2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Year:2020
Country:France
Country2:Poland
Dates:12–18 April 2020
(cancelled)
28 March – 3 April 2020
(cancelled)
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:(cancelled) 2021
2022

See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Division I Group A tournament would have been played in Angers, France, from 12 to 18 April 2020,[1] and the Division I Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland, from 28 March to 3 April 2020.[2]

On 2 March 2020, the Division I Group B tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Five days later, the Division I Group A tournament was cancelled as well.[4]

Division I Group A

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Year:2020
Size:x240px
Country:France
Dates:12–18 April 2020
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:www.iihf.com

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
Hosts; placed 10th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
Placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[5]

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).[6]

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Division I Group B

Tourney Name:IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Year:2020
Size:x240px
Country:Poland
Dates:28 March – 3 April 2020
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:www.iihf.com

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).[7]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wwia Division I Group A official website
  2. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wwib Division I Group B official website
  3. Web site: IIHF cancels March tournaments. 2 March 2020. iihf.com.
  4. Web site: Women's Worlds cancelled. 7 March 2020. iihf.com.
  5. https://www.iihf.com/en/static/15803/assignments-2019-20 Assignments
  6. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wwia/schedule Div I A schedule
  7. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wwib/schedule Div I B schedule