2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries	France Poland
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	12–18 April 2020 (cancelled) 28 March – 3 April 2020 (cancelled)
Teams	12
← 2019 (cancelled) ~~2021~~ → 2022 →

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Division I Group A tournament would have been played in Angers, France, from 12 to 18 April 2020,^[1] and the Division I Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland, from 28 March to 3 April 2020.^[2]

On 2 March 2020, the Division I Group B tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] Five days later, the Division I Group A tournament was cancelled as well.^[4]

Division I Group A

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details

Host country	France
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–18 April 2020
Teams	6
Website	www.iihf.com

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Sweden	Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and were relegated.
France	Hosts; placed 10th in Top Division previous year and were 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 were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.^[5]

Referees	Linesmen
Brandy Dewar Henna-Maria Koivuluoma Anna Kuroda Jamie Huntley-Park	Veronika Lounová Jenni Jaatinen Julia Männlein Adrienn Paulheim Joanna Pobożniak Julia Johansson Kristin Moore

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).^[6]

12 April 2020
12:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

12 April 2020
16:00

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

12 April 2020
19:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

13 April 2020
12:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

13 April 2020
16:00

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

13 April 2020
19:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

15 April 2020
12:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

15 April 2020
16:00

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

15 April 2020
19:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

16 April 2020
12:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

16 April 2020
16:00

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

16 April 2020
19:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

18 April 2020
12:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

18 April 2020
16:00

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

18 April 2020
19:30

Cancelled

Patinoire du Haras, Angers

Division I Group B

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details

Host country	Poland
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	28 March – 3 April 2020
Teams	6
Website	www.iihf.com

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Italy	Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and were relegated.
South Korea	Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
Poland	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
China	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 were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.^[5]

Referees	Linesmen
Johanna Tauriainen Svenja Strohmenger Sintija Čamāne Yelizaveta Kolchina	Geneviève Gouin Zuzana Svobodová Sueva Torribio Rousselin Jessica Brambilla Mai Mizuhori Anette Fjeldstad Jennifer Cameron

Standings

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

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Schedule

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).^[7]

28 March 2020
13:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

28 March 2020
16:30

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

28 March 2020
20:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

29 March 2020
13:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

29 March 2020
16:30

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

29 March 2020
20:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

31 March 2020
13:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

31 March 2020
16:30

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

31 March 2020
20:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

1 April 2020
13:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

1 April 2020
16:30

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

1 April 2020
20:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

3 April 2020
13:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

3 April 2020
16:30

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

3 April 2020
20:00

Cancelled

Katowice Jantor, Katowice

References

^ Division I Group A official website
^ Division I Group B official website
^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b Assignments
^ Div I A schedule
^ Div I B schedule

External links

Official website of IIHF

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IIHF World Women's Championship

Current champions (2024): Canada

Tournaments

Championships
(Top Division)

Editions	Canada 1990 Finland 1992 United States 1994 Canada 1997 Finland 1999 Canada 2000 United States 2001 ~~China 2003~~ Canada 2004 Sweden 2005 Canada 2007 China 2008 Finland 2009 Switzerland 2011 United States 2012 Canada 2013 Sweden 2015 Canada 2016 United States 2017 Finland 2019 ~~Canada 2020~~ Canada 2021 Denmark 2022 Canada 2023 United States 2024 Czechia 2025
Finals	1990 1992 1994 1997 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022
Rosters	2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024

Qualification

1999

Division I

1999
2000
2001
2011(A)/(B)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
~~2020~~
~~2021~~
2022
2023
2024

Division II

2000
2001
2011(A)/(B)/(Q)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
~~2021~~
2022
2023
2024

Division III

List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners

v t e Women's ice hockey tournaments
Olympic Games	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
World Championship	1987 (unofficial) 1990 1992 1994 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
U18 World Championship	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024
World University Games	2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 ~~2021~~ 2023
European Championship	1989 1991 1993 1995 1996
Pacific Rim Championship	1995 1996
Asian Winter Games	1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2017
Challenge Cup of Asia	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 D1 2015 (D1) 2016 (D1) 2017 2018 D1 2019 D1 2020 D1 2023 2024
4 Nations Cup	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Nations Cup	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
European Champions Cup	2004 2005 2006 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
EWHL Super Cup	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Euro Hockey Tour	2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
European Hockey League	2004 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Women's Development Cup	2022 2023
IIHF Directorate Awards 1987 World Tournament 2011 Twelve Nations Tournament

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