2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2022 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2022 IIHF World Junior Championships

Tournament details
Host country|  Canada
Venue(s)| Rogers Place[1] (in 1 host city)
Dates| August 9–20, 2022[2]
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (19th title)
Runners-up |  Finland
Third place |  Sweden
Fourth place|  Czechia
Tournament statistics
Games played| 28
Goals scored| 182 (6.5 per game)
Attendance| 55,686 (1,989 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  Mason McTavish (17 points)
Awards
MVP|  Mason McTavish

← 2021

2023 →

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2022 WJHC) was the 46th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from 9 to 20 August 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 26 December 2021 through 5 January 2022, in Edmonton and Red Deer — the host cities originally awarded the 2022 tournament before it was moved into a "bubble" behind closed doors competition in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the tournament, multiple teams reported COVID-19 outbreaks. Consequently, the IIHF decided on 29 December 2021 to cancel the tournament. In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be replayed from scratch at a later date, while all results and statistics from December games would be annulled. The official tournament (the August edition) was, once again, hosted exclusively by the city of Edmonton.

This marked the 17th time that Canada hosted the WJIHC. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was suspended from international ice hockey and replaced by Latvia (which was promoted to the tournament's top division after finishing second in the Division I-A tournament in December 2021). The country notably achieved its first-ever victory in a preliminary game.[5] In the gold medal game, Canada beat Finland 3–2 in overtime to win its 19th tournament title.

## Background

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### Preparations

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On March 14, 2019, it was announced that Gothenburg would be the host city.[6] It was to be the first time that Gothenburg has hosted the tournament (having previously hosted the Senior Ice Hockey World Championships twice in 1981 and 2002), and the seventh time that Sweden had hosted the tournament.

On September 17, 2020, the IIHF announced that the 2022 tournament would instead be hosted by Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta as compensation for the 2021 tournament (which was originally to be hosted by both cities) being held behind closed doors exclusively in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It became the 15th time that Canada has hosted the tournament, the fourth time Edmonton has hosted the tournament, and the second time games have been hosted in Red Deer, following the 1995 edition. Gothenburg was re-assigned the 2024 tournament.[7][8]

On December 18, 2021, citing the "changing epidemiological situation" involving COVID-19 and Omicron variant, and consultation with the IIHF and Alberta Health Services, Hockey Canada announced that the schedule of pre-tournament games (which was to feature each team playing at least two exhibition games) would be reduced, and moved to December 23.[9] Organizers stated that their goal was to hold a "safe and successful event," and that 90% of tickets had been sold.[10] There were no stated plans to reduce spectator capacity.[10]

As a participant in the provincial "Restrictions Exemption Program" (REP), Rogers Place could operate at full capacity under Alberta provincial public health orders, but was required to enforce proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.[11] On December 21, as part of public health orders to control Omicron variant, the Alberta government ordered all large venues participating in REP to restrict their capacity to 50% effective December 24. Food and drink consumption was prohibited when seated and during intermissions.[12][13]

### Cancellation and rescheduling of tournament due to COVID-19

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Teams were required to quarantine if any one member tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in three games being forfeited by December 29.[14][15][16] Citing the health and safety of participants, and that the competitive integrity of the tournament had been compromised by the aforementioned forfeits, the IIHF announced that the remainder of the tournament had been abandoned.[14][17] However, IIHF president Luc Tardif stated during a press conference that a committee would meet in January to discuss the feasibility of resuming the tournament at a later date, and that "we want to take the next month to think about it and maybe come with a good surprise."[18][19]

On February 17, 2022, Tardif announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to mid-August 2022, following the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The tournament would be replayed from the beginning, with all results and statistics from the first attempt thrown out. Rosters from the first playing of the tournament were grandfathered.[20] The following month, it was announced that the tournament replay had been scheduled for August 9–20, 2022, and that it would be hosted exclusively by Edmonton for the second year in a row. Those who had purchased tickets for the first running of the 2022 tournament, or the 2021 tournament, were given priority access to tickets.[21] With Edmonton focusing on the rescheduled tournament, the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was hosted exclusively by Red Deer.[22]

In condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was suspended from international ice hockey by the IIHF. It was announced that Latvia—who were promoted to the top division for 2023 after finishing second in the Division I-A tournament—would replace Russia for the tournament replay. Division I-A winner Belarus was also banned from international ice hockey for their support of the invasion.[23]

### Sponsorship withdrawals and low attendance

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Due to the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal that emerged in June 2022, a number of major entities suspended their sponsorships and support of Hockey Canada, including BDO, Canadian Tire, Imperial Oil, Recipe Unlimited, Scotiabank, Telus, and Tim Hortons.[24][25][26] The city of Edmonton withdrew their marketing for the tournament.[27] Sportsnet writer Paul D. Grant suggested that sponsors may had also been given the option to receive refunds on sponsorship purchases they had made for the December 2021 running of the tournament after it was cancelled.[28] Besides a placement for IIHF global sponsor Tissot, there were no in-arena sponsor placements during the tournament, with the boards otherwise containing only images of the tournament emblem and ads for the IIHF's official mobile app.[29][28]

On the eve of the tournament, it was also reported that "thousands" of tickets were still unsold, including tickets for games involving Canada—which had typically been a major draw during editions of the tournament hosted by Canada. The summer scheduling of the tournament, high ticket prices, the Hockey Canada scandals, and the removal of Russia, were cited by the press as potential factors.[29][28] The first day of the tournament saw minuscule crowds, with its first three games having an announced attendance of 430, 376, and 829 respectively. However, this was based on tickets sold, and the actual number of spectators in attendance was believed to be much lower.[28][30] Canada's games had moderate levels of attendance, ranging from 2,779 for its first preliminary game, to 5,204 for its final preliminary game—a fraction of Rogers Place's hockey capacity of 18,500.[31] The gold medal game had an official attendance of 13,327.[32]

