2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Last updated
2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates13–19 December 2021
12–17 September 2022
Teams11
←  2020
← 2021 (cancelled)
2023  →

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. Due to the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, the following changes in promotions and relegations were made: The top two teams were promoted to a higher division and no team was relegated to a lower division.

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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 II A
2022 WJHC Division II A.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
City Brașov
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) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan Neilson (8 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021. [1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy placed 6th in 2020 Division I B and were relegated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain placed 2nd in 2020 Division II A
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania placed 3rd in 2020 Division II A
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division II A
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain placed 5th in 2020 Division II A
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea placed 1st in 2020 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

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 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52012712−57 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 510041222−103 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)51004819−113 [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

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

13 December 2021
13:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7–2
(1–1, 3–1, 3–0)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
36Shots23
13 December 2021
16:30		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–7
(0–0, 0–4, 0–3)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
Game reference
20 minPenalties12 min
20Shots60
13 December 2021
20:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 350
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
57Shots16
14 December 2021
13:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–3
(1–1, 0–1, 4–1)		Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 60
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
46Shots32
14 December 2021
16:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
18 minPenalties16 min
26Shots37
14 December 2021
20:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–0
(4–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
49Shots18
16 December 2021
13:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
30Shots27
16 December 2021
16:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–5 GWS
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 25
Game reference
14 minPenalties35 min
28Shots42
16 December 2021
20:00		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 400
Game reference
14 minPenalties34 min
43Shots27
17 December 2021
13:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 30
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
20Shots28
17 December 2021
16:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24
17 December 2021
20:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–3
(0–1, 4–1, 0–1)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
32Shots47
19 December 2021
13:00		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–5
(0–2, 2–1, 0–2)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
35 minPenalties14 min
23Shots38
19 December 2021
16:30		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
19 December 2021
20:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 600
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots27

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Logan Neilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5628+32
2 Finley Howells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 535804
3 Jack Hopkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5257+46
4 Thomas Galimberti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5426+32
5 Alex Graham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5336–14
6 Jang Hee-gon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5325+24
6 Eimantas Noreika Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5325–731
8 Tommy Purdeller Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5235+310
9 Enrico Larcher Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5145+72
9 Lee Yun-suk Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5145+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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Carlo Muraro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 150:35198.180.401
2 Sergi Reina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 182:04396.470.991
3 Damian Clara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 149:25394.231.201
4 Lucas Brine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 281:051391.502.770
5 David Ors Mag Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 297:501991.483.830

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

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIB
2022 WJHC Division II B.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
City Belgrade
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) Flag of Croatia.svg Vito Idžan (9 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was originally supposed to be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 15 January 2022. On 24 December 2021, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. [3] The tournament was rescheduled and was played from 12 to 17 September 2022. [4] [5]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia hosts; placed 6th in 2020 Division II A and were relegated
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China placed 3th in 2020 Division II B
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia placed 4th in 2020 Division II B
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium placed 5th in 2020 Division II B
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted

Final standings

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 410031121−103
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 401031016−62
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

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

12 September 2022
16:30		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–5
(3–1, 0–1, 0–3)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots43
12 September 2022
20:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 967
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
23Shots28
13 September 2022
20:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 63
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots51
14 September 2022
16:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots28
14 September 2022
20:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–10
(1–3, 0–3, 2–4)		Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 824
Game reference
22 minPenalties6 min
22Shots56
15 September 2022
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 623
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
32Shots33
16 September 2022
16:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg7–3
(2–0, 1–2, 4–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 41
Game reference
31 minPenalties8 min
32Shots17
16 September 2022
20:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–3
(1–1, 1–1, 3–1)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 69
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
34Shots20
17 September 2022
16:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg4–2
(3–1, 1–1, 0–0)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots26
17 September 2022
20:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
28Shots20

Statistics

Top 10 Scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Vito Idžan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4459+64
2 Jay Huisman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4538+64
3 Lowie Vreys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4516+10
4 Marvin Timmer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4246+62
4 Tijs Vreys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4246012
6 Ante Bebek Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4325+72
6 Bruno Idžan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4325+64
8 Mike Collard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4235+46
8 Matija Dinić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4235+12
8 Viggó Hlynsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4235−32

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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Almer de Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 120:00393.751.501
2 Ivan Mikulić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 180:00691.042.000
3 Akim Padalica Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 244:071090.002.460
4 Johann Ragnarsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 182:251288.793.950
5 Jelle Lievens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 240:002188.145.250

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

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References

  1. ↑ 2022 World Championship Division II A official website
  2. ↑ 2022 World Championship Division II A statistics
  3. ↑ "IIHF – January tournaments cancelled". IIHF . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ↑ 2020 World Championship Division II B official website
  5. ↑ 2022 World Championship Division II B statistics
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