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2022 IIHF U18 World Championship
2022 IIHF World U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Germany Germany
Dates 23 April – 1 May
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of Sweden Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of the United States United States of America
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Finland Finland
Fourth place Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 167 (8.35 per match)
Attendance 25,047 (1,252 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Sweden Jonathan Lekkerimäki
(15 points)
MVP Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Kulich
2021
2023

The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2023 competition. On 28 February the IIHF "suspended all Russian and Belarusian National Teams and Clubs from participation in every age category and in all IIHF competitions or events until further notice", which resulted in a reformating of the tournament.[1] Due to the suspensions there are two open spots in the top division, two teams can be promoted for 2023 and no team will be relegated.[2] Additionally, all eight teams will qualify for the QF round and will be reseeded according to their tournament ranking.[2]

Sweden won their second world championship by beating USA in the final with numbers 4–6. Finland won bronze by beating Czechia in the bronze medal game with numbers 4–1.

Top Division[]

The tournament will be held from 23 April to 1 May 2022 in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

Seeding[]

Due to the suspension of Russia and Belarus, the groups were reseeded.[2]

Original Seeding[]

Group A (Kaufbeuren)

Group B (Landshut)

Updated Seeding[]

Group A (Landshut)

Group B (Kaufbeuren)

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of the United States United States of America 3 3 0 0 0 24 7 +17 9 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 3 1 1 0 1 12 13 −1 5
3 Flag of Canada Canada 3 1 0 1 1 16 17 −1 4
4 Flag of Germany Germany (H) 3 0 0 0 3 7 22 −15 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
23 April 2022
15:30
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,910
23 April 2022
19:30
Canada Flag of Canada 3–8
(0–2, 3–4, 0–2)
Flag of the United States United States of America Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,512

24 April 2022
15:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–2
(0–1, 4–0, 2–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,012
24 April 2022
19:30
Germany Flag of Germany 3–8
(0–2, 2–2, 1–4)
Flag of Canada Canada Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,075

26 April 2022
15:30
Canada Flag of Canada 5–6 OT
(1–1, 2–3, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 326
26 April 2022
19:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 10–2
(3–0, 5–0, 2–2)
Flag of Germany Germany Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,438

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 0 0 1 13 7 +6 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 8 15 −7 3[lower-alpha 2]
4 Flag of Latvia Latvia 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3[lower-alpha 2]
Source: IIHF
Notes:
23 April 2022
14:30
Finland Flag of Finland 6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 692
23 April 2022
18:30
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 854

24 April 2022
14:30
Finland Flag of Finland 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 683
24 April 2022
18:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6–2
(0–0, 1–2, 5–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 946

26 April 2022
14:30
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4–3
(1–2, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 257
26 April 2022
18:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 684

Playoff round[]

Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:[1]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1 Flag of the United States United States of America A 1 9 +17 24 5
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden B 1 6 +4 12 3
3 Flag of Finland Finland B 2 6 +6 13 4
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia A 2 5 -1 12 7
5 Flag of Canada Canada A 3 4 -1 16 1
6 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland B 3 3 -7 8 8
7 Flag of Latvia Latvia B 4 3 -3 7 9
8 Flag of Germany Germany A 4 0 -15 7 10

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
 
          
 
28 April – Landshut
 
 
1A
Flag of the United States United States of America
13
 
30 April – Landshut
 
4B
Flag of Latvia Latvia
3
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
6
 
28 April – Landshut
 
4
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1
 
2A
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
8
 
1 May – Landshut
 
3B
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
0
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
4
 
28 April – Kaufbeuren
 
2
Flag of Sweden Sweden
6
 
1B
Flag of Sweden Sweden
7
 
30 April – Landshut
 
4A
Flag of Germany Germany
1
 
2
Flag of Sweden Sweden
2
 
28 April – Kaufbeuren
 
3
Flag of Finland Finland
1 Bronze Medal Game
 
2B
Flag of Finland Finland (OT)
6
 
1 May – Landshut
 
3A
Flag of Canada Canada
5
 
3
Flag of Finland Finland
4
 
 
4
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1
 

Quarterfinals[]

28 April 2022
14:30
Finland Flag of Finland 6–5 OT
(2–2, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Canada Canada Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 918

28 April 2022
15:30
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 505

28 April 2022
18:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 7–1
(3–0, 1–1, 3–0)
Flag of Germany Germany Erdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 1,703

28 April 2022
19:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 13–3
(6–1, 3–0, 4–2)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 504

