2022 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23 April – 1 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Czechia
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored167 (8.35 per game)
Attendance25,047 (1,252 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Jonathan Lekkerimäki (15 points)
MVPCzech Republic Jiří Kulich
WebsiteIIHF.com
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The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2023 competition. On 28 February the IIHF "suspended all Russian and Belarusian National Teams and Clubs from participation in every age category and in all IIHF competitions or events until further notice", which resulted in a reformatting of the tournament.[1] Due to the suspensions there are two open spots in the top division, two teams can be promoted for 2023 and no team will be relegated.[2] Additionally, all eight teams will qualify for the QF round and will be reseeded according to their tournament ranking.[2]

Sweden won their second world championship by beating USA in the final with score 6–4. Finland won bronze by beating Czechia in the bronze medal game with score 4–1.

Top Division

The tournament was held from 23 April to 1 May 2022 in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.[3][4]

Seeding

Due to the suspension of Russia and Belarus, the groups were reseeded.[2]

Original Seeding

Updated Seeding

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 24 7 +17 9 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Czechia 3 1 1 0 1 12 13 −1 5
3  Canada 3 1 0 1 1 16 17 −1 4
4  Germany (H) 3 0 0 0 3 7 22 −15 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
23 April 2022
15:30		Czechia 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)		 GermanyEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,910
Game reference
Jan SpunarGoaliesSimon WolfReferees:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Denmark Niclas Lundsgaard
Linesmen:
Austria Sebastian Bedynek
Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
0–106:42 – Kechter (Lutz)
Slavíček (Rymon) – 19:251–1
1–224:44 – Hauf (Elias, Krening)
Kulich (Prčík, Šalé) (PP) – 31:012–2
Bares (Sale, Petr) (PP) – 36:453–2
Kulich (Šalé, Petr) (PP) – 39:304–2
4 minPenalties12 min
56Shots21
23 April 2022
19:30		Canada 3–8
(0–2, 3–4, 0–2)		 United StatesEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,512
Game reference
Reid DyckGoaliesKenneth AugustineReferees:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Finland Sakari Suominen
Linesmen:
Finland Onni Hautamaki
Sweden Anders Nyqvist
0–104:20 – Howard (Hutson)
0–218:52 – Howard (Brindley, Nazar)
Wood (Bedard) – 24:421–2
Ward (PS) – 25:552–2
2–329:21 – Cooley (Gauthier)
2–430:10 – Lucius (Chesley, Stramel)
Bedard (Moldenhauer, Pickering) – 31:433–4
3–534:33 – Chesley (Howard, Nazar)
3–638:37 – Howard (Nazar, Brzustewicz)
3–749:15 – Spicer (Kaplan, Chesley)
3–850:21 – Howard (Cooley, Powell)
8 minPenalties8 min
30Shots51
24 April 2022
15:30		United States 6–2
(0–1, 4–0, 2–1)		 CzechiaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,012
Game reference
Tyler MuszelikGoaliesMichael SchnattingerReferees:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Hungary Zsombor Palkovi
Linesmen:
Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
Sweden Anders Nyqvist
0–112:01 – Kulich (PS)
Howard (Casey, Muszelik) (PP) – 25:351–1
Snuggerud (Cooley, Gauthier) – 28:262–1
Leonard (Hutson) – 28:563–1
McGroarty (Kaplan) – 32:374–1
Cooley (Gauthier) – 48:355–1
5–252:35 – Plos (Hamara)
McGroarty (Lucius, Stramel) – 53:296–2
14 minPenalties8 min
39Shots37
24 April 2022
19:30		Germany 3–8
(0–2, 2–2, 1–4)		 CanadaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,075
Game reference
Philipp DietlGoaliesNolan LalondeReferees:
Denmark Niclas Lundsgaard
Finland Sakari Suominen
Linesmen:
Austria Sebastian Bedynek
Latvia Davids Rozitis
0–107:16 – Siepmann (Lorenz, Collins)
0–207:40 – Goyette (Lorenz, Siepmann)
0–324:36 – Bedard (Fantilli, Sova) (PP)
0–425:22 – Schuurman (Goyette)
Lutz (Oswald, Bettahar) – 31:581–4
Kechter (Lutz, Oswald) (PP) – 34:282–4
Lutz (Oswald, Bettahar) (PP2) – 40:253–4
3–543:21 – Bedard (PP)
3–644:34 – Bedard
3–745:39 – Wood (Davies)
3–857:28 – Parker (PP)
39 minPenalties31 min
36Shots49
26 April 2022
15:30		Canada 5–6 OT
(1–1, 2–3, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 CzechiaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 326
Game reference
16 minPenalties6 min
24Shots52
26 April 2022
19:30		United States 10–2
(3–0, 5–0, 2–2)		 GermanyEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,438
Game reference
33 minPenalties12 min
55Shots22

