The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international

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tournaments organized by the

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. The Division I Group A tournament would have been played in

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, France, from 12 to 18 April 2020, and the Division I Group B tournament in

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, Poland, from 28 March to 3 April 2020. On 2 March 2020, the Division I Group B tournament was cancelled due to the

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. Five days later, the Division I Group A tournament was cancelled as well.

Division I Group A

Participating teams

Match officials

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Standings

Schedule

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Division I Group B

Participating teams

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.

Standings

Schedule

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References

External links

Official website of IIHF
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IIHF Women's World Championship Division I The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide Sport governing body, governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries. The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on ...