2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Canada, from 31 March to 10 April 2020.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 31 March – 10 April (cancelled) |
Teams | 10 |
On March 7, 2020, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Planned participants
edit- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark – Promoted from Division I A
- Finland
- Germany
- Hungary – Promoted from Division I A
- Japan
- Russia
- Switzerland
- United States
Match officials
editTwelve referees and ten linesmen are selected for the tournament.[3]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Rosters
editEach team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.
Preliminary round
editThe schedule was announced on 25 September 2019.[4]
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Canada (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
31 March 2020 15:30 | Switzerland | Cancelled | United States | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
31 March 2020 19:30 | Canada | Cancelled | Finland | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
1 April 2020 19:30 | Russia | Cancelled | Switzerland | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
2 April 2020 15:30 | Finland | Cancelled | United States | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
2 April 2020 19:30 | Canada | Cancelled | Russia | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
3 April 2020 19:30 | Switzerland | Cancelled | Canada | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
4 April 2020 15:30 | United States | Cancelled | Russia | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
4 April 2020 19:30 | Finland | Cancelled | Switzerland | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
5 April 2020 15:30 | Russia | Cancelled | Finland | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
5 April 2020 19:30 | United States | Cancelled | Canada | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division I |
5 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
31 March 2020 13:00 | Hungary | Cancelled | Czech Republic | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
31 March 2020 17:00 | Germany | Cancelled | Japan | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
1 April 2020 17:00 | Denmark | Cancelled | Hungary | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
2 April 2020 13:00 | Czech Republic | Cancelled | Germany | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
2 April 2020 17:00 | Japan | Cancelled | Denmark | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
3 April 2020 17:00 | Hungary | Cancelled | Japan | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
4 April 2020 13:00 | Germany | Cancelled | Hungary | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
4 April 2020 17:00 | Czech Republic | Cancelled | Denmark | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
5 April 2020 13:00 | Denmark | Cancelled | Germany | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
5 April 2020 17:00 | Japan | Cancelled | Czech Republic | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
Knockout stage
editThere would have been a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[5]
Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
7 April | ||||||||||
A1 | ||||||||||
9 April | ||||||||||
B3 | ||||||||||
7 April | ||||||||||
A2 | ||||||||||
10 April | ||||||||||
B2 | ||||||||||
7 April | ||||||||||
A3 | ||||||||||
9 April | ||||||||||
B1 | ||||||||||
7 April | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
A4 | ||||||||||
10 April | ||||||||||
A5 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit7 April 2020 13:00 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
7 April 2020 15:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
7 April 2020 17:00 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
7 April 2020 19:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
5–8th place semifinals
edit9 April 2020 13:00 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
9 April 2020 17:00 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
Semifinals
edit9 April 2020 15:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
9 April 2020 19:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
Fifth place game
editThe winner of this game earns a spot in Group A of the 2021 tournament.
10 April 2020 13:00 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro |
Bronze medal game
edit10 April 2020 15:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
Gold medal game
edit10 April 2020 19:30 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
References
edit- ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- ^ Assignments
- ^ "Schedule and tickets available". iihf.com. 25 September 2019.
- ^ Tournament info