title: 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
text: # 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship
  
  The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Canada, from 31 March to 10 April 2020.
  
  On March 7, 2020, the tournament was cancelled by the IIHF due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  ## Planned participants
  
  * Canada
  * Czech Republic
  * Denmark – Promoted from Division I A
  * Finland
  * Germany
  * Hungary – Promoted from Division I A
  * Japan
  * Russia
  * Switzerland
  * United States
  
  ## Match officials
  
  Twelve referees and ten linesmen are selected for the tournament.
  
  | Referees | Linesmen |
  | - | - |
  | Elizabeth Mantha Lacey Senuk Kaisa Ketonen Anniina Nurmi Marie Picavet Tijana Haack Daria Yermak Nikoleta Celárová Maria Furberg Anna Wiegand Kaylen Erchul Chelsea Rapin | Julia Kainberger Alexandra Blair Jenni Heikkinen Linnea Sianio Lisa Linnek Diana Mokhova Anna Hammar Magali Anex dit Chenaud Jacqueline Spresser Sara Strong |
  
  ## Rosters
  
  Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All ten participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  The schedule was announced on 25 September 2019.
  
  All times are local (UTC−3).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Canada (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division I |
  | 5 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division I |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  There would have been a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 April | 7 April | | |
  | A1 | | | |
  | A1 | | 9 April | 9 April | |
  | B3 | | 9 April | 9 April |
  | 7 April | 7 April | | | |
  | A2 | | | |
  | A2 | | | | 10 April | 10 April |
  | B2 | | | | 10 April | 10 April |
  | 7 April | 7 April | | | | |
  | A3 | | | | | |
  | A3 | | 9 April | 9 April | | |
  | B1 | | 9 April | 9 April | | |
  | 7 April | 7 April | | | | |
  | 7 April | 7 April | | | Third place | Third place |
  | A4 | | | | Third place | Third place |
  | A4 | | | | 10 April | 10 April |
  | A5 | | | | 10 April | 10 April |
  
  ### Fifth place game
  
  The winner of this game earns a spot in Group A of the 2021 tournament.
  
  