### Group A (December 2021)

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Group A results (annulled)

| Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Finland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 9  | Advance to Quarterfinals
2  |  Canada (H) | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 5  | +12  | 6
3  |  Germany | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 2
4  |  Czechia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 1
5  |  Austria | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 18  | −15  | 0  |

Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF
(H) Host

December 26, 2021
12:00| Finland | 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)|  Germany| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,793

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Game reference

| Leevi Meriläinen| Goalies| Nikita Quapp| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Brett Mackey
Josef Špůr
| Helenius (Lambert) – 12:52| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 23:27 – Münzenberger (PP)
Määttä (Heimosalmi, Hirvonen) – 27:38| 2–1|
Helenius (Lambert, Koivunen) – 47:53| 3–1|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
22| Shots| 24
December 26, 2021
17:00| Czechia | 3–6
(3–3, 0–2, 0–1)|  Canada| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 4,526

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Game reference

| Jakub Málek| Goalies| Dylan Garand| Referees:
Riku Brander
Marc Iwert
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Roman Slavikovskii
| | 0–1| 04:00 – McTavish

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Gut (Brabenec, Kulich) – 07:42| 1–1|
Novák (Jiříček, Ivan) (PP) – 11:32| 2–1|
Svozil (Gut) – 12:23| 3–1|
| 3–2| 12:46 – Power
| 3–3| 19:31 – Sebrango (Perfetti, Bedard)
| 3–4| 28:50 – Power (Perfetti, Bourque) (PP2)
| 3–5| 30:15 – Power (McTavish, Perfetti) (PP2)
| 3–6| 53:22 – Zellweger (Cormier, Neighbours) (PP)
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
17| Shots| 36

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December 27, 2021
12:00| Austria | 1–7
(0–2, 1–2, 0–3)|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,901

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Game reference

| Sebastian Wraneschitz| Goalies| Juha Jatkola| Referees:
Robert Hennessey
Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen:
Tommi Niittylä
John Rey
| | 0–1| 03:29 – Koivunen (Lambert, Helenius)

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| 0–2| 18:02 – Helenius (Koivunen)
| 0–3| 24:11 – Simontaival (Määttä, Aho)
Urbanek (Auer, Thaler) (PP) – 25:39| 1–3|
| 1–4| 26:34 – Väisänen (Aho, Päivärinta)
| 1–5| 48:40 – Koivunen (Lambert, Heimosalmi)
| 1–6| 50:25 – Niemelä (Määttä, Nurmi)
| 1–7| 54:13 – Lambert
4 min| Penalties| 10 min
9| Shots| 48
December 27, 2021
17:00| Germany | 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,582

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Game reference

| Florian Bugl| Goalies| Jan Bednář| Referees:
Riku Brander
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Andreas Hofer
| Blank (Rutkowski, Münzenberger) – 24:29| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 35:49 – Myšák (Špaček, Novák) (PP)
Blank (Dziambor, Leonhardt) – 61:20| 2–1|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
32| Shots| 40

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December 28, 2021
17:00| Austria | 2–11
(0–5, 1–1, 1–5)|  Canada| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,862

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Game reference

| Leon Sommer| Goalies| Brett Brochu| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Jake Rekucki
Linesmen:
Brett Mackey
Josef Špůr
| | 0–1| 05:08 – Johnson (Perfetti, Power) (PP)

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| 0–2| 06:03 – Cormier (Guenther, Greig)
| 0–3| 08:22 – Stankoven (McTavish, Seeley)
| 0–4| 15:02 – Bedard (Neighbours, Wright) (PP)
| 0–5| 16:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers, Cuylle)
| 0–6| 26:13 – Bedard (Desnoyers)
Necesany (Rohrer) – 39:29| 1–6|
| 1–7| 40:27 – Perfetti (Bourque)
| 1–8| 42:34 – Bedard (Cuylle, Desnoyers)
| 1–9| 44:44 – McTavish (Guenther, Guhle)
| 1–10| 45:31 – McTavish (Seeley, Power)
| 1–11| 46:47 – Bourque (Perfetti)
Böhm (Wallner, Reinbacher) (PP) – 52:20| 2–11|
10 min| Penalties| 2 min
22| Shots| 64

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December 29, 2021
12:00| Finland | 1–0|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 0

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Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the Czechia team.[33]

December 29, 2021
17:00| Canada | Cancelled|  Germany| Rogers Place, Edmonton

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December 30, 2021
14:30| Czechia | Cancelled|  Austria| Rogers Place, Edmonton

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December 31, 2021
12:00| Germany | Cancelled|  Austria| Rogers Place, Edmonton

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December 31, 2021
17:00| Canada | Cancelled|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton

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### Group B (December 2021)

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Group B results (annulled)

| Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Sweden | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 6  | Advance to Quarterfinals
2  |  United States | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3
3  |  Russia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 3
4  |   Switzerland | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 3
5  |  Slovakia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 3  |

Updated to match(es) played on December 28, 2021. Source: IIHF

December 26, 2021
14:30| Russia | 3–6
(0–1, 1–2, 2–3)|  Sweden| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 2,337