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6[a] Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 13 7 +6 6[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 8 15 −7 3[b]
4  Latvia 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3[b]
Source: IIHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sweden 4–3 Finland
  2. ^ a b Switzerland 4–3 Latvia
23 April 2022
14:30		Finland 6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 692
Game reference
Referees:
Germany Marc Iwert
United States Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
Germany Patrick Laguzov
United States John Waleski
33 minPenalties16 min
35Shots19
23 April 2022
18:30		Latvia 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 SwedenErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 854
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
21Shots25
24 April 2022
14:30		Finland 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)		 LatviaErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 683
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
35Shots16
24 April 2022
18:30		Sweden 6–2
(0–0, 1–2, 5–0)		  SwitzerlandErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 946
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
40Shots27
26 April 2022
14:30		Switzerland 4–3
(1–2, 2–1, 1–0)		 LatviaErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 257
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots23
26 April 2022
18:30		Sweden 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 FinlandErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 684
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:[5]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1  United States A 1 9 +17 24 5
2  Sweden B 1 6 +4 12 3
3  Finland B 2 6 +6 13 4
4  Czechia A 2 5 -1 12 7
5  Canada A 3 4 -1 16 1
6   Switzerland B 3 3 -7 8 8
7  Latvia B 4 3 -3 7 9
8  Germany A 4 0 -15 7 10

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
 
          
 
 28 April – Landshut
 
 
1A
 United States		13
 
30 April – Landshut
 
4B
 Latvia		3
 
1
 United States		6
 
 28 April – Landshut
 
4
 Czechia		1
 
2A
 Czechia		8
 
1 May – Landshut
 
3B
  Switzerland		0
 
1
 United States		4
 
 28 April – Kaufbeuren
 
2
 Sweden		6
 
1B
 Sweden		7
 
30 April – Landshut
 
4A
 Germany		1
 
2
 Sweden		2
 
 28 April – Kaufbeuren
 
3
 Finland		1 Bronze Medal Game
 
2B
 Finland (OT)		6
 
1 May – Landshut
 
3A
 Canada		5
 
3
 Finland		4
 
 
4
 Czechia		1
 

Quarterfinals

28 April 2022
14:30		Finland 6–5 OT
(2–2, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 CanadaErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 918
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
35Shots29
28 April 2022
15:30		Czechia 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 505
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
36Shots8
28 April 2022
18:30		Sweden 7–1
(3–0, 1–1, 3–0)		 GermanyErdgas Schwaben Arena, Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 1,703
Game reference
33 minPenalties18 min
46Shots29
28 April 2022
19:30		United States 13–3
(6–1, 3–0, 4–2)		 LatviaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 504
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
64Shots18

Semifinals

30 April 2022
14:30		United States 6–1
(0–1, 5–0, 1–0)		 CzechiaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,389
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
38Shots27
30 April 2022
18:30		Sweden 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 FinlandEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,430
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
23Shots42

Bronze medal game

1 May 2022
14:30		Finland 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 CzechiaEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 1,649
Game reference
2 minPenalties4 min
34Shots27

Gold medal game

1 May 2022
18:30		United States 4–6
(2–2, 1–2, 1–2)		 SwedenEisstadion am Gutenbergweg, Landshut
Attendance: 2,560
Game reference
16 minPenalties14 min
51Shots15

