2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Estonia
Dates12–18 December 2021
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021 (cancelled)

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2002.

Division I A[]

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
Dates12–18 December 2021
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored95 (6.33 per match)
Attendance4,078 (272 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Belarus
(11 points)

The Division I A tournament was played in Hørsholm, Denmark, from 12 to 18 December 2021.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Kazakhstan placed 10th in the Top Division last edition and were relegated
 Latvia placed 2nd in Division I A last edition
 Belarus placed 3rd in Division I A last edition
 Norway placed 4th in Division I A last edition
 Denmark placed 5th in Division I A last edition
 Hungary placed 1st in Division I B last edition and were promoted

Match officials[]

Eight referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belarus 5 5 0 0 0 26 8 +18 15 Promoted to Top Division
2  Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 19 10 +9 12
3  Norway 5 3 0 0 2 20 13 +7 9
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 12 14 −2 6
5  Denmark (H) 5 1 0 0 4 13 24 −11 3
6  Hungary 5 0 0 0 5 5 26 −21 0 Relegation to Division I B
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

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

12 December 2021
13:00
Hungary 1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 KazakhstanBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 122
12 December 2021
16:30
Norway 2–4
(2–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 LatviaBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 143
12 December 2021
20:00
Denmark 1–9
(0–2, 1–4, 0–3)
 BelarusBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 623

13 December 2021
13:00
Kazakhstan 2–5
(0–0, 0–4, 2–1)
 NorwayBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 102
13 December 2021
16:30
Belarus 8–2
(5–1, 0–1, 3–0)
 HungaryBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 133
13 December 2021
20:00
Latvia 5–4
(1–1, 2–3, 2–0)
 DenmarkBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 472

15 December 2021
13:00
Latvia 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 BelarusBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 136
15 December 2021
16:30
Hungary 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 NorwayBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 146
15 December 2021
20:00
Kazakhstan 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 DenmarkBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 498

16 December 2021
13:00
Latvia 6–1
(3–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 HungaryBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 131
16 December 2021
16:30
Belarus 4–2
(2–1, 1–1, 1–0)
 KazakhstanBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 124
16 December 2021
20:00
Norway 6–3
(2–1, 4–1, 0–1)
 DenmarkBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 543

18 December 2021
13:00
Belarus 3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 NorwayBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 145
18 December 2021
16:30
Denmark 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 HungaryBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 627
18 December 2021
20:00
Kazakhstan 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 LatviaBitcoin Arena, Hørsholm
Attendance: 133

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1  Belarus 5 4 7 11 +6 2
2  Latvia 5 4 5 9 +2 4
3  Belarus 5 2 7 9 +6 4
4  Belarus 5 4 5 9 +8 0
5  Belarus 5 4 3 7 +8 10
6  Belarus 5 1 6 7 +7 6
7  Belarus 5 4 2 6 +7 2
8  Norway 5 3 3 6 –1 4
8  Norway 5 3 3 6 +3 2
10  Denmark 5 2 4 6 –6 0
10 Ole Julian Holm  Norway 5 2 4 6 +5 0

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  Latvia 261:27 6 93.88 1.38 0
2 Alexei Kolosov  Belarus 300:00 8 93.16 1.60 0
3  Denmark 177:11 7 91.76 2.37 1
4  Kazakhstan 217:35 10 90.48 2.76 0
5  Hungary 184:12 12 87.88 3.91 0

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

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

Source: IIHF.com

Division I B[]

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
Dates12–18 December 2021
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored114 (7.6 per match)
Attendance5,475 (365 per match)
Scoring leader(s)France
(15 points)

The Division I B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 12 to 18 December 2021.[3]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Slovenia placed 6th in Division I A last edition and were relegated
 France placed 2nd in Division I B last edition
 Ukraine placed 3rd in Division I B last edition
 Poland placed 4th in Division I B last edition
 Estonia placed 5th in Division I B last edition
 Japan placed 1st in Division II A last edition and were promoted

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 5 4 0 1 0 23 15 +8 13 Promoted to Division I A
2  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 28 13 +15 12
3  Japan 5 3 0 0 2 22 17 +5 9
4  Ukraine 5 2 1 0 2 23 20 +3 8
5  Estonia (H) 5 0 1 0 4 9 25 −16 2
6  Poland 5 0 0 1 4 9 24 −15 1 Relegation to Division II A
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

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

12 December 2021
12:30
Poland 2–6
(0–2, 0–0, 2–4)
 FranceTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 157
12 December 2021
16:00
Estonia 2–7
(1–2, 1–4, 0–1)
 UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 565
12 December 2021
19:30
Japan 3–7
(0–2, 2–1, 1–4)
 SloveniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 132

14 December 2021
12:30
Ukraine 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
 JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 168
14 December 2021
16:00
Slovenia 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 243
14 December 2021
19:30
France 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 435

15 December 2021
12:30
Japan 7–2
(2–2, 3–0, 2–0)
 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 135
15 December 2021
16:00
France 6–7 OT
(1–5, 3–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 UkraineTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 354
15 December 2021
19:30
Slovenia 8–2
(2–2, 4–0, 2–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 621

17 December 2021
12:30
Ukraine 4–8
(1–4, 1–2, 2–2)
 SloveniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 215
17 December 2021
16:00
France 6–4
(0–0, 4–0, 2–4)
 JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 230
17 December 2021
19:30
Poland 3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 2–3)
(OT: 0–1)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 563

18 December 2021
12:30
Slovenia 2–3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1)
 FranceTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 320
18 December 2021
16:00
Ukraine 4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 PolandTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 352
18 December 2021
19:30
Estonia 1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)
 JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 985

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1  France 5 7 8 15 +8 2
2  Ukraine 5 5 9 14 +1 8
3  Ukraine 5 4 9 13 +3 0
4  Ukraine 5 4 6 10 +1 0
5  Slovenia 5 3 7 10 +9 2
6  Japan 5 4 5 9 +4 6
7  Slovenia 5 2 7 9 +9 2
7  Slovenia 5 2 7 9 +8 2
9  France 5 6 2 8 +6 4
10  France 5 1 7 8 +5 4

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

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1  France 231:57 10 90.91 2.59 1
2  Estonia 236:38 16 90.12 4.06 0
3  Slovenia 238:42 11 89.32 2.76 0
4  Japan 178:09 9 88.89 3.03 0
5  Poland 214:14 16 87.60 4.48 0

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

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

  • Goaltender: Estonia
  • Defenceman: Slovenia
  • Forward: France

Source: IIHF

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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