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

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021.2022 World Championship Division II A official website2022 World Championship Division II A statistics

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).

Statistics Top 10 scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts +/–PIM 1 Logan Neilson 5 6 2 8 +3 2 2 Finley Howells 5 3 5 8 0 4 3 Jack Hopkins 5 2 5 7 +4 6 4 Thomas Galimberti 5 4 2 6 +3 2 5 Alex Graham 5 3 3 6 –1 4 6 Jang Hee-gon 5 3 2 5 +2 4 6 Eimantas Noreika 5 3 2 5 –7 31 8 Tommy Purdeller 5 2 3 5 +3 10 9 Enrico Larcher 5 1 4 5 +7 2 9 Lee Yun-suk 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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO 1 Carlo Muraro 150:35 1 98.18 0.40 1 2 Sergi Reina 182:04 3 96.47 0.99 1 3 Damian Clara 149:25 3 94.23 1.20 1 4 Lucas Brine 281:05 13 91.50 2.77 0 5 David Ors Mag 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

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. The tournament was rescheduled and was played from 12 to 17 September 2022.2020 World Championship Division II B official website2022 World Championship Division II B statistics

Participating teams Team Qualification hosts; placed 6th in 2020 Division II A and were relegated placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B placed 3rd 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).

Statistics Top 10 Scorers PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts +/–PIM 1 Vito Idžan 4 4 5 9 +6 4 2 Jay Huisman 4 5 3 8 +6 4 3 Lowie Vreys 4 5 1 6 +1 0 4 Marvin Timmer 4 2 4 6 +6 2 4 Tijs Vreys 4 2 4 6 0 12 6 Ante Bebek 4 3 2 5 +7 2 6 Bruno Idžan 4 3 2 5 +6 4 8 Mike Collard 4 2 3 5 +4 6 8 Matija Dinić 4 2 3 5 +1 2 8 Viggó Hlynsson 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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO 1 Almer de Boer 120:00 3 93.75 1.50 1 2 Ivan Mikulić 180:00 6 91.04 2.00 0 3 Akim Padalica 244:07 10 90.00 2.46 0 4 Johann Ragnarsson 182:25 12 88.79 3.95 0 5 Jelle Lievens 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

References

External links Official website of IIHF