2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2022 IIHF World U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	August 9–20, 2022
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Rogers Place (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (19th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Czechia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	182 (6.5 per match)
Attendance	55,686 (1,989 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Mason McTavish (17 points)
MVP	Mason McTavish
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were the 46th edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship, being played August 9–20, 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from December 26, 2021 through January 5, 2022 in Edmonton and Red Deer — the host cities originally awarded the 2021 tournament before it was moved behind closed doors in Edmonton only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19 positive tests on multiple teams, the tournament was curtailed and cancelled on December 29.

In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be restarted from scratch at a later date, with all statistics and results from the first playing annulled. Once again, the tournament is being held exclusively in Edmonton. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was suspended from international ice hockey and replaced by Latvia.

Background

Preparations

On March 14, 2019, it was announced that Gothenburg would be the host city. It was to be the first time that Gothenburg has hosted the tournament (having previously hosted the Senior Ice Hockey World Championships twice in 1981 and 2002), and the seventh time that Sweden had hosted the tournament.

On September 17, 2020, the IIHF announced that the 2022 tournament would instead be hosted by Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta as compensation for the 2021 tournament (which was originally to be hosted by both cities) being held behind closed doors exclusively in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It became the 15th time that Canada has hosted the tournament, the fourth time Edmonton has hosted the tournament, and the second time games have been hosted in Red Deer, following the 1995 edition. Gothenburg was re-assigned the 2024 tournament.

On December 18, 2021, citing the "changing epidemiological situation" involving COVID-19 and Omicron variant, and consultation with the IIHF and Alberta Health Services, Hockey Canada announced that the schedule of pre-tournament games (which was to feature each team playing at least two exhibition games) would be reduced, and moved to December 23. Organizers stated that their goal was to hold a "safe and successful event," and that 90% of tickets had been sold. There were no stated plans to reduce spectator capacity.

As a participant in the provincial "Restrictions Exemption Program" (REP), Rogers Place was allowed to operate at full capacity, but all spectators were required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. On December 21, as part of public health orders to control Omicron variant, the Alberta provincial government ordered all large venues participating in REP to restrict their capacity to 50% effective December 24. Food and drink consumption was prohibited when seated and during intermissions.

Cancellation and rescheduling of tournament due to COVID-19

Teams were required to quarantine if any one member tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in three games being forfeited by December 29. Citing the health and safety of participants, and that the competitive integrity of the tournament had been compromised by the aforementioned forfeits, the IIHF announced that the remainder of the tournament had been abandoned. However, IIHF president Luc Tardif stated during a press conference that a committee would meet in January to discuss the feasibility of resuming the tournament at a later date, and that "we want to take the next month to think about it and maybe come with a good surprise."

On February 17, 2022, Tardif announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to mid-August 2022, following the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup also being hosted in Edmonton and Red Deer. The tournament will be replayed from the beginning, with all results and statistics from the first attempt thrown out. Rosters from the first playing of the tournament will be grandfathered. The following month, it was announced that the tournament replay had been scheduled for August 9–20, 2022, and that it will be hosted exclusively by Edmonton for the second year in a row. Those who had purchased tickets for the first running of the 2022 tournament, or the 2021 tournament, were given priority access to tickets.

In condemnation of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was suspended from international ice hockey by the IIHF. It was announced that Latvia—who were promoted to the top division for 2023 after finishing second in the Division IA tournament—would replace Russia for the tournament replay. Division IA winner Belarus was also banned from international ice hockey for their support of the invasion.

Due to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, a number of major entities have suspended their sponsorships and support of Hockey Canada since June 2022, including BDO, Canadian Tire, Imperial Oil, Recipe Unlimited, Scotiabank, Telus, and Tim Hortons. These suspensions have included their withdrawal of sponsorship for the tournament. The city of Edmonton is also not promoting the event. Besides a placement for IIHF sponsor Tissot and advertisements for the IIHF's mobile app, the boards contain no sponsor logos at all. Sportsnet suggested that sponsors may had been given the option to refund their commitments after the first playing of the tournament was cancelled.

