2022 IIHF World Championship Division II

{{Short description|Ice Hockey world championships}}

{{main|2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships}}

{{Infobox international ice hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship
Division II

| year = 2022

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Croatia

| country2 = Iceland

| dates = 25–30 April
18–23 April

| num_teams = 10

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| prevseason = 2021 (cancelled)

| nextseason = 2023

}}

The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 25 to 30 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 23 April 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26301/u18_worlds_in_germany|title=U18 Worlds in Germany|date=5 June 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=5 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM&selectedSeason=2022&tournamentCategory=worlds|title=Tournaments|date=10 August 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=10 August 2021}}

After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their respective groups.{{Cite web|last=Steiss|first=Adam|date=18 November 2020|title=IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2020|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118160111/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations |archive-date=18 November 2020 }}

China won Group A and got promoted to Division IB, while Iceland won Group B and got promoted to Group A.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia/news/33287/china_marching_to_gold|title=China marching to gold|date=1 May 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=1 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib/news/33002/gold_for_iceland|title=Gold for Iceland|date=24 April 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=24 April 2022}}

In order to fill each group of the World Championships back to their normal amount of teams, the IIHF made the decision following the tournament not to relegate Israel or Mexico, who finished last in Groups A and B respectively, but instead to promote the Netherlands and Georgia, the runners-up of each group.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26|title=IIHF - To Tampere/Riga in '23; to Switzerland in '26|date=27 May 2022|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=30 May 2022}}

Group A tournament

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II A

| year = 2022

| country = Croatia

| image = 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II A logo.png

| size = x240px

| dates = 25–30 April

| num_teams = 5

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 10

| goals = 70

| attendance = {{#expr: 10 + 13 + 15 + 10 + 14 + 6 + 9 + 22 + 12 + 23}}

| scoring_leader = {{ihicon|CHN}} Fu Shuai
{{ihicon|NED}} Nick Verschuren

| points = 10

| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiia Website]

}}

=Participants=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Qualification

{{ih|NED}}

|Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated.

{{ih|CRO}}

|Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition.

{{ih|AUS}}

|Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition.

{{ih|ESP}}

|Placed 4th in Division II A last edition.

{{ih|CHN}}

|Placed 5th in Division II A last edition.

{{ih|ISR}}

|Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted.

=Match officials=

Three referees and five linesmen are selected for the tournament.[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002000_35B_1_0.pdf IIA game officials]

class="wikitable" width=600px
RefereesLinesmen
*{{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen

  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk
  • {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek
*{{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
  • {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković
  • {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi
  • {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés
  • {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant
  • =Standings=

    {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

    |update=complete

    |source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

    |team_order=CHN, NED, CRO, ESP, ISR, AUS

    |win_NED=3 |OTwin_NED=0 |OTloss_NED=0 |loss_NED=1 |gf_NED=19|ga_NED=10 |status_NED=P

    |win_CRO=1 |OTwin_CRO=1 |OTloss_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=2 |gf_CRO=9 |ga_CRO=12 |status_CRO=H

    |win_AUS=0 |OTwin_AUS=0 |OTloss_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=0 |gf_AUS=0 |ga_AUS=0

    |win_ESP=1 |OTwin_ESP=0 |OTloss_ESP=1 |loss_ESP=2 |gf_ESP=10|ga_ESP=12

    |win_CHN=4 |OTwin_CHN=0 |OTloss_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=0 |gf_CHN=28|ga_CHN=4 |status_CHN=P

    |win_ISR=0 |OTwin_ISR=0 |OTloss_ISR=0 |loss_ISR=4 |gf_ISR=4 |ga_ISR=32

    |note_AUS=Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/31593/australian_teams_withdrawn|title=Australian teams withdrawn|date=22 January 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=22 January 2022}}

    |name_NED={{ih|NED}}

    |name_CRO={{ih|CRO}}

    |name_AUS={{ih|AUS}}

    |name_ESP={{ih|ESP}}

    |name_CHN={{ih|CHN}}

    |name_ISR={{ih|ISR}}

    |class_rules = 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.

