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 divisions.
China won Group A and got promoted and Israel relegated, while Iceland won the Group B tournament, where Mexico finished last.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I B last edition and was relegated.
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last edition.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last edition.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last edition.
 	Placed 5th in Division II A last edition.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last edition and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen are selected for the tournament.IIA game officials
Referees	Linesmen
* Martin Christensen
* Vitalijus Sevruk
* Bartosz Kaczmarek	
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Marko Šaković
* Barnabás Fényi
* Ľudovít Šoltés
* Anže Bergant
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2)
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===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
 	Placed 6th in Division II A last edition and was relegated.
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last edition.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B last edition.
 	Placed 4th in Division II B last edition.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last edition.
 	Placed 1st in Division III last edition and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIB game officials
Referees	Linesmen
* Julien Peyre
* Andrew Dalton
* Jos Korte	
* Wayne Gerth
* Andrew Cook
* Óli Gunnarsson
* Sindri Gunnarsson
* Herman Johansen
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC±0)
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===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
==References==
==External links==
* Official site for Division IIA
* Official site for Division IIB
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