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2021 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of China China
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Dates 10–16 April (cancelled)
18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2020 (cancelled)
2022

The 2021 IIHF 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 Beijing, China from 10 to 16 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 24 April 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 II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of China China
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams 6

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Croatia Croatia Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Australia Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Spain Spain Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
Flag of China China Host, placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
Flag of Israel Israel 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 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division I B
2 Flag of Croatia Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Australia Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Spain Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of China China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Israel Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II 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[]

2020 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Iceland Iceland
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams 6

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Belgium Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Iceland Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Georgia Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Mexico Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Belgium Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division II A
2 Flag of Iceland Iceland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Mexico Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Georgia Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division III 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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