# 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. Due to the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, the following changes in promotions and relegations were made: Latvia as the second-placed team of Division I A were promoted to the 2022 Top Division, their second Junior World Championship tournament this season. In Division I B, the top two teams were promoted to the next year's Division I A. In both tournaments, no team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2002.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Hørsholm, Denmark, from 12 to 18 December 2021.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Kazakhstan | placed 10th in 2020 Top Division and were relegated |
| Latvia | placed 2nd in 2020 Division I A |
| Belarus | placed 3rd in 2020 Division I A |
| Norway | placed 4th in 2020 Division I A |
| Denmark | hosts; placed 5th in 2020 Division I A |
| Hungary | placed 1st in 2020 Division I B and were promoted |

### Match officials

Eight referees and eight linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Daniel Eriksson
* Micha Hebeisen
* Miroslav Iarets
* Niclas Lundsgaard
* Chrisitan Ofner
* Zsombor Pálkövi
* Marcus Wannerstedt
* Marek Žák

#### Linesmen

* Albert Ankerstjerne
* Knut Bråten
* Uldis Bušs
* Emil Dalsgaard
* Henrik Haurum
* David Klouček
* Artsiom Labzov
* Simon Riecken

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 15 | Suspended from IIHF competitions |
| 2 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 12 | Promoted to the 2022 Top Division |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Denmark (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | |
* ↑ Belarus were suspended from all IIHF competitions in May 2022 due to IIHF ban
* ↑ Latvia were promoted to "replace" Russia in the Top Division after the latter were also suspended from all IIHF competitions

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Alexander Suvorov | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 2 |
| 2 | Raivis Ansons | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Vitali Pinchuk | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 | Valentin Demchenko | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
| 5 | Yegor Chezganov | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 10 |
| 6 | Alexander Palchik | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| 7 | Sergei Kuznetsov | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 2 |
| 8 | Andreas Dahl | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
| 8 | Eskild Bakke Olsen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 10 | Lukas Bang | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| 10 | Ole Julian Holm | Norway | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Bruno Bruveris | Latvia | 261:27 | 6 | 93.88 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 2 | Alexei Kolosov | Belarus | 300:00 | 8 | 93.16 | 1.60 | 0 |
| 3 | Thor Baden | Denmark | 177:11 | 7 | 91.76 | 2.37 | 1 |
| 4 | Maxim Pavlenko | Kazakhstan | 217:35 | 10 | 90.48 | 2.76 | 0 |
| 5 | Gergely Orosz | Hungary | 184:12 | 12 | 87.88 | 3.91 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Alexei Kolosov
* Defenceman: Ole Julian Holm
* Forward: Alexander Suvorov
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 12 to 18 December 2021.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Slovenia | placed 6th in 2020 Division I A and were relegated |
| France | placed 2nd in 2020 Division I B |
| Ukraine | placed 3rd in 2020 Division I B |
| Poland | placed 4th in 2020 Division I B |
| Estonia | hosts; placed 5th in 2020 Division I B |
| Japan | placed 1st in 2020 Division II A and were promoted |

### Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.

#### Referees

* Cedric Borga
* Yann Furet
* Alexander Samarin
* Vladimir Yefremov

#### Linesmen

* Emīls Druseiks
* Michał Gerne
* Onni Hautamäki
* Tadej Snoj
* Laurynas Stepankevičius
* Jason Thorrignac
* Toivo Tilku

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 13 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I A |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I A |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 2 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Tomas Simonsen | France | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 2 |
| 2 | Danylo Korzhyletskyi | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | Mykhail Simchuk | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +3 | 0 |
| 4 | Denys Honcharenko | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 0 |
| 5 | Marcel Mahkovec | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 2 |
| 6 | Yusaku Ando | Japan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Luka Gomboc | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +9 | 2 |
| 7 | Bine Mašič | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +8 | 2 |
| 9 | Jordan Herve | France | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 10 | Theo Gueurif | France | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
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 | Antoine Keller | France | 231:57 | 10 | 90.91 | 2.59 | 1 |
| 2 | Georg Vladimirov | Estonia | 236:38 | 16 | 90.12 | 4.06 | 0 |
| 3 | Luka Kolin | Slovenia | 238:42 | 11 | 89.32 | 2.76 | 0 |
| 4 | Issa Tamura | Japan | 178:09 | 9 | 88.89 | 3.03 | 0 |
| 5 | Oskar Polak | Poland | 214:14 | 16 | 87.60 | 4.48 | 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: Georg Vladimirov
* Defenceman: Bine Mašič
* Forward: Tomas Simonsen
Source: IIHF