2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

See also: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovakia Italy
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	11–17 April (Group A) 25 April – 1 May (Group B)
Teams	12

The 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division I A

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–17 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance	14,396 (960 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Martin Johnsen (14 points)

The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Slovakia	hosts, placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and were relegated
Kazakhstan	placed 2nd in 2019 Division I A
Denmark	placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A
Norway	placed 4th in 2019 Division I A
France	placed 5th in 2019 Division I A
Japan	placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Slovakia (H)	5	5	0	0	0	27	11	+16	15	Promoted to the 2023 Top Division
2	Norway	5	4	0	0	1	26	12	+14	12
3	France	5	3	0	0	2	16	17	−1	9
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	0	3	15	23	−8	6
5	Denmark	5	1	0	0	4	14	16	−2	3
6	Japan	5	0	0	0	5	8	27	−19	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 April 2022 12:00

France

4–3 (2–1, 0–1, 2–1)

Denmark

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 112

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	38

11 April 2022 15:30

Norway

9–2 (2–0, 2–1, 5–1)

Kazakhstan

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 105

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	38

11 April 2022 19:00

Japan

2–8 (0–2, 1–4, 1–2)

Slovakia

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 1,714

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	53

---

12 April 2022 12:00

Kazakhstan

2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2)

France

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 90

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	42	Shots	36

12 April 2022 15:30

Denmark

6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0)

Japan

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 110

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	24

12 April 2022 19:00

Slovakia

5–2 (1–2, 3–0, 1–0)

Norway

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,646

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	35	Shots	29

---

14 April 2022 12:00

Japan

2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2)

Norway

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 139

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	38

14 April 2022 15:30

Kazakhstan

4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Denmark

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 182

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	19

14 April 2022 19:00

Slovakia

6–3 (1–0, 3–3, 2–0)

France

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,738

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	51	Shots	28

---

15 April 2022 12:00

Kazakhstan

4–3 (0–2, 1–0, 3–1)

Japan

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 183

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	21

15 April 2022 15:30

Norway

6–1 (4–1, 1–0, 1–0)

France

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 374

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	16

15 April 2022 19:00

Denmark

1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Slovakia

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,738

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	17	Shots	35

---

17 April 2022 12:00

France

4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Japan

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 168

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	28

17 April 2022 15:30

Denmark

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Norway

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 319

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	35 min
	25	Shots	26

17 April 2022 19:00

Slovakia

5–3 (1–0, 1–1, 3–2)

Kazakhstan

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 2,778

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	27

Division I B

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25 April – 1 May
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	98 (6.53 per game)
Attendance	3,229 (215 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Mykyta Sydorenko (10 points)

The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 25 April to 1 May 2022.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Ukraine	placed 6th in 2019 Division I A and were relegated
Austria	placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B
Hungary	placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B
Italy	hosts, placed 4th in 2019 Division I B
Slovenia	placed 5th in 2019 Division I B
Poland	placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	19	3	+16	15	Promoted to the 2023 Division I A
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	0	1	30	11	+19	12
3	Italy (H)	5	3	0	0	2	15	18	−3	9
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	0	3	12	12	0	6
5	Austria	5	1	0	0	4	11	24	−13	3
6	Poland	5	0	0	0	5	11	30	−19	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April 2022 12:30

Poland

1–6 (0–1, 0–1, 1–4)

Ukraine

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 70

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	21	Shots	33

25 April 2022 16:00

Slovenia

0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 110

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	25

25 April 2022 19:30

Italy

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Austria

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 363

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	45

---

26 April 2022 12:30

Hungary

5–2 (2–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 107

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	23

26 April 2022 16:00

Austria

1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Slovenia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 86

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	25

26 April 2022 19:30

Ukraine

6–3 (1–2, 4–1, 1–0)

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 250

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	25

---

28 April 2022 12:30

Austria

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 110

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	21

28 April 2022 16:00

Poland

5–8 (2–3, 1–4, 2–1)

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 190

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	27

28 April 2022 19:30

Ukraine

5–1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Slovenia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 200

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	26

---

29 April 2022 12:30

Austria

5–2 (1–0, 3–2, 1–0)

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 136

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	45	Shots	14

29 April 2022 16:00

Hungary

2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Ukraine

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 313

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	20	Shots	34

29 April 2022 19:30

Italy

2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Slovenia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 430

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	21

---

1 May 2022 12:30

Ukraine

12–4 (4–0, 5–2, 3–2)

Austria

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 344

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	39 min
	39	Shots	32

1 May 2022 16:00

Slovenia

6–1 (3–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	14

1 May 2022 19:30

Hungary

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Attendance: 520

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	24