Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2020

	U18 Junior World Championship
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The 2020 U18 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship would have been the 22nd edition of the World Championship in the under-18 age group by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . Seven tournaments with a total of 46 teams were planned. Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF first canceled four tournaments at the beginning of March 2020, and then canceled the remaining three tournaments in mid-March.

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (April 16-26, 2020 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA )

  Participants: Germany (promoted) , Finland, Canada, Latvia, Russia, Sweden (defending champion) , Switzerland, Czech Republic, USA , Belarus   

• Division I.
  • Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (April 13-19, 2020 in Spišská Nová Ves , Slovakia )

    Participants: Denmark, France, Japan (promoted) , Kazakhstan, Norway, Slovakia (relegated)

  • Group B: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (April 12-18, 2020 in Asiago , Italy )

    Participants: Italy, Austria, Poland (promoted) , Slovenia, Ukraine (relegated) , Hungary

• Division II
  • Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned to take place: March 22-28, 2020 in Tallinn , Estonia )

    Participants: Estonia, Great Britain (relegated) , Lithuania, Romania, Serbia (promoted) , South Korea

  • Group B: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned to take place: March 21-27, 2020 in Tianjin , People's Republic of China )

    Participants: Australia, Bulgaria (promoted) , People's Republic of China, Croatia, Netherlands, Spain (relegated)

• Division III:
  • Group A: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (scheduled for March 16-22, 2020 in Istanbul , Turkey )

    Participants: Belgium (relegated) , Republic of China (Taiwan) (promoted) , Iceland, Israel, Mexico, Turkey

  • Group B: Cancellation due to the coronavirus epidemic (planned event: March 29 to April 4, 2020 in Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg )

    Participants: Bosnia and Herzegovina (first participation since 2005) , Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan (newcomer) , Luxembourg, New Zealand (relegated) , South Africa

Top division

The U18 World Cup should take place from April 16 to 26, 2020 in the US cities of Plymouth and Ann Arbor in the state of Michigan . The USA Hockey Arena (3,504 seats) in Plymouth and the Ice Cube in Ann Arbor with 1,000 seats were planned as venues. Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament in mid-March 2020.

Ten national teams were to take part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The two groups sat together after the positions of the national teams at the 2019 World Cup .

Division I.

Group A in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia

The group A tournament was to take place from April 13th to 19th, 2020 in Grenoble , Slovakia . The games were to take place in the Spiš Aréna , which could hold 6,500 spectators . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament in mid-March 2020.

Group B in Asiago, Italy

The group B tournament was to take place from April 12th to 18th, 2020 in Asiago , Italy . The games were to take place in the 3,000-seat Pala Hodegart . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament in mid-March 2020.

Division II

Group A in Tallinn, Estonia

The Group A tournament was to take place from March 22nd to 28th, 2020 in the Estonian capital Tallinn . The games were to take place in the Tondiraba Jäähall , which could hold 5,840 people . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.

Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria

The group B tournament was to take place from March 23-29, 2020 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games were to take place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace. The competition was originally supposed to take place from March 21st to 27th of the same year in the Chinese port city of Tianjin . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the world association decided at the end of January to initially relocate the venue before the tournament was completely canceled in early March.

Division III

Group A in Istanbul, Turkey

The Group A tournament was to take place from March 16-22, 2020 in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul . The games were to take place in the 900-seat Silivrikapı Buz Pateni Salonu . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.

Group B in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg

The group B tournament was to take place from March 29 to April 4, 2020 in Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg , not far from the capital Luxembourg . The games were to take place in the Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, which could hold 768 spectators . Due to the coronavirus epidemic , the IIHF decided to cancel the tournament at the beginning of March 2020.

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2020 (overview)
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2020
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2020 for the U20 juniors
• Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2020
• U18 women's ice hockey world championship 2020

Web links

• Website of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Adam Steiss: IIHF cancels March tournaments. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 2, 2020, accessed March 3, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Adam Steiss: IIHF cancels U18 Worlds. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 13, 2020, accessed on March 13, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Martin Merk: Bulgaria to host U18 tournament. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , January 31, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Martin Merk: Tournament in China to be relocated. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , January 29, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 .