The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the

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. 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

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and

Kaufbeuren Kaufbeuren (; Bavarian: ''Kaufbeiren'') is an independent town in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia, Bavaria. The town is an enclave within the district of Ostallgäu. Districts Kaufbeuren consists of nine districts: * Kaufbeuren (town core ...

, Germany.

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

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Group A

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Group B

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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).

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Goaltending leaders

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Division I

Group A

The tournament was played in

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, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament was played in

Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in ...

, Italy, from 25 April to 1 May 2022.

Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

, Estonia, from 3 to 9 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament was played in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, Bulgaria, from 21 to 24 March 2022.

Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in

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, Turkey, from 11 to 17 April 2022.

Group B

The tournament was played in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17 to 22 April 2022.2022 Division III B statistics
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References

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IIHF World U18 Championships The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a sy ...

Sports events affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine