2022 IIHF World Championship Division IV

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2021 IIHF World Championship
Division IV
2022 IIHF World Championship Division IV logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
Dates3–8 March
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored115 (11.5 per match)
Attendance7,666 (767 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Kyrgyzstan
(20 points)
WebsiteWebsite
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The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 8 March 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]

Kyrgyzstan won the tournament, earning promotion to Division III Group B for 2023.[4]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Kuwait Placed 5th in Division III Q last edition.
 Kyrgyzstan Host, placed 6th in Division III Q last edition.
 Malaysia First time participating in tournament.
 Philippines First time participating in tournament.
 Singapore First time participating in tournament.
 Iran First time participating in tournament.

Standings[]

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
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6  Philippines[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn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:
  1. ^ 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.[5]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+6)

3 March 2022
16:00		Kuwait 2–5
(1–0, 0–5, 1–0)		 MalaysiaGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 135
3 March 2022
20:00		Iran 1–13
(1–4, 0–6, 0–3)		 KyrgyzstanGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,800
4 March 2022
19:00		Singapore 2–5
(0–3, 1–0, 1–2)		 IranGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 104
5 March 2022
17:00		Singapore 4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 KuwaitGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 200
5 March 2022
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 22–1
(6–0, 10–1, 6–0)		 MalaysiaGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,712
6 March 2022
19:00		Iran 9–2
(4–0, 3–0, 2–2)		 KuwaitGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 74
7 March 2022
17:00		Malaysia 3–7
(2–2, 1–2, 0–3)		 IranGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 165
7 March 2022
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 15–0
(6–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 SingaporeGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,723
8 March 2022
17:00		Malaysia 2–8
(1–2, 1–2, 0–4)		 SingaporeGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 95
8 March 2022
20:00		Kuwait 0–14
(0–4, 0–5, 0–5)		 KyrgyzstanGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,658

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1  Kyrgyzstan 4 9 11 20 +20 0
2  Kyrgyzstan 4 5 10 15 +17 0
3  Kyrgyzstan 4 9 5 14 +16 0
4  Kyrgyzstan 4 6 8 14 +12 0
5  Kyrgyzstan 4 8 5 13 +11 2
6  Kyrgyzstan 4 3 10 13 +19 4
7  Kyrgyzstan 4 8 2 10 +16 4
8  Iran 4 4 6 10 +2 0
9  Iran 4 5 4 9 –1 8
10  Iran 4 4 4 8 +2 4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1  Kyrgyzstan 116:36 0 100.00 0.00 0
2  Singapore 211:30 15 88.55 4.26 1
3  Iran 98:04 8 85.45 4.89 0
4  Iran 141:56 12 82.86 5.07 0
5  Malaysia 216:13 29 82.84 8.05 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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. ^ "Kyrgyzstan rampant on home ice". IIHF.com. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Debut for Philippines postponed". IIHF.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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