2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Croatia
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
7–13 March (cancelled)
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2021 IIHF Women's 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 Jaca, Spain from 10 to 16 April and the Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia from 7 to 13 March 2021.[1]

Australia was initially promoted but after Group A was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain in Group B.[2][3]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Group A tournament[]

2021 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
 Spain Host, placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
 North Korea Placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
 Chinese Taipei 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  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Chinese Taipei 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 II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates7–13 March (cancelled)
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 South Africa Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  New Zealand[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand withdrew on 27 October 2020.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "New Zealand withdraws women's team". iihf.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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