2020 IIHF World Championship Division II
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Croatia Iceland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 19–25 April (cancelled) |
| Teams | 12 |
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]
Participants
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 19–25 April (cancelled) |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
| 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 |
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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 |
