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2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021
2023

The 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 85th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams were participating in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2023 competition.

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 was held in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022.[1]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7 6 1 0 0 34 15 +19 20 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Germany Germany 7 5 0 1 1 26 20 +6 16
3 Flag of Canada Canada 7 5 0 0 2 34 18 +16 15
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 7 4 0 0 3 23 19 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
5 Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 4 0 0 3 18 18 0 12[lower-alpha 1]
6 Flag of France France 7 1 1 0 5 11 24 −13 5
7 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 19 31 −12 3
8 Flag of Italy Italy (R) 7 0 0 1 6 12 32 −20 1 Relegation to 2023 Division I A
Russian Olympic Committee flag ROC[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
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.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. To Minsk & Riga in 2021!. iihfworlds2017.com (15 May 2015).

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Finland Finland (H) 7 6 0 1 0 25 5 +20 19 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 27 10 +17 18
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 7 4 0 1 2 19 13 +6 13[lower-alpha 3]
4 Flag of the United States United States of America 7 3 2 0 2 18 12 +6 13[lower-alpha 3]
5 Flag of Latvia Latvia 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
6 Flag of Austria Austria 7 1 1 2 3 16 22 −6 7
7 Flag of Norway Norway 7 1 1 0 5 15 29 −14 5
8 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom (R) 7 0 0 1 6 10 33 −23 1 Relegation to 2023 Division I A
Flag of Belarus Belarus[lower-alpha 4] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Playoff round[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 May
 
 
1A
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
0
 
28 May
 
4B
Flag of the United States United States of America
3
 
2
Flag of Finland Finland
4
 
26 May
 
7
Flag of the United States United States of America
3
 
1B
Flag of Finland Finland
4
 
29 May
 
4A
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
2
 
2
Flag of Finland Finland (OT)
4
 
26 May
 
5
Flag of Canada Canada
3
 
2A
Flag of Germany Germany
1
 
28 May
 
3B
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
4
 
5
Flag of Canada Canada
6
 
26 May
 
6
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
1 Third place
 
2B
Flag of Sweden Sweden
3
 
29 May
 
3A
Flag of Canada Canada (OT)
4
 
6
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
8
 
 
7
Flag of the United States United States of America
4
 

Final standings[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B Flag of Finland Finland (H) 10 8 1 1 0 37 13 +24 27 Champions
2 A Flag of Canada Canada 10 6 1 1 2 47 26 +21 21 Runners-up
3 B Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 10 6 0 1 3 32 24 +8 19 Third place
4 B Flag of the United States United States of America 10 4 2 0 4 28 24 +4 16 Fourth place
5 A Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 8 6 1 0 1 34 18 +16 20 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B Flag of Sweden Sweden 8 5 1 2 0 30 14 +16 19
7 A Flag of Germany Germany 8 5 0 1 2 27 24 +3 16
8 A Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 8 4 0 0 4 25 23 +2 12
9 A Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 4 0 0 3 18 18 0 12 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 B Flag of Latvia Latvia 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
11 B Flag of Austria Austria 7 1 1 2 3 16 22 −6 7
12 A Flag of France France 7 1 1 0 5 11 24 −13 5
13 B Flag of Norway Norway 7 1 1 0 5 15 29 −14 5
14 A Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 19 31 −12 3
15 A Flag of Italy Italy 7 0 0 1 6 12 32 −20 1 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 7 0 0 1 6 10 33 −23 1
17 A Russian Olympic Committee flag ROC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled, were not allowed
to participate in the tournament[1]
18 B Flag of Belarus Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[2]
(H) Host.

