2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship
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The 23rd Women's Ice Hockey World Championships of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2020 . With the exception of two tournaments, all other tournaments were canceled due to the Covid-19 epidemic , including the tournament of the top division planned in Canada from March 31, 2020 to April 10, 2020. Of the planned six tournaments, only the tournaments took place Division II, Group B and Division III, which were held in February 2020 and December 2019, respectively. After the World Cup in 2003 , this was the second tournament in the top division of the Women's World Cup that was canceled due to a coronavirus epidemic .
| competition | place | date | sub- contractor |
viewers total |
Games | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Division II B
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Akureyri | Feb 23, 2020 - Feb 29, 2020 | 6th | 1,957 | 15th | 130 |
 Division III
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Sofia | Dec 4, 2019 - Dec 10, 2019 | 6th | 3,304 | 15th | 220 |
Participants, venues and periods
- Top division: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned to take place: March 31 to April 10, 2020 in Halifax and Truro , Nova Scotia , Canada )
- Participants: Denmark (promoted) , Germany , Finland , Japan , Canada , Russia , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Hungary (promoted) , USA (defending champion)
- Participants: Denmark (promoted) , Germany , Finland , Japan , Canada , Russia , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Hungary (promoted) , USA (defending champion)
- Division I.
- Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned to take place: April 12th to 18th, 2020 in Angers , France )
- Group B: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned to take place: March 28 to April 3, 2020 in Katowice , Poland )
- Participants: People's Republic of China , Italy (relegated) , Kazakhstan , Poland , Slovenia (promoted) , South Korea
- Participants: People's Republic of China , Italy (relegated) , Kazakhstan , Poland , Slovenia (promoted) , South Korea
- Division II
- Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned for: March 29 to April 4, 2020 in Jaca , Spain )
- Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) (promoted) , Great Britain , Latvia (relegated) , Mexico , North Korea , Spain
- Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) (promoted) , Great Britain , Latvia (relegated) , Mexico , North Korea , Spain
- Group B: February 23-29, 2020 in Akureyri , Iceland
- Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned for: March 29 to April 4, 2020 in Jaca , Spain )
- Division III: December 4-10, 2019 in Sofia , Bulgaria
Top division
The top division of the world championship was to take place from March 31 to April 10, 2020 in the Canadian cities of Halifax and Truro in the province of Nova Scotia . The intended venues were the Scotiabank Center in Halifax with 10,595 seats and the Rath Eastlink Community Center in Truro, which seats 3,100. Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020. After the World Cup in 2003 , this was the second tournament in the top division of the Women's World Cup that was canceled due to a coronavirus epidemic .
Ten national teams were to take part in the tournament, and they were to play in two performance-graded groups of five teams each. The group division was determined on the basis of the IIHF world rankings that were current after the 2019 World Cup .
Division I.
Group A in Angers, France
The Group A tournament of Division I was to take place from April 12th to 18th, 2020 in the French city of Angers . The games were to take place in the IceParc, which could hold up to 3,600 spectators . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.
Group B in Katowice, Poland
The group B tournament was to take place from March 28 to April 3, 2020 in the Polish city of Katowice . The games were to take place in the 1,417 seat Lodowisko Jantor . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.
Division II
Group A in Jaca, Spain
The Group A tournament of Division II was to take place from March 29 to April 4, 2020 in the Spanish city of Jaca . The games were to take place in the 3,579-seat Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.
Group B in Akureyri, Iceland
| 2020 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B. | |
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| Number of nations | 6th |
| Climbers |
 Australia
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| Relegated |
 Ukraine
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| Venue (s) | Akureyri , Iceland |
| opening | February 23, 2020 |
| Final day | February 29, 2020 |
| spectator | 1,957 (130 per game) |
| Gates | 106 (7.07 per game) |
| Best goalkeeper |
Olivia Last
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| Best defender |
Rylie Padjen
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| Best striker |
Silvía Björgvinsdóttir
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| Top scorer |
Silvía Björgvinsdóttir (13 points)
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| venue | ||
| Akureyri , Iceland | ||
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| Venue | ||
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Skautahöllin á Akureyri Capacity:> 680 |
The Group B tournament of Division II was held from February 23-29, 2020 in Akureyri , Iceland . The games took place in the Skautahöllin á Akureyri . A total of 1,957 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 130 per game.
After relegation in the previous year, the Australian team succeeded in a sovereign manner with five wins from five games, the immediate promotion to Group A of Division II. They laid the foundation for this in the first tournament game against host Iceland, which later came second behind the Australians who only struggled a little in the game against Turkey. Last year's promoted Ukraine suffered relegation to Division III despite honorable results against Turkey, Croatia and New Zealand. The decisive factor was the defeat against the Croatians with equal points at the end, who held the class for the second year in a row.
