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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| City | Edmonton |
| Venue(s) | Rogers Place[1] (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | August 9–20, 2022[2] |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (19th title) |
Runner-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) |
| MVP | Mason McTavish |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were the 46th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from August 9 to 20, 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from December 26, 2021, through January 5, 2022, in Edmonton and Red Deer — the host cities originally awarded the 2022 tournament before it was moved into a "bubble" behind closed doors in Edmonton due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After COVID-19 outbreaks on multiple teams, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF on December 29, 2021. In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be replayed from scratch at a later date, with all statistics and results from the first playing being thrown out. Once again, the tournament was held exclusively in 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.
- ^ Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer was also a venue in the first attempt at the tournament in December 2021.
- ^ Games played from December 26 to 29, 2021, were not counted in the standings.
- ^ 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
- ^ 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship statistics
- ^ Ellis, Steven. "Latvia is the Little Team that Could at World Juniors". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2022-08-22.