2022 IIHF World Championship Division II

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2022 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Iceland
Dates24–30 April
18–23 April
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2021 (cancelled)
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The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division II will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 24 to 30 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 24 April 2022.[1][2]

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

Group A tournament[]

2022 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates24–30 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated.
 Croatia Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition.
 Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition.
 Spain Placed 4th in Division II A last edition.
 China Placed 5th in Division II A last edition.
 Israel Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Australia[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 24 April 2022. Source:[citation needed]
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:
  1. ^ Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Group B tournament[]

2022 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Dates18–23 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition.
 Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B last edition.
 Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last edition.
 Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Iceland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  New Zealand[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 18 April 2022. Source:[citation needed]
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:
  1. ^ New zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC±0)

18 April 2022
16:30		Bulgaria v IcelandLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
18 April 2022
20:00		Belgium v GeorgiaLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
19 April 2022
18:00		Mexico v BulgariaLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
20 April 2022
16:30		Iceland v GeorgiaLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
20 April 2022
20:00		Mexico v BelgiumLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
21 April 2022
18:00		Bulgaria v BelgiumLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
22 April 2022
16:30		Georgia v BulgariaLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
22 April 2022
20:00		Iceland v MexicoLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
23 April 2022
16:30		Georgia v MexicoLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík
23 April 2022
20:00		Belgium v IcelandLaugardalshöll, Reykjavík

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 2020-11-18. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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