On the eve of the tournament, it was also reported that "thousands" of tickets were still unsold, including tickets for games involving Canada—which had typically been a major draw during editions of the tournament hosted by Canada. The summer scheduling of the tournament, high ticket prices, the Hockey Canada scandals, and the removal of Russia, were cited by the press as potential factors. The first day of the tournament saw minuscule crowds, with its first three games having an announced attendance of 430, 376, and 829 respectively. However, this was based on tickets sold, and the actual number of spectators in attendance was believed to be much lower. U.S. coach Nate Leaman felt that the atmosphere was akin to playing behind closed doors. Canada's games had moderate levels of attendance, ranging from 2,779 for its first preliminary game, to 5,204 for its final preliminary game—a fraction of its hockey capacity of 18,500.

Top division

Venue

Rogers Place Capacity: 18,347
Edmonton

Officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2022 World Junior Championships.

Referees Adam Bloski Riku Brander Sean Fernandez Stephen Hiff Robert Hennessey Christoffer Holm Sirko Hunnius Adam Kika Joonas Kova Kyle Kowalski

Linesmen Nick Briganti Eric Cattaneo Andreas Hofer Cody Huseby Niko Jusi Brett Mackey Shawn Oliver John Rey Josef Špůr

Teams

Group A Canada (2) Finland (3) Czechia (7) Slovakia (8) Latvia (replacing Russia)

Group B United States of America (1) Sweden (5) Germany (6) Switzerland (9) Austria (10)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-7).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	4	4	0	0	0	27	7	+20	12	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Finland	4	2	1	0	1	22	13	+9	8
3	Latvia	4	1	0	1	2	10	16	−6	4
4	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	11	18	−7	4
5	Slovakia	4	0	1	0	3	11	27	−16	2

August 9, 2022 12:00

Czechia

5–4 (0–2, 3–0, 2–2)

Slovakia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 430

Game reference
	Jan Bednář	Goalies	Šimon Latkóczy	Referees: Robert Hennessey Christoffer Holm
	Ryšavý (Jiříček, Mensik) – 22:22 / Gut (Myšák, Kulich) – 33:21 / Šapovaliv (Mechura, Urban) – 37:35 / Mysak (Gut) – 47:56 / Szturc (Špaček) – 58:10	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 5–4	03:20 – Petrovský / 05:57 – Kašlík (Myklukha, Petrovický) / 53:56 – Petrovický (Dvorský) (PP) / 56:48 – Kašlík (Petrovský) (PP2)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	29

August 9, 2022 16:00

Latvia

1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2)

Finland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 376

Game reference
	Bruno Brūveris	Goalies	Leevi Meriläinen	Referees: Adam Bloski Sirko Hunnius
	Veinbergs (Hodass, Silkalns) (PP) – 41:28	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	08:54 – Kemell (Räty, Hirvonen) / 11:29 – Kemell (Hirvonen) / 21:52 – Lambert (Järventie, Heimosalmi) (PP) / 38:01 – Hirvonen (Räty, Simontaival) (PP) / 55:39 – Räty (Kemell, Heimosalmi) / 58:40 – Puutio (Kemell, Räty)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	39

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August 10, 2022 16:00

Latvia

2–5 (1–1, 0–3, 1–1)

Canada

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 2,779

Game reference
	Patriks Berzins	Goalies	Sebastian Cossa	Referees: Riku Brander Kyle Kowalski
	Darzins - 18:06 / Hodass (Silkalns, Veinsberg) (PP) - 44:56	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5	07:31 – Bedard (Sebrango, McTavish) / 31:23 – Cormier (Roy, Thompson) (PP) / 36:17 – Zellweger (Bedard, McTavish) (PP) / 37:16 – Greig (Dufour) / 54:44 – Dufour (Greig, Ostapchuk)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	44

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August 11, 2022 12:00

Finland

4–3 GWS (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Czechia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 530