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Sweden 6 5 0 0 1 27 14 +13 15 Champions
2 A  United States 6 5 0 0 1 47 17 +30 15 Runners-up
3 B  Finland 6 3 1 0 2 24 15 +9 11 Third place
4 A  Czechia 6 2 1 0 3 22 23 −1 8 Fourth place
5 A  Canada 4 1 0 2 1 21 23 −2 5 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 8 23 −15 3
7 B  Latvia 4 1 0 0 3 10 23 −13 3
8 A  Germany (H) 4 0 0 0 4 8 29 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Jonathan Lekkerimäki  Sweden 6 5 10 15 +4 4
2 Mattias Hävelid  Sweden 6 4 8 12 +4 0
3 Jiří Kulich  Czech Republic 6 9 2 11 −6 2
4 Isaac Howard  United States 6 6 5 11 +8 2
5 Noah Östlund  Sweden 6 4 6 10 +3 6
6 Logan Cooley  United States 6 3 7 10 +5 4
7 Rutger McGroarty  United States 6 8 1 9 +8 27
8 Cutter Gauthier  United States 6 3 6 9 +3 6
8 Frank Nazar  United States 6 3 6 9 +7 4
8 Liam Öhgren  Sweden 6 3 6 9 +4 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Hugo Hävelid  Sweden 298:28 12 2.41 170 92.94 0
2 Topias Leinonen  Finland 298:32 13 2.61 126 89.68 0
3 Trey Augustine  United States 238:36 11 2.77 93 88.17 0
4 Simon Wolf  Germany 151:35 17 6.73 137 87.59 0
5 Michael Schnattinger  Czech Republic 237:37 15 3.79 118 87.29 1

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Division I

Further information: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.[6][7]

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

Group B

The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 25 April to 1 May 2022.[8][9]

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

Division II

Further information: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.[10][11]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 33 9 +24 12[a] Promoted to the 2023 Division I B
2  Estonia (H) 5 4 0 0 1 24 7 +17 12[a]
3  Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 20 9 +11 11
4  Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 16 21 −5 6
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 6 21 −15 4
6  Serbia 5 0 0 0 5 7 39 −32 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b South Korea 2–1 Estonia

Group B

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.[12][13]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Promoted to the 2023 Division II A
2  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4  Bulgaria (H) 3 0 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
–  China[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
–  Australia[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Notes:
  1. ^ China withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
  2. ^ Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Division III

Further information: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 11 to 17 April 2022.[16][17]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Chinese Taipei 5 4 0 0 1 24 11 +13 12[a] Promoted to the 2023 Division II B
2  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 23 8 +15 12[a]
3  Iceland 5 4 0 0 1 18 12 +6 12[a]
4  Israel 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6
5  Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 22 −14 2
6  Turkey (H) 5 0 0 1 4 8 24 −16 1
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:
  1. ^ a b c Chinese Taipei 3 Pts, +1 GD; Belgium 3 Pts, 0 GD; Iceland 3 Pts, –1 GD

Group B

The tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 to 22 April 2022.[18][19]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 4 4 0 0 0 37 15 +22 12 Promoted to the 2023 Division III A
2  Luxembourg 4 1 0 0 3 20 36 −16 3
3  South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 21 27 −6 3
–  New Zealand[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
–  Hong Kong[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
  2. ^ Hong Kong withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Men's U18 schedule released". IIHF. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ 2022 Top Division official website
  4. ^ 2022 Top Division statistics
  5. ^ "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ 2022 Division I A official website
  7. ^ 2022 Division I A statistics
  8. ^ 2022 Division I B official website
  9. ^ 2022 Division I B statistics
  10. ^ 2022 Division II A official website
  11. ^ 2022 Division II A statistics
  12. ^ 2022 Division II B official website
  13. ^ 2022 Division II B statistics
  14. ^ "China team don't play". IIHF.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Australian teams withdrawn". IIHF.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  16. ^ 2022 Division III A official website
  17. ^ 2022 Division III A statistics
  18. ^ 2022 Division III B official website
  19. ^ 2022 Division III B statistics
  20. ^ "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Hong Kongers won't play this season". IIHF. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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