2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were the 46th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from August 9 to 20, 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[3][4]

2022 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Edmonton
Venue(s)	Rogers Place[1] (in 1 host city)
Dates	August 9–20, 2022[2]
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (19th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Czechia
Tournament statistics
Games played	28
Goals scored	182 (6.5 per game)
Attendance	55,686 (1,989 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Mason McTavish (17 points)
MVP	Mason McTavish
Official website
www.iihf.com
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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 2022 tournament before it was moved into a "bubble" behind closed doors in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After COVID-19 outbreaks on multiple teams, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF on December 29, 2021. In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be replayed from scratch at a later date, with all statistics and results from the first playing being thrown out. Once again, the tournament was held exclusively in 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)

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Finland 3 3 0 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Advance to Quarterfinals 2  Canada (H) 2 2 0 0 0 17 5 +12 6 3  Germany 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2 4  Czechia 3 0 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1 5  Austria 2 0 0 0 2 3 18 −15 0 Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF (H) Host December 26, 2021 12:00 Finland  3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 1,793 Game reference Leevi Meriläinen Goalies Nikita Quapp Referees: Adam Bloski Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Brett Mackey Josef Špůr Helenius (Lambert) – 12:52 1–0 1–1 23:27 – Münzenberger (PP) Määttä (Heimosalmi, Hirvonen) – 27:38 2–1 Helenius (Lambert, Koivunen) – 47:53 3–1 8 min Penalties 8 min 22 Shots 24 December 26, 2021 17:00 Czechia  3–6 (3–3, 0–2, 0–1)  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 4,526 Game reference Jakub Málek Goalies Dylan Garand Referees: Riku Brander Marc Iwert Linesmen: Nick Briganti Roman Slavikovskii 0–1 04:00 – McTavish Gut (Brabenec, Kulich) – 07:42 1–1 Novák (Jiříček, Ivan) (PP) – 11:32 2–1 Svozil (Gut) – 12:23 3–1 3–2 12:46 – Power 3–3 19:31 – Sebrango (Perfetti, Bedard) 3–4 28:50 – Power (Perfetti, Bourque) (PP2) 3–5 30:15 – Power (McTavish, Perfetti) (PP2) 3–6 53:22 – Zellweger (Cormier, Neighbours) (PP) 8 min Penalties 4 min 17 Shots 36 December 27, 2021 12:00 Austria  1–7 (0–2, 1–2, 0–3)  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 1,901 Game reference Sebastian Wraneschitz Goalies Juha Jatkola Referees: Robert Hennessey Morgan MacPhee Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä John Rey 0–1 03:29 – Koivunen (Lambert, Helenius) 0–2 18:02 – Helenius (Koivunen) 0–3 24:11 – Simontaival (Määttä, Aho) Urbanek (Auer, Thaler) (PP) – 25:39 1–3 1–4 26:34 – Väisänen (Aho, Päivärinta) 1–5 48:40 – Koivunen (Lambert, Heimosalmi) 1–6 50:25 – Niemelä (Määttä, Nurmi) 1–7 54:13 – Lambert 4 min Penalties 10 min 9 Shots 48 December 27, 2021 17:00 Germany  2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)  Czechia Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 2,582 Game reference Florian Bugl Goalies Jan Bednář Referees: Riku Brander Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Nick Briganti Andreas Hofer Blank (Rutkowski, Münzenberger) – 24:29 1–0 1–1 35:49 – Myšák (Špaček, Novák) (PP) Blank (Dziambor, Leonhardt) – 61:20 2–1 6 min Penalties 8 min 32 Shots 40 December 28, 2021 17:00 Austria  2–11 (0–5, 1–1, 1–5)  Canada Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 3,862 Game reference Leon Sommer Goalies Brett Brochu Referees: Sean Fernandez Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Brett Mackey Josef Špůr 0–1 05:08 – Johnson (Perfetti, Power) (PP) 0–2 06:03 – Cormier (Guenther, Greig) 0–3 08:22 – Stankoven (McTavish, Seeley) 0–4 15:02 – Bedard (Neighbours, Wright) (PP) 0–5 16:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers, Cuylle) 0–6 26:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers) Necesany (Rohrer) – 39:29 1–6 1–7 40:27 – Perfetti (Bourque) 1–8 42:34 – Bedard (Cuylle, Desnoyers) 1–9 44:44 – McTavish (Guenther, Guhle) 1–10 45:31 – McTavish (Seeley, Power) 1–11 46:47 – Bourque (Perfetti) Böhm (Wallner, Reinbacher) (PP) – 52:20 2–11 10 min Penalties 2 min 22 Shots 64 December 29, 2021 12:00 Finland  1–0  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  Cancelled  Germany Rogers Place, Edmonton December 30, 2021 14:30 Czechia  Cancelled  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton December 31, 2021 12:00 Germany  Cancelled  Austria Rogers Place, Edmonton December 31, 2021 17:00 Canada  Cancelled  Finland Rogers Place, Edmonton

