2022 IIHF World Championship Division II

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2022 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host nations  Croatia /  Iceland
Dates 25–30 April
18–23 April
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 25 to 30 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 23 April 2022.[1][2]

After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their respective groups.[3]

China won Group A and got promoted to Division IB, while Iceland won Group B and got promoted to Group A.[4][5]

In order to fill each group of the World Championships back to their normal amount of teams, the IIHF made the decision following the tournament not to relegate Israel or Mexico, who finished last in Groups A and B respectively, but instead to promote the Netherlands and Georgia, the runners-up of each group.[6]

Group A tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host nation  Croatia
Dates 25–30 April
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 70  (7 per game)
Attendance 134  (13 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of China Fu Shuai
Flag of Netherlands Nick Verschuren

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated.
 Croatia Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition.
 Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition.
 Spain Placed 4th in Division II A last edition.
 China Placed 5th in Division II A last edition.
 Israel Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  China (P) 4 4 0 0 0 28 4 24 12 Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
2  Netherlands (P) 4 3 0 0 1 19 10 9 9
3  Croatia (H) 4 1 1 0 2 9 12 −3 5
4  Spain 4 1 0 1 2 10 12 −2 4
5  Israel 4 0 0 0 4 4 32 −28 0
6  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn

Australia withdrew on January 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

25 April 2022
16:00 		Netherlands  5–3
(2–0, 2–1, 1–2) 		 Spain Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 10
25 April 2022
19:45 		Israel  1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2) 		 Croatia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 13
26 April 2022
17:00 		China  14–1
(4–0, 5–0, 5–1) 		 Israel Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 15
27 April 2022
16:00 		China  5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0) 		 Netherlands Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 10
27 April 2022
19:45 		Croatia  1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0) 		 Spain Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 14
28 April 2022
19:45 		Israel  0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3) 		 Netherlands Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 6
29 April 2022
16:00 		Spain  6–2
(1–0, 4–0, 1–2) 		 Israel Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 9
29 April 2022
19:45 		Croatia  1–5
(0–0, 0–4, 1–1) 		 China Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 22
30 April 2022
16:00 		Spain  1–4
(1–0, 0–1, 0–3) 		 China Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 12
30 April 2022
19:45 		Netherlands  6–2
(2–0, 2–2, 2–0) 		 Croatia Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb
Attendance: 23

Group B tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host nation  Iceland
Dates 18–23 April
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 83  (8.3 per game)
Attendance 2,942  (294 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Georgia Nikita Bukiya

Participants

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition.
 Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B last edition.
 Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last edition.
 Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Iceland (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 25 7 18 12 Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2  Georgia (P) 4 3 0 0 1 21 11 10 9
3  Belgium 4 2 0 0 2 22 8 14 6
4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 0 3 11 33 −22 3
5  Mexico 4 0 0 0 4 4 24 −20 0
6  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn

New Zealand withdrew on February 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

18 April 2022
16:30 		Bulgaria  2–10
(1–2, 0–4, 1–4) 		 Iceland Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 500
18 April 2022
20:00 		Belgium  3–4
(2–3, 1–0, 0–1) 		 Georgia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 70
19 April 2022
18:00 		Mexico  2–6
(2–2, 0–4, 0–0) 		 Bulgaria Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 100
20 April 2022
16:30 		Iceland  5–2
(1–0, 3–1, 1–1) 		 Georgia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 357
20 April 2022
20:00 		Mexico  1–6
(0–1, 0–4, 1–1) 		 Belgium Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
21 April 2022
18:00 		Bulgaria  0–11
(0–3, 0–3, 0–5) 		 Belgium Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 37
22 April 2022
16:30 		Georgia  10–3
(2–1, 1–2, 7–0) 		 Bulgaria Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 37
22 April 2022
20:00 		Iceland  7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0) 		 Mexico Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 678
23 April 2022
16:30 		Georgia  5–0
(3–0, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Mexico Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 43
23 April 2022
20:00 		Belgium  2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1) 		 Iceland Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,120


References

  1. ↑ "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26301/u18_worlds_in_germany. Retrieved 5 June 2021. 
  2. ↑ "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM&selectedSeason=2022&tournamentCategory=worlds. Retrieved 10 August 2021. 
  3. ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 
  4. ↑ "China marching to gold". IIHF.com. 1 May 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia/news/33287/china_marching_to_gold. Retrieved 1 May 2022. 
  5. ↑ "Gold for Iceland". IIHF.com. 24 April 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib/news/33002/gold_for_iceland. Retrieved 24 April 2022. 
  6. ↑ "IIHF - To Tampere/Riga in '23; to Switzerland in '26". International Ice Hockey Federation. 27 May 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26. 

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