2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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.

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Poland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April 2020
(cancelled)
28 March – 3 April 2020
(cancelled)
Teams12
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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 edit

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
 
Tournament details
Host country  France
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April 2020
Teams6
Websitewww.iihf.com

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Sweden Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
  France Hosts; placed 10th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
  Norway Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
  Austria Placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
  Slovakia Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
  Netherlands Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and were promoted.

Match officials edit

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

Referees Linesmen
  •   Brandy Dewar
  •   Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
  •   Anna Kuroda
  •   Jamie Huntley-Park
  •   Veronika Lounová
  •   Jenni Jaatinen
  •   Julia Männlein
  •   Adrienn Paulheim
  •   Joanna Pobożniak
  •   Julia Johansson
  •   Kristin Moore

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2   France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule edit

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

12 April 2020
12:30
Netherlands  Cancelled  SwedenPatinoire du Haras, Angers
12 April 2020
16:00
Austria  Cancelled  FrancePatinoire du Haras, Angers
12 April 2020
19:30
Slovakia  Cancelled  NorwayPatinoire du Haras, Angers

13 April 2020
12:30
Sweden  Cancelled  AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
13 April 2020
16:00
Norway  Cancelled  NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers
13 April 2020
19:30
France  Cancelled  SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers

15 April 2020
12:30
Sweden  Cancelled  SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
15 April 2020
16:00
Netherlands  Cancelled  AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
15 April 2020
19:30
France  Cancelled  NorwayPatinoire du Haras, Angers

16 April 2020
12:30
Austria  Cancelled  SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
16 April 2020
16:00
Norway  Cancelled  SwedenPatinoire du Haras, Angers
16 April 2020
19:30
France  Cancelled  NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers

18 April 2020
12:30
Norway  Cancelled  AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
18 April 2020
16:00
Slovakia  Cancelled  NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers
18 April 2020
19:30
Sweden  Cancelled  FrancePatinoire du Haras, Angers

Division I Group B edit

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 3 April 2020
Teams6
Websitewww.iihf.com

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Italy Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and were relegated.
  South Korea Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
  Poland Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
  China Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
  Kazakhstan Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
  Slovenia Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and were promoted.

Match officials edit

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

Referees Linesmen
  •   Johanna Tauriainen
  •   Svenja Strohmenger
  •   Sintija Čamāne
  •   Yelizaveta Kolchina
  •   Geneviève Gouin
  •   Zuzana Svobodová
  •   Sueva Torribio Rousselin
  •   Jessica Brambilla
  •   Mai Mizuhori
  •   Anette Fjeldstad
  •   Jennifer Cameron

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2   South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule edit

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

28 March 2020
13:00
Slovenia  Cancelled  ItalyKatowice Jantor, Katowice
28 March 2020
16:30
China  Cancelled  South KoreaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
28 March 2020
20:00
Kazakhstan  Cancelled  PolandKatowice Jantor, Katowice

29 March 2020
13:00
South Korea  Cancelled  KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
29 March 2020
16:30
Italy  Cancelled  ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
29 March 2020
20:00
Poland  Cancelled  SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice

31 March 2020
13:00
Slovenia  Cancelled  ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
31 March 2020
16:30
Italy  Cancelled  KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
31 March 2020
20:00
South Korea  Cancelled  PolandKatowice Jantor, Katowice

1 April 2020
13:00
China  Cancelled  KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
1 April 2020
16:30
South Korea  Cancelled  SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
1 April 2020
20:00
Poland  Cancelled  ItalyKatowice Jantor, Katowice

3 April 2020
13:00
Italy  Cancelled  South KoreaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
3 April 2020
16:30
Kazakhstan  Cancelled  SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
3 April 2020
20:00
Poland  Cancelled  ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice

References edit

  1. ^ Division I Group A official website
  2. ^ Division I Group B official website
  3. ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Assignments
  6. ^ Div I A schedule
  7. ^ Div I B schedule

External links edit