2020 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates31 March – 10 April (cancelled)
Teams10
←  2019
2021  →

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Canada, from 31 March to 10 April 2020. [1]

Contents

On March 7, 2020, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Planned participants

Match officials

Twelve referees and ten linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elizabeth Mantha
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lacey Senuk
  • Flag of Finland.svg Kaisa Ketonen
  • Flag of Finland.svg Anniina Nurmi
  • Flag of France.svg Marie Picavet
  • Flag of Germany.svg Tijana Haack
  • Flag of Russia.svg Daria Yermak
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Nikoleta Celárová
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Furberg
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Wiegand
  • Flag of the United States.svg Kaylen Erchul
  • Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea Rapin
  • Flag of Austria.svg Julia Kainberger
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Blair
  • Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Heikkinen
  • Flag of Finland.svg Linnea Sianio
  • Flag of Germany.svg Lisa Linnek
  • Flag of Russia.svg Diana Mokhova
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Hammar
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Magali Anex dit Chenaud
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Spresser
  • Flag of the United States.svg Sara Strong

Rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 25 September 2019. [4]

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)000000000
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000000000
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 000000000
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 31 March 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]
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
31 March 2020
15:30		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of the United States.svg  United States Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
31 March 2020
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
1 April 2020
19:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svgCancelledFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
2 April 2020
15:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgCancelledFlag of the United States.svg  United States Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
2 April 2020
19:30		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
3 April 2020
19:30		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
4 April 2020
15:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svgCancelledFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
4 April 2020
19:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgCancelledFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
5 April 2020
15:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svgCancelledFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
5 April 2020
19:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svgCancelledFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000000
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 000000000
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 000000000Relegation to 2021 Division I
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 31 March 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]
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.
31 March 2020
13:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgCancelledFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
31 March 2020
17:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgCancelledFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
1 April 2020
17:00		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgCancelledFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
2 April 2020
13:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCancelledFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
2 April 2020
17:00		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svgCancelledFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
3 April 2020
17:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgCancelledFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
4 April 2020
13:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgCancelledFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
4 April 2020
17:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCancelledFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
5 April 2020
13:00		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgCancelledFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
5 April 2020
17:00		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svgCancelledFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro

Knockout stage

There would have been a re-seeding after the quarterfinals. [5]

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals Final
          
7 April
A1
9 April
B3
 
7 April
 
A2
10 April
B2
 
7 April
 
A3
9 April
B1
 
7 April
 Third place
A4
10 April
A5
 
 

Quarterfinals

7 April 2020
13:00		N/ACancelledN/A Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
7 April 2020
15:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
7 April 2020
17:00		N/ACancelledN/A Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
7 April 2020
19:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax

5–8th place semifinals

9 April 2020
13:00		N/ACancelledN/A Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro
9 April 2020
17:00		N/ACancelledN/A Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro

Semifinals

9 April 2020
15:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
9 April 2020
19:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax

Fifth place game

The winner of this game earns a spot in Group A of the 2021 tournament.

10 April 2020
13:00		N/ACancelledN/A Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro

Bronze medal game

10 April 2020
15:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax

Gold medal game

10 April 2020
19:30		N/ACancelledN/A Scotiabank Centre, Halifax


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References

  1. ↑ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Assignments
  4. ↑ "Schedule and tickets available". iihf.com. 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Tournament info
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