2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Poland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April 2020
(cancelled)
28 March – 3 April 2020
(cancelled)
Teams12
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See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Division I Group A tournament would have been played in Angers, France, from 12 to 18 April 2020,[1] and the Division I Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland, from 28 March to 3 April 2020.[2]

On 2 March 2020, the Division I Group B tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Five days later, the Division I Group A tournament was cancelled as well.[4]

Division I Group A

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April 2020
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Sweden Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
 France Hosts; placed 10th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
 Norway Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
 Austria Placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
 Slovakia Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
 Netherlands Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  • Canada Brandy Dewar
  • Finland Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
  • Japan Anna Kuroda
  • United States Jamie Huntley-Park
  • Czech Republic Veronika Lounová
  • Finland Jenni Jaatinen
  • Germany Julia Männlein
  • Hungary Adrienn Paulheim
  • Poland Joanna Pobożniak
  • Sweden Julia Johansson
  • United States Kristin Moore

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).[6]

12 April 2020
12:30		Netherlands Cancelled SwedenPatinoire du Haras, Angers
12 April 2020
16:00		Austria Cancelled FrancePatinoire du Haras, Angers
12 April 2020
19:30		Slovakia Cancelled NorwayPatinoire du Haras, Angers
13 April 2020
12:30		Sweden Cancelled AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
13 April 2020
16:00		Norway Cancelled NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers
13 April 2020
19:30		France Cancelled SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
15 April 2020
12:30		Sweden Cancelled SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
15 April 2020
16:00		Netherlands Cancelled AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
15 April 2020
19:30		France Cancelled NorwayPatinoire du Haras, Angers
16 April 2020
12:30		Austria Cancelled SlovakiaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
16 April 2020
16:00		Norway Cancelled SwedenPatinoire du Haras, Angers
16 April 2020
19:30		France Cancelled NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers
18 April 2020
12:30		Norway Cancelled AustriaPatinoire du Haras, Angers
18 April 2020
16:00		Slovakia Cancelled NetherlandsPatinoire du Haras, Angers
18 April 2020
19:30		Sweden Cancelled FrancePatinoire du Haras, Angers

Division I Group B

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 3 April 2020
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and were relegated.
 South Korea Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 Poland Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
 China Placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
 Kazakhstan Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
 Slovenia Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  • Finland Johanna Tauriainen
  • Germany Svenja Strohmenger
  • Latvia Sintija Čamāne
  • Russia Yelizaveta Kolchina
  • Canada Geneviève Gouin
  • Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
  • France Sueva Torribio Rousselin
  • Italy Jessica Brambilla
  • Japan Mai Mizuhori
  • Norway Anette Fjeldstad
  • United States Jennifer Cameron

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).[7]

28 March 2020
13:00		Slovenia Cancelled ItalyKatowice Jantor, Katowice
28 March 2020
16:30		China Cancelled South KoreaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
28 March 2020
20:00		Kazakhstan Cancelled PolandKatowice Jantor, Katowice
29 March 2020
13:00		South Korea Cancelled KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
29 March 2020
16:30		Italy Cancelled ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
29 March 2020
20:00		Poland Cancelled SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
31 March 2020
13:00		Slovenia Cancelled ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
31 March 2020
16:30		Italy Cancelled KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
31 March 2020
20:00		South Korea Cancelled PolandKatowice Jantor, Katowice
1 April 2020
13:00		China Cancelled KazakhstanKatowice Jantor, Katowice
1 April 2020
16:30		South Korea Cancelled SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
1 April 2020
20:00		Poland Cancelled ItalyKatowice Jantor, Katowice
3 April 2020
13:00		Italy Cancelled South KoreaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
3 April 2020
16:30		Kazakhstan Cancelled SloveniaKatowice Jantor, Katowice
3 April 2020
20:00		Poland Cancelled ChinaKatowice Jantor, Katowice

References

  1. ^ Division I Group A official website
  2. ^ Division I Group B official website
  3. ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Assignments
  6. ^ Div I A schedule
  7. ^ Div I B schedule