2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships would have been the 84th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams would have participated in several levels of competition, including the inaugural competition in the newly created Division IV. The competition would also have served as qualifications for division placements in the 2021 competition. Restructuring by the IIHF led to several changes in the lower divisions of the 2020 World Championships. Division III was renamed Division III-A, the Division III qualification tournament was renamed Division III-B, and Division IV was created, with the latter two tournaments consisting of four teams each instead of the standard six. The bottom two teams in the 2019 Division III qualification tournament were assigned to the new Division IV, along with newcomers Malaysia and the Philippines. All tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Zürich and Lausanne, Switzerland from 8 to 24 May 2020. The tournament was cancelled on 21 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus – Promoted from Division I-A
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan – Promoted from Division I-A
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Host
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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Division I
Group A
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 27 April to 3 May 2020.[2] The tournament was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria – Relegated from Top Division
- File:Flag of France.svg France – Relegated from Top Division
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania – Promoted from Division I-B
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Group B
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Katowice, Poland from 27 April to 3 May 2020.[2] The tournament was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania – Relegated from Division I-A
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia – Promoted from Division II-A
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Division II
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Zagreb, Croatia from 19 to 25 April 2020.[4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel – Promoted from Division II B
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands – Relegated from Division I B
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
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Group B
The tournament would have been held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 19 to 25 April 2020.[4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – Relegated from Division II A
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria – Promoted from Division III
- File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
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Division III
Group A
The tournament would have been held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 19 to 25 April 2020.[4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea – Relegated from Division II B
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates – Promoted from Division III A
Group B
The tournament would have been held in Cape Town, South Africa from 20 to 23 April 2020.[4] On 13 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa – Relegated from Division III
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Division IV
The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2020. On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
References
- ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "World Championships". IIHF. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.