Group B (December 2021)

Group B results (annulled)

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 0 9 3 +6 6 Advance to Quarterfinals 2  United States 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 3  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3 4   Switzerland 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 3 5  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF December 26, 2021 14:30 Russia  3–6 (0–1, 1–2, 2–3)  Sweden Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer Attendance: 2,337 Game reference Yaroslav Askarov Yegor Guskov Goalies Jesper Wallstedt Referees: Robert Hennessey Kyle Kowalski Linesmen: Cody Huseby John Rey 0–1 05:24 – Olausson (Holtz, Grans) (PP) 0–2 27:39 – Edvinsson (SH) 0–3 34:16 – Andrae (Grans, Eklund) (PP2) Svechkov (Chibrikov, Tankov) – 36:28 1–3 1–4 43:26 – Holtz (Eklund, Andrae) (PP2) Michkov (Demidov, Savikov) – 44:45 2–4 Michkov (Smirnov, Khusnutdinov) – 46:26 3–4 3–5 51:37 – Niederbach (Olausson, Edvinsson) 3–6 59:10 – Ljungman (Edvinsson) (ENG) 12 min Penalties 4 min 30 Shots 24 December 26, 2021 19:30 United States  3–2 (2–0, 1–0, 0–2)  Slovakia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer Attendance: 1,613 Game reference Drew Commesso Goalies Šimon Latkóczy Referees: Adam Kika Joonas Kova Linesmen: Ryan Jackson Daniel Persson Knies (Cooley, Peart) (PP2) – 13:35 1–0 Samoskevich (Coronato, Beniers) (PP) – 15:18 2–0 Slaggert (Kaiser, Dickinson) – 32:42 3–0 3–1 41:03 – Chromiak (Kašlík, Kňažko) (PP) 3–2 57:27 – Chromiak (Nemec, Myklukha) 12 min Penalties 10 min 42 Shots 25 December 27, 2021 14:30 Russia  4–2 (3–1, 0–0, 1–1)   Switzerland Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer Attendance: 1,934 Game reference Yegor Guskov Goalies Kevin Pasche Referees: Adam Bloski Sean Fernandez Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Brett Mackey Yurov (Chibrikov) – 07:21 1–0 Zlodeyev (Didkovsky) – 15:42 2–0 Tyutnev (Grudinin, Savikov) – 17:39 3–0 3–1 18:56 – Biasca (Sidler, Fahrni) Michkov (Demidov, Khusnutdinov) – 51:57 4–1 4–2 58:45 – Ritzman (Allenspach, Streule) 4 min Penalties 2 min 32 Shots 18 December 27, 2021 19:30 Sweden  3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)  Slovakia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer Attendance: 1,706 Game reference Jesper Wallstedt Goalies Šimon Latkóczy Referees: Joonas Kova Sergey Yudakov Linesmen: Ryan Jackson Daniel Persson Niederbach (Eklund, Grans) (PP) – 06:25 1–0 Sjöberg (Nyström) – 26:50 2–0 Ljungman (Stenman) (ENG) – 58:45 3–0 35 min Penalties 8 min 27 Shots 48 December 28, 2021 14:30 Switzerland  1–0  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  1–0  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  Cancelled  United States Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer December 30, 2021 17:00 Slovakia  Cancelled   Switzerland Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer December 31, 2021 14:30 Switzerland  Cancelled  Sweden Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer December 31, 2021 19:30 United States  Cancelled  Russia Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

