The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I was a scheduled international ice hockey tournament run by the

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. The Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in

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, Slovenia and the Group B tournament in

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, Poland from 27 April to 3 May 2020. However, on 17 March 2020 IIHF announced the cancellation of both tournaments following the

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Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Standings

Results

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Group B tournament

Participants

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.Assignments
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Standings

Results

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References

External links

Group A websiteGroup B website
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Division I 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I Sports competitions in Ljubljana Sports competitions in Katowice 2020 in Slovenian sport 2020 in Polish sport April 2020 sports events in Europe May 2020 sports events in Europe Ice hockey events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic