2020 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2020 IIHF World U18 Championship would have been the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the 2021 competition. The division II and III tournaments were cancelled by IIHF on 2 March 2020.[1] The top division and division I tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 16–26 April (cancelled) |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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Top Division
The tournament was to be held from 16 to 26 April 2020 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, United States, but was cancelled by the IIHF.[3][4]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–4).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
16 April 2020 15:00 | Switzerland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
16 April 2020 19:00 | Sweden ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
17 April 2020 15:00 | Belarus ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
17 April 2020 19:00 | Sweden ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
18 April 2020 19:00 | Canada ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
19 April 2020 15:00 | Switzerland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
19 April 2020 19:00 | Latvia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
20 April 2020 19:00 | Canada ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
21 April 2020 15:00 | Latvia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
21 April 2020 19:00 | Belarus ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
(H) Host.
16 April 2020 15:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
16 April 2020 19:00 | Russia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
17 April 2020 15:00 | Russia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
17 April 2020 19:00 | Germany ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
18 April 2020 19:00 | Finland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
19 April 2020 15:00 | United States ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
19 April 2020 19:00 | Germany ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
20 April 2020 19:00 | Finland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
21 April 2020 15:00 | Czech Republic ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
21 April 2020 19:00 | United States ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth |
Division I
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia from 13 to 19 April 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
Division II
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 22 to 28 March 2020,[4] but was cancelled by the IIHF.
Great Britain – Relegated from Division I B
Estonia
Lithuania
Romania
Serbia – Promoted from Division II B
South Korea
Division III
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 22 March 2020,[4] but was cancelled by the IIHF.
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 29 March to 4 April 2020,[4] but was cancelled by the IIHF.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hong Kong
Kyrgyzstan – Debut
Luxembourg
New Zealand – Relegated from Division III A
South Africa
References
- Steiss, Adam (2 March 2020). "IIHF cancels March tournaments". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
- Steiss, Adam. "IIHF cancels U18 Worlds". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". IIHF. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "World Championships – World Men U18". IIHF. Retrieved 30 August 2019.