2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Croatia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–16 April 2021
(cancelled)
7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
Teams11
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The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II Group A tournament would have been held in Jaca, Spain, from 10 to 16 April 2021 and the Division II Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, from 7 to 13 March 2021.[1]

In 2020, Australia was initially promoted but after Division II Group A was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain in Division II Group B.[2][3]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Division II Group A

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

Planned participating teams

Team Qualification
 Latvia Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A.
 Spain Hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A.
 Mexico Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A.
 North Korea Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Division II Group B

2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
Teams5

Planned participating teams

Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 South Africa Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  New Zealand[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand withdrew on 27 October 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "New Zealand withdraws women's team". iihf.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.