The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament would have been held in Zagreb, Croatia and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 19 to 25 April 2020.[1]
Both tournaments were cancelled on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Group A tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated. |
 Croatia
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division II A previous year. |
 Australia
|
Placed 3rd in Division II A previous year. |
 Spain
|
Placed 4th in Division II A previous year. |
 China
|
Placed 5th in Division II A previous year. |
 Israel
|
Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
|
|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2021 Division I B |
| 2 | Croatia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | China
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Israel
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division II B |
Source: N/A
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
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).
| 19 April 2020 13:00 | Israel | Cancelled | Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 19 April 2020 16:30 | Australia | Cancelled | Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 19 April 2020 20:00 | Croatia | Cancelled | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 20 April 2020 13:00 | Netherlands | Cancelled | Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 20 April 2020 16:30 | China | Cancelled | Israel | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 20 April 2020 20:00 | Croatia | Cancelled | Australia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 22 April 2020 13:00 | Netherlands | Cancelled | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 22 April 2020 16:30 | Australia | Cancelled | Spain | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 22 April 2020 20:00 | Croatia | Cancelled | Israel | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 24 April 2020 13:00 | China | Cancelled | Australia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 24 April 2020 16:30 | Israel | Cancelled | Netherlands | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 24 April 2020 20:00 | Spain | Cancelled | Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 25 April 2020 13:00 | Australia | Cancelled | Israel | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 25 April 2020 16:30 | Spain | Cancelled | China | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
| 25 April 2020 20:00 | Netherlands | Cancelled | Croatia | Dom Sportova, Zagreb |
Group B tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Belgium
|
Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated. |
 Iceland
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year. |
 New Zealand
|
Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year. |
 Georgia
|
Placed 4th in Division II B previous year. |
 Mexico
|
Placed 5th in Division II B previous year. |
 Bulgaria
|
Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
|
|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2021 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Georgia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division III A |
Source: N/A
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.
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.
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 19 April 2020 13:00 | Bulgaria | Cancelled | Georgia | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 19 April 2020 16:30 | New Zealand | Cancelled | Belgium | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 19 April 2020 20:00 | Iceland | Cancelled | Mexico | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 20 April 2020 13:00 | Belgium | Cancelled | Georgia | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 20 April 2020 16:30 | Mexico | Cancelled | Bulgaria | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 20 April 2020 20:00 | Iceland | Cancelled | New Zealand | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 22 April 2020 13:00 | New Zealand | Cancelled | Georgia | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 22 April 2020 16:30 | Belgium | Cancelled | Mexico | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 22 April 2020 20:00 | Iceland | Cancelled | Bulgaria | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 24 April 2020 13:00 | Mexico | Cancelled | New Zealand | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 24 April 2020 16:30 | Bulgaria | Cancelled | Belgium | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 24 April 2020 20:00 | Georgia | Cancelled | Iceland | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 25 April 2020 13:00 | New Zealand | Cancelled | Bulgaria | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 25 April 2020 16:30 | Georgia | Cancelled | Mexico | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
| 25 April 2020 20:00 | Belgium | Cancelled | Iceland | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
References
- ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Assignments
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