2021 IIHF World Championship Division II

Main article: 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries China
Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams12

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division II was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament would have been held in Beijing, China from 10 to 16 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 24 April 2021.[1]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Group A tournament

2021 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
 Croatia 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 Host, placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
 Israel Placed 1st in Division II B previous year and was promoted.

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 2022 Division I B
2  Croatia 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 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II 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

Group B tournament

2021 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams6

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.

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 2022 Division II A
2  Iceland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division III 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

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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