See main article: 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Luxembourg |
| Country2: | South Africa |
| Dates: | 3–8 April 13–18 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 2021 (cancelled) |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 3 to 8 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 March 2022.[1] [2]
After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their divisions.[3]
The United Arab Emirates secured the top spot in Group A and were promoted to Division II, while South Africa won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.[4] [5]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus were suspended from the 2022 and 2023 editions of the World Championship. In order to fill each group of the World Championships back to their normal amount of teams, the IIHF made the decision following the tournament not to relegate Luxembourg or Bosnia and Herzegovina, who finished last in Groups A and B respectively, but instead to promote Turkey and Thailand, the runners-up of each group.[6]
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III A |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Luxembourg |
| Size: | x240px |
| Dates: | 3–8 April |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 103 |
| Scoring Leader: | Maksim Zakharau |
| Points: | 22 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II B last edition and was relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division III last edition. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III last edition. | ||
| Host, placed 4th in Division III last edition. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division III last edition. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division III Q last edition and was promoted. |
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]
All times are local (UTC+2)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +19 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +14 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +16 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +12 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +13 | 0 | D | ||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +10 | 10 | D |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 10 | 3.33 | 76 | 86.84 | 0 | |
| 220:12 | 22 | 5.99 | 166 | 86.75 | 0 | |
| 152:07 | 12 | 4.73 | 90 | 86.67 | 0 | |
| 199:33 | 14 | 4.21 | 92 | 84.78 | 0 | |
| 233:24 | 21 | 5.40 | 95 | 77.89 | 0 | |
| Position | Player[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Philippe Lepage | |
| Defenceman | Dzmitry Shapavalau | |
| Forward | Serkan Gümüş |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III B |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Size: | x240px |
| Dates: | 13–18 March |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 6 |
| Goals: | 56 |
| Scoring Leader: | Jan Isaksson |
| Points: | 12 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, placed 6th in Division III last edition and was relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division III Q last edition. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III Q last edition. |
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
All times are local (UTC+2)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +9 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −5 | 6 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −3 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 6 | D | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 8 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 8 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245:00 | 17 | 4.16 | 164 | 89.63 | 0 | |
| 245:00 | 12 | 2.94 | 94 | 87.23 | 0 | |
| 239:25 | 26 | 6.52 | 173 | 84.97 | 0 | |
| Position | Player[10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Benjamin Kleinechay | |
| Defenceman | Cameron Birrell | |
| Forward | Uthman Samaai |