See main article: 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division IV |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Dates: | 3–8 March |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 115 |
| Points: | 20 |
| Website: | Website |
| Prevseason: | 2021 (cancelled) |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 8 March 2022.[1] [2]
This was the first edition of the Division IV tournament, which had been cancelled the previous two years.[3]
Kyrgyzstan won the tournament, earning promotion to Division III Group B for 2023.[4] Iran, Singapore and Malaysia were also promoted with Kuwait continuing to participate in Division IV.
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 5th in Division III Q in 2019. | ||
| Host, placed 6th in Division III Q in 2019. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. | ||
| Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. |
Two referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
All times are local (UTC+6)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +20 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +17 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +16 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +12 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +11 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +19 | 4 | D | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +16 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 8 | D | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 4 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116:36 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 100.00 | 0 | ||
| 211:30 | 15 | 4.26 | 131 | 88.55 | 1 | ||
| 98:04 | 8 | 4.89 | 55 | 85.45 | 0 | ||
| 141:56 | 12 | 5.07 | 70 | 82.86 | 0 | ||
| 216:13 | 29 | 8.05 | 169 | 82.84 | 0 |
| Position | Player[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Joshua Shao Ern Lee | |
| Defenceman | Farzad Houshidari | |
| Forward | Sultan Ismanov |