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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II
| year = 2022
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Croatia
| country2 = Iceland
| dates = 25–30 April 18–23 April
| num_teams = 10
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2021 IIHF World Championship Division II|2021]] (cancelled)
| nextseason = [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division II|2023]]
}}
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26301/u18_worlds_in_germany|title=U18 Worlds in Germany|date=5 June 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=5 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM&selectedSeason=2022&tournamentCategory=worlds|title=Tournaments|date=10 August 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=10 August 2021}}</ref>

After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their respective groups.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steiss|first=Adam|date=18 November 2020|title=IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2020|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118160111/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations |archive-date=18 November 2020 }}</ref>

China won Group A and got promoted to [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division I#Group B tournament|Division IB]], while Iceland won Group B and got promoted to [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division II|Group A]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia/news/33287/china_marching_to_gold|title=China marching to gold|date=1 May 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib/news/33002/gold_for_iceland|title=Gold for Iceland|date=24 April 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=24 April 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26|title=IIHF - To Tampere/Riga in '23; to Switzerland in '26|date=27 May 2022|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>

==Group A tournament==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II A
| year = 2022
| country = Croatia
| image =
| size = 150
| dates = 25–30 April
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 10
| goals = 70
| attendance = {{#expr: 10 + 13 + 15 + 10 + 14 + 6 + 9 + 22 + 12 + 23}}
| scoring_leader = {{ihicon|CHN}} Fu Shuai {{ihicon|NED}} Nick Verschuren
| points = 10
| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia Website]
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|NED}}
|Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated.
|-
|{{ih|CRO}}
|'''Host''', placed 2nd in Division II A last edition.
|-
|<s>{{ih|AUS}}</s>
|Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition.
|-
|{{ih|ESP}}
|Placed 4th in Division II A last edition.
|-
|{{ih|CHN}}
|Placed 5th in Division II A last edition.
|-
|{{ih|ISR}}
|Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted.
|}

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion or relegation
|-
|1
|{{ih|China}} (P)
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|28
|4
|24
|12
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
|-
|2
|{{ih|Netherlands}} (P)
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|19
|10
|9
|9
|-
|3
|{{ih|Croatia}} (H)
|4
|1
|1
|0
|2
|9
|12
|−3
|5
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |
|-
|4
|{{ih|Spain}}
|4
|1
|0
|1
|2
|10
|12
|−2
|4
|-
|5
|{{ih|Israel}}
|4
|0
|0
|0
|4
|4
|32
|−28
|0
|-
|6
|{{ih|Australia}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|Withdrawn
|}
Australia withdrew on January 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
===Results===

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| bg =
| date = 25 April 2022
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|NED}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
| score = 5–3
| periods = (2–0, 2–1, 1–2)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002901_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek
| linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 10
| shots1 = 23
| shots2 = 24
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 25 April 2022
| time = 19:45
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|CRO}}'''
| score = 1–5
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002902_74_4_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen
| linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 13
| shots1 = 22
| shots2 = 84
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 6
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 26 April 2022
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CHN}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| score = 14–1
| periods = (4–0, 5–0, 5–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002903_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk
| linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 15
| shots1 = 56
| shots2 = 18
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 4
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 27 April 2022
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CHN}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| score = 5–1
| periods = (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002904_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen
| linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 10
| shots1 = 52
| shots2 = 17
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 8
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 27 April 2022
| time = 19:45
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CRO}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
| score = 1–0 {{small|GWS}}
| periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002905_74_5_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk
| linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 14
| shots1 = 35
| shots2 = 31
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 8
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 28 April 2022
| time = 19:45
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|NED}}'''
| score = 0–7
| periods = (0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002906_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek
| linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 6
| shots1 = 18
| shots2 = 68
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 14
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 29 April 2022
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| score = 6–2
| periods = (1–0, 4–0, 1–2)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002907_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen
| linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 9
| shots1 = 77
| shots2 = 9
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 12
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 29 April 2022
| time = 19:45
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|CHN}}'''
| score = 1–5
| periods = (0–0, 0–4, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002908_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek
| linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 22
| shots1 = 23
| shots2 = 40
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 4
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 30 April 2022
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|CHN}}'''
| score = 1–4
| periods = (1–0, 0–1, 0–3)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002909_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen
| linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 12
| shots1 = 33
| shots2 = 34
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 33
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 30 April 2022
| time = 19:45
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|NED}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|CRO}}
| score = 6–2
| periods = (2–0, 2–2, 2–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002910_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk
| linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés
| stadium = [[Dvorana Velesajam]], [[Zagreb]]
| attendance = 23
| shots1 = 38
| shots2 = 30
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 8
}}

==Group B tournament==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II B
| year = 2022
| country = Iceland
| image =
| size = 150
| dates = 18–23 April
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 10
| goals = 83
| attendance = {{#expr: 500 + 70 + 100 + 357 + + 37 + 37 + 678 + 43 + 1120}}
| scoring_leader = {{ihicon|GEO}} Nikita Bukiya
| points = 11
| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib Website]
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|BEL}}
|Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated.
|-
|{{ih|ISL}}
|'''Host''', placed 2nd in Division II B last edition.
|-
|<s>{{ih|NZL}}</s>
|Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition.
|-
|{{ih|GEO}}
|Placed 4th in Division II B last edition.
|-
|{{ih|MEX}}
|Placed 5th in Division II B last edition.
|-
|{{ih|BUL}}
|Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted.
|}

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion or relegation
|-
|1
|{{ih|Iceland}} (H, P)
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|25
|7
|18
|12
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
|-
|2
|{{ih|Georgia}} (P)
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|21
|11
|10
|9
|-
|3
|{{ih|Belgium}}
|4
|2
|0
|0
|2
|22
|8
|14
|6
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |
|-
|4
|{{ih|Bulgaria}}
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|11
|33
|−22
|3
|-
|5
|{{ih|Mexico}}
|4
|0
|0
|0
|4
|4
|24
|−20
|0
|-
|6
|{{ih|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===

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| bg =
| date = 18 April 2022
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|ISL}}'''
| score = 2–10
| periods = (1–2, 0–4, 1–4)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004901_74_6_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
| linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 500
| shots1 = 18
| shots2 = 56
| penalties1 = 37
| penalties2 = 12
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 18 April 2022
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|GEO}}'''
| score = 3–4
| periods = (2–3, 1–0, 0–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004902_74_7_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Korte
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 70
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 29
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 6
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 19 April 2022
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|BUL}}'''
| score = 2–6
| periods = (2–2, 0–4, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004903_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 100
| shots1 = 34
| shots2 = 29
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 12
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 20 April 2022
| time = 16:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|GEO}}
| score = 5–2
| periods = (1–0, 3–1, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004904_74_5_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 357
| shots1 = 48
| shots2 = 32
| penalties1 = 21
| penalties2 = 49
}}
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| bg =
| date = 20 April 2022
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|BEL}}'''
| score = 1–6
| periods = (0–1, 0–4, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004905_74_5_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
| linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance =
| shots1 = 17
| shots2 = 54
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 8
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 21 April 2022
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|BEL}}'''
| score = 0–11
| periods = (0–3, 0–3, 0–5)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004906_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
| linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 37
| shots1 = 12
| shots2 = 59
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 4
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 22 April 2022
| time = 16:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|GEO}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|BUL}}
| score = 10–3
| periods = (2–1, 1–2, 7–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004907_74_5_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 37
| shots1 = 71
| shots2 = 32
| penalties1 = 33
| penalties2 = 53
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 22 April 2022
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|MEX}}
| score = 7–1
| periods = (2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004908_74_5_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Korte
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 678
| shots1 = 52
| shots2 = 29
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 10
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 23 April 2022
| time = 16:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|GEO}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|MEX}}
| score = 5–0
| periods = (3–0, 2–0, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004909_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 43
| shots1 = 59
| shots2 = 25
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 14
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 23 April 2022
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|ISL}}'''
| score = 2–3
| periods = (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004910_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen
| stadium = [[Laugardalshöll]], [[Reykjavík]]
| attendance = 1,120
| shots1 = 46
| shots2 = 26
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 6
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia Official site for Division IIA]
* [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib Official site for Division IIB]

{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
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