Game reference
	Leevi Meriläinen	Goalies	Jan Bednář	Referees: Stephen Hiff Kyle Kowalski
	Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 16:28 / Puutio (Simontaival, Jurmo) – 23:39 / Räty (Hirvonen, Niemelä) – 50:24	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3	6:36 – Chmelar / 11:31 – Kulich (Myšák) (PP) / 52:38 – Myšák (Gut, Kulich)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	26

August 11, 2022 16:00

Slovakia

1–11 (0–4, 1–4, 0–3)

Canada

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 3,216

Game reference
	Šimon Latkóczy Tomáš Boľo	Goalies	Dylan Garand	Referees: Adam Kika Joonas Kova
	Kašlík (Myklukha, Nemec) – 34:40	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9 / 1–10 / 1–11	6:16 – Bedard (McTavish, Roy) / 13:06 – Cuylle (Greig, McTavish) / 15:57 – Othmann (Cuylle) / 19:17 – Zellweger (Stankoven, Foerster) / 21:02 – Stankoven (Johnson, Cormier) (PP) / 26:25 – McTavish (Sebrango) / 35:16 – McTavish (Othmann, Cormier) / 39:25 – McTavish (Roy, Bedard) / 43:44 – McTavish (Othmann) / 55:07 – Roy (Dufour, Zellweger) / 59:39 – Ostapchuk (Roy, Dufour)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	44

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August 12, 2022 16:00

Slovakia

3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Latvia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 489

Game reference
	Šimon Latkóczy	Goalies	Bruno Brūveris	Referees: Adam Bloski Sean Fernandez
	Sýkora (Demek, Natny) – 17:57 / Dvorský (Nemec, Faith) – 29:54	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2	9:44 – Locmelis (Laviņš, Bergmanis) (PP) / 32:39 – Fenenko (Bergmanis, Andersons)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	25

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August 13, 2022 16:00

Canada

5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Czechia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 5,135

Game reference
	Dylan Garland	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek	Referees: Sean Fernandez Sirko Hunnius
	McTavish (Thompson, Seeley) – 16:44 / Johnson (Stankoven, Thompson) – 19:00 / Greig (Seeley, Cormier) (PP) – 24:48 / McTavish (Bedard, Othmann) – 31:05 / Foerster (Johnson, Stankoven) – 47:39	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1	05:10 – Ryšavý (Kos) (SH)
	4 min	Penalties	27 min
	57	Shots	23

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August 14, 2022 12:00

Finland

9–3 (2–1, 4–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 659

Game reference
	Juha Jatkola	Goalies	Šimon Latkóczy	Referees: Sean Fernandez Joonas Kova
	Simontaival (Hirvonen) – 0:35 / Määttä (PP) - 14:02 / Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 20:35 / Määttä (Järventie, Kemell) (PP) – 31:42 / Räty (Kemell, Niemelä) – 36:41 / Kapanen (Rafkin, Järventie) – 38:08 / Väisänen (Mäenpää, Rajaniemi) – 46:11 / Simontaival (Puutio, Räty) (PP) – 51:45 / Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP) – 55:17	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 7–3 / 8–3 / 9–3	7:42 – Repčík (Groch) / 27:04 – Petrovský (Petrovický, Nemec) / 49:16 – Nemec (Petrovický, Mišiak)
	4 min	Penalties	37 min
	48	Shots	16

August 14, 2022 16:00

Czechia

2–5 (1–2, 1–2, 0–1)

Latvia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 493

Game reference
	Jan Bednář	Goalies	Bruno Brūveris	Referees: Riku Brander Stephen Hiff
	Gut (Myšák, Szovil) (PP) – 16:43 / Svozil (Hauser, Urban) – 29:33	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5	04:30 – Laviņš (Brants) / 12:21 – Rullers (Vītoliņš, Ozoliņš) / 31:15 – Bergmanis (Dukurs) / 37:38 – Bergmanis (Sikalns, Ravinskis) (PP) / 58:41 – Bergmanis (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	17

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August 15, 2022 16:00

Canada

6–3 (3–1, 2–0, 1–2)

