2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIB
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Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Dates	12–17 September 2022
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	67 (6.7 per match)
Attendance	3,576 (358 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Vito Idžan; (9 points)

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division IIA
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Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Dates	13–19 December 2021
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	87 (5.8 per match)
Attendance	2,740 (183 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Logan Neilson; (8 points)

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries	Romania; Serbia
Dates	13–19 December 2021 (Group A); 12–17 September 2022 (Group B)
Teams	11
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
	← 2021 (cancelled) 2023 →

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. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last 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.^[1]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Italy	placed 6th in Division I B last edition and were relegated
Great Britain	placed 2nd in Division II A last edition
Lithuania	placed 3rd in Division II A last edition
Romania	placed 4th in Division II A last edition
Spain	placed 5th in Division II A last edition
South Korea	placed 1st in Division II B last edition and were promoted

Final standings

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Results

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Logan Neilson	Great Britain	5	6	2	8	+3	2
2	Finley Howells	Great Britain	5	3	5	8	0	4
3	Jack Hopkins	Great Britain	5	2	5	7	+4	6
4	Thomas Galimberti	Italy	5	4	2	6	+3	2
5	Alex Graham	Great Britain	5	3	3	6	–1	4
6	Jang Hee-gon	South Korea	5	3	2	5	+2	4
6	Eimantas Noreika	Lithuania	5	3	2	5	–7	31
8	Tommy Purdeller	Italy	5	2	3	5	+3	10
9	Enrico Larcher	Italy	5	1	4	5	+7	2
9	Lee Yun-suk	South Korea	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)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Carlo Muraro	Italy	150:35	1	98.18	0.40	1
2	Sergi Reina	Spain	182:04	3	96.47	0.99	1
3	Damian Clara	Italy	149:25	3	94.23	1.20	1
4	Lucas Brine	Great Britain	281:05	13	91.50	2.77	0
5	David Ors Mag	Romania	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 would have been played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 15 January 2022.^[1] On 24 December 2021, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.^[2] It is replanned from 12-17 September.^[3]