2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
 Serbia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates13–19 December 2021 (Group A)
12–17 September 2022 (Group B)
Teams11

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
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 December 2021
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored87 (5.8 per game)
Attendance2,740 (183 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United Kingdom Logan Neilson (8 points)

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

Participants

TeamQualification
 Italyplaced 6th in Division I B last edition and were relegated
 Great Britainplaced 2nd in Division II A last edition
 Lithuaniaplaced 3rd in Division II A last edition
 Romaniaplaced 4th in Division II A last edition
 Spainplaced 5th in Division II A last edition
 South Koreaplaced 1st in Division II B last edition and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Italy 5 5 0 0 0 22 4 +18 15 Promoted to the 2023 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[lower-alpha 1]
4  Spain 5 2 0 1 2 7 12 5 7[lower-alpha 1]
5  Lithuania 5 1 0 0 4 12 22 10 3[lower-alpha 2]
6  Romania (H) 5 1 0 0 4 8 19 11 3[lower-alpha 2]
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. 1 2 Great Britain 7–2 Spain
  2. 1 2 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
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
36Shots23
13 December 2021
16:30
Lithuania 0–7
(0–0, 0–4, 0–3)
 ItalyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
Game reference
20 minPenalties12 min
20Shots60
13 December 2021
20:00
South Korea 4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 350
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
57Shots16

14 December 2021
13:00
Great Britain 5–3
(1–1, 0–1, 4–1)
 LithuaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 60
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
46Shots32
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
Game reference
18 minPenalties16 min
26Shots37
14 December 2021
20:00
Italy 5–0
(4–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
49Shots18

16 December 2021
13:00
Italy 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 SpainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
30Shots27
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
Game reference
14 minPenalties35 min
28Shots42
16 December 2021
20:00
Lithuania 6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
Game reference
14 minPenalties34 min
43Shots27

17 December 2021
13:00
South Korea 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 ItalyBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
20Shots28
17 December 2021
16:30
Spain 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24
17 December 2021
20:00
Romania 4–3
(0–1, 4–1, 0–1)
 Great BritainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
32Shots47

19 December 2021
13:00
Lithuania 2–5
(0–2, 2–1, 0–2)
 South KoreaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
35 minPenalties14 min
23Shots38
19 December 2021
16:30
Italy 3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)
 Great BritainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
19 December 2021
20:00
Romania 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 SpainBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots27

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Logan Neilson Great Britain5628+32
2Finley Howells Great Britain535804
3Jack Hopkins Great Britain5257+46
4Thomas Galimberti Italy5426+32
5Alex Graham Great Britain5336–14
6Jang Hee-gon South Korea5325+24
6Eimantas Noreika Lithuania5325–731
8Tommy Purdeller Italy5235+310
9Enrico Larcher Italy5145+72
9Lee Yun-suk South Korea5145+30

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
1Carlo Muraro Italy150:35198.180.401
2Sergi Reina Spain182:04396.470.991
3Damian Clara Italy149:25394.231.201
4Lucas Brine Great Britain281:051391.502.770
5David Ors Mag Romania297:501991.483.830

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 Carlo Muraro
  • Defenceman: South Korea Park Jun-seo
  • Forward: United Kingdom Finley Howells

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIB
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–17 September 2022
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored67 (6.7 per game)
Attendance3,576 (358 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Croatia Vito Idžan (9 points)

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] It is replanned from 12-17 September.[3]

Participants

TeamQualification
 Serbiaplaced 6th in Division II A last edition and were relegated
 Netherlandsplaced 2nd in Division II B last edition
 Chinaplaced 3th in Division II B last edition
 Croatiaplaced 4th in Division II B last edition
 Belgiumplaced 5th in Division II B last edition
 Icelandplaced 1st in Division III last edition and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Croatia 4 4 0 0 0 18 8 +10 12 Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2  Netherlands 4 3 0 0 1 16 10 +6 9
3  Serbia (H) 4 1 0 1 2 12 12 0 4
4  Belgium 4 1 0 0 3 11 21 10 3
5  Iceland 4 0 1 0 3 10 16 6 2
6  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
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

12 September 2022
16:30
Iceland 3–5
(3–1, 0–1, 0–3)
 NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots43
12 September 2022
20:00
Serbia 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 967
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
23Shots28

13 September 2022
20:00
Belgium 3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 63
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots51

14 September 2022
16:30
Netherlands 2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots28
14 September 2022
20:00
Belgium 3–10
(1–3, 0–3, 2–4)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 824
Game reference
22 minPenalties6 min
22Shots56

15 September 2022
20:00
Iceland 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 623
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
32Shots33

16 September 2022
16:30
Croatia 7–3
(2–0, 1–2, 4–1)
 IcelandPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 41
Game reference
31 minPenalties8 min
32Shots17
16 September 2022
20:00
Netherlands 5–3
(1–1, 1–1, 3–1)
 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 69
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
34Shots20

17 September 2022
16:30
Croatia 4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)
 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots26
17 September 2022
20:00
Serbia 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
 NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
28Shots20

Statistics

Top 10 Scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Vito Idžan Croatia4459+64
2Jay Huisman Netherlands4538+64
3Lowie Vreys Belgium4516+10
4Marvin Timmer Netherlands4246+62
4Tijs Vreys Belgium4246012
6Ante Bebek Croatia4325+72
6Bruno Idžan Croatia4325+64
8Mike Collard Netherlands4235+46
8Matija Dinić Serbia4235+12
8Viggó Hlynsson Iceland4235−32

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
1Almer de Boer Netherlands120:00393.751.501
2Ivan Mikulić Croatia180:00691.042.000
3Akim Padalica Serbia244:071090.002.460
4Johann Ragnarsson Iceland182:251288.793.950
5Jelle Lievens Belgium240:002188.145.250

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: Serbia Akim Padalica
  • Defenceman: Netherlands Wesley de Bruijn
  • Forward: Croatia Vito Idžan

References

  1. 1 2 "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 13 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "IIHF – January tournaments cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. "IIHF - Tournaments - World Championships - World Men U20". IIHF. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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