2022 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2023 competition. On 28 February the IIHF "suspended all Russian and Belarusian National Teams and Clubs from participation in every age category and in all IIHF competitions or events until further notice", which resulted in a reformatting of the tournament. Due to the suspensions there are two open spots in the top division, two teams can be promoted for 2023 and no team will be relegated. Additionally, all eight teams will qualify for the QF round and will be reseeded according to their tournament ranking.
Sweden won their second world championship by beating USA in the final with score 6–4. Finland won bronze by beating Czechia in the bronze medal game with score 4–1.
==Top Division==
The tournament was held from 23 April to 1 May 2022 in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.2022 Top Division official website2022 Top Division statistics
===Seeding===
Due to the suspension of Russia and Belarus, the groups were reseeded.
====Original Seeding====
;Group A (Kaufbeuren)
* (1)
* (4)
* (5)
* (8)
* (9)
;Group B (Landshut)
* (2)
* (3)
* (6)
* (7)
* (10)
====Updated Seeding====
;Group A (Landshut)
* (1)
* (5)
* (7)
* (10)
;Group B (Kaufbeuren)
* (3)
* (4)
* (8)
* (9)
===Preliminary round===
====Group A====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	24	7 	17 	9 	Advance to Quarterfinals
2 	 	3 	1	1 	0 	1	12	13	−1 	5 	Advance to Quarterfinals
3 	 	3 	1	0 	1 	1	16	17	−1 	4 	Advance to Quarterfinals
4 	(H) 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	7 	22	−15	0 	Advance to Quarterfinals
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====Group B====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	12	8 	4 	6 	Advance to Quarterfinals
2 	 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	13	7 	6 	6 	Advance to Quarterfinals
3 	 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	8 	15	−7	3 	Advance to Quarterfinals
4 	 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	7 	10	−3	3 	Advance to Quarterfinals
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===Playoff round===
Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:
#higher position in the group
#higher number of points
#better goal difference
#higher number of goals scored for
#better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships).
Rank	Team	Group	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	A 	1	9	+17	24	5
2 	 	B 	1	6	+4 	12	3
3 	 	B 	2	6	+6 	13	4
4 	 	A 	2	5	-1 	12	7
5 	 	A 	3	4	-1 	16	1
6 	 	B 	3	3	-7 	8 	8
7 	 	B 	4	3	-3 	7 	9
8 	 	A 	4	0	-15	7 	10
====Quarterfinals====
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====Semifinals====
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====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
==Division I==
===Group A===
The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.2022 Division I A official website2022 Division I A statistics
===Group B===
The tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 25 April to 1 May 2022.2022 Division I B official website2022 Division I B statistics
==Division II==
===Group A===
The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.2022 Division II A official website2022 Division II A statistics
===Group B===
The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.2022 Division II B official website2022 Division II B statistics
==Division III==
===Group A===
The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 11 to 17 April 2022.2022 Division III A official website2022 Division III A statistics
===Group B===
The tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 to 22 April 2022.2022 Division III B official website2022 Division III B statistics
== References ==
IIHF World U18 Championships
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