2022 IIHF World U18 Championships

2022 IIHF U18 World Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	23 April – 1 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up	{{country data United States | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	{{country data Czechia | flaglink/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = men's national ice hockey team | altvar = ice hockey | mw = men's }}
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	167 (8.35 per match)
Attendance	25,047 (1,252 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Jonathan Lekkerimäki (15 points)
MVP	Jiří Kulich
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate 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

Group A (Kaufbeuren)

• Canada (1)
• Finland (4)
• United States (5)
• Switzerland (8)
• Latvia (9)

Group B (Landshut)

• Russia (2)
• Sweden (3)
• Belarus (6)
• Czechia (7)
• Germany (10)

Updated Seeding

Group A (Landshut)

• Canada (1)
• United States (5)
• Czechia (7)
• Germany (10)

Group B (Kaufbeuren)

• Sweden (3)
• Finland (4)
• Switzerland (8)
• Latvia (9)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

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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).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	United States	A	1	9	+17	24	5
2	Sweden	B	1	6	+4	12	3
3	Finland	B	2	6	+6	13	4
4	Czechia	A	2	5	-1	12	7
5	Canada	A	3	4	-1	16	1
6	Switzerland	B	3	3	-7	8	8
7	Latvia	B	4	3	-3	7	9
8	Germany	A	4	0	-15	7	10

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold Medal Game
	28 April – Landshut
	1A United States	13
					30 April – Landshut
	4B Latvia	3
					1 United States	6
	28 April – Landshut
					4 Czechia	1
	2A Czechia	8
									1 May – Landshut
	3B Switzerland	0
									1 United States	4
	28 April – Kaufbeuren
									2 Sweden	6
	1B Sweden	7
					30 April – Landshut
	4A Germany	1
					2 Sweden	2
	28 April – Kaufbeuren
					3 Finland	1			Bronze Medal Game
	2B Finland (OT)	6
									1 May – Landshut
	3A Canada	5
									3 Finland	4
									4 Czechia	1

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Jonathan Lekkerimaki	Sweden	6	5	10	15	+4	4
2	Mattias Havelid	Sweden	6	4	8	12	+4	0
3	Jiri Kulich	Czech Republic	6	9	2	11	−6	2
4	Isaac Howard	United States	6	6	5	11	+8	2
5	Noah Ostlund	Sweden	6	4	6	10	+3	6
6	Logan Cooley	United States	6	3	7	10	+5	4
7	Rutger McGroarty	United States	6	8	1	9	+8	27
8	Cutter Gauthier	United States	6	3	6	9	+3	6
8	Frank Nazar	United States	6	3	6	9	+7	4
8	Liam Ohgren	Sweden	6	3	6	9	+4	2

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	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Hugo Havelid	Sweden	298:28	12	2.41	170	92.94	0
2	Topias Leinonen	Finland	298:32	13	2.61	126	89.68	0
3	Trey Augustine	United States	238:36	11	2.77	93	88.17	0
4	Simon Wolf	Germany	151:35	17	6.73	137	87.59	0
5	Michael Schnattinger	Czech Republic	237:37	15	3.79	118	87.29	1

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

Main article: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship 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

Main article: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia from 3 to 9 April 2022. 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Group B

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 21 to 24 March 2022. 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

Division III

Main article: 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey from 11 to 17 April 2022. 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Group B

The tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 to 22 April 2022. 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III