Top Division

Venue

Rogers Place Capacity: 18,347
Edmonton

Match officials

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

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

Rosters

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Teams

Group A

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

Group B

•  United States (1)
•  Sweden (5)
•  Germany (6)
•   Switzerland (9)
•  Austria (10)

Preliminary round

All times are local (Mountain Standard Time – 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[lower-alpha 1]
4	Czechia	4	1	0	1	2	11	18	−7	4[lower-alpha 1]
5	Slovakia	4	0	1	0	3	11	27	−16	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Czechia 2-5 Latvia

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 Linesmen: Eric Cattaneo John Rey
	0–1 03:20 – Petrovský 0–2 05:57 – Kašlík (Myklukha, Petrovický) Ryšavý (Jiříček, Mensik) – 22:22 1–2 Gut (Myšák, Kulich) – 33:21 2–2 Šapovaliv (Mechura, Urban) – 37:35 3–2 Mysak (Gut) – 47:56 4–2 4–3 53:56 – Petrovický (Dvorský) (PP) 4–4 56:48 – Kašlík (Petrovský) (PP2) Szturc (Špaček) – 58:10 5–4
	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 Linesmen: Niko Jusi Shawn Oliver
	0–1 08:54 – Kemell (Räty, Hirvonen) 0–2 11:29 – Kemell (Hirvonen) 0–3 21:52 – Lambert (Järventie, Heimosalmi) (PP) 0–4 38:01 – Hirvonen (Räty, Simontaival) (PP) Veinbergs (Hodass, Silkalns) (PP) – 41:28 1–4 1–5 55:39 – Räty (Kemell, Heimosalmi) 1–6 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 Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Andreas Hofer
	0–1 07:31 – Bedard (Sebrango, McTavish) Darzins - 18:06 1–1 1–2 31:23 – Cormier (Roy, Thompson) (PP) 1–3 36:17 – Zellweger (Bedard, McTavish) (PP) 1–4 37:16 – Greig (Dufour) Hodass (Silkalns, Veinsberg) (PP) - 44:56 2–4 2–5 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 Linesmen: Cody Huseby Brett Mackey
	0–1 6:36 – Chmelař 0–2 11:31 – Kulich (Myšák) (PP) Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 16:28 1–2 Puutio (Simontaival, Jurmo) – 23:39 2–2 Räty (Hirvonen, Niemelä) – 50:24 3–2 3–3 52:38 – Myšák (Gut, Kulich)
	Hirvonen Järventie Räty Kemell Simontaival	Shootout	Kulich Gut Chmelař Myšák Šapovaliv
	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 Linesmen: Niko Jusi Josef Spur