Finland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 5,204

Game reference
	Dylan Garland	Goalies	Leevi Meriläinen	Referees: Robert Hennessey Christoffer Holm
	Othmann (Zellweger, Bedard) – 06:21 / Foerster (Greig, McTavish) (PP) – 12:14 / Bedard (McTavish, Cormier) – 17:19 / Greig (Roy, Zellweger) – 20:31 / McTavish (Zellweger, Johnson) (PP) – 36:17 / Dufour (Ostapchuk, McTavish) (ENG) – 58:13	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 6–3	19:03 – Helenius (Väisänen, Liukas) / 43:07 – Kemell (Niemelä, Räty) / 56:23 – Järventie (Kemell, Heimosalmi) (PP,EA)
	33 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	25

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States of America	4	4	0	0	0	22	4	+18	12	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	15	7	+8	9
3	Germany	4	2	0	0	2	10	13	−3	6
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	8	15	−7	3
5	Austria	4	0	0	0	4	4	20	−16	0

August 9, 2022 20:00

United States of America

5–1 (2–0, 3–0, 0–1)

Germany

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 829

Game reference
	Kaidan Mbereko	Goalies	Nikita Quapp	Referees: Riku Brander Stephen Hiff
	Hughes (Slaggert, Bordeleau) – 13:39 / Cooley (Coronato, Peart) (PP) – 18:01 / Slaggert (Hughes, Mazur) – 21:21 / Savage (Duran, Pastujov) – 21:57 / Duran (Pastujov, James) – 39:00	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1	53:12 – Samanski (Szuber, Quapp)
	2 min	Penalties	29 min
	50	Shots	11

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August 10, 2022 12:00

Sweden

3–2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)

Switzerland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 453

Game reference
	Jesper Wallstedt	Goalies	Noah Patenaude	Referees: Sean Fernandez Robert Hennessey
	Torgersson (Edvinsson, Grans) – 36:55 / Torgersson (Niederbach) – 40:24 / Rosén (Ljungman, Lysell) – 40:34	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2	48:47 – Biasca (Henry, Nussbaumer) / 49:47 – Allenspach (Fahrni)
	33 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	23

August 10, 2022 20:00

Germany

4–2 (1–1, 3–1, 0–0)

Austria

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 473

Game reference
	Florian Bugl	Goalies	Sebastian Wraneschitz	Referees: Adam Kika Joonas Kova
	Eham (Blank, Leonhardt) – 08:00 / Blank (Klein, Eham) – 23:37 / Blank (Volek, Samanski) (PP) – 28:49 / Blank (Volek) (PP) – 31:03	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2	02:45 – Peeters (Urbanek, Scherzer) (PP) / 21:40 – Dobnig (Peeters, Scherzer)
	8 min	Penalties	37 min
	44	Shots	17

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August 11, 2022 20:00

Switzerland

1–7 (0–0, 1–5, 0–2)

United States of America

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 836

Game reference
	Kevin Pasche Noah Patenaude	Goalies	Kaidan Mbereko	Referees: Adam Bloski Sirko Hunnius
	Henry (Biasca, Zanetti) – 28:25	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7	25:54 – Mazur (Samoskevich, Bordeleau) (PP) / 31:29 – Faber (Hughes, Bordeleau) / 33:22 – Mazur (Slaggert, Faber) / 37:16 – Slaggert (Kaiser, Mazur) / 39:23 – Coronato (Hughes, Savage) / 41:57 – Bordeleau (Hughes, Samoskevich) (PP) / 55:23 – Duran (Cooley)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	39

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August 12, 2022 12:00

Austria

0–6 (0–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Sweden

Rogers Place, Edmonton

Game reference
	Sebastian Wraneschitz	Goalies	Calle Clang	Referees: Riku Brander Christoffer Holm
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6	12:57 – Edvinsson (Olausson) / 20:59 – Rosén (Lysell, Grans) (PP) / 34:35 – Andrae (Rosén) / 35:30 – Andrae (Lekkerimäki, Olausson) (PP) / 49:07 – Lysell (Stakkestad, Öhgren (PP) / 59:34 – Niederbach (Olausson, Andrae)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	14	Shots	41

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August 13, 2022 12:00

Austria

0–7 (0–4, 0–2, 0–1)

