2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Poland
Dates12–18 April (cancelled)
28 March – 3 April (cancelled)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2019
2021 (cancelled)

The Group A tournament will be held in Angers, France from 12 to 18 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 28 March to 3 April 2020.[1]

On 2 March 2020, the Group B tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Five days later, the Group A tournament was cancelled as well.[3]

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates12–18 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Sweden Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and was relegated.
 France Host, placed 10th in Top Division previous year and was 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 was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Brandy Dewar
  • Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
  • Anna Kuroda
  • Jamie Huntley-Park

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
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 Relegation to 2021 Division I B
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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Dates28 March – 3 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 Poland Host, 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 was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Johanna Tauriainen
  • Svenja Strohmenger
  • Sintija Čamāne
  • Yelizaveta Kolchina

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2021 Division I A
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 Relegation to 2021 Division II A
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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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

  1. "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  3. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  4. Assignments
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