2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovakia
 Italy
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 April (Group A)
25 April – 1 May (Group B)
Teams12
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The 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–17 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance14,396 (960 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Norway Martin Johnsen (14 points)

The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.[1][2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Slovakia hosts, placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and were relegated
 Kazakhstan placed 2nd in 2019 Division I A
 Denmark placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A
 Norway placed 4th in 2019 Division I A
 France placed 5th in 2019 Division I A
 Japan placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Slovakia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 27 11 +16 15 Promoted to the 2023 Top Division
2  Norway 5 4 0 0 1 26 12 +14 12
3  France 5 3 0 0 2 16 17 −1 9
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 15 23 −8 6
5  Denmark 5 1 0 0 4 14 16 −2 3
6  Japan 5 0 0 0 5 8 27 −19 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 April 2022
12:00
France 4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)
 DenmarkEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 112
Game reference
16 minPenalties14 min
23Shots38
11 April 2022
15:30
Norway 9–2
(2–0, 2–1, 5–1)
 KazakhstanEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 105
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
29Shots38
11 April 2022
19:00
Japan 2–8
(0–2, 1–4, 1–2)
 SlovakiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 1,714
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
15Shots53

12 April 2022
12:00
Kazakhstan 2–4
(0–0, 1–2, 1–2)
 FranceEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 90
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
42Shots36
12 April 2022
15:30
Denmark 6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 JapanEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 110
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
35Shots24
12 April 2022
19:00
Slovakia 5–2
(1–2, 3–0, 1–0)
 NorwayEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 2,646
Game reference
14 minPenalties18 min
35Shots29

14 April 2022
12:00
Japan 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)
 NorwayEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 139
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
29Shots38
14 April 2022
15:30
Kazakhstan 4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)
 DenmarkEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 182
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots19
14 April 2022
19:00
Slovakia 6–3
(1–0, 3–3, 2–0)
 FranceEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 2,738
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
51Shots28

15 April 2022
12:00
Kazakhstan 4–3
(0–2, 1–0, 3–1)
 JapanEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 183
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
34Shots21
15 April 2022
15:30
Norway 6–1
(4–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 FranceEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 374
Game reference
14 minPenalties14 min
37Shots16
15 April 2022
19:00
Denmark 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)
 SlovakiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 2,738
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
17Shots35

17 April 2022
12:00
France 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 JapanEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 168
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
28Shots28
17 April 2022
15:30
Denmark 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 NorwayEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 319
Game reference
18 minPenalties35 min
25Shots26
17 April 2022
19:00
Slovakia 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)
 KazakhstanEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 2,778
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
32Shots27

Division I B

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 April – 1 May
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored98 (6.53 per game)
Attendance3,229 (215 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Ukraine Mykyta Sydorenko (10 points)

The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 25 April to 1 May 2022.[3][4]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Ukraine placed 6th in 2019 Division I A and were relegated
 Austria placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B
 Hungary placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B
 Italy hosts, placed 4th in 2019 Division I B
 Slovenia placed 5th in 2019 Division I B
 Poland placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 19 3 +16 15 Promoted to the 2023 Division I A
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 30 11 +19 12
3  Italy (H) 5 3 0 0 2 15 18 −3 9
4  Slovenia 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
5  Austria 5 1 0 0 4 11 24 −13 3
6  Poland 5 0 0 0 5 11 30 −19 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April 2022
12:30
Poland 1–6
(0–1, 0–1, 1–4)
 UkrainePala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 70
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
21Shots33
25 April 2022
16:00
Slovenia 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 HungaryPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 110
Game reference
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots25
25 April 2022
19:30
Italy 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 AustriaPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 363
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
30Shots45

26 April 2022
12:30
Hungary 5–2
(2–0, 1–1, 2–1)
 PolandPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 107
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots23
26 April 2022
16:00
Austria 1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
 SloveniaPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 86
Game reference
37 minPenalties12 min
27Shots25
26 April 2022
19:30
Ukraine 6–3
(1–2, 4–1, 1–0)
 ItalyPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 250
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots25

28 April 2022
12:30
Austria 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 HungaryPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 110
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
22Shots21
28 April 2022
16:00
Poland 5–8
(2–3, 1–4, 2–1)
 ItalyPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 190
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
28Shots27
28 April 2022
19:30
Ukraine 5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)
 SloveniaPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 200
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
32Shots26

29 April 2022
12:30
Austria 5–2
(1–0, 3–2, 1–0)
 PolandPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 136
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
45Shots14
29 April 2022
16:00
Hungary 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 UkrainePala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 313
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
20Shots34
29 April 2022
19:30
Italy 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 SloveniaPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 430
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
24Shots21

1 May 2022
12:30
Ukraine 12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)
 AustriaPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 344
Game reference
10 minPenalties39 min
39Shots32
1 May 2022
16:00
Slovenia 6–1
(3–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 PolandPala Hodegart, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
23Shots14
1 May 2022
19:30
Hungary 5–0
(0–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 ItalyPala Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 520
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
23Shots24

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