2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Canada |
| Venue(s) | Rogers Place (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | August 9–20, 2022 |
| 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 |
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.
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. In the gold medal game, Canada beat Finland 3–2 in overtime to win its 19th tournament title.