2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

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2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
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The 2021 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Originally scheduled to comprise six tournaments across four divisions, the event was significantly curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 18 November 2020, the IIHF announced the cancellation of the Divisions I, II and III tournaments at the recommendation of the IIHF COVID-19 Expert Group.[1] Only the Top Division tournament was maintained, bringing the number of participating nations from 42 to ten. With only one tournament held, the standard system of promotion and relegation between divisions and groups were not implemented and each team remained in the tournament pool designated for the 2021 event at the 2022 championships.

Championship (Top Division)[]

Further information: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Halifax and Truro, Canada from 6 to 16 May 2021.[2][3] It was cancelled in Nova Scotia on 21 April 2021, with the IIHF and Hockey Canada looking for a new host for summer 2021.[4] On 30 April 2021, the IIHF announced that the tournament took place between 20 and 31 August 2021.[5] On 2 June 2021, Calgary was announced as the new host.[6]

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Canada (H) 7 6 1 0 0 34 7 +27 20 Champions
2 A  United States 7 5 0 1 1 28 10 +18 16 Runners-up
3 A  Finland 7 4 0 0 3 17 12 +5 12 Third place
4 A   Switzerland 7 0 1 0 6 5 26 −21 2 Fourth place
5 A  ROC 7 3 0 1 3 11 21 −10 10 Fifth place game
6 B  Japan 7 4 0 0 3 12 20 −8 12
7 B  Czech Republic 6 4 0 0 2 18 7 +11 12
8 B  Germany 6 2 0 0 4 9 15 −6 6
9 B  Hungary 4 1 0 0 3 8 12 −4 3 Eliminated in
Preliminary round
10 B  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[7]
(H) Host

Division I[]

Further information: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A[]

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Angers, France from 11 to 18 April 2021.[2]

Group B[]

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Beijing, China from 8 to 14 April 2021.[2]

Division II[]

Further information: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A[]

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Jaca, Spain from 10 to 16 April 2021.[2]

Group B[]

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 7 to 13 March 2021.[2]

Division III[]

Further information: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 15 to 21 March 2021.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Merk, Martin (22 June 2020). "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ Merk, Martin (4 March 2021). "Women's Worlds moved to May". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ Lau, Rebecca; Thomas, Jesse (21 April 2021). "Nova Scotia cancels women's world hockey championship for 2nd time amid rising COVID-19 cases". Global News. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "New dates for Women's Worlds". IIHF. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Worlds in Calgary". IIHF. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Tournament Info – Tournament Format". IIHF. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ Merk, Martin (27 October 2020). "New Zealand withdraws women's team". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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