| February 23, 2020 1:00 p.m. (local time) |
Ukraine |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report |
 Turkey |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 20 |
| February 23, 2020 4:30 p.m. |
 New Zealand |
11: 1 (2: 0, 5: 0, 4: 1) game report |
 Croatia |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 17 |
| February 23, 2020 8:00 p.m. |
Iceland |
1: 6 (0: 4, 1: 2, 0: 0) match report |
Australia |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri Spectators: 317 |
| February 24, 2020 1:00 p.m. |
Croatia |
2: 1 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
Ukraine |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 15 |
| February 24, 2020 4:30 p.m. |
Australia |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Turkey |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 20 |
| February 24, 2020 8:00 p.m. |
New Zealand |
1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Iceland |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri Spectators: 333 |
| February 26, 2020 1:00 p.m. |
Australia |
15: 0 (4: 0, 5: 0, 6: 0) game report |
Croatia |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 22 |
| February 26, 2020 4:30 p.m. |
New Zealand |
5: 3 (3: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Ukraine |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 20 |
| February 26, 2020 8:00 p.m. |
Iceland |
6: 0 (3: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report |
Turkey |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 370 |
| February 27, 2020 1:00 p.m. |
Ukraine |
1: 9 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 5) match report |
Australia |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 12 |
| February 27, 2020 4:30 p.m. |
Turkey |
1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report |
New Zealand |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 17 |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m. |
Croatia |
0: 7 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report |
Iceland |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri spectators: 320 |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 p.m. |
Turkey |
5: 2 (1: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Croatia |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri audience: 12 |
| February 29, 2020 4:30 p.m. |
Australia |
7: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report |
New Zealand |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri spectators: 42 |
| February 29, 2020 8:00 p.m. |
Iceland |
7: 0 (0: 0, 5: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Ukraine |
Skautahöllin, Akureyri spectators: 420 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
Australia
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39: 4 | 15th |
| 2. |
Iceland
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5 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25: 7 | 12 |
| 3. |
New Zealand
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:16 | 9 |
| 4th |
Turkey
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5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:14 | 5 |
| 5. |
Croatia
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5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 5:39 | 2 |
| 6th |
Ukraine
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5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7:26 | 2 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to Division III
Ascent and descent
| Promoted to Division IIA: |
Australia
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| Relegated to Division III: |
Ukraine
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| Promoted to Division IIB: |
 South Africa
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Division III
| Women's World Cup 2019 Division III | |
|---|---|
| Number of nations | 6th |
| Climbers |
South Africa
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| Venue (s) | Sofia , Bulgaria |
| opening | 4th December 2019 |
| Final day | December 10, 2019 |
| spectator | 3,304 (220 per game) |
| Gates | 91 (6.07 per game) |
| Best goalkeeper |
 Emilie Simondsen
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| Best defender |
Donne van Doesburgh
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| Best striker |
Klara Miuller
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| Top scorer |
Klara Miuller (10 points)
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The Division III tournament was held from December 4 to 10, 2019 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace. A total of 3,304 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 220 per game.
The South African team made it to Group B of Division II, which, thanks to Belgian rifle help against table leaders Romania, secured the tournament victory on the final day and thus returned to Division II for the first time since the 2013 World Cup . The South Africans started the tournament badly with a 4-11 defeat, but then won all other games and benefited from the results of the competition. The World Cup newcomer Lithuania took fifth place in the final ranking, with 16-year-old Klara Miuller drawing attention with ten points.
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| Sofia , Bulgaria | ||
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Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600 |
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| December 4, 2019 1:00 p.m. (local time) |
South Africa |
4:11 (1: 4, 0: 5, 3: 2) game report |
 Romania |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 233 |
| December 4, 2019 4:30 p.m. |
Lithuania |
4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report |
 Hong Kong |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 280 |
| December 4, 2019 8:00 p.m. |
 Belgium |
4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report |
Bulgaria |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 410 |
| December 5, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
Romania |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Hong Kong |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 35 |
| December 5, 2019 4:30 p.m. |
Belgium |
3: 4 (2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report |
South Africa |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 231 |
| December 5, 2019 8:00 p.m. |
Bulgaria |
2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Lithuania |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 310 |
| December 7, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
Belgium |
3: 4 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2) game report |
Lithuania |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 150 |
| December 7, 2019 4:30 p.m. |
South Africa |
2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Hong Kong |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 220 |
| December 7, 2019 8:00 p.m. |
Romania |
3: 4 n.V. (0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Bulgaria |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 310 |
| December 8, 2019 1 p.m. |
Hong Kong |
1: 8 (0: 2, 1: 6, 0: 0) match report |
Belgium |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 35 |
| December 8, 2019 4:30 p.m. |
Lithuania |
2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3) game report |
Romania |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 150 |
| December 8, 2019 8:00 p.m. |
Bulgaria |
1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report |
South Africa |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 360 |
| December 10, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
South Africa |
4: 2 (1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Lithuania |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 150 |
| December 10, 2019 4:30 p.m. |
Hong Kong |
0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 1) game report |
Bulgaria |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 250 |
| December 10, 2019 8:00 p.m. |
Romania |
2: 4 (1: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0) match report |
Belgium |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 180 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
South Africa
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5 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 12 |
| 2. |
Belgium
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:13 | 9 |
| 3. |
Romania
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5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:15 | 9 |
| 4th |
Bulgaria
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 8th |
| 5. |
Lithuania
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:14 | 6th |
| 6th |
Hong Kong
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 4:21 | 1 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB
Ascent and descent
| Relegated to Division III: |
Ukraine
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| Promoted to Division IIB: |
South Africa
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See also
- Ice Hockey World Championship 2020 (overview)
- U18 women's ice hockey world championship 2020
- Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2020
- Ice Hockey World Championship 2020 for the U20 juniors
- Ice Hockey World Championship 2020 for the U18 Juniors
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Adam Steiss: IIHF cancels March tournaments. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 2, 2020, accessed March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Adam Steiss: Women's Worlds canceled. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 7, 2020, accessed March 8, 2020 .
- ^ Andy Potts: Australia wins Tasman battle. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 2, 2020, accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Ivan Tchechankov: First triumph for South African women. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 11, 2019, accessed December 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Ivan Tchechankov: 16-year-old shines in Lithuania's debut. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 10, 2019, accessed December 11, 2019 .