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Game reference

| Yaroslav Askarov
Yegor Guskov| Goalies| Jesper Wallstedt| Referees:
Robert Hennessey
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Cody Huseby
John Rey
| | 0–1| 05:24 – Olausson (Holtz, Grans) (PP)

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| 0–2| 27:39 – Edvinsson (SH)
| 0–3| 34:16 – Andrae (Grans, Eklund) (PP2)
Svechkov (Chibrikov, Tankov) – 36:28| 1–3|
| 1–4| 43:26 – Holtz (Eklund, Andrae) (PP2)
Michkov (Demidov, Savikov) – 44:45| 2–4|
Michkov (Smirnov, Khusnutdinov) – 46:26| 3–4|
| 3–5| 51:37 – Niederbach (Olausson, Edvinsson)
| 3–6| 59:10 – Ljungman (Edvinsson) (ENG)
12 min| Penalties| 4 min
30| Shots| 24
December 26, 2021
19:30| United States | 3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)|  Slovakia| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,613

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Game reference

| Drew Commesso| Goalies| Simon Latkoczy| Referees:
Adam Kika
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Ryan Jackson
Daniel Persson
| Knies (Cooley, Peart) (PP2) – 13:35| 1–0|

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Samoskevich (Coronato, Beniers) (PP) – 15:18| 2–0|
Slaggert (Kaiser, Dickinson) – 32:42| 3–0|
| 3–1| 41:03 – Chromiak (Kašlík, Kňažko) (PP)
| 3–2| 57:27 – Chromiak (Nemec, Myklukha)
12 min| Penalties| 10 min
42| Shots| 25

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December 27, 2021
14:30| Russia | 4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)|   Switzerland| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,934

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Game reference

| Yegor Guskov| Goalies| Kevin Pasche| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Brett Mackey
| Yurov (Chibrikov) – 07:21| 1–0|

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Zlodeyev (Didkovsky) – 15:42| 2–0|
Tyutnev (Grudinin, Savikov) – 17:39| 3–0|
| 3–1| 18:56 – Biasca (Sidler, Fahrni)
Michkov (Demidov, Khusnutdinov) – 51:57| 4–1|
| 4–2| 58:45 – Ritzman (Allenspach, Streule)
4 min| Penalties| 2 min
32| Shots| 18
December 27, 2021
19:30| Sweden | 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)|  Slovakia| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 1,706

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Game reference

| Jesper Wallstedt| Goalies| Simon Latkoczy| Referees:
Joonas Kova
Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Ryan Jackson
Daniel Persson
| Niederbach (Eklund, Grans) (PP) – 06:25| 1–0|

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Sjöberg (Nyström) – 26:50| 2–0|
Ljungman (Stenman) (ENG) – 58:45| 3–0|
35 min| Penalties| 8 min
27| Shots| 48

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December 28, 2021
14:30| Switzerland | 1–0|  United States| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 0

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Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the U.S. team.[34]

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December 29, 2021
14:30| Slovakia | 1–0|  Russia| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer
Attendance: 0

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Win awarded via forfeit due to COVID-19 positives within the Russia team.

December 29, 2021
19:30| Sweden | Cancelled|  United States| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

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December 30, 2021
17:00| Slovakia | Cancelled|   Switzerland| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

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December 31, 2021
14:30| Switzerland | Cancelled|  Sweden| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

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December 31, 2021
19:30| United States | Cancelled|  Russia| Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

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## Top Division

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### Venue

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Rogers Place
Capacity: 18,347

Edmonton

### Match officials

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The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2022 World Junior Championships.[35]

Referees

* Adam Bloski
* Riku Brander
* Sean Fernandez
* Stephen Hiff
* Robert Hennessey
* Christoffer Holm
* Sirko Hunnius
* Adam Kika
* Joonas Kova
* Kyle Kowalski

Linesmen

* Nick Briganti
* Eric Cattaneo
* Andreas Hofer
* Cody Huseby
* Niko Jusi
* Brett Mackey
* Shawn Oliver
* John Rey
* Josef Špůr

### Rosters

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Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

### Preliminary round

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#### Seeding

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Group A
(Rogers Place)

*  Canada (2)
*  Finland (3)
*  Czechia (7)
*  Slovakia (8)
*  Latvia (replacing Russia)

Group B
(Rogers Place)

*  United States (1)
*  Sweden (5)
*  Germany (6)
*   Switzerland (9)
*  Austria (10)

#### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Canada (H) | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 27  | 7  | +20  | 12  | Advance to Quarterfinals
2  |  Finland | 4  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 22  | 13  | +9  | 8
3  |  Latvia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 16  | −6  | 4[a]
4  |  Czechia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 18  | −7  | 4[a]
5  |  Slovakia | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 27  | −16  | 2  |

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ a b Czechia 2-5 Latvia

9 August 2022
12:00| Czechia | 5–4
(0–2, 3–0, 2–2)|  Slovakia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 430

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Game reference

| Jan Bednář| Goalies| Simon Latkoczy| Referees:
Robert Hennessey
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
John Rey
| | 0–1| 03:20 – Petrovský

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| 0–2| 05:57 – Kašlík (Myklukha, Petrovický)
Ryšavý (Jiříček, Mensik) – 22:22| 1–2|
Gut (Myšák, Kulich) – 33:21| 2–2|
Šapovaliv (Mechura, Urban) – 37:35| 3–2|
Mysak (Gut) – 47:56| 4–2|
| 4–3| 53:56 – Petrovický (Dvorský) (PP)
| 4–4| 56:48 – Kašlík (Petrovský) (PP2)
Szturc (Špaček) – 58:10| 5–4|
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
52| Shots| 29
9 August 2022
16:00| Latvia | 1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 376

