2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

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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.

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.

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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