Ice Hockey World Championship Qualification

The 2019 iihf world championship division iii was an international ice hockey tournament run by the international ice hockey federation.

Ice hockey world championship qualification. It was the 66th annual event and was run by the international ice hockey federation iihf. 2020 iihf world championship division iii. Using the iihf world ranking points system the current year received full value and each preceding year was worth 25 less. The group a tournament was held in sofia bulgaria from 22 to 28 april and the qualification tournament in abu dhabi united arab emirates from 31 march to 6 april 2019.

Most titles north korea 4 promotion to. To qualify directly a nation has to be ranked in the top six following the 2020 women s ice hockey world championships. For the 2022 olympic men s ice hockey tournament the top 8 nations of the 2019 iihf men s world ranking will be automatically qualified and together with host china and the three qualifiers be seeded according to the 2020 iihf men s world ranking. The 2002 men s ice hockey world championships were held between april 26 and may 11 2002 in gothenburg karlstad and jönköping sweden.

Iihf world championship division iii. 1987 pool d 2002 div ii qualification 2003 division iii no. Current season competition or edition. The 2020 iihf extra ordinary congress has assigned the tournaments of the 2021 iihf ice hockey world championship program and the qualification for the 2020 olympic women s ice hockey tournament.

To qualify directly a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2019 men s world ice hockey championships. North american pros don t try hard even when they do play. Groups qualification men. The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2003 competition.

The following is a ranking based on points that were accumulated toward olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2019. Most recent champion s bulgaria. The ice hockey world championships are an annual international men s ice hockey tournament organized by the international ice hockey federation iihf. First officially held at the 1920 summer olympics it is the sport s highest profile annual international tournament the iihf was created in 1908 while the european championships the precursor to the world championships were first held in 1910.

The delegates also confirmed the dates of the 2021 iihf ice hockey world championship in minsk and riga to 21 may to 6 june 2021. Both kyrgyzstan and thailand made their debut in the world championships with each. Here s a few of the popular myths about the iihf worlds. 2020 men s ice hockey world championship.

None of the top nhl players go. The following is a ranking based on points that have been accumulated toward olympic qualification and minimum values of all countries participating in 2020. Using the iihf world ranking points system the current year receives full value and each preceding year was worth 25 less.