2020 IIHF World Championship Division II explained

See main article: 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship
Division II
Year:2020
Country:Croatia
Country2:Iceland
Dates:19–25 April (cancelled)
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2021 (cancelled)

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

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

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship Division II A
Year:2020
Country:Croatia
Size:150
Dates:19–25 April (cancelled)
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website

Participants

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

Match officials

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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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Group B tournament

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship Division II B
Year:2020
Country:Iceland
Size:150
Dates:19–25 April (cancelled)
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournaments for 2020 assigned. 24 May 2019. iihf.com.
  2. Web site: Men's Division II, III cancelled. IIHF. 13 March 2020.
  3. https://www.iihf.com/en/static/15803/assignments-2019-20 Assignments