2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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2022 IIHF World Junior Championships
2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Venue(s) Rogers Place [1]  (in 1 host city)
DatesAugust 9–20, 2022 [2]
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (19th title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored182 (6.5 per game)
Attendance55,686 (1,989 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mason McTavish (17 points)
Awards
MVP Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mason McTavish
  2021
2023  

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2022 WJHC) was the 46th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from 9 to 20 August 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [3] [4]

Contents

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 26 December 2021 through 5 January 2022, in Edmonton and Red Deer — the host cities originally awarded the 2022 tournament before it was moved into a "bubble" behind closed doors competition in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the tournament, multiple teams reported COVID-19 outbreaks. Consequently, the IIHF decided on 29 December 2021 to cancel the tournament. In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be replayed from scratch at a later date, while all results and statistics from December games would be annulled. The official tournament (the August edition) was, once again, hosted exclusively by the city of Edmonton.

This marked the 17th time that Canada hosted the WJIHC. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was suspended from international ice hockey and replaced by Latvia (which was promoted to the tournament's top division after finishing second in the Division I-A tournament in December 2021). The country notably achieved its first-ever victory in a preliminary game. [5] In the gold medal game, Canada beat Finland 3–2 in overtime to win its 19th tournament title.

Background

Preparations

On March 14, 2019, it was announced that Gothenburg would be the host city. [6] 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. [7] [8]

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. [9] Organizers stated that their goal was to hold a "safe and successful event," and that 90% of tickets had been sold. [10] There were no stated plans to reduce spectator capacity. [10]

As a participant in the provincial "Restrictions Exemption Program" (REP), Rogers Place could operate at full capacity under Alberta provincial public health orders, but was required to enforce proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. [11] On December 21, as part of public health orders to control Omicron variant, the Alberta 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. [12] [13]

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. [14] [15] [16] 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. [14] [17] 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." [18] [19]

On February 17, 2022, Tardif announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to mid-August 2022, following the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The tournament would be replayed from the beginning, with all results and statistics from the first attempt thrown out. Rosters from the first playing of the tournament were grandfathered. [20] The following month, it was announced that the tournament replay had been scheduled for August 9–20, 2022, and that it would 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. [21] With Edmonton focusing on the rescheduled tournament, the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was hosted exclusively by Red Deer. [22]

In condemnation of the 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 I-A tournament—would replace Russia for the tournament replay. Division I-A winner Belarus was also banned from international ice hockey for their support of the invasion. [23]

Sponsorship withdrawals and low attendance

Due to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal that emerged in June 2022, a number of major entities suspended their sponsorships and support of Hockey Canada, including BDO, Canadian Tire, Imperial Oil, Recipe Unlimited, Scotiabank, Telus, and Tim Hortons. [24] [25] [26] The city of Edmonton withdrew their marketing for the tournament. [27] Sportsnet writer Paul D. Grant suggested that sponsors may had also been given the option to receive refunds on sponsorship purchases they had made for the December 2021 running of the tournament after it was cancelled. [28] Besides a placement for IIHF global sponsor Tissot, there were no in-arena sponsor placements during the tournament, with the boards otherwise containing only images of the tournament emblem and ads for the IIHF's official mobile app. [29] [28]

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. [29] [28] 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. [28] [30] 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 Rogers Place's hockey capacity of 18,500. [31] The gold medal game had an official attendance of 13,327. [32]

Group A (December 2021)

Group A results (annulled)
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 33000112+99Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)22000175+126
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 201013412
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 300124951
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 20002318150
Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 26, 2021
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,793
Game reference
Leevi Meriläinen Goalies Nikita Quapp Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr
Helenius (Lambert) – 12:521–0
1–123:27 – Münzenberger (PP)
Määttä (Heimosalmi, Hirvonen) – 27:382–1
Helenius (Lambert, Koivunen) – 47:533–1
8 minPenalties8 min
22Shots24
December 26, 2021
17:00
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–6
(3–3, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 4,526
Game reference
Jakub Málek Goalies Dylan Garand Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Germany.svg Marc Iwert
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Briganti
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Slavikovskii
0–104:00 – McTavish
Gut (Brabenec, Kulich) – 07:421–1
Novák (Jiříček, Ivan) (PP) – 11:322–1
Svozil (Gut) – 12:233–1
3–212:46 – Power
3–319:31 – Sebrango (Perfetti, Bedard)
3–428:50 – Power (Perfetti, Bourque) (PP2)
3–530:15 – Power (McTavish, Perfetti) (PP2)
3–653:22 – Zellweger (Cormier, Neighbours) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
17Shots36

