2021 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Main article: 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Poland
Dates9–15 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2020
2022 →

The Group A tournament will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 9 to 15 May and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland from 26 April to 2 May 2021.[1]

All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Group A tournament
2021 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates9–15 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 France Placed 15th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
 Austria Placed 16th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
 Slovenia Host, placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
 Hungary Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 IIHF World Championship
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division I B
First match(es) will be played on 9 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 tournament
2021 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Dates26 April – 2 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
 Poland Host, placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 Japan Placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
 Estonia Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
 Ukraine Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
 Serbia Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division I A
2  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II A
First match(es) will be played on 26 April 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.

References
  1. "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
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