# 2022 IIHF World Championship Division II

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.
After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their respective groups.
China won Group A and got promoted to Division IB, while Iceland won Group B and got promoted to Group A.
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.

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Netherlands | Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated. |
| Croatia | Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition. |
| Australia | Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition. |
| Spain | Placed 4th in Division II A last edition. |
| China | Placed 5th in Division II A last edition. |
| Israel | Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted. |

### Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen are selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Martin Christensen Vitalijus Sevruk Bartosz Kaczmarek | Tomislav Grozaj Marko Šaković Barnabás Fényi Ľudovít Šoltés Anže Bergant |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | China (P) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B |
| 2 | Netherlands (P) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B |
| 3 | Croatia (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 | |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Australia withdrew their team on 22 January 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Fu Shuai | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Nick Verschuren | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Fu Jiang | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 0 | F |
| Raymond van der Schuit | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Danny Stempher | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Jieke Kailiaosi | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +11 | 2 | D |
| Luo Jia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Ye Jinguang | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Wang Taile | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Ruian Sipulaoer | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 0 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: 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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Yongli Ouban | 240:00 | 4 | 1.00 | 91 | 95.60 | 0 |
| Ignacio García | 161:18 | 3 | 1.12 | 56 | 94.64 | 1 |
| Martijn Oosterwijk | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 42 | 92.86 | 1 |
| Nir Tichon | 117:59 | 11 | 5.59 | 151 | 92.72 | 0 |
| Vilim Rosandić | 185:00 | 7 | 2.27 | 91 | 92.31 | 1 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Vilim Rosandić |
| Defenceman | Jordy Verkiel |
| Forward | Fu Jiang |

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Belgium | Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated. |
| Iceland | Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition. |
| New Zealand | Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition. |
| Georgia | Placed 4th in Division II B last edition. |
| Mexico | Placed 5th in Division II B last edition. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted. |

### Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Julien Peyre Andrew Dalton Jos Korte | Wayne Gerth Andrew Cook Óli Gunnarsson Sindri Gunnarsson Herman Johansen |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Iceland (H, P) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A |
| 2 | Georgia (P) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ New Zealand withdrew their team on 2 February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Results

All times are local (UTC±0)

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Nikita Bukiya | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 4 | F |
| Ivan Karelin | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Björn Sigurðarson | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Ben Coolen | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Johann Leifsson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Andri Mikaelsson | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Axel Orongan | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Alec James | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Gunnar Arason | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 0 | D |
| Frank Neven | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: 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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Jóhann Ragnarsson | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 78 | 94.87 | 0 |
| Jakob Jóhannesson | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 47 | 93.62 | 0 |
| Arne Waumans | 176:32 | 4 | 1.36 | 55 | 92.73 | 1 |
| Mikhail Fofanov | 187:26 | 8 | 2.56 | 105 | 92.38 | 1 |
| Marcello de Antuñano | 113:13 | 11 | 5.83 | 89 | 87.64 | 0 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Jóhann Ragnarsson |
| Defenceman | Frank Neven |
| Forward | Johann Leifsson |