2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | |
| Dates | 11–17 April (Group A) 17–22 April (Group B)  | 
| Teams | 9 | 
The 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Division III A
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 11–17 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 96 (6.4 per game) | 
| Attendance | 3,942 (263 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division III A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 11 to 17 April 2022.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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| Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III A last year. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III A last year. | |
| Hosts, placed 4th in Division III A last year. | |
| Placed 5th in Division III A last year. | |
| Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted. | 
Match officials
Three referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2023 Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 12[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 12[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 1 | 
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 11 April 2022 13:00  | Israel  | 4–3 (0–2, 4–0, 0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 50  | 
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 April 2022 16:30  | Iceland  | 3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 101  | 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 11 April 2022 20:30  | Chinese Taipei  | 8–3 (3–1, 4–1, 1–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 526  | 
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| Chen Tai-Yu | Goalies | Abdulsamet Karasungur Furkan Duran  | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 45 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 April 2022 13:00  | Israel  | 3–6 (0–2, 2–3, 1–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 50  | 
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 50 | ||
| 12 April 2022 16:30  | Mexico  | 0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 82  | 
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| Emmanuel Santiago | Goalies | Chen Tai-Yu Chen Chi-Chen  | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 12 April 2022 20:30  | Belgium  | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 461  | 
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 14 April 2022 13:00  | Belgium  | 9–1 (1–1, 2–0, 6–0)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 112  | 
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| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 14 April 2022 16:30  | Israel  | 2–5 (1–1, 0–1, 1–3)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 43  | 
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| David Verkhovskiy | Goalies | Chen Chi-Chen | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 April 2022 20:30  | Iceland  | 4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 482  | 
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 15 April 2022 13:00  | Chinese Taipei  | 2–4 (0–3, 2–0, 0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 52  | 
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| Chen Chi-Chen | Goalies | Stijin Raeymaekers | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 April 2022 16:30  | Mexico  | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 77  | 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 18 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 15 April 2022 20:30  | Turkey  | 1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 725  | 
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| 10 min | Penalties | 35 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 36 | ||
| 17 April 2022 13:00  | Iceland  | 2–5 (0–1, 0–1, 2–3)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 75  | 
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| Helgi Ívarsson | Goalies | Chen Tai-Yu | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2022 16:30  | Belgium  | 4–2 (0–0, 0–1, 4–1)  | Silivrikapi Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 81  | 
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| 18 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 17 April 2022 20:30  | Turkey  | 2–3 OT (0–0, 2–0, 0–2) OT: (0–1)  | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 1,025  | 
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 27 | ||
Division III B
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 17–22 April | 
| Teams | 3 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 | 
| Goals scored | 78 (13 per game) | 
| Attendance | 2,625 (438 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division III B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 to 22 April 2022.[4][5]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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| Placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III B last year. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III B last year. | |
| Placed 4th in Division III B last year. | |
| Hosts, first time participating since 2005. | 
Match officials
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
|---|---|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 12 | Promoted to the 2023 Division III A | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 3 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn | |
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
 - ^ Hong Kong withdrew their team because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
 
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 17 April 2022 18:00  | South Africa  | 4–8 (1–2, 1–4, 2–2)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 855  | 
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| Ivan Muller | Goalies | Karim Ahmetovski | Referee: Linesmen:  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2022 18:00  | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 11–4 (5–1, 3–2, 3–1)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 565  | 
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| Karim Ahmetovski | Goalies | Finn Molitor | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2022 18:00  | South Africa  | 7–4 (3–3, 3–0, 1–1)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 125  | 
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| Ruan van der Merwe | Goalies | Aubéri Lorang | Referee: Linesmen:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2022 18:00  | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 6–4 (5–0, 1–2, 0–2)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 600  | 
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 21 April 2022 18:00  | Luxembourg  | 3–12 (1–2, 0–5, 2–5)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 325  | 
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 37 | ||
| 22 April 2022 18:00  | Luxembourg  | 9–6 (2–3, 3–2, 4–1)  | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 155  | 
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 47 | Shots | 19 | ||
References
- ^ "IIHF - Home 2022 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group A". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
 - ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group A". stats.iihf.com.
 - ^ "IIIB game officials" (PDF).
 - ^ "IIHF - Home 2022 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group B". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
 - ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group B". stats.iihf.com.
 - ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF).
 - ^ "New Zealand withdraws". IIHF. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
 - ^ "Hong Kongers won't play this season". IIHF. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
 

