2021 IIHF World Championship
Division II

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

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)
Dates	10–16 April (cancelled)
Teams	6

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:
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)
Dates	18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams	6

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:
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