United States of America

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 702

Game reference
	Leon Sommer	Goalies	Andrew Oke Remington Keopple	Referees: Robert Hennessey Stephen Hiff
		0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7	00:54 – Kaiser (Coronato) / 02:32 – Coronato (Cooley, Knies) / 11:40 – Kaiser (Savage, Duran) / 18:26 – Savage (Moore, Duran) / 27:01 – Mazur (Pastujov, Bordeleau) / 27:58 – Mazur (Bordeleau, Samoskevich) (PP) / 59:19 – Pastujov (Stramel, Peart)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	56

August 13, 2022 20:00

Germany

3–2 (2–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 642

Game reference
	Florian Bugl	Goalies	Kevin Pasche	Referees: Christoffer Holm Kyle Kowalski
	Roßmy (Proske, Heigl) – 5:37 / Heigl (Proske, Roßmy) – 8:16 / Hänelt (Klein) – 36:43	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	19:51 – Knak (Allenspach, Fahrni) / 51:40 – Taibel (Ritzmann, Alge)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	25

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August 14, 2022 20:00

United States of America

3–2 (1–0, 1–0, 1–2)

Sweden

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 2,025

Game reference
	Kaidan Mbereko	Goalies	Jesper Wallstedt	Referees: Adam Kika Kyle Kowalski
	Berard (Bordeleau, Hughes) (PP) – 06:35 / Coronato (Cooley, Knies) – 25:37 / Coronato (Slaggert, Cooley) – 45:26	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2	51:38 – Andrae (Wallinder, Magnusson) /58:45 – Stakkestad (Andrae, Olausson) (PP,EA)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	30

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August 15, 2022 12:00

Switzerland

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Austria

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 356

Game reference
	Noah Patenaude	Goalies	Sebastian Wraneschitz	Referees: Sirko Hunnius Adam Kika
	Fahrni (Biasca, Allenspach) (PP) – 17:31 / Taibel (Ritzmann, Bächler) – 34:17 / Biasca (Ritzmann, Allenspach) (PP) – 55:53	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	8:08 – Wallner (Reinbacher, Maier) / 39:35 – Scherzer (Reinbacher, Peeters)
	2 min	Penalties	31 min
	39	Shots	22

August 15, 2022 20:00

Sweden

4–2 (3–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Germany

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 741

Game reference
	Calle Clang	Goalies	Nikita Quapp Niklas Lunemann	Referees: Adam Bloski Joonas Kova
	Olausson (Andrae, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 5:52 / Ljungman (Olsson, Lysell) – 12:29 / Magnusson (Andrae, Grans) – 13:56 / Ljungman (Niederbach, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 45:46	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2	4:09 – Rossmy (Dziambor, Schweiger) / 59:52 – Munzenberger (Leonhardt)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	22

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:

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 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+20	27	2
2	United States of America	B	1	12	+18	22	1
3	Sweden	B	2	9	+8	15	5
4	Finland	A	2	8	+9	22	3
5	Germany	B	3	6	–3	10	6
6	Latvia	A	3	4	−6	10	12
7	Czechia	A	4	4	−7	11	7
8	Switzerland	B	4	3	−7	8	9

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	August 17
	1A Canada	6
					August 19
	4B Switzerland	3
					1 Canada	5
	August 17
					7 Czechia	2
	2B Sweden	2
									August 20
	3A Latvia	1
									Canada	3 (OT)
	August 17
									Finland	2
	1B United States of America	2
					August 19
	4A Czechia	4
					3 Sweden	0
	August 17
					4 Finland	1			Third place
	2A Finland	5
									August 20
	3B Germany	2
									Sweden	3
									Czechia	1

Quarterfinals

August 17, 2022 10:00

Finland

5–2 (3–1, 0–1, 2–0)

Germany

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 448

Game reference
	Leevi Meriläinen	Goalies	Florian Bugl	Referees: Adam Bloski Adam Kika
	Simontaival (Järventie, Määttä) – 03:37 / Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 11:06 / Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 14:48 / Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kapanen) (PP) – 46:22 / Määttä (Järventie , Kemell) (PP) – 55:53	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 /3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	12:50 – Roßmy (Rutkowski, Leonhardt) (PP) / 37:21 – Roßmy (Hänelt, Münzenberger) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	21