    |result1=PR |result2=PR |result6=WD

    |res_col_header=PR

    |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to the 2023 Division I B

    |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to the 2023 Division II B

    |col_WD=black1 |text_WD=Withdrawn

    }}

    =Results=

    All times are local (UTC+2)

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 25 April 2022

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|NED}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

    | score = 5–3

    | periods = (2–0, 2–1, 1–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002901_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Martijn Oosterwijk

    | goalie2 = Raul Barbo
    Ignacio García

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 5–3

    | goals1 = Van der Schuit (Stempher, Verschuren) – 03:16 / Van der Schuit (Stempher, Verschuren) (PP) – 10:38 / Vogelaar (Verschuren, Van der Schuit) (PP) – 20:34 / Verschuren (Van der Schuit) – 22:22 / Collard (Heutmekers, Van Gorp) – 54:52

    | goals2 = 28:03 – Lasuen (Encinar) / 49:43 – Capillas (Baldris) / 50:33 – González (Fernández) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek

    | linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 10

    | shots1 = 23

    | shots2 = 24

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 25 April 2022

    | time = 19:45

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

    | score = 1–5

    | periods = (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002902_74_4_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Nir Tichon

    | goalie2 = Vilim Rosandić

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5

    | goals1 = Sherbatov (Ben Tov) – 51:46

    | goals2 = 05:33 – Bebek (Kramarić, Marinković) / 20:47 – Dobrić (Tadić, Rosandić) / 33:50 – Puzić (Šakić, Smolec) (PP) / 45:12 – Puzić (Fičur, Šakić) / 59:40 – Šakić (Fičur, Smolec) (EN)

    | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 13

    | shots1 = 22

    | shots2 = 84

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

    ----

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 26 April 2022

    | time = 17:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

    | score = 14–1

    | periods = (4–0, 5–0, 5–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002903_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Yongli Ouban

    | goalie2 = Yehonatan Reisinger

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 10–0 / 11–0 / 11–1 / 12–1 / 13–1 / 14–1

    | goals1 = Fu S. (Fu J., Luo) – 02:56 / Fu S. (Jieke) – 03:49 / Ruian (Ye, Fu J.) (PP) – 09:07 / Fu J. (Fu S., Luo) – 15:30 / Fu S. (Fu J., Jieke) – 25:01 / Yan J. (Chen) – 28:55 / Yan J. (Guo, Liu) – 29:44 / Jieke (Wang) – 32:09 / Jian (Zhang, Yuan) – 32:28 / Luo (Fu S., Zheng) – 45:15 / Shen (Wang, Ye) – 52:17 / Yan J. (Guo) – 55:06 / Luo (Fu J., Fu S.) – 58:29 / Yan J. (Yuan) – 59:07

    | goals2 = 53:20 – Spektor

    | official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 15

    | shots1 = 56

    | shots2 = 18

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 4

    }}

    ----

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    | bg =

    | date = 27 April 2022

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}

    | team2 = {{ih|NED}}

    | score = 5–1

    | periods = (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002904_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Yongli Ouban

    | goalie2 = Ruud Leeuwesteijn

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1

    | goals1 = Jian (Fu S., Jieke) – 17:43 / Shen (Ruian, Wang) – 19:50 / Ye (Wang, Jieke) – 25:02 / Wang (Ruian) – 46:36 / Fu S. (Fu J.) – 57:04

    | goals2 = 36:17 – Verschuren (Muller, Van der Schuit) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 10

    | shots1 = 52

    | shots2 = 17

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | bg =

    | date = 27 April 2022

    | time = 19:45

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

    | score = 1–0 {{small|GWS}}

    | periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
    (OT: 0–0)
    (SO: 1–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002905_74_5_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Vilim Rosandić

