2021 IIHF World Championship Division II

Cancelled 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship for the third tier of international ice hockey

Main article: 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2021 IIHF World Championship
Division IITournament details

Host countries|  China
Iceland
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 10–16 April (cancelled)
18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams| 12

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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

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2021 IIHF World Championship Division II ATournament details

Host country|  China
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams| 6

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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.
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## Group B tournament

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2021 IIHF World Championship Division II BTournament details

Host country|  Iceland
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams| 6

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

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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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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[OTW]: Overtime win
*[OTL]: Overtime loss
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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