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The '''2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships''' is the 85th such event hosted by the ]. Teams will participate in several levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for division placements in the ]. The '''2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships''' was the 84th such event hosted by the ]. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, only ] in this year's tournament. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the top (only) division placements in the ].


After all events were cancelled in 2020, all teams remained in their respective divisions. ] was scheduled to be the newest national team to participate and has been assigned to Division IV. On 18 November 2020, the IIHF announced that they had cancelled the tournaments for Divisions I, II, III and IV due to the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref> After all events were cancelled in 2020, all teams remained in their respective divisions. ] was scheduled to be the newest national team to participate and has been assigned to Division IV. On 18 November 2020, the IIHF announced that they had cancelled the tournaments for Divisions I, II, III and IV due to the ]. The Championship Division was held from 21 May to 6 June.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>


==Championship (Top Division)== ==Championship (Top Division)==
{{main article|2021 IIHF World Championship}} {{main article|2021 IIHF World Championship}}


The tournament is being held in ], Latvia from 21 May to 6 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/19621/welcome-to-minsk-riga-in-2021|title=Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021|date=22 June 2020|publisher=IIHF.com|access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> ], Belarus was originally scheduled to be a co-host, but in January 2021, the IIHF chose to remove Belarus as the host, due to security concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/24134/iihf_to_move_2021_world_championship|title=IIHF to move 2021 World Championship|date=18 January 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref> The tournament was held in ], Latvia from 21 May to 6 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/19621/welcome-to-minsk-riga-in-2021|title=Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021|date=22 June 2020|publisher=IIHF.com|access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> ], Belarus was originally scheduled to be a co-host, but in January 2021, the IIHF chose to remove Belarus as the host, due to security concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/24134/iihf_to_move_2021_world_championship|title=IIHF to move 2021 World Championship|date=18 January 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>
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<sup>1</sup> Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the ] on ], Russian athletes and teams are prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and must compete as "neutral athlete."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wamsley|first=Laurel|last2=Kennedy|first2=Merrit|date=17 December 2020|title=Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/947504052/russia-suspended-from-next-2-olympic-games-over-anti-doping-violations|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=]}}</ref> For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team will play under the name "]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2021|title=New jersey for Russians|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/25249/new_jersey_for_russians|access-date=2 May 2021|website=iihf.com}}</ref>

==Division I== ==Division I==
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International ice hockey tournament
2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
← 2020 (cancelled)2022 →
Map of the countries participating at the 2021 IIHF World Championship

The 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 84th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, only teams in the championship division participated in this year's tournament. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the top (only) division placements in the 2022 competition.

After all events were cancelled in 2020, all teams remained in their respective divisions. Singapore was scheduled to be the newest national team to participate and has been assigned to Division IV. On 18 November 2020, the IIHF announced that they had cancelled the tournaments for Divisions I, II, III and IV due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Championship Division was held from 21 May to 6 June.

Championship (Top Division)

Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship

The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia from 21 May to 6 June 2021. Minsk, Belarus was originally scheduled to be a co-host, but in January 2021, the IIHF chose to remove Belarus as the host, due to security concerns.

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Canada 10 4 2 1 3 28 23 +5 17 Champions
2 B  Finland 10 6 2 2 0 24 14 +10 24 Runners-up
3 B  United States 10 8 0 0 2 35 14 +21 24 Third place
4 B  Germany 10 4 1 0 5 27 24 +3 14 Fourth place
5 A  ROC 8 5 1 1 1 29 12 +17 18 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A   Switzerland 8 5 0 1 2 29 20 +9 16
7 A  Czech Republic 8 3 2 0 3 27 19 +8 13
8 A  Slovakia 8 4 0 0 4 18 28 −10 12
9 A  Sweden 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 +7 10 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 B  Kazakhstan 7 2 2 0 3 22 18 +4 10
11 B  Latvia (H) 7 2 0 3 2 15 16 −1 9
12 A  Denmark 7 2 1 1 3 13 15 −2 9
13 B  Norway 7 2 1 0 4 17 21 −4 8
14 A  Great Britain 7 1 0 1 5 13 31 −18 4
15 A  Belarus 7 1 0 1 5 10 29 −19 4
16 B  Italy 7 0 0 0 7 11 41 −30 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division I

Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 9 to 15 May 2021.

Group B

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Katowice, Poland from 26 April to 2 May 2021.

Division II

Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Beijing, China from 10 to 16 April 2021.

Group B

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 18 to 24 April 2021.

Division III

Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 18 to 24 April 2021.

Group B

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 19 to 25 April 2021.

Division IV

Main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship Division IV

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2021.

References

  1. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "IIHF to move 2021 World Championship". IIHF.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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