December 27, 2021
12:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–7
(0–2, 1–2, 0–3)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,901
Game reference
Sebastian Wraneschitz Goalies Juha Jatkola Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Niittylä
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–103:29 – Koivunen (Lambert, Helenius)
0–218:02 – Helenius (Koivunen)
0–324:11 – Simontaival (Määttä, Aho)
Urbanek (Auer, Thaler) (PP) – 25:391–3
1–426:34 – Väisänen (Aho, Päivärinta)
1–548:40 – Koivunen (Lambert, Heimosalmi)
1–650:25 – Niemelä (Määttä, Nurmi)
1–754:13 – Lambert
4 minPenalties10 min
9Shots48
December 27, 2021
17:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,582
Game reference
Florian Bugl Goalies Jan Bednář Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Briganti
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Blank (Rutkowski, Münzenberger) – 24:291–0
1–135:49 – Myšák (Špaček, Novák) (PP)
Blank (Dziambor, Leonhardt) – 61:202–1
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots40

December 28, 2021
17:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–11
(0–5, 1–1, 1–5)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,862
Game reference
Leon Sommer Goalies Brett Brochu Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rekucki
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr
0–105:08 – Johnson (Perfetti, Power) (PP)
0–206:03 – Cormier (Guenther, Greig)
0–308:22 – Stankoven (McTavish, Seeley)
0–415:02 – Bedard (Neighbours, Wright) (PP)
0–516:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers, Cuylle)
0–626:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers)
Necesany (Rohrer) – 39:291–6
1–740:27 – Perfetti (Bourque)
1–842:34 – Bedard (Cuylle, Desnoyers)
1–944:44 – McTavish (Guenther, Guhle)
1–1045:31 – McTavish (Seeley, Power)
1–1146:47 – Bourque (Perfetti)
Böhm (Wallner, Reinbacher) (PP) – 52:202–11
10 minPenalties2 min
22Shots64

December 29, 2021
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0
Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the Czechia team. [33]
December 29, 2021
17:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton

December 30, 2021
14:30
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCancelledFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton

December 31, 2021
12:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgCancelledFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton
December 31, 2021
17:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton

Group B (December 2021)

Group B results (annulled)
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2200093+66Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 210013303
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310027923
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 210013413
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 310023633
Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF
December 26, 2021
14:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–6
(0–1, 1–2, 2–3)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 2,337
Game reference
Yaroslav Askarov
Yegor Guskov
Goalies Jesper Wallstedt Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–105:24 – Olausson (Holtz, Grans) (PP)
0–227:39 – Edvinsson (SH)
0–334:16 – Andrae (Grans, Eklund) (PP2)
Svechkov (Chibrikov, Tankov) – 36:281–3
1–443:26 – Holtz (Eklund, Andrae) (PP2)
Michkov (Demidov, Savikov) – 44:452–4
Michkov (Smirnov, Khusnutdinov) – 46:263–4
3–551:37 – Niederbach (Olausson, Edvinsson)
3–659:10 – Ljungman (Edvinsson) (ENG)
12 minPenalties4 min
30Shots24
December 26, 2021
19:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,613
Game reference
Drew Commesso Goalies Simon Latkoczy Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Jackson
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Persson
Knies (Cooley, Peart) (PP2) – 13:351–0
Samoskevich (Coronato, Beniers) (PP) – 15:182–0
Slaggert (Kaiser, Dickinson) – 32:423–0
3–141:03 – Chromiak (Kašlík, Kňažko) (PP)
3–257:27 – Chromiak (Nemec, Myklukha)
12 minPenalties10 min
42Shots25

