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Main article: 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries  China
  Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams12
←  2020 (cancelled)
2022 →

The 2021 IIHF 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 Beijing, China from 10 to 16 April and the Group B tournament in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 24 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 II A
Tournament details
Host country  China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
  Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B previous year and was relegated.
  Croatia Placed 2nd in Division II A previous year.
  Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A previous year.
  Spain Placed 4th in Division II A previous year.
  China Host, placed 5th in Division II A previous year.
  Israel 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   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division I B
2   Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II B
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  Iceland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
  Belgium Placed 6th in Division II A previous year and was relegated.
  Iceland Host, placed 2nd in Division II B previous year.
  New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B previous year.
  Georgia Placed 4th in Division II B previous year.
  Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B previous year.
  Bulgaria Placed 1st in Division III previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division II A
2   Iceland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6   Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division III A
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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