2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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The 2022 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the .

Championship (Top Division)[]

Further information: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship

After the top division was paused every four years (during the Olympics), a new proposal called for the tournament to be played every year from 2022 onward.[1] The proposal was adopted on 22 September 2021.[2] The tournament will be held in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark from 26 August to 4 September 2022.[3]

Division I[]

Further information: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Angers, France from 24 to 30 April 2022.[4]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to
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

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Katowice, Poland from 8 to 14 April 2022.[4]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to
First match(es) will be played on 8 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[]

Further information: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Jaca, Spain from 2 to 8 April 2022.[5]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  North Korea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 2 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. ^ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the withcoming travel issues.[6]

Group B[]

The tournament will be held in Croatia from 6 to 12 March 2022.[5]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Australia[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
6  New Zealand[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 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:
  1. ^ Australia withdrew their team on 4 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the withcoming travel issues.[7]
  2. ^ New Zealand withdrew their team on 17 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Division III[]

Further information: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

Iran was scheduled to participate, but withdrew in September 2021.[9]

Group A[]

The tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 to 10 April 2022.[10]

Group B[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Proposal for Women's Worlds in Olympic years". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Worlds in Olympic years". IIHF.com. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "IIHF Council meets in Zurich". IIHF.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Australian women won't play". IIHF.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "New Zealand, Iran withdraw teams". IIHF.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  10. ^ "WW Division IIIA in Bulgaria". IIHF.com. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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