The 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships would have been the 84th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated in several levels of competition, including the inaugural competition in the newly created Division IV. The competition would also have served as qualifications for division placements in the 2021 competition.
Restructuring by the IIHF led to several changes in the lower divisions of the 2020 World Championships. Division III was renamed Division III-A, the Division III qualification tournament was renamed Division III-B, and Division IV was created, with the latter two tournaments consisting of four teams each instead of the standard six. The bottom two teams in the 2019 Division III qualification tournament were assigned to the new Division IV, along with newcomers Malaysia and the Philippines.
All tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Zürich and Lausanne, Switzerland from 8 to 24 May 2020. The tournament was cancelled on 21 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Belarus – Promoted from Division I-A
Canada 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Finland 
Germany 
Great Britain 
Italy 
Kazakhstan – Promoted from Division I-A
Latvia 
Norway 
Russia 
Slovakia 
Sweden 
Switzerland – Host
United States The tournament was scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 27 April to 3 May 2020. [2] The tournament was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Katowice, Poland from 27 April to 3 May 2020. [2] The tournament was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
The tournament would have been held in Zagreb, Croatia from 19 to 25 April 2020. [4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
The tournament would have been held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 19 to 25 April 2020. [4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
The tournament would have been held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 19 to 25 April 2020. [4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Chinese Taipei 
Luxembourg 
North Korea – Relegated from Division II B
Turkey 
Turkmenistan 
United Arab Emirates – Promoted from Division III AThe tournament would have been held in Cape Town, South Africa from 20 to 23 April 2020. [4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Hong Kong 
South Africa – Relegated from Division III
Thailand The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2020. On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
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