The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2023 competition. On 28 February the IIHF "suspended all Russian and Belarusian National Teams and Clubs from participation in every age category and in all IIHF competitions or events until further notice", which resulted in a reformatting of the tournament. Due to the suspensions there are two open spots in the top division, two teams can be promoted for 2023 and no team will be relegated. Additionally, all eight teams will qualify for the QF round and will be reseeded according to their tournament ranking.

Sweden won their second world championship by beating USA in the final with score 6–4. Finland won bronze by beating Czechia in the bronze medal game with score 4–1.

Top Division

The tournament was held from 23 April to 1 May 2022 in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

Seeding

Due to the suspension of Russia and Belarus, the groups were reseeded.

Original Seeding

Updated Seeding

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships).

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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)

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

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

Group B

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

Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.

Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 11 to 17 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 to 22 April 2022.

References