2021 IIHF World Championship

The 2021 IIHF World Championship will be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017.[1] It will take place from 21 May to 6 June 2021.[2] Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki.[1] Each city will host one group and two quarter-final games, with both semi-finals and the medal games to be played in Minsk. It will be the second time hosting for both cities; Minsk was the sole host of the 2014 IIHF World Championship, while Riga hosted the 2006 IIHF World Championship.

2021 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Latvia
 Belarus
Dates21 May – 6 June
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2020
2022 →

Venues
Minsk
Riga
Minsk Arena Arena Riga
53°56′9.6″N 27°28′54.3″E 56°58′4.5″N 24°7′17″E
Capacity: 15,100 Capacity: 10,300

Participants

Qualified as host

Automatic qualifier after the cancellation of the 2020 IIHF World Championship

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2020 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2019 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system.[3]

Preliminary round

The groups were announced on 20 May 2020.[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Belarus (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division I A
First match(es) will be played on 21 May 2021. Source:
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.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Latvia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division I A[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on 21 May 2021. Source:
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.
Notes:
  1. If Finland finishes 8th then the overall 14th ranked team will be relegated, as Finland is qualified for the 2022 edition as the host.

References
  1. Merk, Martin (19 May 2017). "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. "Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "Groups for Belarus/Latvia 2021". iihf.com. 20 May 2020.
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