	0–1 6:16 – Bedard (McTavish, Roy) 0–2 13:06 – Cuylle (Greig, McTavish) 0–3 15:57 – Othmann (Cuylle) 0–4 19:17 – Zellweger (Stankoven, Foerster) 0–5 21:02 – Stankoven (Johnson, Cormier) (PP) 0–6 26:25 – McTavish (Sebrango) Kašlík (Myklukha, Nemec) – 34:40 1–6 1–7 35:16 – McTavish (Othmann, Cormier) 1–8 39:25 – McTavish (Roy, Bedard) 1–9 43:44 – McTavish (Othmann) 1–10 55:07 – Roy (Dufour, Zellweger) 1–11 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 Linesmen: Eric Cattaneo Cody Huseby
	0–1 9:44 – Locmelis (Laviņš, Bergmanis) (PP) Sýkora (Demek, Natny) – 17:57 1–1 Dvorský (Nemec, Faith) – 29:54 2–1 2–2 32:39 – Fenenko (Bergmanis, Andersons)
	Faith Petrovský Dvorský Myklukha Kašlík	Shootout	Locmelis Dukurs Silkalns Vilmanis Vitolins
	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 Garand	Goalies	Tomáš Suchánek	Referees: Sean Fernandez Sirko Hunnius Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Brett Mackey
	0–1 05:10 – Ryšavý (Kos) (SH) McTavish (Thompson, Seeley) – 16:44 1–1 Johnson (Stankoven, Thompson) – 19:00 2–1 Greig (Seeley, Cormier) (PP) – 24:48 3–1 McTavish (Bedard, Othmann) – 31:05 4–1 Foerster (Johnson, Stankoven) – 47:39 5–1
	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 Linesmen: Andreas Hofer Cody Huseby
	Simontaival (Hirvonen) – 0:35 1–0 1–1 7:42 – Repčík (Groch) Määttä (PP) - 14:02 2–1 Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 20:24 3–1 3–2 27:04 – Petrovský (Petrovický, Nemec) Määttä (Järventie, Kemell) (PP) – 31:42 4–2 Räty (Kemell, Niemelä) – 36:41 5–2 Kapanen (Rafkin, Järventie) – 38:08 6–2 Väisänen (Mäenpää, Rajaniemi) – 46:11 7–2 7–3 49:16 – Nemec (Petrovický, Mišiak) Simontaival (Puutio, Räty) (PP) – 51:45 8–3 Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP) – 55:17 9–3
	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 Linesmen: Shawn Oliver Josef Spur
	0–1 04:30 – Laviņš (Brants) 0–2 12:21 – Rullers (Vītoliņš, Ozoliņš) Gut (Myšák, Szovil) (PP) – 16:43 1–2 Svozil (Hauser, Urban) – 29:33 2–2 2–3 31:15 – Bergmanis (Dukurs) 2–4 37:38 – Bergmanis (Sikalns, Ravinskis) (PP) 2–5 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 Garand	Goalies	Leevi Meriläinen	Referees: Robert Hennessey Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Andreas Hofer John Rey
	Othmann (Zellweger, Bedard) – 06:21 1–0 Foerster (Greig, McTavish) (PP) – 12:14 2–0 Bedard (McTavish, Cormier) – 17:19 3–0 3–1 19:03 – Helenius (Väisänen, Liukas) Greig (Roy, Zellweger) – 20:31 4–1 McTavish (Zellweger, Johnson) (PP) – 36:17 5–1 5–2 43:07 – Kemell (Niemelä, Räty) 5–3 56:23 – Järventie (Kemell, Heimosalmi) (PP,EA) Dufour (Ostapchuk, McTavish) (ENG) – 58:13 6–3
	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	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