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Game reference

| Bruno Brūveris| Goalies| Leevi Meriläinen| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Shawn Oliver
| | 0–1| 08:54 – Kemell (Räty, Hirvonen)

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| 0–2| 11:29 – Kemell (Hirvonen)
| 0–3| 21:52 – Lambert (Järventie, Heimosalmi) (PP)
| 0–4| 38:01 – Hirvonen (Räty, Simontaival) (PP)
Veinbergs (Hodass, Silkalns) (PP) – 41:28| 1–4|
| 1–5| 55:39 – Räty (Kemell, Heimosalmi)
| 1–6| 58:40 – Puutio (Kemell, Räty)
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
20| Shots| 39

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10 August 2022
16:00| Latvia | 2–5
(1–1, 0–3, 1–1)|  Canada| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,779

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Game reference

| Patriks Berzins| Goalies| Sebastian Cossa| Referees:
Riku Brander
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Andreas Hofer
| | 0–1| 07:31 – Bedard (Sebrango, McTavish)

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Darzins \- 18:06| 1–1|
| 1–2| 31:23 – Cormier (Roy, Thompson) (PP)
| 1–3| 36:17 – Zellweger (Bedard, McTavish) (PP)
| 1–4| 37:16 – Greig (Dufour)
Hodass (Silkalns, Veinsberg) (PP) - 44:56| 2–4|
| 2–5| 54:44 – Dufour (Greig, Ostapchuk)
8 min| Penalties| 10 min
24| Shots| 44

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11 August 2022
12:00| Finland | 4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 530

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Game reference

| Leevi Meriläinen| Goalies| Jan Bednář| Referees:
Stephen Hiff
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Cody Huseby
Brett Mackey
| | 0–1| 6:36 – Chmelař

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| 0–2| 11:31 – Kulich (Myšák) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 16:28| 1–2|
Puutio (Simontaival, Jurmo) – 23:39| 2–2|
Räty (Hirvonen, Niemelä) – 50:24| 3–2|
| 3–3| 52:38 – Myšák (Gut, Kulich)
Hirvonen
Järventie
Räty
Kemell
Simontaival | Shootout|  Kulich
Gut
Chmelař
Myšák
Šapovaliv
4 min| Penalties| 8 min
32| Shots| 26
11 August 2022
16:00| Slovakia | 1–11
(0–4, 1–4, 0–3)|  Canada| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,216

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Game reference

| Simon Latkoczy
Tomáš Boľo| Goalies| Dylan Garand| Referees:
Adam Kika
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Josef Spur
| | 0–1| 6:16 – Bedard (McTavish, Roy)

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| 0–2| 13:06 – Cuylle (Greig, McTavish)
| 0–3| 15:57 – Othmann (Cuylle)
| 0–4| 19:17 – Zellweger (Stankoven, Foerster)
| 0–5| 21:02 – Stankoven (Johnson, Cormier) (PP)
| 0–6| 26:25 – McTavish (Sebrango)
Kašlík (Myklukha, Nemec) – 34:40| 1–6|
| 1–7| 35:16 – McTavish (Othmann, Cormier)
| 1–8| 39:25 – McTavish (Roy, Bedard)
| 1–9| 43:44 – McTavish (Othmann)
| 1–10| 55:07 – Roy (Dufour, Zellweger)
| 1–11| 59:39 – Ostapchuk (Roy, Dufour)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
23| Shots| 44

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12 August 2022
16:00| Slovakia | 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)|  Latvia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 489

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Game reference

| Simon Latkoczy| Goalies| Bruno Brūveris| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Cody Huseby
| | 0–1| 9:44 – Locmelis (Laviņš, Bergmanis) (PP)

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Sýkora (Demek, Natny) – 17:57| 1–1|
Dvorský (Nemec, Faith) – 29:54| 2–1|
| 2–2| 32:39 – Fenenko (Bergmanis, Andersons)
Faith
Petrovský
Dvorský
Myklukha
Kašlík | Shootout|  Locmelis
Dukurs
Silkalns
Vilmanis
Vitolins
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
42| Shots| 25

* * *

13 August 2022
16:00| Canada | 5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,135

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Game reference

| Dylan Garand| Goalies| Tomáš Suchánek| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Brett Mackey
| | 0–1| 05:10 – Ryšavý (Kos) (SH)

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McTavish (Thompson, Seeley) – 16:44| 1–1|
Johnson (Stankoven, Thompson) – 19:00| 2–1|
Greig (Seeley, Cormier) (PP) – 24:48| 3–1|
McTavish (Bedard, Othmann) – 31:05| 4–1|
Foerster (Johnson, Stankoven) – 47:39| 5–1|
4 min| Penalties| 27 min
57| Shots| 23

* * *

14 August 2022
12:00| Finland | 9–3
(2–1, 4–1, 3–1)|  Slovakia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 659

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Game reference

| Juha Jatkola| Goalies| Simon Latkoczy| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
Cody Huseby
| Simontaival (Hirvonen) – 0:35| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 7:42 – Repčík (Groch)
Määttä (PP) - 14:02| 2–1|
Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 20:24| 3–1|
| 3–2| 27:04 – Petrovský (Petrovický, Nemec)
Määttä (Järventie, Kemell) (PP) – 31:42| 4–2|
Räty (Kemell, Niemelä) – 36:41| 5–2|
Kapanen (Rafkin, Järventie) – 38:08| 6–2|
Väisänen (Mäenpää, Rajaniemi) – 46:11| 7–2|
| 7–3| 49:16 – Nemec (Petrovický, Mišiak)
Simontaival (Puutio, Räty) (PP) – 51:45| 8–3|
Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP) – 55:17| 9–3|
4 min| Penalties| 37 min
48| Shots| 16
14 August 2022
16:00| Czechia | 2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)|  Latvia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 493

