Entering the competition, there were no divisional changes, as the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Great Britain won the Group A tournament and were promoted to Division I.[3] Iceland won Group B and were promoted to Group A.[4] Due to Russia's exclusion, no team was relegated this season.
Group A tournament
2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
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:
^North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[8]
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
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:
^Australia withdrew their team on 4 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel issues but rejoined the tournament after it was moved to a later date.[14]
^New Zealand withdrew their team on 17 December 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com