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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 8–24 May |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2020 IIHF World Championship should have been hosted from 8 to 24 May 2020 by Switzerland, as the IIHF announced on 15 May 2015.[1]
As of a conference call on March 21, 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Venues[]
| Zürich | Lausanne |
|---|---|
| Hallenstadion | Vaudoise Aréna |
| Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Participants[]
- Qualified as host
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2019 IIHF World Championship
Canada- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Latvia
- Norway
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Sweden
- United States of America
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I
Seeding[]
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2019 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system.[2]
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References[]
- ↑ Back to Slovakia, Switzerland. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).
- ↑ Groups for Switzerland 2020. iihf.com (28 May 2019).
