2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
International ice hockey competition
2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I Host countries Slovakia Italy Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 11–17 April (Group A) 25 April – 1 May (Group B) Teams 12
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
International ice hockey competition
2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A Host country Slovakia Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 11–17 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 106 (7.07 per game) Attendance 14,396 (960 per game) Scoring leader(s) 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
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 15:30 Norway 9–2 (2–0, 2–1, 5–1) Kazakhstan Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 105
11 April 2022 19:00 Japan 2–8 (0–2, 1–4, 1–2) Slovakia Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 1,714
12 April 2022 12:00 Kazakhstan 2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2) France Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 90
12 April 2022 15:30 Denmark 6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) Japan Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 110
12 April 2022 19:00 Slovakia 5–2 (1–2, 3–0, 1–0) Norway Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,646
14 April 2022 12:00 Japan 2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) Norway Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 139
14 April 2022 15:30 Kazakhstan 4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1) Denmark Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 182
14 April 2022 19:00 Slovakia 6–3 (1–0, 3–3, 2–0) France Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,738
15 April 2022 12:00 Kazakhstan 4–3 (0–2, 1–0, 3–1) Japan Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 183
15 April 2022 15:30 Norway 6–1 (4–1, 1–0, 1–0) France Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 374
15 April 2022 19:00 Denmark 1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2) Slovakia Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,738
17 April 2022 12:00 France 4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0) Japan Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 168
17 April 2022 15:30 Denmark 2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2) Norway Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 319
17 April 2022 19:00 Slovakia 5–3 (1–0, 1–1, 3–2) Kazakhstan Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,778
Division I B
International ice hockey competition
2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B Host country Italy Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 25 April – 1 May Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 98 (6.53 per game) Attendance 3,229 (215 per game) Scoring leader(s) 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
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 ).
28 April 2022 16:00 Poland 5–8 (2–3, 1–4, 2–1) Italy Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 190
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