The 2020 IIHF World U18 Championship would have been the 22nd such event hosted by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the
2021 competition. The division II and III tournaments were cancelled by IIHF on 2 March 2020. The top division and division I tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF on 13 March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Top Division
The tournament was to be held from 16 to 26 April 2020 in
Plymouth
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and
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...
,
United States
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, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
Originally, in June 2020, the IIHF allowed the hosts of the 2020 tournaments to host in 2021. However, with the pandemic-related restrictions still in place in the state of Michigan, in March 2021, the IIHF moved the tournament to Dallas.
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Division I
Group A
The tournament was to be held in
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves (; ; ) is a town in the Košice Region of Slovakia. The town is located southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the Hornád River. It is the biggest town of the Spišská Nová Ves Distric ...
,
Slovakia
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from 13 to 19 April 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
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* – Relegated from Top Division
Group B
The tournament was to be held in
Asiago
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,
Italy
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from 12 to 18 April 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
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* – Promoted from Division II A
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* – Relegated from Division I A
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Division II
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Tallinn
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, Estonia
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from 22 to 28 March 2020,
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Sofia
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, Bulgaria
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from 23 to 29 March 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
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* – Promoted from Division III A
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* – Relegated from Division II A
Division III
Group A
The tournament was to be held in Istanbul
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, Turkey
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from 16 to 22 March 2020,
Group B
The tournament was to be held in Kockelscheuer
Kockelscheuer () is a small town in the commune of Roeser, in southern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 284. The Fortis Championships Luxembourg are held at the Kockelscheuer Sport Centre, just to the north of the town. The 2014 IIHF ...
, Luxembourg
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from 29 March to 4 April 2020,[ but was cancelled by the IIHF.
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