December 27, 2021
14:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,934
Game reference
Yegor Guskov Goalies Kevin Pasche Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dario Fuchs
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Yurov (Chibrikov) – 07:211–0
Zlodeyev (Didkovsky) – 15:422–0
Tyutnev (Grudinin, Savikov) – 17:393–0
3–118:56 – Biasca (Sidler, Fahrni)
Michkov (Demidov, Khusnutdinov) – 51:574–1
4–258:45 – Ritzman (Allenspach, Streule)
4 minPenalties2 min
32Shots18
December 27, 2021
19:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,706
Game reference
Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Simon Latkoczy Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Jackson
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Persson
Niederbach (Eklund, Grans) (PP) – 06:251–0
Sjöberg (Nyström) – 26:502–0
Ljungman (Stenman) (ENG) – 58:453–0
35 minPenalties8 min
27Shots48

December 28, 2021
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 0
Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the U.S. team. [34]

December 29, 2021
14:30
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 0
Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the Russia team.
December 29, 2021
19:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgCancelledFlag of the United States.svg  United States Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

December 30, 2021
17:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgCancelledFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

December 31, 2021
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
December 31, 2021
19:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svgCancelledFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

Top Division

Venue

Rogers Place
Capacity: 18,347
Rogers Place, Edmonton, June 6, 2024.jpg
Edmonton

Match officials

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2022 World Junior Championships. [35]

Referees

  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
  • Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
  • Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
  • Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
  • Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
  • Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski

Linesmen

  • Flag of the United States.svg Nick Briganti
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
  • Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
  • Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
  • Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr

Rosters

Preliminary round

Seeding

Group A
(Rogers Place)
Group B
(Rogers Place)

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)44000277+2012Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 421012213+98
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41012101664 [a]
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 41012111874 [a]
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 401031127162
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Czechia 2-5 Latvia
9 August 2022
12:00
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–4
(0–2, 3–0, 2–2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 430
Game reference
Jan Bednář Goalies Simon Latkoczy Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–103:20 – Petrovský
0–205:57 – Kašlík (Myklukha, Petrovický)
Ryšavý (Jiříček, Mensik) – 22:221–2
Gut (Myšák, Kulich) – 33:212–2
Šapovaliv (Mechura, Urban) – 37:353–2
Mysak (Gut) – 47:564–2
4–353:56 – Petrovický (Dvorský) (PP)
4–456:48 – Kašlík (Petrovský) (PP2)
Szturc (Špaček) – 58:105–4
10 minPenalties8 min
52Shots29
9 August 2022
16:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 376
Game reference
Bruno Brūveris Goalies Leevi Meriläinen Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
0–108:54 – Kemell (Räty, Hirvonen)
0–211:29 – Kemell (Hirvonen)
0–321:52 – Lambert (Järventie, Heimosalmi) (PP)
0–438:01 – Hirvonen (Räty, Simontaival) (PP)
Veinbergs (Hodass, Silkalns) (PP) – 41:281–4
1–555:39 – Räty (Kemell, Heimosalmi)
1–658:40 – Puutio (Kemell, Räty)
4 minPenalties6 min
20Shots39

10 August 2022
16:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–5
(1–1, 0–3, 1–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,779
Game reference
Patriks Berzins Goalies Sebastian Cossa Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Briganti
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
0–107:31 – Bedard (Sebrango, McTavish)
Darzins - 18:061–1
1–231:23 – Cormier (Roy, Thompson) (PP)
1–336:17 – Zellweger (Bedard, McTavish) (PP)
1–437:16 – Greig (Dufour)
Hodass (Silkalns, Veinsberg) (PP) - 44:562–4
2–554:44 – Dufour (Greig, Ostapchuk)
8 minPenalties10 min
24Shots44

11 August 2022
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 530
Game reference
Leevi Meriläinen Goalies Jan Bednář Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
0–16:36 – Chmelař
0–211:31 – Kulich (Myšák) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 16:281–2
Puutio (Simontaival, Jurmo) – 23:392–2
Räty (Hirvonen, Niemelä) – 50:243–2
3–352:38 – Myšák (Gut, Kulich)
Hirvonen Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Järventie Ice hockey puck.svg
Räty Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Kemell Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Simontaival Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Kulich
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Gut
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Chmelař
Ice hockey puck.svg Myšák
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Šapovaliv
4 minPenalties8 min
32Shots26
11 August 2022
16:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–11
(0–4, 1–4, 0–3)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,216
Game reference
Simon Latkoczy
Tomáš Boľo
Goalies Dylan Garand Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
0–16:16 – Bedard (McTavish, Roy)
0–213:06 – Cuylle (Greig, McTavish)
0–315:57 – Othmann (Cuylle)
0–419:17 – Zellweger (Stankoven, Foerster)
0–521:02 – Stankoven (Johnson, Cormier) (PP)
0–626:25 – McTavish (Sebrango)
Kašlík (Myklukha, Nemec) – 34:401–6
1–735:16 – McTavish (Othmann, Cormier)
1–839:25 – McTavish (Roy, Bedard)
1–943:44 – McTavish (Othmann)
1–1055:07 – Roy (Dufour, Zellweger)
1–1159:39 – Ostapchuk (Roy, Dufour)
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots44

12 August 2022
16:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 489
Game reference
Simon Latkoczy Goalies Bruno Brūveris Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
0–19:44 – Locmelis (Laviņš, Bergmanis) (PP)
Sýkora (Demek, Natny) – 17:571–1
Dvorský (Nemec, Faith) – 29:542–1
2–232:39 – Fenenko (Bergmanis, Andersons)
Faith Ice hockey puck.svg
Petrovský Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Dvorský Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Myklukha Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Kašlík Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Locmelis
Ice hockey puck.svg Dukurs
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Silkalns
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Vilmanis
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Vitolins
6 minPenalties6 min
42Shots25

13 August 2022
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,135
Game reference
Dylan Garand Goalies Tomáš Suchánek Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Briganti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
0–105:10 – Ryšavý (Kos) (SH)
McTavish (Thompson, Seeley) – 16:441–1
Johnson (Stankoven, Thompson) – 19:002–1
Greig (Seeley, Cormier) (PP) – 24:483–1
McTavish (Bedard, Othmann) – 31:054–1
Foerster (Johnson, Stankoven) – 47:395–1
4 minPenalties27 min
57Shots23

14 August 2022
12:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg9–3
(2–1, 4–1, 3–1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 659
Game reference
Juha Jatkola Goalies Simon Latkoczy Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Simontaival (Hirvonen) – 0:351–0
1–17:42 – Repčík (Groch)
Määttä (PP) - 14:022–1
Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 20:243–1
3–227:04 – Petrovský (Petrovický, Nemec)
Määttä (Järventie, Kemell) (PP) – 31:424–2
Räty (Kemell, Niemelä) – 36:415–2
Kapanen (Rafkin, Järventie) – 38:086–2
Väisänen (Mäenpää, Rajaniemi) – 46:117–2
7–349:16 – Nemec (Petrovický, Mišiak)
Simontaival (Puutio, Räty) (PP) – 51:458–3
Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP) – 55:179–3
4 minPenalties37 min
48Shots16
14 August 2022
16:00
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 493
Game reference
Jan Bednář Goalies Bruno Brūveris Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
0–104:30 – Laviņš (Brants)
0–212:21 – Rullers (Vītoliņš, Ozoliņš)
Gut (Myšák, Szovil) (PP) – 16:431–2
Svozil (Hauser, Urban) – 29:332–2
2–331:15 – Bergmanis (Dukurs)
2–437:38 – Bergmanis (Sikalns, Ravinskis) (PP)
2–558:41 – Bergmanis (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
35Shots17

15 August 2022
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–3
(3–1, 2–0, 1–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,204
Game reference
Dylan Garand Goalies Leevi Meriläinen Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Othmann (Zellweger, Bedard) – 06:211–0
Foerster (Greig, McTavish) (PP) – 12:142–0
Bedard (McTavish, Cormier) – 17:193–0
3–119:03 – Helenius (Väisänen, Liukas)
Greig (Roy, Zellweger) – 20:314–1
McTavish (Zellweger, Johnson) (PP) – 36:175–1
5–243:07 – Kemell (Niemelä, Räty)
5–356:23 – Järventie (Kemell, Heimosalmi) (PP,EA)
Dufour (Ostapchuk, McTavish) (ENG) – 58:136–3
33 minPenalties4 min
37Shots25

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44000224+1812Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 43001157+89
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 42002101336
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4100381573
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 40004420160
Source: IIHF
9 August 2022
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–1
(2–0, 3–0, 0–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 829
Game reference
Kaidan Mbereko Goalies Nikita Quapp Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
Hughes (Slaggert, Bordeleau) – 13:391–0
Cooley (Coronato, Peart) (PP) – 18:012–0
Slaggert (Hughes, Mazur) – 21:213–0
Savage (Duran, Pastujov) – 21:574–0
Duran (Pastujov, James) – 39:005–0
5–153:12 – Samanski (Szuber, Quapp)
2 minPenalties29 min
50Shots11

10 August 2022
12:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 453
Game reference
Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Noah Patenaude Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Torgersson (Edvinsson, Grans) – 36:551–0
Torgersson (Niederbach) – 40:242–0
Rosén (Ljungman, Lysell) – 40:343–0
3–148:47 – Biasca (Henry, Nussbaumer)
3–249:47 – Allenspach (Fahrni)
33 minPenalties4 min
29Shots23
10 August 2022
20:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 473
Game reference
Florian Bugl Goalies Sebastian Wraneschitz Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
0–102:45 – Peeters (Urbanek, Scherzer) (PP)
Eham (Blank, Leonhardt) – 08:001–1
1–221:40 – Dobnig (Peeters, Scherzer)
Blank (Klein, Eham) – 23:372–2
Blank (Volek, Samanski) (PP) – 28:493–2
Blank (Volek) (PP) – 31:034–2
8 minPenalties37 min
44Shots17

11 August 2022
20:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–7
(0–0, 1–5, 0–2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 836
Game reference
Kevin Pasche
Noah Patenaude
Goalies Kaidan Mbereko Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
0–125:54 – Mazur (Samoskevich, Bordeleau) (PP)
Henry (Biasca, Zanetti) – 28:251–1
1–231:29 – Faber (Hughes, Bordeleau)
1–333:22 – Mazur (Slaggert, Faber)
1–437:16 – Slaggert (Kaiser, Mazur)
1–539:23 – Coronato (Hughes, Savage)
1–641:57 – Bordeleau (Hughes, Samoskevich) (PP)
1–755:23 – Duran (Cooley)
8 minPenalties6 min
24Shots39

12 August 2022
12:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Rogers Place, Edmonton
Game reference
Sebastian Wraneschitz Goalies Calle Clang Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Briganti
Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
0–112:57 – Edvinsson (Olausson)
0–220:59 – Rosén (Lysell, Grans) (PP)
0–334:35 – Andrae (Rosén)
0–435:30 – Andrae (Lekkerimäki, Olausson) (PP)
0–549:07 – Lysell (Stakkestad, Öhgren (PP)
0–659:34 – Niederbach (Olausson, Andrae)
10 minPenalties4 min
14Shots41

13 August 2022
12:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–7
(0–4, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 702
Game reference
Leon Sommer Goalies Andrew Oke
Remington Keopple
Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennessey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
0–100:54 – Kaiser (Coronato)
0–202:32 – Coronato (Cooley, Knies)
0–311:40 – Kaiser (Savage, Duran)
0–418:26 – Savage (Moore, Duran)
0–527:01 – Mazur (Pastujov, Bordeleau)
0–627:58 – Mazur (Bordeleau, Samoskevich) (PP)
0–759:19 – Pastujov (Stramel, Peart)
4 minPenalties8 min
15Shots56
13 August 2022
20:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2
(2–1, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 642
Game reference
Florian Bugl Goalies Kevin Pasche Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Roßmy (Proske, Heigl) – 5:371–0
Heigl (Proske, Roßmy) – 8:162–0
2–119:51 – Knak (Allenspach, Fahrni)
Hänelt (Klein) – 36:433–1
3–251:40 – Taibel (Ritzmann, Alge)
4 minPenalties10 min
29Shots25

14 August 2022
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,025
Game reference
Kaidan Mbereko Goalies Jesper Wallstedt Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Berard (Bordeleau, Hughes) (PP) – 06:351–0
Coronato (Cooley, Knies) – 25:372–0
Coronato (Slaggert, Cooley) – 45:263–0
3–151:38 – Andrae (Wallinder, Magnusson)
3–258:45 – Stakkestad (Andrae, Olausson) (PP,EA)
6 minPenalties6 min
41Shots30

