2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
 Serbia
Dates13–19 December 2021 (Group A)
10–15 January 2022 (Group B) (cancelled)
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2021 (cancelled)
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The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II 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 cannot be born earlier than 2002.

Division II A[]

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIA
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Dates13–19 December 2021
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored87 (5.8 per match)
Attendance2,740 (183 per match)
Scoring leader(s)United Kingdom
(8 points)

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Italy placed 6th in Division I B last edition and were relegated
 Great Britain placed 2nd in Division II A last edition
 Lithuania placed 3rd in Division II A last edition
 Romania placed 4th in Division II A last edition
 Spain placed 5th in Division II A last edition
 South Korea placed 1st in Division II B last edition and were promoted

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 5 5 0 0 0 22 4 +18 15 Promoted to Division I B
2  South Korea 5 2 2 0 1 17 13 +4 10
3  Great Britain 5 2 0 1 2 21 17 +4 7[a]
4  Spain 5 2 0 1 2 7 12 −5 7[a]
5  Lithuania 5 1 0 0 4 12 22 −10 3[b]
6  Romania (H) 5 1 0 0 4 8 19 −11 3[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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Great Britain 7–2 Spain
  2. ^ a b Lithuania 6–3 Romania

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

13 December 2021
13:00		Great Britain 7–2
(1–1, 3–1, 3–0)		 SpainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
13 December 2021
16:30		Lithuania 0–7
(0–0, 0–4, 0–3)		 ItalyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
13 December 2021
20:00		South Korea 4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 350
14 December 2021
13:00		Great Britain 5–3
(1–1, 0–1, 4–1)		 LithuaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 60
14 December 2021
16:30		Spain 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 South KoreaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
14 December 2021
20:00		Italy 5–0
(4–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
16 December 2021
13:00		Italy 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 SpainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
16 December 2021
16:30		Great Britain 4–5 GWS
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 South KoreaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
16 December 2021
20:00		Lithuania 6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)		 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
17 December 2021
13:00		South Korea 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)		 ItalyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
17 December 2021
16:30		Spain 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 LithuaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
17 December 2021
20:00		Romania 4–3
(0–1, 4–1, 0–1)		 Great BritainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600
19 December 2021
13:00		Lithuania 2–5
(0–2, 2–1, 0–2)		 South KoreaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
19 December 2021
16:30		Italy 3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 Great BritainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
19 December 2021
20:00		Romania 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 SpainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1  Great Britain 5 6 2 8 +3 2
2  Great Britain 5 3 5 8 0 4
3  Great Britain 5 2 5 7 +4 6
4 Thomas Galimberti  Italy 5 4 2 6 +3 2
5  Great Britain 5 3 3 6 –1 4
6  South Korea 5 3 2 5 +2 4
6  Lithuania 5 3 2 5 –7 31
8  Italy 5 2 3 5 +3 10
9  Italy 5 1 4 5 +7 2
9  South Korea 5 1 4 5 +3 0

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  Italy 150:35 1 98.18 0.40 1
2  Spain 182:04 3 96.47 0.99 1
3  Italy 149:25 3 94.23 1.20 1
4  Great Britain 281:05 13 91.50 2.77 0
5  Romania 297:50 19 91.48 3.83 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: Italy
  • Defenceman: South Korea
  • Forward: United Kingdom

Source: IIHF

Division II B[]

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIB
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates10–15 January 2022 (cancelled)
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

The Division II B tournament would have been played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 15 January 2022.[1] On 24 December 2021, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.[2]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Serbia placed 6th in Division II A last edition and were relegated
 Netherlands placed 2nd in Division II B last edition
 China placed 3th in Division II B last edition
 Croatia placed 4th in Division II B last edition
 Belgium placed 5th in Division II B last edition
 Iceland placed 1st in Division III last edition and were promoted

Results[]

10 January 2022
14:00		Iceland Cancelled NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
10 January 2022
17:30		Serbia Cancelled CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
11 January 2022
17:30		Belgium Cancelled IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
12 January 2022
14:00		Netherlands Cancelled CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
12 January 2022
17:30		Belgium Cancelled SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
13 January 2022
17:30		Iceland Cancelled SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
14 January 2022
14:00		Croatia Cancelled IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
14 January 2022
17:30		Netherlands Cancelled BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
15 January 2022
14:00		Croatia Cancelled BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
15 January 2022
17:30		Serbia Cancelled NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

References[]

  1. ^ a b "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF – January tournaments cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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