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Game reference

| Jan Bednář| Goalies| Bruno Brūveris| Referees:
Riku Brander
Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Shawn Oliver
Josef Spur
| | 0–1| 04:30 – Laviņš (Brants)

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| 0–2| 12:21 – Rullers (Vītoliņš, Ozoliņš)
Gut (Myšák, Szovil) (PP) – 16:43| 1–2|
Svozil (Hauser, Urban) – 29:33| 2–2|
| 2–3| 31:15 – Bergmanis (Dukurs)
| 2–4| 37:38 – Bergmanis (Sikalns, Ravinskis) (PP)
| 2–5| 58:41 – Bergmanis (ENG)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
35| Shots| 17

* * *

15 August 2022
16:00| Canada | 6–3
(3–1, 2–0, 1–2)|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,204

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Game reference

| Dylan Garand| Goalies| Leevi Meriläinen| Referees:
Robert Hennessey
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
John Rey
| Othmann (Zellweger, Bedard) – 06:21| 1–0|

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Foerster (Greig, McTavish) (PP) – 12:14| 2–0|
Bedard (McTavish, Cormier) – 17:19| 3–0|
| 3–1| 19:03 – Helenius (Väisänen, Liukas)
Greig (Roy, Zellweger) – 20:31| 4–1|
McTavish (Zellweger, Johnson) (PP) – 36:17| 5–1|
| 5–2| 43:07 – Kemell (Niemelä, Räty)
| 5–3| 56:23 – Järventie (Kemell, Heimosalmi) (PP,EA)
Dufour (Ostapchuk, McTavish) (ENG) – 58:13| 6–3|
33 min| Penalties| 4 min
37| Shots| 25

#### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 4  | +18  | 12  | Advance to Quarterfinals
2  |  Sweden | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 7  | +8  | 9
3  |  Germany | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 13  | −3  | 6
4  |   Switzerland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 15  | −7  | 3
5  |  Austria | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 20  | −16  | 0  |

Source: IIHF

9 August 2022
20:00| United States | 5–1
(2–0, 3–0, 0–1)|  Germany| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 829

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Game reference

| Kaidan Mbereko| Goalies| Nikita Quapp| Referees:
Riku Brander
Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Brett Mackey
Josef Spur
| Hughes (Slaggert, Bordeleau) – 13:39| 1–0|

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Cooley (Coronato, Peart) (PP) – 18:01| 2–0|
Slaggert (Hughes, Mazur) – 21:21| 3–0|
Savage (Duran, Pastujov) – 21:57| 4–0|
Duran (Pastujov, James) – 39:00| 5–0|
| 5–1| 53:12 – Samanski (Szuber, Quapp)
2 min| Penalties| 29 min
50| Shots| 11

* * *

10 August 2022
12:00| Sweden | 3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)|   Switzerland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 453

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Game reference

| Jesper Wallstedt| Goalies| Noah Patenaude| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Robert Hennessey
Linesmen:
Cody Huseby
John Rey
| Torgersson (Edvinsson, Grans) – 36:55| 1–0|

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Torgersson (Niederbach) – 40:24| 2–0|
Rosén (Ljungman, Lysell) – 40:34| 3–0|
| 3–1| 48:47 – Biasca (Henry, Nussbaumer)
| 3–2| 49:47 – Allenspach (Fahrni)
33 min| Penalties| 4 min
29| Shots| 23
10 August 2022
20:00| Germany | 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)|  Austria| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 473

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Game reference

| Florian Bugl| Goalies| Sebastian Wraneschitz| Referees:
Adam Kika
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Shawn Oliver
| | 0–1| 02:45 – Peeters (Urbanek, Scherzer) (PP)

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Eham (Blank, Leonhardt) – 08:00| 1–1|
| 1–2| 21:40 – Dobnig (Peeters, Scherzer)
Blank (Klein, Eham) – 23:37| 2–2|
Blank (Volek, Samanski) (PP) – 28:49| 3–2|
Blank (Volek) (PP) – 31:03| 4–2|
8 min| Penalties| 37 min
44| Shots| 17

* * *

11 August 2022
20:00| Switzerland | 1–7
(0–0, 1–5, 0–2)|  United States| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 836

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Game reference

| Kevin Pasche
Noah Patenaude| Goalies| Kaidan Mbereko| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Sirko Hunnius
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
John Rey
| | 0–1| 25:54 – Mazur (Samoskevich, Bordeleau) (PP)

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Henry (Biasca, Zanetti) – 28:25| 1–1|
| 1–2| 31:29 – Faber (Hughes, Bordeleau)
| 1–3| 33:22 – Mazur (Slaggert, Faber)
| 1–4| 37:16 – Slaggert (Kaiser, Mazur)
| 1–5| 39:23 – Coronato (Hughes, Savage)
| 1–6| 41:57 – Bordeleau (Hughes, Samoskevich) (PP)
| 1–7| 55:23 – Duran (Cooley)
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
24| Shots| 39

