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. Teams are participating in several levels of competition. The competition is also serving as qualifications for division placements in the .

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]

Division I[]

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 2 to 8 May 2022.^[3]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	France	2023 IIHF World Championship
2	Austria	2023 IIHF World Championship
3	South Korea
4	Slovenia (H)
5	Hungary
6	Romania	Relegation to

First match(es) will be played on 2 May 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

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Katowice, Poland from 25 April to 1 May 2022.^[3]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	Lithuania	Promotion to
2	Poland (H)
3	Japan
4	Estonia
5	Ukraine
6	Serbia	Relegation to

First match(es) will be played on 25 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

Division II[]

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Croatia from 25 to 30 April 2022.^[4]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	Promotion to
2	Croatia (H)
3	Spain
4	China
5	Israel
6	Australia^[a]	Withdrawn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:

^ Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 23 April 2022.^[4]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	Belgium	Promotion to
2	Iceland (H)
3	Georgia
4	Mexico
5	Bulgaria
6	New Zealand^[a]	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:

^ New zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

Division III[]

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 3 to 8 April 2022.^[4]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	Turkey	Promotion to
2	Turkmenistan
3	Luxembourg (H)
4	Chinese Taipei
5	United Arab Emirates
6	North Korea^[a]	Withdrawn

First match(es) will be played on 3 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:

^ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the withcoming travel issues.^[7]

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 March 2022.^[4]

Pos	Team v t	Promotion or relegation
1	South Africa (H)	Promotion to
2	Thailand
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	Hong Kong^[a]	Withdrawn

First match(es) will be played on 14 March 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:

^ Hong Kong withdrew their team on 14 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Division IV[]

The tournament is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 9 March 2022.^[4]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kyrgyzstan (H, P)	4	4	0	64	2	+62	12	Promotion to
2	Iran	4	3	1	22	20	+2	9
3	Singapore	4	2	2	14	22	−8	6
4	Malaysia	4	1	3	11	39	−28	3
5	Kuwait	4	0	4	4	32	−28	0
6	Philippines^[a]	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:

^ 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.^[9]

References[]

^ "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.

External links[]

IIHF Official Website

[table_note_AUS0.16920082884338-6] Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

[table_note_NZL0.67772832078753-8] New zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

[table_note_PRK0.079370431638961-10] North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the withcoming travel issues.^[7]

[table_note_HKG0.017337278005358-12] Hong Kong withdrew their team on 14 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

[table_note_PHI0.49211571109114-14] 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.^[9]

[1] "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[expelled-2] "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[Tournaments-3] "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[List-4] "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[5] "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[7] "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[9] "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[11] "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[13] "Debut for Philippines postponed". IIHF.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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