Division I[]

Group A[]

The tournament was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 3 to 8 May 2022.[3][4]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 22 5 +17 12 Promoted to the 2023 Top Division
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary (P) 4 3 0 0 1 12 9 +3 9
3 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 4 2 0 0 2 13 13 0 6
4 Flag of Korea South Korea 4 1 0 0 3 9 15 −6 3
5 Flag of Romania Romania (R) 4 0 0 0 4 8 22 −14 0 Relegated 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 Tychy, Poland, from 26 April to 1 May 2022.[3][5]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Poland Poland (H, P) 4 3 1 0 0 18 4 +14 11 Promoted to the 2023 Division I A
2 Flag of Japan Japan 4 3 0 0 1 23 9 +14 9
3 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 4 2 0 1 1 19 11 +8 7
4 Flag of Estonia Estonia 4 1 0 0 3 9 20 −11 3
5 Flag of Serbia Serbia (R) 4 0 0 0 4 4 29 −25 0 Relegated 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 Zagreb, Croatia, from 25 to 30 April 2022.[6][7]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of China China (P) 4 4 0 0 0 28 4 +24 12 Promotion to 2023 Division I B
2 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 4 3 0 0 1 19 10 +9 9
3 Flag of Croatia Croatia (H) 4 1 1 0 2 9 12 −3 5
4 Flag of Spain Spain 4 1 0 1 2 10 12 −2 4
5 Flag of Israel Israel (R) 4 0 0 0 4 4 32 −28 0 Relegation to 2023 Division II B
6 Flag of Australia Australia[lower-alpha 5] 0 0 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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named expelled
  2. Tournament Format.
  3. 3.0 3.1 U18 Worlds in Germany. IIHF.com (5 June 2021). Retrieved on 5 June 2021.
  4. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division I A
  5. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division I B
  6. Tournaments. IIHF.com (10 August 2021). Retrieved on 10 August 2021.
  7. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division II A
  8. Australian teams withdrawn. IIHF.com (22 January 2022). Retrieved on 22 January 2022.

Group B[]

The tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 18 to 23 April 2022.[1][2]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Iceland Iceland (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 25 7 +18 12 Promotion to 2023 Division II A
2 Flag of Georgia Georgia 4 3 0 0 1 21 11 +10 9
3 Flag of Belgium Belgium 4 2 0 0 2 22 8 +14 6
4 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 1 0 0 3 11 33 −22 3
5 Flag of Mexico Mexico (R) 4 0 0 0 4 4 24 −20 0 Relegation to 2023 Division III A
6 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand[lower-alpha 6] 0 0 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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named List
  2. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division II B
  3. New Zealand withdraws. IIHF.com (2 February 2022). Retrieved on 2 February 2022.

Division III[]

Group A[]

The tournament was played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from 3 to 8 April 2022.[1][2]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (P) 4 4 0 0 0 41 11 +30 12 Promotion to 2023 Division II B
2 Flag of Turkey Turkey 4 3 0 0 1 23 22 +1 9
3 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 1 0 1 2 17 23 −6 4
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 0 3 11 23 −12 3
5 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (H, R) 4 0 1 0 3 11 24 −13 2 Relegation to 2023 Division III B
6 Flag of North Korea North Korea[lower-alpha 7] 0 0 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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named List
  2. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division III A
  3. DPR Korea withdraws teams. IIHF.com (3 February 2022). Retrieved on 3 February 2022.

Group B[]

The tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 March 2022.[1][2]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of South Africa South Africa (H, P) 4 3 0 1 0 24 13 +11 10 Promotion to 2023 Division III A
2 Flag of Thailand Thailand 4 2 1 0 1 20 17 +3 8
3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (R) 4 0 0 0 4 12 26 −14 0 Relegation to 2023 Division IV
4 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong[lower-alpha 8] 0 0 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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named List
  2. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division III B
  3. Championship updates. IIHF.com (14 February 2022). Retrieved on 14 February 2022.

Division IV[]

The tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 3 to 8 March 2022.[1][2]


Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 64 2 +62 12 Promotion to 2023 Division III B
2 Flag of Iran Iran 4 3 0 0 1 22 20 +2 9
3 Flag of Singapore 4 2 0 0 2 14 22 −8 6
4 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 4 1 0 0 3 11 39 −28 3
5 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 4 0 0 0 4 4 32 −28 0
6 Flag of Philippines Philippines[lower-alpha 9] 0 0 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:
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named List
  2. Official website of the 2022 World Championship Division IV
  3. Debut for Philippines postponed. IIHF.com (13 December 2021). Retrieved on 13 December 2021.

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