The 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship was the 23rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

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.

[2] Additionally, all eight teams will qualify for the QF round and will be reseeded according to their tournament ranking.

[2] Sweden won their second world championship by beating USA in the final with score 6–4.

Winning teams will be reseeded in accordance with the following ranking:[5] GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF The tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2022.