    | goalie2 = Ignacio García

    | progression =

    | goals1 =

    | goals2 =

    | soshots1 = Kanaet {{SOgoal}} / Dobrić {{SOgoal}} / Smolec {{SOmiss}} / Fičur {{SOmiss}} / Jarčov {{SOmiss}} / Puzić {{SOmiss}} / Šakić {{SOgoal}}

    | soshots2 = {{SOgoal}} Granell / {{SOmiss}} Capillas / {{SOmiss}} Cerdà / {{SOgoal}} Mendizábal / {{SOmiss}} Carbonell / {{SOmiss}} Granell / {{SOmiss}} Mendizábal

    | official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 14

    | shots1 = 35

    | shots2 = 31

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

    ----

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 28 April 2022

    | time = 19:45

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|NED}}

    | score = 0–7

    | periods = (0–1, 0–3, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002906_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Nir Tichon

    | goalie2 = Martijn Oosterwijk

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7

    | goals1 =

    | goals2 = 16:38 – Verkiel (Van der Schuit, Stempher) / 20:06 – Stempher (Van der Schuit, Verschuren) / 24:01 – Hofland / 37:16 – Verschuren (Vogelaar, Stempher) (PP) / 47:04 – Heutmekers (Doop, Collard) / 49:37 – Heutmekers (Collard) / 56:50 – Vogelaar (Stempher, Muller)

    | official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 6

    | shots1 = 18

    | shots2 = 68

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 14

    }}

    ----

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 29 April 2022

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

    | score = 6–2

    | periods = (1–0, 4–0, 1–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002907_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Ignacio García

    | goalie2 = Yehonatan Reisinger

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2

    | goals1 = Fernández (Torralba, Rubio) – 19:25 / Granell (Baldris, Fuentes) (PP) – 21:42 / Lasuen (Rubio, Torralba) – 26:05 / Carbonell (Cerdà, Baldris) – 28:37 / Carbonell (Cerdà, Baldris) – 30:14 / Mendizábal (González) – 41:33

    | goals2 = 40:28 – Milner (Sherbatov, Kozhevnikov) (SH) / 51:17 – Spektor Sherbatov, Milner)

    | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 9

    | shots1 = 77

    | shots2 = 9

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 29 April 2022

    | time = 19:45

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CHN}}

    | score = 1–5

    | periods = (0–0, 0–4, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002908_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Vito Nikolić

    | goalie2 = Yongli Ouban

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5

    | goals1 = Fičur (Šakić, Tadić) – 52:36

    | goals2 = 25:09 – Shen (Wang, Ye) / 29:27 – Jian (Zhang, Yuan) / 31:04 – Fu J. (Jieke) (PP) / 36:34 – Fu J. (Zhou, Ruian) / 44:25 – Jieke (Jian, Zhou)

    | official = {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Kaczmarek

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 22

    | shots1 = 23

    | shots2 = 40

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 4

    }}

    ----

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 30 April 2022

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CHN}}

    | score = 1–4

    | periods = (1–0, 0–1, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002909_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Raul Barbo

    | goalie2 = Yongli Ouban

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4

    | goals1 = Capillas (Granell, Meyerson) – 07:23

    | goals2 = 38:25 – Ye (Zhou) / 44:17 – Luo (Jieke, Fu S.) / 44:57 – Ye (Fu J., Ruian) (PP) / 58:59 – Luo (Fu J., Fu S.) (EN)

    | official = {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Christensen

    | linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Barnabás Fényi

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Šaković

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 12

    | shots1 = 33

    | shots2 = 34

    | penalties1 = 2

    | penalties2 = 33

    }}

    {{Ice hockey box

    | bg =

    | date = 30 April 2022

    | time = 19:45

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|NED}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

    | score = 6–2

    | periods = (2–0, 2–2, 2–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002910_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Ruud Leeuwesteijn

