2020 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2020 IIHF World U18 Championship was to be the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams were to participate at several levels of competition. The competition was also to serve as qualifications for the 2021 competition.

Cancellation of event
On March 12, 2020 the IIHF announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Top Division
The tournament was be played from 16 to 26 April 2020 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, United States.

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–4).

Group A
The tournament was to be held in Piešťany, Slovakia from 13 to 19 April 2020.
 * – Promoted from Division I B
 * – Relegated from Top Division
 * – Promoted from Division I B
 * – Relegated from Top Division
 * – Relegated from Top Division
 * – Relegated from Top Division

Group B
The tournament will be held in Asiago, Italy from 12 to 18 April 2020.
 * – Promoted from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division I A
 * – Promoted from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division I A
 * – Relegated from Division I A
 * – Relegated from Division I A

Group A
The tournament was to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 22 to 28 March 2020.
 * – Relegated from Division I B
 * – Promoted from Division II B
 * – Promoted from Division II B
 * – Promoted from Division II B
 * – Promoted from Division II B

Group B
The tournament will be held in Tianjin, China from 21 to 27 March 2020.
 * – Promoted from Division III A
 * – Relegated from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division II A
 * – Relegated from Division II A

Group A
The tournament was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 22 March 2020.
 * – Relegated from Division II B
 * – Promoted from Division III B

Group B
The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 29 March to 4 April 2020.
 * – Debut
 * – Relegated from Division III A
 * – Debut
 * – Relegated from Division III A
 * – Relegated from Division III A