2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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2020 Women's Ice Hockey
World Championships
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Teams12
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The 2020 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 22nd such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams were supposed to play at six tiers of competition. However, four of the six tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2021 competition and finalized seeding for the 2022 Winter Olympics qualification.

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Championship (Top Division)

The tournament would have been played in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, from 31 March to 10 April 2020. [1] It was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The women's national ice hockey teams of Canada, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, and the United States were scheduled to compete in Group A; the national teams of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, and Japan were scheduled to compete in Group B. [3]

Division I

Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament would have been played in Angers, France, from 12 to 18 April 2020. [4] It was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak. [2] The women's national teams of Austria, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, and Sweden were scheduled to compete in the tournament. [5]

Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament would have been played in Katowice, Poland, from 28 March to 3 April 2020. [4] On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. [6] The women's national teams of China, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Slovenia, and South Korea were scheduled to compete in the tournament. [7]

Division II

Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament would have been played in Jaca, Spain, from 29 March to 4 April 2020. [4] On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] The women's national teams of Chinese Taipei, Great Britain, Latvia, Mexico, DPR Korea, and Spain were scheduled to compete in the tournament. [8]

Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 23 to 29 February 2020. [9] [10]

PosTeam
PldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [lower-alpha 1] 55000394+3515
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (H)54001257+1812
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 530022016+49
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 511031014−45
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 50104539−342 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 50023726−192 [lower-alpha 2] Relegated to the 2022 Division III
Source: IIHF
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
Notes:
  1. ↑ Australia were originally promoted to Division II A, however, that promotion was rescinded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. 1 2 Croatia 2–1 (GWS) Ukraine

Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 10 December 2019. [11] [12]

PosTeam
PldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 540011618−212Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 530022213+99 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 521112215+79 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)521021410+48
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 520031314−16
6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 50014421−171
Source: IIHF
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Romania 2–4 Belgium

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References

  1. ↑ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship: Teams". IIHF . Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. 1 2 3 "World Championships – World Women". IIHF . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A: Teams". IIHF . Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. 1 2 "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group B: Teams". IIHF . Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. ↑ "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II, Group A: Teams". IIHF . Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. ↑ Division II Group B official website
  10. ↑ Division II Group B statistics
  11. ↑ Division III official website
  12. ↑ Division III statistics
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