2020 IIHF World Championship Division II

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2020 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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2021 (cancelled) →

The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Contents

The Group A tournament would have been held in Zagreb, Croatia and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 19 to 25 April 2020. [1]

Both tournaments were cancelled on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II A
2020 IIHF World Championship Division II-A.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Website Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Host, placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Austria.svg Miroslav Stolc
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Toode
  • Flag of Finland.svg Jukka-Pekka Koistinen
  • Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Hoppe
  • Flag of Austria.svg David Nothegger
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Grozaj
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Krešimir Polašek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Brejcha
  • Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Sawayama
  • Flag of Serbia.svg David Perduv
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Matúš Stanzel

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000000Promotion to 2021 Division I B
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)000000000
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000000
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 000000000
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000000Relegation to 2021 Division II B
Source: N/A
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2020
13:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgCancelledFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
19 April 2020
16:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
19 April 2020
20:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgCancelledFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
13:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgCancelledFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
16:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgCancelledFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Dom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
20:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgCancelledFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
13:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgCancelledFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
16:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Dom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
20:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgCancelledFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Dom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
13:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgCancelledFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
16:30		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgCancelledFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgCancelledFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
13:00		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Dom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
16:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgCancelledFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
20:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgCancelledFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dom Sportova, Zagreb

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II B
2020 IIHF World Championship Division II-B.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Website Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Christensen
  • Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Kosaka
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Yong Chun
  • Flag of Norway.svg Christian Persson
  • Flag of Austria.svg Jakob Schauer
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Tiange
  • Flag of Iceland.svg Oli Gunnarsson
  • Flag of Iceland.svg Sindri Gunnarsson
  • Flag of Iceland.svg Leon Hafsteinsson
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Jobbágy
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Nyqvist

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000000Promotion to 2021 Division II A
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 000000000
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 000000000
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 000000000
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000000000
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 000000000Relegation to 2021 Division III A
Source: N/A
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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2020
13:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
19 April 2020
16:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
19 April 2020
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgCancelledFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
13:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
16:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgCancelledFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgCancelledFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
16:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgCancelledFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgCancelledFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
13:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgCancelledFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
16:30		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgCancelledFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
20:00		 Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgCancelledFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
16:30		 Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgCancelledFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
20:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgCancelledFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík

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References

  1. ↑ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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