August 17, 2022 13:30

Sweden

2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 518

Game reference
	Jesper Wallstedt	Goalies	Bruno Brūveris	Referees: Sean Fernandez Kyle Kowalski
	Rosén (Lysell, Stakkestad) (PP) – 16:44 / Andrae (Wallinder, Ljungman) – 49:49	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1	38:46 – Ozoliņš (Locmelis, Vilmanis)
	2 min	Penalties	27 min
	27	Shots	13

August 17, 2022 17:00

Canada

6–3 (4–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 4,898

Game reference
	Dylan Garand	Goalies	Noah Patenaude Kevin Pasche	Referees: Sirko Hunnius Joonas Kova
	Foerster (Stankoven, Seeley) – 01:07 / Thompson (Seeley, McTavish) – 12:31 / Stankoven – 14:32 / Gaucher (Desnoyers, O'Rourke) – 17:01 / Cuylle (Zellweger, Foerster) – 24:20 / Stankoven (Johnson) (ENG) – 58:51	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 6–3	02:21 – Knak (Zanetti, Despont) / 19:51 – Biasca (Fahrni, Taibel) / 27:51 – Biasca
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	26

August 17, 2022 20:30

United States of America

2–4 (1–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Czechia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 739

Game reference
	Kaidan Mbereko	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek	Referees: Stephen Hiff Christoffer Holm
	Cooley (Coronato, Knies) – 12:03 / Mazur (Slaggert, Bordeleau) (PP) – 51:31	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4	17:55 – Myšák (Ticháček, Kulich) / 27:34 – Hauser (Ivan, Jiříček) / 30:45 – Šapovaliv (Kulich, Hamara) / 58:28 – Kulich (ENG)
	25 min	Penalties	27 min
	30	Shots	24

Semifinals

August 19, 2022 14:00

Canada

5–2 (2–0, 2–0, 1–2)

Czechia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 5,092

Game reference
	Dylan Garand	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek Pavel Čajan	Referees: Sean Fernandez Christoffer Holm
	Johnson (Stankoven, Foerster) – 10:04 / Bedard (Gaucher, Cuylle) – 15:20 / Stankoven (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 31:28 / McTavish (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:11 / Roy (Zellweger, Dufour) – 54:26	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2	50:54 – Myšák (Kulich, Svozil) / 52:44 – Gut (Jiříček, Kulich) (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	32

August 19, 2022 18:00

Sweden

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Finland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 1,044

Game reference
	Jesper Wallstedt	Goalies	Juha Jatkola	Referees: Adam Bloski Kyle Kowalski
		0–1	25:18 – Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	28

Bronze medal game

August 20, 2022 14:00

Sweden

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Czechia

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 3,252

Game reference
	Jesper Wallstedt	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek	Referees: Adam Bloski Kyle Kowalski
	Lysell (Grans, Stakkestad) – 14:22 / Rosén (Niederbach) – 35:19 / Sjödin (Wallinder) – 56:34	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1	33:30 – Gut (Myšák, Jiříček) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	28

Gold medal game

August 20, 2022 18:00

Canada

3–2 OT (1–0, 1–0, 0–2) (OT: 1–0)

Finland

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 13,327

Game reference
	Dylan Garand	Goalies	Juha Jatkola	Referees: Sean Fernandez Christoffer Holm
	Roy (McTavish) – 11:18 / Dufour (Zellweger, McTavish) – 20:41 / Johnson (Stankoven) – 63:20	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	Heimosalmi (Viro, Mäenpää) – 44:09 / Kemell (Niemelä, Liukas) – 50:46
	2 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	31

