IIHF Council cancels tournaments

18 Nov 2020 | Henrik Lundqvist

The IIHF Council decided unanimously today to initiate another series of tournament cancellations for the 2020/21 season, following recommendations of the IIHF COVID-19 Expert Group.

The following tournaments have been cancelled:

2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group A
9 - 15 May 2021 SLOVENIA, Ljubljana
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group B
26 Apr - 02 May 2021 – POLAND, Katowice
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group A
10 - 16 Apr 2021 – CHINA, Beijing
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B
18 - 24 Apr 2021 – ICELAND, Reykjavik
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group A
18 - 24 Apr 2021 – LUXEMBOURG, Kockelscheuer
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group B
19 - 22 Apr 2021 – SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division IV
8 - 14 Mar 2021 – KYRGYZSTAN, Bishkek
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group A
18-24 April 2021 – FRANCE, Angers
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group B
8-14 Apr 2021 – CHINA, Beijing
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group A
10 - 16 Apr 2021 – SPAIN, Jaca
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B
7 - 13 Mar 2021 – CROATIA, Zagreb
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III
15 - 21 Mar 2021 – LITHUANIA, Kaunas
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group A
5 - 11 Apr 2021 – SLOVAKIA, Spisska Nova Ves
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group B
18 - 25 Apr 2021 – ITALY, Asiago
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group A
4 - 10 Apr 2021 – ESTONIA, Tallinn
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B
21 - 27 Mar 2021 – BULGARIA, Sofia
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group A
29 Mar - 04 Apr 2021 – TURKEY, Istanbul
2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group B
28 Mar - 03 Apr 2021 – LUXEMBOURG, Kockelscheuer

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