15 August 2022
12:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 356
Game reference
Noah Patenaude Goalies Sebastian Wraneschitz Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Briganti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
0–18:08 – Wallner (Reinbacher, Maier)
Fahrni (Biasca, Allenspach) (PP) – 17:311–1
Taibel (Ritzmann, Bächler) – 34:172–1
2–239:35 – Scherzer (Reinbacher, Peeters)
Biasca (Ritzmann, Allenspach) (PP) – 55:533–2
2 minPenalties31 min
39Shots22
15 August 2022
20:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 741
Game reference
Calle Clang Goalies Nikita Quapp
Niklas Lunemann
Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
0–14:09 – Rossmy (Dziambor, Schweiger)
Olausson (Andrae, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 5:521–1
Ljungman (Olsson, Lysell) – 12:292–1
Magnusson (Andrae, Grans) – 13:563–1
Ljungman (Niederbach, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 45:464–1
4–259:52 – Munzenberger (Leonhardt)
8 minPenalties4 min
30Shots22

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking: [36]

  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).
RankTeamGroupPosPtsGDGFSeed
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada A112+20272
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States B112+18221
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden B29+8155
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland A28+9223
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany B36–3106
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia A34−61012
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia A44−7117
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland B43−789

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
17 August – Rogers Place
 
 
1A
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6
 
19 August – Rogers Place
 
4B
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
3
 
1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5
 
17 August – Rogers Place
 
7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
2
 
2B
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2
 
20 August – Rogers Place
 
3A
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (OT)3
 
17 August – Rogers Place
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
 
1B
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2
 
19 August – Rogers Place
 
4A
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
4
 
3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
0
 
17 August – Rogers Place
 
4
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1 Third place
 
2A
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5
 
20 August – Rogers Place
 
3B
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 1
 

Quarterfinals

17 August 2022
10:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 448
Game reference
Leevi Meriläinen Goalies Florian Bugl Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Simontaival (Järventie, Määttä) – 03:371–0
Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 11:062–0
2–112:50 – Roßmy (Rutkowski, Leonhardt) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 14:483–1
3–237:21 – Roßmy (Hänelt, Münzenberger) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kapanen) (PP) – 46:224–2
Määttä (Järventie , Kemell) (PP) – 55:535–2
6 minPenalties12 min
22Shots21
17 August 2022
13:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 518
Game reference
Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Bruno Brūveris Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Rosén (Lysell, Stakkestad) (PP) – 16:441–0
1–138:46 – Ozoliņš (Locmelis, Vilmanis)
Andrae (Wallinder, Ljungman) – 49:492–1
2 minPenalties27 min
27Shots13
17 August 2022
17:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–3
(4–2, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 4,898
Game reference
Dylan Garand Goalies Noah Patenaude
Kevin Pasche
Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr
Foerster (Stankoven, Seeley) – 01:071–0
1–102:21 – Knak (Zanetti, Despont)
Thompson (Seeley, McTavish) – 12:312–1
Stankoven – 14:323–1
Gaucher (Desnoyers, O'Rourke) – 17:014–1
4–219:51 – Biasca (Fahrni, Taibel)
Cuylle (Zellweger, Foerster) – 24:205–2
5–327:51 – Biasca
Stankoven (Johnson) (ENG) – 58:516–3
4 minPenalties4 min
41Shots26
17 August 2022
20:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 739
Game reference
Kaidan Mbereko Goalies Tomáš Suchánek Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Hiff
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Oliver
Cooley (Coronato, Knies) – 12:031–0
1–117:55 – Myšák (Ticháček, Kulich)
1–227:34 – Hauser (Ivan, Jiříček)
1–330:45 – Šapovaliv (Kulich, Hamara)
Mazur (Slaggert, Bordeleau) (PP) – 51:312–3
2–458:28 – Kulich (ENG)
25 minPenalties27 min
30Shots24

Semifinals

19 August 2022
14:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–2
(2–0, 2–0, 1–2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,092
Game reference
Dylan Garand Goalies Tomáš Suchánek
Pavel Čajan
Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Briganti
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Johnson (Stankoven, Foerster) – 10:041–0
Bedard (Gaucher, Cuylle) – 15:202–0
Stankoven (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 31:283–0
McTavish (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:114–0
4–150:54 – Myšák (Kulich, Svozil)
4–252:44 – Gut (Jiříček, Kulich) (PP)
Roy (Zellweger, Dufour) – 54:265–2
4 minPenalties6 min
35Shots32
19 August 2022
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,044
Game reference
Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Juha Jatkola Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
0–125:18 – Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
23Shots28

