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2020 IIHF World Championship Division II

Main article: 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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

2020 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams12
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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 edit

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Croatia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
WebsiteWebsite

Participants edit

Team Qualification
  Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
  Croatia Host, placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
  Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
  Spain Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
  China Placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
  Israel Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and was promoted.

Match officials edit

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

Referees Linesmen
  •   Miroslav Stolc
  •   Maksim Toode
  •   Jukka-Pekka Koistinen
  •   Benjamin Hoppe
  •   David Nothegger
  •   Tomislav Grozaj
  •   Krešimir Polašek
  •   Tomáš Brejcha
  •   Naoki Sawayama
  •   David Perduv
  •   Matúš Stanzel

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2021 Division I B
2   Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2021 Division II B
Source: N/A
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

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2020
13:00		Israel  Cancelled  SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
19 April 2020
16:30		Australia  Cancelled  NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
19 April 2020
20:00		Croatia  Cancelled  ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
13:00		Netherlands  Cancelled  SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
16:30		China  Cancelled  IsraelDom Sportova, Zagreb
20 April 2020
20:00		Croatia  Cancelled  AustraliaDom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
13:00		Netherlands  Cancelled  ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
16:30		Australia  Cancelled  SpainDom Sportova, Zagreb
22 April 2020
20:00		Croatia  Cancelled  IsraelDom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
13:00		China  Cancelled  AustraliaDom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
16:30		Israel  Cancelled  NetherlandsDom Sportova, Zagreb
24 April 2020
20:00		Spain  Cancelled  CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
13:00		Australia  Cancelled  IsraelDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
16:30		Spain  Cancelled  ChinaDom Sportova, Zagreb
25 April 2020
20:00		Netherlands  Cancelled  CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb

Group B tournament edit

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Iceland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
WebsiteWebsite

Participants edit

Team Qualification
  Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
  Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
  New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
  Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
  Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
  Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted.

Match officials edit

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

Referees Linesmen
  •   Martin Christensen
  •   Kenji Kosaka
  •   Lim Yong Chun
  •   Christian Persson
  •   Jakob Schauer
  •   Liu Tiange
  •   Oli Gunnarsson
  •   Sindri Gunnarsson
  •   Leon Hafsteinsson
  •   Martin Jobbágy
  •   Anders Nyqvist

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2021 Division II A
2   Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2021 Division III A
Source: N/A
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.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2020
13:00		Bulgaria  Cancelled  GeorgiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
19 April 2020
16:30		New Zealand  Cancelled  BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
19 April 2020
20:00		Iceland  Cancelled  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
13:00		Belgium  Cancelled  GeorgiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
16:30		Mexico  Cancelled  BulgariaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
20 April 2020
20:00		Iceland  Cancelled  New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
13:00		New Zealand  Cancelled  GeorgiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
16:30		Belgium  Cancelled  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
22 April 2020
20:00		Iceland  Cancelled  BulgariaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
13:00		Mexico  Cancelled  New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
16:30		Bulgaria  Cancelled  BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
24 April 2020
20:00		Georgia  Cancelled  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
13:00		New Zealand  Cancelled  BulgariaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
16:30		Georgia  Cancelled  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
25 April 2020
20:00		Belgium  Cancelled  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Assignments

External links edit

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