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2020 IIHF World Championship
Division I
2020 IIHF World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Flag of Poland Poland
Dates 27 April – 3 May (cancelled)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2019
2021

The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I was a scheduled international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland from 27 April to 3 May 2020.[1] However, on 17 March 2020 IIHF announced the cancellation of both tournaments following the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Group A tournament[]

2020 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 April – 3 May
Teams 6
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of France France Placed 15th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Austria Austria Placed 16th in the Elite Division previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Korea South Korea Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Host, placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
Flag of Hungary Hungary Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
Flag of Romania Romania Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and was promoted.

Match officials[]

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Canada Jeff Ingram
  • Flag of Germany Sirko Hunnius
  • Flag of Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Flag of Norway Roy Stian Hansen
  • Flag of Russia Denis Naumov
  • Flag of Slovakia Miroslav Štefík
  • Flag of Sweden Christoffer Holm
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Josef Špůr
  • Flag of Denmark Andreas Weise Kroyer
  • Flag of Finland Joona Elonen
  • Flag of France Nicolas Constantineau
  • Flag of Russia Yevgeni Yudin
  • Flag of Slovenia Gašper Jaka Zgonc
  • Flag of South Korea Park Jun-soo

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of France France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 IIHF World Championship[lower-alpha 1]
2 Flag of Austria Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Korea South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Hungary Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Romania Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2021 Division I 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.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 April 2020
13:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary Cancelled
Flag of Korea South Korea Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
27 April 2020
16:30
Romania Flag of Romania Cancelled
Flag of France France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
27 April 2020
20:00
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia Cancelled
Flag of Austria Austria Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

28 April 2020
15:30
South Korea Flag of Korea Cancelled
Flag of Romania Romania Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
28 April 2020
19:00
Austria Flag of Austria Cancelled
Flag of Hungary Hungary Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

29 April 2020
19:00
France Flag of France Cancelled
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

30 April 2020
13:00
Austria Flag of Austria Cancelled
Flag of Korea South Korea Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
30 April 2020
16:30
France Flag of France Cancelled
Flag of Hungary Hungary Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
30 April 2020
20:00
Romania Flag of Romania Cancelled
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

1 May 2020
19:00
Austria Flag of Austria Cancelled
Flag of Romania Romania Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

2 May 2020
16:30
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia Cancelled
Flag of Hungary Hungary Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
2 May 2020
20:00
South Korea Flag of Korea Cancelled
Flag of France France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

3 May 2020
13:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary Cancelled
Flag of Romania Romania Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
3 May 2020
16:30
South Korea Flag of Korea Cancelled
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
3 May 2020
20:00
France Flag of France Cancelled
Flag of Austria Austria Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

Group B tournament[]

2020 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Poland Poland
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 April – 3 May
Teams 6
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Poland Poland Host, placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
Flag of Japan Japan Placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
Flag of Estonia Estonia Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
Flag of Serbia Serbia Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[1]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of France Nicolas Cregut
  • Flag of United Kingdom Dean Smith
  • Flag of Norway Robert Hallin
  • Flag of Slovenia Milan Zrnic

  • Flag of Germany Gabriel Gaube
  • Flag of Italy Ulrich Pardatscher
  • Flag of Latvia Uldis Bušs
  • Flag of Poland Mateusz Bucki

  • Flag of Poland Rafał Noworyta
  • Flag of Serbia Ivan Nedeljković
  • Flag of the United States Kevin Briganti

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2021 Division I A
2 Flag of Poland Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Japan Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Estonia Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Serbia Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2021 Division II 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.
(H) Host.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 April 2020
13:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia Cancelled
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Spodek, Katowice
27 April 2020
16:30
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine Cancelled
Flag of Japan Japan Spodek, Katowice
27 April 2020
20:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia Cancelled
Flag of Poland Poland Spodek, Katowice

28 April 2020
13:00
Japan Flag of Japan Cancelled
Flag of Serbia Serbia Spodek, Katowice
28 April 2020
16:30
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania Cancelled
Flag of Estonia Estonia Spodek, Katowice
28 April 2020
20:00
Poland Flag of Poland Cancelled
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Spodek, Katowice

30 April 2020
13:00
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania Cancelled
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Spodek, Katowice
30 April 2020
16:30
Serbia Flag of Serbia Cancelled
Flag of Estonia Estonia Spodek, Katowice
30 April 2020
20:00
Poland Flag of Poland Cancelled
Flag of Japan Japan Spodek, Katowice

1 May 2020
13:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia Cancelled
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Spodek, Katowice
1 May 2020
16:30
Japan Flag of Japan Cancelled
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Spodek, Katowice
1 May 2020
20:00
Poland Flag of Poland Cancelled
Flag of Serbia Serbia Spodek, Katowice

3 May 2020
13:00
Japan Flag of Japan Cancelled
Flag of Estonia Estonia Spodek, Katowice
3 May 2020
16:30
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine Cancelled
Flag of Serbia Serbia Spodek, Katowice
3 May 2020
20:00
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania Cancelled
Flag of Poland Poland Spodek, Katowice

References[]

External links[]

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