2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 China
Dates11–18 April (cancelled)
8–14 April (cancelled)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2020 (cancelled)

The 2021 IIHF Women's 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 Angers, France from 11 to 18 April and the Group B tournament in Beijing, China from 8 to 14 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 I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates11–18 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Sweden Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and was relegated.
 France Host, placed 10th in Top Division previous year and was 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 was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Relegation to
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

Group B tournament[]

2021 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates8–14 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 Poland Placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
 China Host, 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 was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China (H) 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 Relegation to
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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