    | goalie2 = Vilim Rosandić

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2

    | goals1 = Van der Schuit (Van Gorp) – 03:14 / Stempher (Verschuren, Van der Schuit) (PP) – 11:09 / Stempher (Verschuren) – 31:26 / Verschuren (Muller, Verkiel) – 33:15 / Verkiel (Sikma) (SH) – 49:53 / Collard (Heutmekers, Verkiel) – 55:36

    | goals2 = 30:54 – Marinković (Dobrić, Brenčun) (PP) / 37:41 – Idzan

    | official = {{flagicon|LTU}} Vitalijus Sevruk

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SVN}} Anže Bergant

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľudovít Šoltés

    | stadium = Dvorana Velesajam, Zagreb

    | attendance = 23

    | shots1 = 38

    | shots2 = 30

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

    =Statistics=

    ==Scoring leaders==

    List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !GP

    !G

    !A

    !Pts

    !+/−

    !PIM

    !POS

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Fu Shuai44610+102F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|NED}} Nick Verschuren44610+62F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Fu Jiang43710+110F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|NED}} Raymond van der Schuit4369+64F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|NED}} Danny Stempher4368+60F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Jieke Kailiaosi4268+112D
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Luo Jia4426+90F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Ye Jinguang4336+50F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Wang Taile4156+60F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Ruian Sipulaoer4145+80D

    GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002000_85B_10_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    ==Goaltending leaders==

    Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !TOI

    !GA

    !GAA

    !SA

    !Sv%

    !SO

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CHN}} Yongli Ouban240:0041.009195.600
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ESP}} Ignacio García161:1831.125694.641
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|NED}} Martijn Oosterwijk120:0031.504292.861
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISR}} Nir Tichon117:59115.5915192.720
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CRO}} Vilim Rosandić185:0072.279192.311

    TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002000_85A_10_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    =Awards=

    class="wikitable"
    PositionPlayer{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/2/IHM002000_85I_1_0.pdf|title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA|website=IIHF|access-date=30 April 2022}}
    Goaltender{{ihicon|CRO}} Vilim Rosandić
    Defenceman{{ihicon|NED}} Jordy Verkiel
    Forward{{ihicon|CHN}} Fu Jiang

    Group B tournament

    {{Infobox international hockey competition

    | tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II B

    | year = 2022

    | country = Iceland

    | image = 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II B logo.png

    | size = x240px

    | dates = 18–23 April

    | num_teams = 5

    | venues = 1

    | cities = 1

    | games = 10

    | goals = 83

    | attendance = {{#expr: 500 + 70 + 100 + 357 + + 37 + 37 + 678 + 43 + 1120}}

    | scoring_leader = {{ihicon|GEO}} Nikita Bukiya

    | points = 11

    | website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wmiib Website]

    }}

    =Participants=

    class="wikitable"
    Team

    ! Qualification

    {{ih|BEL}}

    |Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated.

    {{ih|ISL}}

    |Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition.

    {{ih|NZL}}

    |Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition.

    {{ih|GEO}}

    |Placed 4th in Division II B last edition.

    {{ih|MEX}}

    |Placed 5th in Division II B last edition.

    {{ih|BUL}}

    |Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted.

    =Match officials=

    Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004000_35B_1_0.pdf IIB game officials]

    class="wikitable" width=600px
    RefereesLinesmen
    *{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre

    • {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton
    • {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Korte
    *{{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
  • {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook
  • {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
  • {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
  • {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen
  • =Standings=