Semifinals[]

30 April 2022
14:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 6–1
(0–1, 5–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,389

30 April 2022
18:30
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Finland Finland Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,430

Bronze medal game[]

1 May 2022
14:30
Finland Flag of Finland 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,649

Gold medal game[]

1 May 2022
18:30
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–6
(2–2, 1–2, 1–2)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,560

Final standings[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B Flag of Sweden Sweden 6 5 0 0 1 27 14 +13 15 Champions
2 A Flag of the United States United States of America 6 5 0 0 1 47 17 +30 15 Runners-up
3 B Flag of Finland Finland 6 3 1 0 2 24 15 +9 11 Third place
4 A Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 6 2 1 0 3 22 23 −1 8 Fourth place
5 A Flag of Canada Canada 4 1 0 2 1 21 23 −2 5 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 8 23 −15 3
7 B Flag of Latvia Latvia 4 1 0 0 3 10 23 −13 3
8 A Flag of Germany Germany (H) 4 0 0 0 4 8 29 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

Division I[]

Group A[]

The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia from 11 to 17 April 2022.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 27 11 +16 15 Promotion to the 2023 Top Division
2 Flag of Norway Norway (P) 5 4 0 0 1 26 12 +14 12
3 Flag of France France 5 3 0 0 2 16 17 −1 9
4 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 15 23 −8 6
5 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 1 0 0 4 14 16 −2 3
6 Flag of Japan Japan (R) 5 0 0 0 5 8 27 −19 0 Relegation to the 2023 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group B[]

The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy from 25 April to 1 May 2022.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary (P) 5 5 0 0 0 19 3 +16 15 Promotion to the 2023 Division I A
2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 30 11 +19 12
3 Flag of Italy Italy (H) 5 3 0 0 2 15 18 −3 9
4 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
5 Flag of Austria Austria 5 1 0 0 4 11 24 −13 3
6 Flag of Poland Poland (R) 5 0 0 0 5 11 30 −19 0 Relegation to the 2023 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division II[]

Group A[]

The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 3 to 9 April 2022.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Korea South Korea (P) 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[lower-alpha 3] Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
2 Flag of Estonia Estonia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 24 7 +17 12[lower-alpha 3]
3 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 3 1 0 1 20 9 +11 11
4 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 16 21 −5 6
5 Flag of Romania Romania 5 1 0 1 3 6 21 −15 4
6 Flag of Serbia Serbia (R) 5 0 0 0 5 7 39 −32 0 Relegated to the 2023 Division II 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Group B[]

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 21 to 24 March 2022.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Croatia Croatia (P) 3 3 0 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2 Flag of Spain Spain 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (H, R) 3 0 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
Flag of China China[lower-alpha 4] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Flag of Australia Australia[lower-alpha 5] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
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  2. China team don't play. IIHF.com (21 March 2022). Retrieved on 21 March 2022.
  3. Australian teams withdrawn. IIHF.com (22 January 2022). Retrieved on 22 January 2022.

Division III[]

Group A[]

The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey from 11 to 17 April 2022.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (P) 5 4 0 0 1 24 11 +13 12[lower-alpha 6] Promotion to the 2023 Division II B
2 Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 23 8 +15 12[lower-alpha 6]
3 Flag of Iceland Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 18 12 +6 12[lower-alpha 6]
4 Flag of Israel Israel 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6
5 Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 22 −14 2
6 Flag of Turkey Turkey (H, R) 5 0 0 1 4 8 24 −16 1 Relegation to the 2023 Division III 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (P) 5 4 0 0 1 24 11 +13 12[lower-alpha 7] Promotion to the 2023 Division II B
2 Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 23 8 +15 12[lower-alpha 7]
3 Flag of Iceland Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 18 12 +6 12[lower-alpha 7]
4 Flag of Israel Israel 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6
5 Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 22 −14 2
6 Flag of Turkey Turkey (H, R) 5 0 0 1 4 8 24 −16 1 Relegation to the 2023 Division III 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Group B[]

The tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 to 22 April 2022.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 37 15 +22 12 Promotion to the 2023 Division III A
2 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 1 0 0 3 20 36 −16 3
3 Flag of South Africa South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 21 27 −6 3
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand[lower-alpha 8] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong[lower-alpha 9] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :1
  2. "New Zealand withdraws", IIHF, 2 February 2022. 
  3. "Hong Kongers won’t play this season", IIHF, 3 March 2022. 

References[]

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