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2021 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Flag of Poland Poland
Dates 9–15 May (cancelled)
26 April – 2 May (cancelled)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2020 (cancelled)
2022

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division I 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia from 9 to 15 May and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland from 26 April to 2 May 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 I A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 9–15 May (cancelled)
Teams 6

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.

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 2022 IIHF World Championship
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 2022 Division I B
Source: iihf.com
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 I B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Poland Poland
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 26 April – 2 May (cancelled)
Teams 6

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.

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 2022 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 2022 Division II A
Source: iihf.com
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).
  2. IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
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