* * *

12 August 2022
12:00| Austria | 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)|  Sweden| Rogers Place, Edmonton

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Game reference

| Sebastian Wraneschitz| Goalies| Calle Clang| Referees:
Riku Brander
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Niko Jusi
| | 0–1| 12:57 – Edvinsson (Olausson)

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| 0–2| 20:59 – Rosén (Lysell, Grans) (PP)
| 0–3| 34:35 – Andrae (Rosén)
| 0–4| 35:30 – Andrae (Lekkerimäki, Olausson) (PP)
| 0–5| 49:07 – Lysell (Stakkestad, Öhgren (PP)
| 0–6| 59:34 – Niederbach (Olausson, Andrae)
10 min| Penalties| 4 min
14| Shots| 41

* * *

13 August 2022
12:00| Austria | 0–7
(0–4, 0–2, 0–1)|  United States| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 702

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Game reference

| Leon Sommer| Goalies| Andrew Oke
Remington Keopple| Referees:
Robert Hennessey
Stephen Hiff
Linesmen:
Shawn Oliver
Josef Spur
| | 0–1| 00:54 – Kaiser (Coronato)

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| 0–2| 02:32 – Coronato (Cooley, Knies)
| 0–3| 11:40 – Kaiser (Savage, Duran)
| 0–4| 18:26 – Savage (Moore, Duran)
| 0–5| 27:01 – Mazur (Pastujov, Bordeleau)
| 0–6| 27:58 – Mazur (Bordeleau, Samoskevich) (PP)
| 0–7| 59:19 – Pastujov (Stramel, Peart)
4 min| Penalties| 8 min
15| Shots| 56
13 August 2022
20:00| Germany | 3–2
(2–1, 1–0, 0–1)|   Switzerland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 642

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Game reference

| Florian Bugl| Goalies| Kevin Pasche| Referees:
Christoffer Holm
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
John Rey
| Roßmy (Proske, Heigl) – 5:37| 1–0|

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Heigl (Proske, Roßmy) – 8:16| 2–0|
| 2–1| 19:51 – Knak (Allenspach, Fahrni)
Hänelt (Klein) – 36:43| 3–1|
| 3–2| 51:40 – Taibel (Ritzmann, Alge)
4 min| Penalties| 10 min
29| Shots| 25

* * *

14 August 2022
20:00| United States | 3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)|  Sweden| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,025

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Game reference

| Kaidan Mbereko| Goalies| Jesper Wallstedt| Referees:
Adam Kika
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Brett Mackey
| Berard (Bordeleau, Hughes) (PP) – 06:35| 1–0|

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Coronato (Cooley, Knies) – 25:37| 2–0|
Coronato (Slaggert, Cooley) – 45:26| 3–0|
| 3–1| 51:38 – Andrae (Wallinder, Magnusson)
| 3–2| 58:45 – Stakkestad (Andrae, Olausson) (PP,EA)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
41| Shots| 30

* * *

15 August 2022
12:00| Switzerland | 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)|  Austria| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 356

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Game reference

| Noah Patenaude| Goalies| Sebastian Wraneschitz| Referees:
Sirko Hunnius
Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Shawn Oliver
| | 0–1| 8:08 – Wallner (Reinbacher, Maier)

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Fahrni (Biasca, Allenspach) (PP) – 17:31| 1–1|
Taibel (Ritzmann, Bächler) – 34:17| 2–1|
| 2–2| 39:35 – Scherzer (Reinbacher, Peeters)
Biasca (Ritzmann, Allenspach) (PP) – 55:53| 3–2|
2 min| Penalties| 31 min
39| Shots| 22
15 August 2022
20:00| Sweden | 4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)|  Germany| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 741

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Game reference

| Calle Clang| Goalies| Nikita Quapp
Niklas Lunemann| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Cody Huseby
| | 0–1| 4:09 – Rossmy (Dziambor, Schweiger)

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Olausson (Andrae, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 5:52| 1–1|
Ljungman (Olsson, Lysell) – 12:29| 2–1|
Magnusson (Andrae, Grans) – 13:56| 3–1|
Ljungman (Niederbach, Lekkerimäki) (PP) – 45:46| 4–1|
| 4–2| 59:52 – Munzenberger (Leonhardt)
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
30| Shots| 22

### Playoff round

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Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[36]

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).

Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed

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1 |  Canada | A | 1 | 12 | +20 | 27 | 2
2 |  United States | B | 1 | 12 | +18 | 22 | 1
3 |  Sweden | B | 2 | 9 | +8 | 15 | 5
4 |  Finland | A | 2 | 8 | +9 | 22 | 3
5 |  Germany | B | 3 | 6 | –3 | 10 | 6
6 |  Latvia | A | 3 | 4 | −6 | 10 | 12
7 |  Czechia | A | 4 | 4 | −7 | 11 | 7
8 |   Switzerland | B | 4 | 3 | −7 | 8 | 9

#### Bracket

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| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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|  17 August – Rogers Place| | | | |

Canada| 6

| 19 August – Rogers Place

Switzerland| 3 |

Canada| 5

|  17 August – Rogers Place

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Czechia| 2 |

Sweden| 2

| | 20 August – Rogers Place

Latvia| 1 |

|  Canada (OT)| 3

|  17 August – Rogers Place

| |  Finland| 2

United States| 2

| 19 August – Rogers Place|

Czechia| 4 |

Sweden| 0

|  17 August – Rogers Place

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Finland| 1 | | Third place

Finland| 5

| | 20 August – Rogers Place

Germany| 2 |

|  Sweden| 3

|  Czechia| 1

#### Quarterfinals

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17 August 2022
10:00| Finland | 5–2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)|  Germany| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 448

