The 2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 25 June and 2 July at Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena in Bangkok, Thailand,2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship official website, www.iihf.com and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior" player in this tournament, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.
Thailand won its first U20 Asia and Oceania Championship and its first gold medal ever on home ice after defeating Singapore 4–3 in the gold medal game. Hong Kong won the bronze medal after a 6–5 victory over the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia finished in 5th place, while the Philippines finished in 6th place after being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them to withdraw partway through the tournament and forfeit their last two games.
Participating teams Group A Team 2019 result Won gold medal in 2019. Won bronze medal in 2019. Finished 4th place in 2019. Host, winners of Division I in 2019.
Group B Team 2019 Results Finished 3rd in Division I in 2019. Did not participate in 2019. Last participation in 2018. No previous participation. No previous participation.
Match officials 5 referees and 8 linesmen were selected for the tournament.2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship officials
Referees Yahya Al-Jneibi Yu Jin Ang Park Jae-Hyung Aomsim Ukbolluck Mohamad Faris Hakimin Yusoff
Linesmen Ahmed Al-Farsi Ekkaphol Attaprachar Arnupap Charoenrak Yong Elbert Cheah Jien Yang Chua Qiwei Huang Edmond Ng Jakkrit Songleksing
Tournament format The teams were assigned to two tiered groups. Top four seeded teams played in Group A, the other teams in Group B. The best two teams from Group A advanced directly to the semifinals; the third and fourth team from Group A along with the best two teams from Group B advanced to the quarterfinals.
Preliminary round All times are in Thailand Standard Time, (UTC+7).
Group A
Group B
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
5th place game
7th place game
Semifinals
3rd place game
Final
Final ranking
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