The 2020 IIHF World Championship would have been hosted by Switzerland from 8 to 24 May 2020, as the IIHF announced on 15 May 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Switzerland |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 8–24 May (cancelled) |
Teams | 16 |
The tournament was cancelled on 21 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Venues
editZürich | Lausanne | |
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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
edit- 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
editThe 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]
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Match officials
edit16 referees and linesmen were announced on 25 February 2020.[4]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Preliminary round
editThe schedule was announced on 1 August 2019.[5]
Group A
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Great Britain | 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
edit8 May 2020 | |||||
Canada | Cancelled | Germany | |||
Sweden | Cancelled | Czech Republic | |||
9 May 2020 | |||||
Germany | Cancelled | Great Britain | |||
Slovakia | Cancelled | Denmark | |||
Belarus | Cancelled | Czech Republic | |||
10 May 2020 | |||||
Great Britain | Cancelled | Slovakia | |||
Canada | Cancelled | Denmark | |||
Sweden | Cancelled | Belarus | |||
11 May 2020 | |||||
Czech Republic | Cancelled | Canada | |||
Germany | Cancelled | Sweden | |||
12 May 2020 | |||||
Great Britain | Cancelled | Denmark | |||
Belarus | Cancelled | Slovakia | |||
13 May 2020 | |||||
Czech Republic | Cancelled | Great Britain | |||
Canada | Cancelled | Belarus | |||
14 May 2020 | |||||
Denmark | Cancelled | Germany | |||
Sweden | Cancelled | Slovakia | |||
15 May 2020 | |||||
Germany | Cancelled | Belarus | |||
Great Britain | Cancelled | Canada | |||
16 May 2020 | |||||
Denmark | Cancelled | Belarus | |||
Canada | Cancelled | Sweden | |||
Slovakia | Cancelled | Czech Republic | |||
17 May 2020 | |||||
Sweden | Cancelled | Great Britain | |||
Germany | Cancelled | Slovakia | |||
18 May 2020 | |||||
Belarus | Cancelled | Great Britain | |||
Czech Republic | Cancelled | Denmark | |||
19 May 2020 | |||||
Slovakia | Cancelled | Canada | |||
Czech Republic | Cancelled | Germany | |||
Denmark | Cancelled | Sweden |
Group B
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Switzerland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Kazakhstan | 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
edit8 May 2020 | |||||
Finland | Cancelled | United States | |||
Russia | Cancelled | Switzerland | |||
9 May 2020 | |||||
Italy | Cancelled | United States | |||
Latvia | Cancelled | Norway | |||
Switzerland | Cancelled | Kazakhstan | |||
10 May 2020 | |||||
Russia | Cancelled | Norway | |||
Kazakhstan | Cancelled | Latvia | |||
Finland | Cancelled | Italy | |||
11 May 2020 | |||||
United States | Cancelled | Russia | |||
Switzerland | Cancelled | Finland | |||
12 May 2020 | |||||
Kazakhstan | Cancelled | Norway | |||
Italy | Cancelled | Latvia | |||
13 May 2020 | |||||
United States | Cancelled | Kazakhstan | |||
Russia | Cancelled | Italy | |||
14 May 2020 | |||||
Norway | Cancelled | Switzerland | |||
Finland | Cancelled | Latvia | |||
15 May 2020 | |||||
Kazakhstan | Cancelled | Russia | |||
Switzerland | Cancelled | Italy | |||
16 May 2020 | |||||
Latvia | Cancelled | United States | |||
Norway | Cancelled | Italy | |||
Russia | Cancelled | Finland | |||
17 May 2020 | |||||
Finland | Cancelled | Kazakhstan | |||
Switzerland | Cancelled | Latvia | |||
18 May 2020 | |||||
Italy | Cancelled | Kazakhstan | |||
United States | Cancelled | Norway | |||
19 May 2020 | |||||
Latvia | Cancelled | Russia | |||
Norway | Cancelled | Finland | |||
United States | Cancelled | Switzerland |
Playoff round
editBracket
editThere 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
edit21 May 2020 14:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Vaudoise aréna, Lausanne |
21 May 2020 16:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
21 May 2020 18:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Vaudoise aréna, Lausanne |
21 May 2020 20:20 | N/A | Cancelled | N/A | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Semifinals
edit23 May 2020 14:20 | N/A (Highest seed) | Cancelled | N/A (Lowest seed) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
23 May 2020 18:20 | N/A (Second seed) | Cancelled | N/A (Third seed) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Bronze medal game
edit24 May 2020 15:20 | N/A (LSF1) | Cancelled | N/A (LSF2) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
Gold medal game
edit24 May 2020 20:20 | N/A (WSF1) | Cancelled | N/A (WSF2) | Hallenstadion, Zürich |
References
edit- ^ "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. 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.