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Game reference

| Leevi Meriläinen| Goalies| Florian Bugl| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Cody Huseby
| Simontaival (Järventie, Määttä) – 03:37| 1–0|

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Hirvonen (Simontaival, Puutio) (PP) – 11:06| 2–0|
| 2–1| 12:50 – Roßmy (Rutkowski, Leonhardt) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kemell) (PP) – 14:48| 3–1|
| 3–2| 37:21 – Roßmy (Hänelt, Münzenberger) (PP)
Järventie (Heimosalmi, Kapanen) (PP) – 46:22| 4–2|
Määttä (Järventie , Kemell) (PP) – 55:53| 5–2|
6 min| Penalties| 12 min
22| Shots| 21
17 August 2022
13:30| Sweden | 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)|  Latvia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 518

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Game reference

| Jesper Wallstedt| Goalies| Bruno Brūveris| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
John Rey
| Rosén (Lysell, Stakkestad) (PP) – 16:44| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 38:46 – Ozoliņš (Locmelis, Vilmanis)
Andrae (Wallinder, Ljungman) – 49:49| 2–1|
2 min| Penalties| 27 min
27| Shots| 13
17 August 2022
17:00| Canada | 6–3
(4–2, 1–1, 1–0)|   Switzerland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 4,898

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Game reference

| Dylan Garand| Goalies| Noah Patenaude
Kevin Pasche| Referees:
Sirko Hunnius
Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Josef Špůr
| Foerster (Stankoven, Seeley) – 01:07| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 02:21 – Knak (Zanetti, Despont)
Thompson (Seeley, McTavish) – 12:31| 2–1|
Stankoven – 14:32| 3–1|
Gaucher (Desnoyers, O'Rourke) – 17:01| 4–1|
| 4–2| 19:51 – Biasca (Fahrni, Taibel)
Cuylle (Zellweger, Foerster) – 24:20| 5–2|
| 5–3| 27:51 – Biasca
Stankoven (Johnson) (ENG) – 58:51| 6–3|
4 min| Penalties| 4 min
41| Shots| 26
17 August 2022
20:30| United States | 2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 739

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Game reference

| Kaidan Mbereko| Goalies| Tomáš Suchánek| Referees:
Stephen Hiff
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Brett Mackey
Shawn Oliver
| Cooley (Coronato, Knies) – 12:03| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 17:55 – Myšák (Ticháček, Kulich)
| 1–2| 27:34 – Hauser (Ivan, Jiříček)
| 1–3| 30:45 – Šapovaliv (Kulich, Hamara)
Mazur (Slaggert, Bordeleau) (PP) – 51:31| 2–3|
| 2–4| 58:28 – Kulich (ENG)
25 min| Penalties| 27 min
30| Shots| 24

#### Semifinals

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19 August 2022
14:00| Canada | 5–2
(2–0, 2–0, 1–2)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,092

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Game reference

| Dylan Garand| Goalies| Tomáš Suchánek
Pavel Čajan| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
John Rey
| Johnson (Stankoven, Foerster) – 10:04| 1–0|

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Bedard (Gaucher, Cuylle) – 15:20| 2–0|
Stankoven (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 31:28| 3–0|
McTavish (Johnson, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:11| 4–0|
| 4–1| 50:54 – Myšák (Kulich, Svozil)
| 4–2| 52:44 – Gut (Jiříček, Kulich) (PP)
Roy (Zellweger, Dufour) – 54:26| 5–2|
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
35| Shots| 32
19 August 2022
18:00| Sweden | 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 1,044

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Game reference

| Jesper Wallstedt| Goalies| Juha Jatkola| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
Brett Mackey
Josef Spur
| | 0–1| 25:18 – Puutio (Räty, Niemelä) (PP)

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8 min| Penalties| 4 min
23| Shots| 28

#### Bronze medal game

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20 August 2022
14:00| Sweden | 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)|  Czechia| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 3,252

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Game reference

| Jesper Wallstedt| Goalies| Tomáš Suchánek| Referees:
Adam Bloski
Kyle Kowalski
Linesmen:
John Rey
Josef Spur
| Lysell (Grans, Stakkestad) – 14:22| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 33:30 – Gut (Myšák, Jiříček) (PP)
Rosén (Niederbach) – 35:19| 2–1|
Sjödin (Wallinder) – 56:34| 3–1|
6 min| Penalties| 2 min
23| Shots| 28

#### Gold medal game

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20 August 2022
18:00| Canada | 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)|  Finland| Rogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 13,327

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Game reference

| Dylan Garand| Goalies| Juha Jatkola| Referees:
Sean Fernandez
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
Cody Huseby
| Roy (McTavish) – 11:18| 1–0|

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Dufour (Zellweger, McTavish) – 20:41| 2–0|
| 2–1| Heimosalmi (Viro, Mäenpää) – 44:09
| 2–2| Kemell (Niemelä, Liukas) – 50:46
Johnson (Stankoven) – 63:20| 3–2|
2 min| Penalties| 14 min
33| Shots| 31

### Statistics

[edit]

