korea | 15–2 (6–0, 7–1, 2–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 177 |
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| Seo Kyung-min Oh Eun-yul | Goalies | Željko Bodiš Lazar Ilić | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Shots | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2022 19:30 | Lithuania | 3–8 (1–2, 1–4, 1–2) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 928 |
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| Domas Makarevičius Daniil Cepov | Goalies | Georg Vladimirov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2022 12:30 | Great Britain | 3–2 (1–2, 2–0, 0–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 125 |
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| Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Oh Eun-yol | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2022 16:00 | Lithuania | 6–3 (3–0, 0–2, 3–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 115 |
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| Daniil Cepov | Goalies | Lazar Ilić | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2022 19:30 | Estonia | 5–0 (3–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 734 |
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| Georg Vladimirov | Goalies | Alex Olaru Nándor Bíró | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 April 2022 12:30 | Romania | 1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 233 |
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| Alex Olaru | Goalies | Daniil Cepov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 58 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2022 16:00 | Serbia | 0–8 (0–2, 0–5, 0–1) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 146 |
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| Željko Bodiš Lazar Ilić | Goalies | Benjamin Norton Luca Tessadri | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 April 2022 19:30 | South Korea | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,857 |
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| Seo Kyung-min | Goalies | Georg Vladimirov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2022 12:30 | Great Britain | 4–2 (2–1, 0–1, 2–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 212 |
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 9 April 2022 16:00 | Estonia | 7–0 (1–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 956 |
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 17 | ||
| 9 April 2022 19:30 | Romania | 0–9 (0–1, 0–2, 0–6) | Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 568 |
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 58 | ||
Division II B
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21–24 March |
| Teams | 4 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,610 (602 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division II B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.[3][4]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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| placed 6th in 2019 Division II A and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in 2019 Division II B | |
| placed 3rd in 2019 Division II B | |
| placed 4th in 2019 Division II B | |
| placed 5th in 2019 Division II B | |
| hosts, placed 1st in 2019 Division III A and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn | |
| – | 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
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
Notes:
- ^ China withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ 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) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150 |
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 41 | ||
| 21 March 2022 19:00 | Netherlands | 8–1 (3–1, 3–0, 2–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,250 |
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 21 | ||
| 22 March 2022 15:30 | Netherlands | 1–8 (0–1, 1–2, 0–5) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 80 |
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| 16 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 18 | Shots | 48 | ||
| 22 March 2022 19:00 | Bulgaria | 1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 850 |
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 18 | Shots | 52 | ||
| 24 March 2022 15:30 | Spain | 3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 180 |
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 24 March 2022 19:00 | Croatia | 5–1 (1–1, 3–0, 1–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,100 |
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 23 | ||
References
- ^ Division II A official website
- ^ Division II A statistics
- ^ Division II B official website
- ^ Division II B statistics
- ^ "China team don't play". IIHF.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

