The following were the events of ice hockey for the year 2022 throughout the world.
Winter Olympics and Paralympics The 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics took place in Beijing, China. February 9 – 20: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament defeats 2–1 to win their first Olympic gold medal. defeats 4–0 to win the bronze medal. February 3 – 17: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament defeats 3–2 to win their fifth Olympic gold medal. defeats 4–0 to win the bronze medal.
March 5 – 13: Para ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Paralympics defeats 5–0 to win their fifth gold medal. defeats 4–0 to win the bronze medal.
IIHF World Championships 2022 World Ice Hockey Divisions for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) took place between December 12, 2021 and September 17, 2022.
Russia and Belarus were indefinitely suspended from international competition by the IIHF on February 28, 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Due to the suspensions of and , no relegations took place at any level. August 9 – 20: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Canada defeated , 3–2 in overtime, to win their 19th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title. defeated , 3–1, to win the bronze medal. The tournament was originally partly played from December 26 to December 29, 2021, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreaks on multiple teams. The tournament was rescheduled for August, with results and statistics from December nullified. Russia, which was suspended from international competition in between the two iterations of the tournament, was replaced by for the rescheduled edition.
Divisions The suspensions of Russia and Belarus also resulted in additional promotions. December 12, 2021 – December 18, 2021: Division I – Group A in Hørsholm, Denmark Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Belarus and Latvia were promoted to the Top Division for 2023; however, Belarus was removed after their suspension from international competition. In addition to their promotion for 2023, Latvia also took Russia's place in the rescheduled 2022 Top Division tournament. December 12, 2021 – December 18, 2021: Division I – Group B in Tallinn, Estonia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. France and Slovenia were promoted to Division I – Group A for 2023. December 13, 2021 – December 19, 2021: Division II – Group A in Brașov, Romania Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Italy and South Korea were promoted to Division I – Group B for 2023. July 22 – 30: Division III in Querétaro, Mexico defeated , 5–4 in overtime, to win the tournament. Chinese Taipei and Mexico were promoted to Division II – Group B for 2023. September 12 – 17: Division II – Group B in Belgrade, Serbia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Croatia and the Netherlands were promoted to Division II – Group A for 2023.
IIHF World Championship May 13 – 29: 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland defeated , 4–3 in overtime, to win their fourth World Championship title. defeated the , 8–4, to win the bronze medal. and were relegated to Division I – Group A for 2023.
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The suspensions of and resulted in no relegations below the Top Division; there were also additional promotions. March 3 – 8: Division IV in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Singapore, and Malaysia were promoted to Division III – Group B for 2023. March 13 – 18: Division III – Group B in Cape Town, South Africa Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. South Africa and Thailand were promoted to Division III – Group A for 2023. April 3 – 8: Division III – Group A in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. The United Arab Emirates and Turkey were promoted to Division II – Group B for 2023. April 18 – 23: Division II – Group B in Reykjavík, Iceland Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Iceland and Georgia were promoted to Division II – Group A for 2023. April 25 – 30: Division II – Group A in Zagreb, Croatia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. 4. , 5. , 6. China and the Netherlands were promoted to Division I – Group B for 2023. April 26 – May 1: Division I – Group B in Tychy, Poland Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. Poland was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2023. May 3 – 8: Division I – Group A in Ljubljana, Slovenia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. Slovenia and Hungary were promoted to the Top Division for 2023.
IIHF World U18 Championships Due to the suspensions of and from international competition, no relegations took place at any level. April 23 – May 1: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany defeated the , 6–4, to win their second World U18 Championship title. defeated , 4–1, to win the bronze medal.
Divisions March 21 – 24: Division II – Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ,Team withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 6. Croatia and Spain were promoted to Division II – Group A for 2023. April 3 – 9: Division II – Group A in Tallinn, Estonia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. South Korea and Estonia were promoted to Division I – Group B for 2023. April 11 – 17: Division I – Group A in Piešťany, Slovakia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Slovakia and Norway were promoted to the Top Division for 2023. April 11 – 17: Division III – Group A in Istanbul, Turkey Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Chinese Taipei and Belgium were promoted to Division II – Group B for 2023. April 17 – 22: Division III – Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg were promoted to Division III – Group A for 2023. April 25 – May 1: Division I – Group B in Asiago, Italy Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Hungary and Ukraine were promoted to Division I – Group A for 2023.
