| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Spain Croatia |
| Dates | 10–16 April (cancelled) 7–13 March (cancelled) |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2021 IIHF Women's 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 Jaca, Spain from 10 to 16 April and the Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia from 7 to 13 March 2021.[1]
Australia was initially promoted but after Group A was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain in Group B.[2][3]
On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Group A tournament[]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–16 April (cancelled) |
| Teams | 6 |
Participants[]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Latvia
|
Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated. |
 United Kingdom
|
Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year. |
 Spain
|
Host, placed 3rd in Division II A previous year. |
 Mexico
|
Placed 4th in Division II A previous year. |
 North Korea
|
Placed 5th in Division II A previous year. |
 Chinese Taipei
|
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 | Latvia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2022 Division I B |
| 2 | United Kingdom
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Spain (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | North Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2022 Division II B |
Source: [citation needed]
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.
Group B tournament[]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–13 March (cancelled) |
| Teams | 5 |
Participants[]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
Placed 1st in Division II B last year. |
 Iceland
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
 New Zealand |
|
 Turkey
|
Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
 Croatia
|
Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
 South Africa
|
Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted. |
Standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2022 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Turkey
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Croatia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | South Africa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | New Zealand[lower-alpha 1]
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Source: [citation needed]
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:
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:
- ↑ Tournaments for 2021 assigned. IIHF.com (22 June 2020). Retrieved on 22 June 2020.
- ↑ Women's Worlds cancelled. iihf.com (7 March 2020).
- ↑ IIHF cancels March tournaments. iihf.com (2 March 2020).
- ↑ IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ New Zealand withdraws women’s team (27 October 2020).
References[]
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