2020 IIHF World Championship Division II

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

Main article: 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2020 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Iceland
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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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
2020 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates19–25 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants
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

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

RefereesLinesmen
  • Miroslav Stolc
  • Maksim Toode
  • Jukka-Pekka Koistinen
  • Benjamin Hoppe

Standings

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

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

Participants
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

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

RefereesLinesmen
  • Martin Christensen
  • Kenji Kosaka
  • Lim Yong Chun
  • Christian Persson

Standings

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

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