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Mason McTavish	Canada	7	8	9	17	+13	2
2	Joakim Kemell	Finland	7	4	8	12	+4	0
3	Olen Zellweger	Canada	7	2	9	11	+14	2
4	Logan Stankoven	Canada	7	4	6	10	+8	2
5	Aatu Räty	Finland	7	3	7	10	+2	2
6	Roby Järventie	Finland	7	4	5	9	–4	4
7	Kent Johnson	Canada	7	3	6	9	+8	2
8	Jan Myšák	Czechia	7	5	3	8	+3	0
9	Emil Andrae	Sweden	7	4	4	8	+6	6
9	Connor Bedard	Canada	7	4	4	8	+9	2

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	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Jesper Wallstedt	Sweden	296:49	8	1.62	133	93.98	0
2	Dylan Garand	Canada	363:20	12	1.98	148	92.50	0
3	Kaidan Mbereko	United States of America	238:19	7	1.76	88	92.05	0
4	Juha Jatkola	Finland	183:20	6	1.96	72	91.67	1
5	Bruno Brūveris	Latvia	244:15	12	2.95	142	91.55	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Canada (H)	7	6	1	0	0	41	14	+27	20	Champions
2	A	Finland	7	4	1	1	1	30	18	+12	15	Runners-up
3	B	Sweden	7	5	0	0	2	20	10	+10	15	Third place
4	A	Czech Republic	7	2	0	1	4	18	28	−10	7	Fourth place
5	B	United States of America	5	4	0	0	1	24	8	+16	12	Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6	B	Germany	5	2	0	0	3	12	18	−6	6
7	A	Latvia	5	1	0	1	3	11	18	−7	4
8	B	Switzerland	5	1	0	0	4	11	21	−10	3
9	A	Slovakia	4	0	1	0	3	11	27	−16	2	Eliminated in Preliminary round
10	B	Austria	4	0	0	0	4	4	20	−16	0

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt
  • Best Defenceman: Kasper Puutio
  • Best Forward: Mason McTavish

Source: IIHF

• Media All-Stars:
  • MVP: Mason McTavish
  • Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt
  • Defencemen: Olen Zellweger / Emil Andrae
  • Forwards: Mason McTavish / Joakim Kemell / Jan Myšák

Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Hørsholm, Denmark, from 12 to 18 December 2021.

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

Group B

The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from 12 to 18 December 2021.

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

Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021.

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
4	Spain	5	2	0	1	2	7	12	−5	7
5	Lithuania	5	1	0	0	4	12	22	−10	3
6	Romania (H)	5	1	0	0	4	8	19	−11	3

Group B

The tournament would have been held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 16 January 2022, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now planned to take place from 12 to 18 September 2022.

• Belgium
• China (Withdrew)
• Croatia
• Iceland
• Netherlands
• Serbia

Division III

The tournament would have been held in Querétaro, Mexico, from January 6 to 16, 2022, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled and played from 22 to 30 July 2022. Bulgaria withdrew from the July tournament and was replaced by Australia.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	1	1	0	1	13	12	+1	5	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Israel	3	1	1	0	1	15	9	+6	5
3	Mexico (H)	3	1	0	2	0	11	10	+1	5
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	0	2	5	13	−8	3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	0	33	3	+30	9	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Turkey	3	2	0	0	1	15	14	+1	6
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	1	0	2	10	22	−12	2
4	South Africa	3	0	0	1	2	7	26	−19	1

Playoff round

All teams enter the Quarterfinals, Semifinals are to be re-seeded.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold Medal Game
	27 July
	1A Chinese Taipei	7
					29 July
	4B South Africa	2
					1 Australia	2
	27 July
					5 Mexico	3
	2A Israel	7
									30 July
	3B Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
									2 Chinese Taipei	5
	27 July
									5 Mexico	4
	1B Australia	5
					29 July
	4A Kyrgyzstan	1
					2 Chinese Taipei	6
	27 July
					4 Israel	5			Bronze Medal Game
	2B Turkey	2
									30 July
	3A Mexico	5
									1 Australia	1
									4 Israel	0

7th place match                   7 Kyrgyzstan 4 8 South Africa 3

5th place match                   3 Turkey 5 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

External links

• Official site of the 2022 World Junior Championships
• IIHF World Juniors tournaments list
• IIHF World Juniors tournaments Guide