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship June 6 – 13: 2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Madison, United States defeated the , 3–2, to win their sixth World Women's U18 Championship title. defeated , 3–0, to win the bronze medal. was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2023.
Divisions The suspensions of and resulted in no relegations within Division I. April 3 – 8: Division I – Group A in Győr, Hungary Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. Japan was promoted to the Top Division for 2023. June 27 – July 5: Division II in Istanbul, Turkey defeated in the final. Spain was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2023. and were relegated to Division II – Group B for 2023. September 6 – 11: Division I – Group B in Radenthein, Austria Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Austria was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2023.
IIHF Women's World Championship August 25 – September 4: 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark defeated the , 2–1, to win their 12th Women's World Championship title. defeated , 4–2, to win the bronze medal. was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2023.
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The suspensions of and resulted in no relegations below the Top Division; there were also additional promotions. April 3 – 8: Division II – Group A in Jaca, Spain Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Great Britain was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2023. April 4 – 7: Division III – Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. ,Ukraine withdrew due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine 6. Belgium was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2023. April 8 – 14: Division I – Group B in Katowice, Poland Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. China was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2023. April 24 – 30: Division I – Group A in Angers, France Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. France was promoted to the Top Division for 2023. May 17 – 22: Division II – Group B in Zagreb, Croatia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Iceland was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2023. May 22 – 25: Division III – Group B in Belgrade, Serbia Final Round Robin placements: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. Iran withdrew from the tournament to avoid playing against Israel. Estonia was promoted to Division III – Group A for 2023.
National Hockey League (NHL) July 21, 2021: 2021 NHL expansion draft at Gas Works Park in Seattle The Seattle Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team. October 12, 2021 – May 1: 2021–22 NHL season Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference regular-season winners: Florida Panthers Western Conference regular-season winners: Colorado Avalanche Art Ross Trophy winner: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) January 1: 2022 Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis The St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild, 6–4. February 5: 2022 All-Star Game at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise All-Star Game: Team Metropolitan defeated Team Central, 5–3. All-Star Game MVP: Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers) Accuracy Shooting: Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes) Breakaway Challenge: Alex Pietrangelo (Vegas Golden Knights) Fastest Skater: Jordan Kyrou (St. Louis Blues) Fountain Face-off: Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) Hardest Shot: Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning) NHL 21 in '22: Joe Pavelski (Dallas Stars) Save Streak: Jack Campbell (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning) February 26: 2022 Stadium Series at Nissan Stadium in Nashville The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Nashville Predators, 3–2. March 13: 2022 Heritage Classic at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5–2. May 2 – June 26: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs June 26: The Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals to win their third Stanley Cup. July 7 & 8: 2022 NHL entry draft at Bell Centre in Montreal #1: Juraj Slafkovsky (to the Montreal Canadiens from HC TPS)
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) September 1, 2021 – January 14: 2021–22 KHL season The regular season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Winter Olympic break, having initially been scheduled to finish on March1. March 1 – April 30: 2022 Gagarin Cup playoffs Jokerit and Dinamo Riga withdrew from the KHL in late February due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Jokerit forfeiting its playoff series against Spartak Moscow. April 30: CSKA Moscow defeats Metallurg Magnitogorsk four games to three in the Gagarin Cup Finals to win their second Gagarin Cup.
North America American Hockey League (AHL) October 15, 2021 – April 30: 2021–22 AHL season Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy & Central Division winners: Chicago Wolves Atlantic Division winners: Charlotte Checkers North Division winners: Utica Comets Pacific Division winners: Stockton Heat May 2 – June 25: 2022 Calder Cup playoffs June 25: The Chicago Wolves defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds four games to one to win their third Calder Cup title.
ECHL October 21, 2021 – April 17: 2021–22 ECHL season Brabham Cup & Central Division winners: Toledo Walleye North Division winners: Reading Royals South Division winners: Florida Everblades Mountain Division winners: Utah Grizzlies April 20 – June 11: 2022 Kelly Cup playoffs June 11: The Florida Everblades defeated the Toledo Walleye four games to one to win their second Kelly Cup title.
Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) November 6, 2021 – March 20: 2021–22 PHF season March 25 – March 28: 2022 PHF playoffs