Bronze medal game

20 August 2022
14:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,252
Game reference
Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Tomáš Suchánek Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg John Rey
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Spur
Lysell (Grans, Stakkestad) – 14:221–0
1–133:30 – Gut (Myšák, Jiříček) (PP)
Rosén (Niederbach) – 35:192–1
Sjödin (Wallinder) – 56:343–1
6 minPenalties2 min
23Shots28

Gold medal game

20 August 2022
18:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 13,327
Game reference
Dylan Garand Goalies Juha Jatkola Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Huseby
Roy (McTavish) – 11:181–0
Dufour (Zellweger, McTavish) – 20:412–0
2–1 Heimosalmi (Viro, Mäenpää) – 44:09
2–2 Kemell (Niemelä, Liukas) – 50:46
Johnson (Stankoven) – 63:203–2
2 minPenalties14 min
33Shots31

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM
1 Mason McTavish Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 78917+132
2 Joakim Kemell Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 74812+40
3 Olen Zellweger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 72911+142
4 Logan Stankoven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 74610+82
5 Aatu Räty Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 73710+22
6 Roby Järventie Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7459–44
7 Kent Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7369+82
8 Jan Myšák Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 7538+30
9 Emil Andrae Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7448+66
9 Connor Bedard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7448+92

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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO
1 Jesper Wallstedt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 296:4981.6213393.980
2 Dylan Garand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 363:20121.9814892.500
3 Kaidan Mbereko Flag of the United States.svg  United States 238:1971.768892.050
4 Juha Jatkola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 183:2061.967291.671
5 Bruno Brūveris Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 244:15122.9514291.550

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

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings

PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)761004114+2720Champions
2 A Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 741113018+1215Runners-up
3 B Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 750022010+1015Third place
4 A Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 720141828107Fourth place
5 B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54001248+1612Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6 B Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52003121866
7 A Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 51013111874
8 B Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 510041121103
9 A Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 401031127162Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 B Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 40004420160
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Hørsholm, Denmark, from December 12 to 18, 2021. [37] [38]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus [a] 55000268+1815Suspended from IIHF competitions
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia [b] 540011910+912Promoted to the 2022 Top Division
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 530022013+79
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 52003121426
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (H)510041324113
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 50005526210
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. Belarus was suspended from all IIHF competitions in May 2022 due to IIHF ban
  2. Latvia was promoted to replace Russia in the Top Division after the latter was also suspended from all IIHF competitions

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 12 to 18, 2021. [39] [40]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of France.svg  France 540102315+813Promoted to the 2023 Division I A
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 540012813+1512
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 530022217+59
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 521022320+38
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)50104925162
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 50014924151
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

Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from December 13 to 19, 2021. [41] [42]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55000224+1815Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 522011713+410
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 520122117+47 [a]
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5201271257 [a]
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 510041222103 [b]
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)51004819113 [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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Great Britain 7–2 Spain
  2. 1 2 Lithuania 6–3 Romania

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament would have been held in Belgrade, Serbia, from January 10 to 16, 2022, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled and took place from September 12 to 17, 2022. [43] [44] [45]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 44000188+1012Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 430011610+69
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)41012121204
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 410031121103
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 40103101662
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000Withdrew
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

Division III

The tournament would have been held in Querétaro, Mexico, from January 6 to 16, 2022, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [46] It was rescheduled and took place from July 22 to 30, 2022. [43] [47] [48] Bulgaria withdrew from the July tournament and was replaced by Australia, which originally opted out of the January tournament.

Playoffs

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
27 July
 
 
A1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
7
 
29 July
 
B4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2
 
2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (OT)
6
 
27 July
 
4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
5
 
B1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5
 
30 July
 
A4
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
1
 
2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (OT)
5
 
27 July
 
5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
4
 
A2
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
7
 
29 July
 
B3
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
 
1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2
 
27 July
 
5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
3 3rd place match
 
B2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2
 
30 July
 
A3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5
 
1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1
 
 
4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
0
 

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
6Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
7Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Promoted to the 2023 Division II B

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