Source: IIHF

August 9, 2022 20:00

United States

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 Linesmen: Brett Mackey Josef Spur
	Hughes (Slaggert, Bordeleau) – 13:39 1–0 Cooley (Coronato, Peart) (PP) – 18:01 2–0 Slaggert (Hughes, Mazur) – 21:21 3–0 Savage (Duran, Pastujov) – 21:57 4–0 Duran (Pastujov, James) – 39:00 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 Linesmen: Cody Huseby John Rey
	Torgersson (Edvinsson, Grans) – 36:55 1–0 Torgersson (Niederbach) – 40:24 2–0 Rosén (Ljungman, Lysell) – 40:34 3–0 3–1 48:47 – Biasca (Henry, Nussbaumer) 3–2 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 Linesmen: Eric Cattaneo Shawn Oliver
	0–1 02:45 – Peeters (Urbanek, Scherzer) (PP) Eham (Blank, Leonhardt) – 08:00 1–1 1–2 21:40 – Dobnig (Peeters, Scherzer) Blank (Klein, Eham) – 23:37 2–2 Blank (Volek, Samanski) (PP) – 28:49 3–2 Blank (Volek) (PP) – 31:03 4–2
	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

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 836

Game reference
	Kevin Pasche Noah Patenaude	Goalies	Kaidan Mbereko	Referees: Adam Bloski Sirko Hunnius Linesmen: Andreas Hofer John Rey
	0–1 25:54 – Mazur (Samoskevich, Bordeleau) (PP) Henry (Biasca, Zanetti) – 28:25 1–1 1–2 31:29 – Faber (Hughes, Bordeleau) 1–3 33:22 – Mazur (Slaggert, Faber) 1–4 37:16 – Slaggert (Kaiser, Mazur) 1–5 39:23 – Coronato (Hughes, Savage) 1–6 41:57 – Bordeleau (Hughes, Samoskevich) (PP) 1–7 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 Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Niko Jusi
	0–1 12:57 – Edvinsson (Olausson) 0–2 20:59 – Rosén (Lysell, Grans) (PP) 0–3 34:35 – Andrae (Rosén) 0–4 35:30 – Andrae (Lekkerimäki, Olausson) (PP) 0–5 49:07 – Lysell (Stakkestad, Öhgren (PP) 0–6 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

Rogers Place, Edmonton Attendance: 702

Game reference
	Leon Sommer	Goalies	Andrew Oke Remington Keopple	Referees: Robert Hennessey Stephen Hiff Linesmen: Shawn Oliver Josef Spur
	0–1 00:54 – Kaiser (Coronato) 0–2 02:32 – Coronato (Cooley, Knies) 0–3 11:40 – Kaiser (Savage, Duran) 0–4 18:26 – Savage (Moore, Duran) 0–5 27:01 – Mazur (Pastujov, Bordeleau) 0–6 27:58 – Mazur (Bordeleau, Samoskevich) (PP) 0–7 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 Linesmen: Andreas Hofer John Rey
	Roßmy (Proske, Heigl) – 5:37 1–0 Heigl (Proske, Roßmy) – 8:16 2–0 2–1 19:51 – Knak (Allenspach, Fahrni) Hänelt (Klein) – 36:43 3–1 3–2 51:40 – Taibel (Ritzmann, Alge)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	25

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August 14, 2022 20:00

United States

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 Linesmen: Niko Jusi Brett Mackey
	Berard (Bordeleau, Hughes) (PP) – 06:35 1–0 Coronato (Cooley, Knies) – 25:37 2–0 Coronato (Slaggert, Cooley) – 45:26 3–0 3–1 51:38 – Andrae (Wallinder, Magnusson) 3–2 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 Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Shawn Oliver
	0–1 8:08 – Wallner (Reinbacher, Maier) Fahrni (Biasca, Allenspach) (PP) – 17:31 1–1 Taibel (Ritzmann, Bächler) – 34:17 2–1 2–2 39:35 – Scherzer (Reinbacher, Peeters) Biasca (Ritzmann, Allenspach) (PP) – 55:53 3–2
	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 Linesmen: Eric Cattaneo Cody Huseby
	0–1 4:09 – Rossmy (Dziambor, Schweiger) Olausson (Andrae, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 5:52 1–1 Ljungman (Olsson, Lysell) – 12:29 2–1 Magnusson (Andrae, Grans) – 13:56 3–1 Ljungman (Niederbach, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 45:46 4–1 4–2 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:^[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).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	Canada	A	1	12	+20	27	2
2	United States	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 (OT)	3
	August 17
									Finland	2
	1B  United States	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 Linesmen: Eric Cattaneo Cody Huseby
	Simontaival (Järventie, Määttä) – 03:37 1–0 Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 11:06 2–0 2–1 12:50 – Roßmy (Rutkowski, Leonhardt) (PP) Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 14:48 3–1 3–2 37:21 – Roßmy (Hänelt, Münzenberger) (PP) Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kapanen) (PP) – 46:22 4–2 Määttä (Järventie , Kemell) (PP) – 55:53 5–2
	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 Linesmen: Andreas Hofer John Rey
	Rosén (Lysell, Stakkestad) (PP) – 16:44 1–0 1–1 38:46 – Ozoliņš (Locmelis, Vilmanis) Andrae (Wallinder, Ljungman) – 49:49 2–1
	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 Linesmen: Niko Jusi Josef Špůr
	Foerster (Stankoven, Seeley) – 01:07 1–0 1–1 02:21 – Knak (Zanetti, Despont) Thompson (Seeley, McTavish) – 12:31 2–1 Stankoven – 14:32 3–1 Gaucher (Desnoyers, O'Rourke) – 17:01 4–1 4–2 19:51 – Biasca (Fahrni, Taibel) Cuylle (Zellweger, Foerster) – 24:20 5–2 5–3 27:51 – Biasca Stankoven (Johnson) (ENG) – 58:51 6–3
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	26