    {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

    |update=complete

    |source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

    |team_order=ISL, GEO, BEL, BUL, MEX, NZL

    |win_BEL=2 |OTwin_BEL=0 |OTloss_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=2 |gf_BEL=22|ga_BEL=8

    |win_ISL=4 |OTwin_ISL=0 |OTloss_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=0 |gf_ISL=25|ga_ISL=7 |status_ISL=HP

    |win_NZL=0 |OTwin_NZL=0 |OTloss_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=0 |gf_NZL=0 |ga_NZL=0

    |win_GEO=3 |OTwin_GEO=0 |OTloss_GEO=0 |loss_GEO=1 |gf_GEO=21|ga_GEO=11|status_GEO=P

    |win_MEX=0 |OTwin_MEX=0 |OTloss_MEX=0 |loss_MEX=4 |gf_MEX=4 |ga_MEX=24

    |win_BUL=1 |OTwin_BUL=0 |OTloss_BUL=0 |loss_BUL=3 |gf_BUL=11|ga_BUL=33

    |note_NZL=New Zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/31689/new_zealand_withdraws|title=New Zealand withdraws|date=2 February 2022|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=2 February 2022}}

    |name_BEL={{ih|BEL}}

    |name_ISL={{ih|ISL}}

    |name_NZL={{ih|NZL}}

    |name_GEO={{ih|GEO}}

    |name_MEX={{ih|MEX}}

    |name_BUL={{ih|BUL}}

    |class_rules = 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.

    |result1=PR |result2=PR |result6=WD

    |res_col_header=PR

    |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to the 2023 Division II A

    |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to the 2023 Division III A

    |col_WD=black1 |text_WD=Withdrawn

    }}

    =Results=

    All times are local (UTC±0)

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    | date = 18 April 2022

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

    | score = 2–10

    | periods = (1–2, 0–4, 1–4)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004901_74_6_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Dimitar Dimitrov
    Andrea Karabadjakov

    | goalie2 = Jakob Jóhannesson

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 2–9 / 2–10

    | goals1 = Georgiev (Vasilev) – 16:43 / Dikov (Georgiev) – 49:58

    | goals2 = 04:00 – Atlason (Arnarsson, Kristveigarson) / 13:58 – Arason (Leifsson) (PP) / 25:50 – Sigurðsson (Sigurðarson) / 27:01 – Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Sigrúnarson) (PP) / 32:13 – Skúlason / 37:04 – Orongan (Sigurðsson, Sigurðarson) / 55:46 – Sigurðarson (Orongan, Arnarsson) (PP) / 56:58 – Leifsson (Sigrúnarson, Mikaelsson) / 58:34 – Jóhannsson (Rúnarsson, Eggertsson) (PP) / 59:46 – Sigurðsson (Skúlason, Sigurðarson) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 500

    | shots1 = 18

    | shots2 = 56

    | penalties1 = 37

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 18 April 2022

    | time = 20:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|GEO}}

    | score = 3–4

    | periods = (2–3, 1–0, 0–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004902_74_7_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Kevin Van Looveren

    | goalie2 = Mikhail Fofanov

    | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4

    | goals1 = Blockx (James) (PP) – 08:06 / Henry (De Smet, Verelst) (PP) – 09:12 / De Smet (Verelst, Goris) – 34:43

    | goals2 = 03:00 – Bukiya (Romanov, Kurbatov) (PP) / 12:11 – Kireev (Belomoin, Potazhevich) (PP) / 19:22 – Karelin (Kurbatov) (PP2) / 51:03 – Romanov (Karelin, Kurbatov) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Korte

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 70

    | shots1 = 36

    | shots2 = 29

    | penalties1 = 16

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 19 April 2022

    | time = 18:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BUL}}

    | score = 2–6

    | periods = (2–2, 0–4, 0–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/4/IHM004903_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Marcello de Antuñano
    Richard Albrecht

    | goalie2 = Dimitar Dimitrov

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6

    | goals1 = Majul (Samperio) – 06:40 / Chávez (Pérez, Ugarte) (PP) – 13:13

    | goals2 = 07:09 – Vasilev (Dikov, Georgiev) (PP) / 14:51 – Dikov (Vasilev) / 26:36 – M. Nikolov (Atanasov) (PP) / 30:48 – M. Nikolov (Atanasov) / 33:13 – Nakov (Atanasov, M. Nikolov) / 37:39 – Georgiev (Dikov)

