2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship

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2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship
2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
City Bangkok
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 June – 2 July 2022
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored227 (11.35 per game)
Attendance3,945 (197 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Singapore.svg Joshua Chan (19 points)
MVP Flag of Singapore.svg Joshua Chan
Official website
IIHF.com
  2019

The 2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 25 June and 2 July at Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, [1] and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior" player in this tournament, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.

Contents

Thailand won its first U20 Asia and Oceania Championship and its first gold medal ever on home ice after defeating Singapore 4–3 in the gold medal game. [2] Hong Kong won the bronze medal after a 6–5 victory over the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia finished in 5th place, while the Philippines finished in 6th place after being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them to withdraw partway through the tournament and forfeit their last two games.

Participating teams

Group A

Team2019 result
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Won gold medal in 2019.
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Won bronze medal in 2019.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Finished 4th place in 2019.
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Host, winners of Division I in 2019.

Group B

Team2019 Results
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Finished 3rd in Division I in 2019.
Flag of India.svg  India Did not participate in 2019. Last participation in 2018.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong No previous participation.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore No previous participation.

Match officials

5 referees and 8 linesmen were selected for the tournament. [3]

Tournament format

The teams were assigned to two tiered groups. Top four seeded teams played in Group A, the other teams in Group B. The best two teams from Group A advanced directly to the semifinals; the third and fourth team from Group A along with the best two teams from Group B advanced to the quarterfinals.

Preliminary round

All times are in Thailand Standard Time, (UTC+7).

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)33000556+499Semifinals
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 311011642265
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 31002212763Quarterfinals
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 300121431171
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 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
25 June 2022
17:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg14–4
(4–0, 2–2, 8–2)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 358
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yahya Al-Jneibi
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al-Farsi
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Huang
41 minPenalties14 min
62Shots21

25 June 2022
20:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg7–8  OT
(2–2, 1–3, 4–2)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Ekkaphol Attaprachar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Edmond Ng
14 minPenalties16 min
42Shots39

26 June 2022
17:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–13
(1–7, 0–5, 1–1)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 358
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Edmond Ng
8 minPenalties39 min
15Shots64

26 June 2022
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg7–8
(2–1, 3–4, 2–3)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 146
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jae-Hyung
Linesmen:
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Huang
Flag of Thailand.svg Jakkrit Songleksing
28 minPenalties14 min
29Shots35

28 June 2022
17:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg10–5
(2–1, 4–2, 4–2)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 152
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yahya Al-Jneibi
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Ekkaphol Attaprachar
Flag of Thailand.svg Jakkrit Songleksing
12 minPenalties10 min
55Shots32

28 June 2022
20:30
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–28
(0–11, 0–10, 0–7)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 395
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jae-Hyung
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Huang
16 minPenalties12 min
16Shots71

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 33000268+189Quarterfinals
2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 32001199+106
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 31002913437th place game
4Flag of India.svg  India 30003630240
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 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.
25 June 2022
10:00
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 130
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Thailand.svg Aomsim Ukbolluck
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jien Yang Chua
Flag of Thailand.svg Jakkrit Songleksing
25 minPenalties15 min
8Shots14

25 June 2022
13:30
India  Flag of India.svg2–14
(0–4, 1–5, 1–5)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 121
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Faris Hakimin Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Arnupap Charoenrak
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
8 minPenalties65 min
16Shots2

26 June 2022
10:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–10
(0–2, 0–5, 1–3)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 121
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Faris Hakimin Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al-Farsi
Flag of Thailand.svg Arnupap Charoenrak
14 minPenalties8 min
16Shots58

26 June 2022
13:30
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2–5
(0–1, 1–1, 1–3)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 145
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Thailand.svg Aomsim Ukbolluck
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Ekkaphol Attaprachar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jien Yang Chua
16 minPenalties12 min
27Shots39

28 June 2022
10:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg6–3
(1–1, 4–1, 1–1)
Flag of India.svg  India Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 124
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Thailand.svg Aomsim Ukbolluck
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Arnupap Charoenrak
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jien Yang Chua
4 minPenalties14 min
46Shots13

28 June 2022
13:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg7–4
(3–1, 1–1, 3–2)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 175
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Faris Hakimin Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al-Farsi
Flag of Malaysia.svg Edmond Ng
67 minPenalties26 min
19Shots11

Playoff round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (OT)7
A4 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0 B1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6
B1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (forfeit)5A1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4
B2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3
A2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3
A3 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1 B2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 4
B2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (OT)23rd place game
B1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6
A2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5
5th place game
   
A3 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (forfeit)5
A4 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0
7th place game
B3 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 8
B4 Flag of India.svg  India 2

Quarterfinals

29 June 2022
17:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–2  OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 169
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Thailand.svg Aomsim Ukbolluck
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al-Farsi
Flag of Thailand.svg Arnupap Charoenrak
8 minPenalties22 min
22Shots26

29 June 2022
20:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–5 (forfeit)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok

5th place game

1 July 2022
10:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg5–0 (forfeit)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok

7th place game

1 July 2022
13:30
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg8–2
(3–0, 2–2, 3–0)
Flag of India.svg  India Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 118
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Faris Hakimin Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of Thailand.svg Ekkaphol Attaprachar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jien Yang Chua
14 minPenalties14 min
53Shots20

Semifinals

1 July 2022
17:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg7–6  OT
(0–1, 1–3, 5–2)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 402
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Huang
12 minPenalties26 min
51Shots21

1 July 2022
20:30
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–4
(1–0, 2–1, 0–3)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 198
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jae-Hyung
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Edmond Ng
Flag of Thailand.svg Jakkrit Songleksing
18 minPenalties2 min
24Shots51

3rd place game

2 July 2022
13:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg6–5
(1–2, 3–2, 2–1)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 163
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jien Yang Chua
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Huang
14 minPenalties10 min
51Shots26

Final

2 July 2022
17:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–3
(2–2, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 535
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jae-Hyung
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Edmond Ng
41 minPenalties14 min
47Shots23

Final ranking

PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsResult
1 A Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)541006615+5114Champions
2 B Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 631022817+1111Runners-up
3 B Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 650104320+2316Third place
4 A Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 511032452285Fourth place
5 A Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 52012272927Lost in Quarterfinals
6 A Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 500141441271
7 B Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 420021715+26 7th place game
8 B Flag of India.svg  India 40004838300
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

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