August 17, 2022 20:30

United States

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 Linesmen: Brett Mackey Shawn Oliver
	Cooley (Coronato, Knies) – 12:03 1–0 1–1 17:55 – Myšák (Ticháček, Kulich) 1–2 27:34 – Hauser (Ivan, Jiříček) 1–3 30:45 – Šapovaliv (Kulich, Hamara) Mazur (Slaggert, Bordeleau) (PP) – 51:31 2–3 2–4 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 Linesmen: Kevin Briganti John Rey
	Johnson (Stankoven, Foerster) – 10:04 1–0 Bedard (Gaucher, Cuylle) – 15:20 2–0 Stankoven (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 31:28 3–0 McTavish (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:11 4–0 4–1 50:54 – Myšák (Kulich, Svozil) 4–2 52:44 – Gut (Jiříček, Kulich) (PP) Roy (Zellweger, Dufour) – 54:26 5–2
	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 Linesmen: Brett Mackey Josef Spur
	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 Linesmen: John Rey Josef Spur
	Lysell (Grans, Stakkestad) – 14:22 1–0 1–1 33:30 – Gut (Myšák, Jiříček) (PP) Rosén (Niederbach) – 35:19 2–1 Sjödin (Wallinder) – 56:34 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	28

Final

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 Linesmen: Andreas Hofer Cody Huseby
	Roy (McTavish) – 11:18 1–0 Dufour (Zellweger, McTavish) – 20:41 2–0 2–1 Heimosalmi (Viro, Mäenpää) – 44:09 2–2 Kemell (Niemelä, Liukas) – 50:46 Johnson (Stankoven) – 63:20 3–2
	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	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

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

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	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

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Group A

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Belarus[lower-alpha 1]	5	5	0	0	0	26	8	+18	15	Suspended from IIHF competitions
2	Latvia[lower-alpha 2]	5	4	0	0	1	19	10	+9	12	Promoted to the 2022 Top Division
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

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 were suspended from all IIHF competitions in May 2022 due to IIHF ban
2. Latvia were promoted to "replace" Russia in the Top Division after the latter were 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]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	France	5	4	0	1	0	23	15	+8	13	Promoted to the 2023 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

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

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Group A

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

Pos	Team v t e	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. Great Britain 7–2 Spain
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]

Pos	Team v t e	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

Division III

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	27 July
	A1  Chinese Taipei	7
					29 July
	B4  South Africa	2
					2  Chinese Taipei (OT)	6
	27 July
					4  Israel	5
	B1  Australia	5
									30 July
	A4  Kyrgyzstan	1
									2  Chinese Taipei (OT)	5
	27 July
									5  Mexico	4
	A2  Israel	7
					29 July
	B3  Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
					1  Australia	2
	27 July
					5  Mexico	3			3rd place match
	B2  Turkey	2
									30 July
	A3  Mexico	5
									1  Australia	1
									4  Israel	0

7th place match 29 July 7  Kyrgyzstan (OT) 4 8  South Africa 3

5th place match 30 July 3  Turkey 5 6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Chinese Taipei
	Mexico
	Australia
4	Israel
5	Turkey
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina
7	Kyrgyzstan
8	South Africa

Promoted to the 2023 Division II B

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37. 2022 World Championship Division I A official website
38. 2022 World Championship Division I A statistics
39. 2022 World Championship Division I B official website
40. 2022 World Championship Division I B statistics
41. 2022 World Championship Division II A official website
42. 2022 World Championship Division II A statistics
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47. 2022 World Championship Division III official website
48. 2022 World Championship Division III statistics

External links

• 2022 IIHF World Juniors tournaments list
• Official website of IIHF