    | official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 100

    | shots1 = 34

    | shots2 = 29

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 20 April 2022

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|GEO}}

    | score = 5–2

    | periods = (1–0, 3–1, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004904_74_5_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Jóhann Ragnarsson

    | goalie2 = Mikhail Fofanov
    Andrey Ilyenko

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2

    | goals1 = Arnarsson (Skúlason) – 05:52 / Arason (Leifsson, Mikaelsson) (PP) – 20:29 / Sigurðarson (Sigurðsson) (PP2) – 27:04 / Mikaelsson (Rúnarsson, Arason) (PP) – 28:04 / Sigurðarson (Orongan) (PP) – 51:48

    | goals2 = 24:54 – Kireev (Bukiya, Potazhevich) (PP) / 46:24 – Karelin (Kozyulin, Potazhevich) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 357

    | shots1 = 48

    | shots2 = 32

    | penalties1 = 21

    | penalties2 = 49

    }}

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    | date = 20 April 2022

    | time = 20:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

    | score = 1–6

    | periods = (0–1, 0–4, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004905_74_5_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Richard Albrecht
    Marcello de Antuñano

    | goalie2 = Arne Waumans

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 1–6

    | goals1 = Díaz (Zuverza, Ortiz) – 47:12

    | goals2 = 08:49 – Coolen (De Ceuster) / 21:13 – De Ceuster (Darques) / 24:20 – Van Den Bosch (Paulus, Neven) / 30:39 – James (Versin) / 32:10 – Van Den Bosch (Kolodziejczyk, Goris) / 51:09 – Versin (Blockx, Neven)

    | official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance =

    | shots1 = 17

    | shots2 = 54

    | penalties1 = 14

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2022

    | time = 18:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

    | score = 0–11

    | periods = (0–3, 0–3, 0–5)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004906_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Dimitar Dimitrov
    Andrea Karabadjakov

    | goalie2 = Arne Waumans

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9 / 0–10 / 0–11

    | goals1 =

    | goals2 = 06:11 – James (Versin) / 12:38 – Neven (Coolen, Blockx) (PP) / 19:55 – Henry (Bogaerts, Verelst) / 26:39 – De Smet (Verelst) / 31:52 – De Smet (Goris, Henry) (PP) / 38:04 – Cuylaerts (De Ceuster, Coolen) / 44:32 – De Ceuster (Goris, Coolen) / 52:36 – Coolen (James, Neven) (PP) / 56:42 – James (Neven, Coolen) (PP2) / 59:20 – Coolen (Boni, Van Den Bosch) (PP) / 59:52 – Kolodziejczyk

    | official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 37

    | shots1 = 12

    | shots2 = 59

    | penalties1 = 16

    | penalties2 = 4

    }}

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    | date = 22 April 2022

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|GEO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BUL}}

    | score = 10–3

    | periods = (2–1, 1–2, 7–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004907_74_5_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Mikhail Fofanov
    Andrey Ilyenko

    | goalie2 = Dimitar Dimitrov
    Andrea Karabadjakov

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3 / 6–3 / 7–3 / 8–3 / 9–3 / 10–3

    | goals1 = Bukiya (Kochkin, Kireev) – 05:16 / Karelin (Romanov) – 19:14 / Kharizov (Shvetsov) – 21:54 / Karelin (Bukiya) – 49:30 / Karelin – 50:56 / Bukiya (Karelin) – 51:12 / Bukiya (Romanov, Tsomaia) – 51:32 / Vasilchenko (Kochkin, Kharizov) – 52:08 / Karelin (Bukiya) – 52:25 / Bukiya (Karelin) – 58:55

    | goals2 = 06:13 – Vasilev (Dikov) / 20:38 – Georgiev (Atanasov) / 35:27 – Vasilev (Dikov, Georgiev) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 37