#### Scoring leaders

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Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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1 | Mason McTavish |  Canada | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +13 | 2
2 | Joakim Kemell |  Finland | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 0
3 | Olen Zellweger |  Canada | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +14 | 2
4 | Logan Stankoven |  Canada | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 2
5 | Aatu Räty |  Finland | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 2
6 | Roby Järventie |  Finland | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 4
7 | Kent Johnson |  Canada | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2
8 | Jan Myšák |  Czechia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 0
9 | Emil Andrae |  Sweden | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 6
9 | Connor Bedard |  Canada | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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1 | Jesper Wallstedt |  Sweden | 296:49 | 8 | 1.62 | 133 | 93.98 | 0
2 | Dylan Garand |  Canada | 363:20 | 12 | 1.98 | 148 | 92.50 | 0
3 | Kaidan Mbereko |  United States | 238:19 | 7 | 1.76 | 88 | 92.05 | 0
4 | Juha Jatkola |  Finland | 183:20 | 6 | 1.96 | 72 | 91.67 | 1
5 | Bruno Brūveris |  Latvia | 244:15 | 12 | 2.95 | 142 | 91.55 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender:  Jesper Wallstedt
* Best Defenceman:  Kasper Puutio
* Best Forward:  Mason McTavish

Source: IIHF

* Media All-Stars:
* MVP:  Mason McTavish
* Goaltender:  Jesper Wallstedt
* Defencemen:  Olen Zellweger /  Emil Andrae
* Forwards:  Mason McTavish /  Joakim Kemell /  Jan Myšák

Source: IIHF

### Final standings

[edit]

Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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1  | A |  Canada (H) | 7  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 41  | 14  | +27  | 20  | Champions
2  | A |  Finland | 7  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 30  | 18  | +12  | 15  | Runners-up
3  | B |  Sweden | 7  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 10  | +10  | 15  | Third place
4  | A |  Czech Republic | 7  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 18  | 28  | −10  | 7  | Fourth place
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5  | B |  United States | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 24  | 8  | +16  | 12  | Eliminated in
Quarterfinals
6  | B |  Germany | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 18  | −6  | 6
7  | A |  Latvia | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 18  | −7  | 4
8  | B |   Switzerland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 21  | −10  | 3
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
9  | A |  Slovakia | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 27  | −16  | 2  | Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10  | B |  Austria | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 20  | −16  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

## Division I

[edit]

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

### Group A

[edit]

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Hørsholm, Denmark, from December 12 to 18, 2021.[37][38]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  |  Belarus[a] | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 8  | +18  | 15  | Suspended from IIHF competitions
2  |  Latvia[b] | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 10  | +9  | 12  | Promoted to the 2022 Top Division
3  |  Norway | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 13  | +7  | 9  |
4  |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 14  | −2  | 6
5  |  Denmark (H) | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 13  | 24  | −11  | 3
6  |  Hungary | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 26  | −21  | 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:

1. ^ Belarus was suspended from all IIHF competitions in May 2022 due to IIHF ban
2. ^ Latvia was promoted to replace Russia in the Top Division after the latter was also suspended from all IIHF competitions

### Group B

[edit]

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 12 to 18, 2021.[39][40]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

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1  |  France | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 23  | 15  | +8  | 13  | Promoted to the 2023 Division I A
2  |  Slovenia | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 28  | 13  | +15  | 12
3  |  Japan | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 17  | +5  | 9  |
4  |  Ukraine | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 23  | 20  | +3  | 8
5  |  Estonia (H) | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 25  | −16  | 2
6  |  Poland | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 24  | −15  | 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

## Division II

[edit]

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

### Group A

[edit]

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from December 13 to 19, 2021.[41][42]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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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
3  |  Great Britain | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 21  | 17  | +4  | 7[a] |
4  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 7[a]
5  |  Lithuania | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 22  | −10  | 3[b]
6  |  Romania (H) | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 19  | −11  | 3[b]

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:

1. ^ a b Great Britain 7–2 Spain
2. ^ a b Lithuania 6–3 Romania

### Group B

[edit]

The Division II Group B tournament would have been held in Belgrade, Serbia, from January 10 to 16, 2022, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled and took place from September 12 to 17, 2022.[43][44][45]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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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
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

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

## Division III

[edit]

Main article: 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The tournament would have been held in Querétaro, Mexico, from January 6 to 16, 2022, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46] It was rescheduled and took place from July 22 to 30, 2022.[43][47][48] Bulgaria withdrew from the July tournament and was replaced by Australia, which originally opted out of the January tournament.

### Playoffs

[edit]

| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|  27 July | | | | |

Chinese Taipei| 7

| 29 July

South Africa| 2 |

Chinese Taipei (OT)| 6

|  27 July

| | |

Israel| 5 |

Australia| 5

| | 30 July

Kyrgyzstan| 1 |

Chinese Taipei (OT)| 5

|  27 July

| |

Mexico| 4

Israel| 7

| 29 July|

Bosnia and Herzegovina| 3 |

Australia| 2

|  27 July

| | |

Mexico| 3 | | 3rd place match

Turkey| 2

| | 30 July

Mexico| 5 |

Australia| 1

Israel| 0

| | |
| 7th place match
| 29 July
| 7|  Kyrgyzstan (OT)| 4
| 8|  South Africa| 3

| | |
| 5th place match
| 30 July
| 3|  Turkey| 5
| 6|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 1

### Final standings

[edit]

Rank | Team

|

|  Chinese Taipei
|  Mexico
|  Australia
4 |  Israel
5 |  Turkey
6 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 |  Kyrgyzstan
8 |  South Africa
Promoted to the 2023 Division II B

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2. ^ Games played from December 26 to 29, 2021, were not counted in the standings.
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4. ^ 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship statistics
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47. ^ 2022 World Championship Division III official website
48. ^ 2022 World Championship Division III statistics

## External links

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* 2022 IIHF World Juniors tournaments list
* Official website of IIHF

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