2021 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries China
 Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams12
← 2020 (cancelled)
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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

2021 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
 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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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.
(H) Host

Group B tournament

2021 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
 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

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

  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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