    | shots1 = 71

    | shots2 = 32

    | penalties1 = 33

    | penalties2 = 53

    }}

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    | date = 22 April 2022

    | time = 20:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

    | score = 7–1

    | periods = (2–0, 2–1, 3–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004908_74_5_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Jakob Jóhannesson

    | goalie2 = Richard Albrecht

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1

    | goals1 = Orongan (Sigurðarson) – 03:46 / Atlason (Sigurðarson, Arnarsson) (PP) – 19:56 / Sigrúnarson (Pálsson, Leifsson) – 23:28 / Leifsson (Arason, Mikaelsson) (PP) – 29:32 / Kristveigarson (Pálsson, Arnarsson) – 45:27 / Rúnarsson (Leifsson, Mikaelsson) (PP) – 46:20 / Mikaelsson (Sigrúnarson, Leifsson) – 56:59

    | goals2 = 39:40 – Majul (Pérez, Ortiz) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Jos Korte

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 678

    | shots1 = 52

    | shots2 = 29

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 10

    }}

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    | date = 23 April 2022

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|GEO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

    | score = 5–0

    | periods = (3–0, 2–0, 0–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004909_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Mikhail Fofanov

    | goalie2 = Marcello de Antuñano

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0

    | goals1 = Bukiya (Karelin) – 00:52 / Belomoin (Karelin, Bukiya) – 13:38 / Bukiya (Karelin, Belomoin) – 19:59 / Kurbatov (Shvetsov) – 33:35 / Potazhevich (Shvetsov, Kharizov) – 39:04

    | goals2 =

    | official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Peyre

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 43

    | shots1 = 59

    | shots2 = 25

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 14

    }}

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    | date = 23 April 2022

    | time = 20:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

    | score = 2–3

    | periods = (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004910_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Arne Waumans

    | goalie2 = Jóhann Ragnarsson

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3

    | goals1 = De Ceuster (Coolen) – 27:55 / Neven (Verelst, James) (PP, EA) – 57:26

    | goals2 = 30:51 – Orongan (Arason, Ragnarsson) / 37:03 – Skúlason (Arason) / 54:03 – Orongan (Sigurðarson, Arnarsson) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Dalton

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Cook

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Herman Johansen

    | stadium = Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík

    | attendance = 1,120

    | shots1 = 46

    | shots2 = 26

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

    =Statistics=

    ==Scoring leaders==

    File:Ivan Karelin IIHF WC DivIIB 2022.jpg of Georgia (centre) finished second in scoring with 11 points.]]

    List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !GP

    !G

    !A

    !Pts

    !+/−

    !PIM

    !POS

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|GEO}} Nikita Bukiya47411+94F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|GEO}} Ivan Karelin45611+60F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Björn Sigurðarson4369+42F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Ben Coolen4358+40F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Johann Leifsson4268+46F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Andri Mikaelsson4347+40F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Axel Orongan4426+46F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Alec James4336+34F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Gunnar Arason4246+30D
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Frank Neven4246+34D

    GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004000_85B_17_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    ==Goaltending leaders==

    Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !TOI

    !GA

    !GAA

    !SA

    !Sv%

    !SO

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Jóhann Ragnarsson120:0042.007894.870
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Jakob Jóhannesson120:0031.504793.620
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Arne Waumans176:3241.365592.731
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|GEO}} Mikhail Fofanov187:2682.5610592.381
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|MEX}} Marcello de Antuñano113:13115.838987.640

    TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004000_85A_10_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    =Awards=

    class="wikitable"
    PositionPlayer{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/4/IHM004000_85I_1_0.pdf|title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB|website=IIHF|access-date=23 April 2022}}
    Goaltender{{ihicon|ISL}} Jóhann Ragnarsson
    Defenceman{{ihicon|BEL}} Frank Neven
    Forward{{ihicon|ISL}} Johann Leifsson

    References

    {{reflist}}