2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II explained

Tourney Name:	IIHF U20 World Championship Division II
Year:	2022
Country:	Romania
Country2:	Serbia
Dates:	13–19 December 2021 12–17 September 2022
Num Teams:	11
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Prevseason:	2020 ← 2021 (cancelled)
Nextseason:	2023

See also: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. Due to the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, the following changes in promotions and relegations were made: The top two teams were promoted to a higher division and no team was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.

Division II A

Tourney Name:	IIHF U20 World Championship Division II A
Year:	2022
Size:	x240px
Country:	Romania
City:	Brașov
Dates:	13–19 December 2021
Num Teams:	6
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Games:	15
Goals:	87
Attendance:	2740
Scoring Leader:	Logan Neilson
Points:	8
Website:	www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
	placed 6th in 2020 Division I B and were relegated
	placed 2nd in 2020 Division II A
	placed 3rd in 2020 Division II A
	hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division II A
	placed 5th in 2020 Division II A
	placed 1st in 2020 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

width=30	Pos	width=165	Player	width=125	Country	width=30	GP	width=30	G	width=30	A	width=30	Pts	width=30	+/–	width=30	PIM
1			5	6	2	8	+3	2
2			5	3	5	8	0	4
3			5	2	5	7	+4	6
4			5	4	2	6	+3	2
5			5	3	3	6	–1	4
6			5	3	2	5	+2	4
6			5	3	2	5	–7	31
8			5	2	3	5	+3	10
9			5	1	4	5	+7	2
9			5	1	4	5	+3	0

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)

width=30	Pos	width=165	Player	width=125	Country	width=20	TOI	width=20	GA	width=20	Sv%	width=20	GAA	width=20	SO
1			150:35	1	98.18	0.40	1
2			182:04	3	96.47	0.99	1
3			149:25	3	94.23	1.20	1
4			281:05	13	91.50	2.77	0
5			297:50	19	91.48	3.83	0

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

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Carlo Muraro
• Defenceman: Park Jun-seo
• Forward: Finley Howells

Source: IIHF

Division II B

Tourney Name:	IIHF U20 World Championship Division IIB
Year:	2022
Size:	x240px
Country:	Serbia
City:	Belgrade
Dates:	12–17 September 2022
Num Teams:	5
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Games:	10
Goals:	67
Attendance:	3576
Scoring Leader:	Vito Idžan
Points:	9
Website:	www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was originally supposed to be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 15 January 2022. On 24 December 2021, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.^[3] The tournament was rescheduled and was played from 12 to 17 September 2022.^{[4] [5]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
	hosts; placed 6th in 2020 Division II A and were relegated
	placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B
	placed 3th in 2020 Division II B
	placed 4th in 2020 Division II B
	placed 5th in 2020 Division II B
	placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

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Statistics

Top 10 Scorers

width=30	Pos	width=165	Player	width=125	Country	width=30	GP	width=30	G	width=30	A	width=30	Pts	width=30	+/–	width=30	PIM
1			4	4	5	9	+6	4
2			4	5	3	8	+6	4
3			4	5	1	6	+1	0
4			4	2	4	6	+6	2
4			4	2	4	6	0	12
6			4	3	2	5	+7	2
6			4	3	2	5	+6	4
8			4	2	3	5	+4	6
8			4	2	3	5	+1	2
8			4	2	3	5	−3	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)

width=30	Pos	width=165	Player	width=125	Country	width=20	TOI	width=20	GA	width=20	Sv%	width=20	GAA	width=20	SO
1			120:00	3	93.75	1.50	1
2			180:00	6	91.04	2.00	0
3			244:07	10	90.00	2.46	0
4			182:25	12	88.79	3.95	0
5			240:00	21	88.14	5.25	0

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

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Akim Padalica
• Defenceman: Wesley de Bruijn
• Forward: Vito Idžan

External links

• Official website of IIHF

Notes and References

1. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm20iia 2022 World Championship Division II A official website
2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/44/ 2022 World Championship Division II A statistics
3. Web site: IIHF – January tournaments cancelled. IIHF. 24 December 2021.
4. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm20iib 2020 World Championship Division II B official website
5. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/45/ 2022 World Championship Division II B statistics

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