2020 IIHF World Championship
![]() | |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 8–24 May (cancelled) |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 IIHF World Championship would have been hosted from 8 to 24 May 2020 by Switzerland, as the IIHF announced on 15 May 2015.[1]
The tournament was cancelled on March 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Venues[]
Zürich | Lausanne | |
---|---|---|
Hallenstadion | Vaudoise Aréna | |
47°24′41″N 8°33′6″E / 47.41139°N 8.55167°E | 46°31′43″N 6°36′0″E / 46.52861°N 6.60000°E | |
Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 9,600 | |
![]() |
![]() |
Participants[]
- Qualified as host
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2019 IIHF World Championship
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Latvia
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
United States
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I
Seeding[]
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2019 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system.[3]
|
|
Match officials[]
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 25 February 2020.[4]
Referees | Linesmen | ||
---|---|---|---|
|
Preliminary round[]
The schedule was announced on 1 August 2019.[5]
Group A[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
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.
Matches[]
8 May 2020 | |||||
Canada ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Sweden ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
9 May 2020 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Slovakia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Belarus ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
10 May 2020 | |||||
Great Britain ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Canada ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Sweden ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
11 May 2020 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Germany ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
12 May 2020 | |||||
Great Britain ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Belarus ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
13 May 2020 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Canada ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
14 May 2020 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Sweden ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
15 May 2020 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Great Britain ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
16 May 2020 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Canada ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Slovakia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
17 May 2020 | |||||
Sweden ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Germany ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
18 May 2020 | |||||
Belarus ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Czech Republic ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
19 May 2020 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Czech Republic ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Denmark ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
Group B[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Matches[]
8 May 2020 | |||||
Finland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Russia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
9 May 2020 | |||||
Italy ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Latvia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Switzerland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
10 May 2020 | |||||
Russia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Finland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
11 May 2020 | |||||
United States ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Switzerland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
12 May 2020 | |||||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Italy ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
13 May 2020 | |||||
United States ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Russia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
14 May 2020 | |||||
Norway ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Finland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
15 May 2020 | |||||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Switzerland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
16 May 2020 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Norway ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Russia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
17 May 2020 | |||||
Finland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Switzerland ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
18 May 2020 | |||||
Italy ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
United States ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
19 May 2020 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
Norway ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
|||
United States ![]() |
Cancelled | ![]() |
Playoff round[]
Bracket[]
There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[6]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
21 May – Lausanne | ||||||||||
A1 | ||||||||||
23 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
B4 | ||||||||||
1st | ||||||||||
21 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
4th | ||||||||||
B1 | ||||||||||
24 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
A4 | ||||||||||
W1 | ||||||||||
21 May – Lausanne | ||||||||||
W2 | ||||||||||
A2 | ||||||||||
23 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
B3 | ||||||||||
2nd | ||||||||||
21 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
3rd | Bronze medal game | |||||||||
B2 | ||||||||||
24 May – Zürich | ||||||||||
A3 | ||||||||||
L1 | ||||||||||
L2 | ||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals[]
21 May 2020 14:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | , Lausanne |
show |
---|
21 May 2020 16:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
21 May 2020 18:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | , Lausanne |
show |
---|
21 May 2020 20:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
Semifinals[]
23 May 2020 14:20 | N/A (Highest seed) | Cancelled | N/A (Lowest seed) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
23 May 2020 18:20 | N/A (Second seed) | Cancelled | N/A (Third seed) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
Bronze medal game[]
24 May 2020 15:20 | N/A (LSF1) | Cancelled | N/A (LSF2) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
Gold medal game[]
24 May 2020 20:20 | N/A (WSF1) | Cancelled | N/A (WSF2) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
show |
---|
References[]
- ^ "Back to Slovakia, Switzerland". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". IIHF. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Groups for Switzerland 2020". iihf.com. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Your refs for Switzerland 2020". iihf.com. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland opens Worlds vs. Russia". iihf.com. 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Semi-final format changed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2020 IIHF World Championship
- IIHF World Championship
- 2020 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2019–20 in Swiss ice hockey
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland
- Sports competitions in Zürich
- Sports competitions in Lausanne
- May 2020 sports events in Europe
- 21st century in Zürich
- 21st century in Lausanne
- Ice hockey events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic