# 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. Due to the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, the following changes in promotions and relegations were made: The top two teams were promoted to a higher division and no team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.

## Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 13 to 19 December 2021.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Italy | placed 6th in 2020 Division I B and were relegated |
| Great Britain | placed 2nd in 2020 Division II A |
| Lithuania | placed 3rd in 2020 Division II A |
| Romania | hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division II A |
| Spain | placed 5th in 2020 Division II A |
| South Korea | placed 1st in 2020 Division II B and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 15 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10 | Promoted to the 2023 Division I B |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Romania (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Great Britain 7–2 Spain
* 1 2 Lithuania 6–3 Romania

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Logan Neilson | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 2 |
| 2 | Finley Howells | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Jack Hopkins | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Thomas Galimberti | Italy | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 5 | Alex Graham | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
| 6 | Jang Hee-gon | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 6 | Eimantas Noreika | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –7 | 31 |
| 8 | Tommy Purdeller | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 9 | Enrico Larcher | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 2 |
| 9 | Lee Yun-suk | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
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 | Carlo Muraro | Italy | 150:35 | 1 | 98.18 | 0.40 | 1 |
| 2 | Sergi Reina | Spain | 182:04 | 3 | 96.47 | 0.99 | 1 |
| 3 | Damian Clara | Italy | 149:25 | 3 | 94.23 | 1.20 | 1 |
| 4 | Lucas Brine | Great Britain | 281:05 | 13 | 91.50 | 2.77 | 0 |
| 5 | David Ors Mag | Romania | 297:50 | 19 | 91.48 | 3.83 | 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: Carlo Muraro
* Defenceman: Park Jun-seo
* Forward: Finley Howells
Source: IIHF

## Division II B

The Division II B tournament was originally supposed to be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 15 January 2022. On 24 December 2021, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. The tournament was rescheduled and was played from 12 to 17 September 2022.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Serbia | hosts; placed 6th in 2020 Division II A and were relegated |
| Netherlands | placed 2nd in 2020 Division II B |
| China | placed 3th in 2020 Division II B |
| Croatia | placed 4th in 2020 Division II B |
| Belgium | placed 5th in 2020 Division II B |
| Iceland | placed 1st in 2020 Division III and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 9 | Promoted to the 2023 Division II A |
| 3 | Serbia (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 2 | |
| 6 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

### Match results

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

### Statistics
#### Top 10 Scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Vito Idžan | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | Jay Huisman | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 3 | Lowie Vreys | Belgium | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 0 |
| 4 | Marvin Timmer | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
| 4 | Tijs Vreys | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Ante Bebek | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruno Idžan | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| 8 | Mike Collard | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| 8 | Matija Dinić | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 8 | Viggó Hlynsson | Iceland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −3 | 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 | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Almer de Boer | Netherlands | 120:00 | 3 | 93.75 | 1.50 | 1 |
| 2 | Ivan Mikulić | Croatia | 180:00 | 6 | 91.04 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 3 | Akim Padalica | Serbia | 244:07 | 10 | 90.00 | 2.46 | 0 |
| 4 | Johann Ragnarsson | Iceland | 182:25 | 12 | 88.79 | 3.95 | 0 |
| 5 | Jelle Lievens | Belgium | 240:00 | 21 | 88.14 | 5.25 | 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: Akim Padalica
* Defenceman: Wesley de Bruijn
* Forward: Vito Idžan