IIHF Council cancels tournaments
Following a recommendation by the IIHF Medical Committee due to recent developments in the global COVID-19 epidemiological situation and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the IIHF Council has decided to cancel all IIHF tournaments that were scheduled to begin in January 2022.
The following tournaments have been cancelled.
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Men’s World Championship Division II Group B
10-15 January 2022, Belgrade, Serbia
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Men’s World Championship Division III
8-15 January 2022 - Queretaro, Mexico
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship
8-15 January 2022 - Linköping & Mjölby, Sweden
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group A
9-15 January 2022 - Gyor, Hungary
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B
10-15 January 2022 - Radenthein, Austria
2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division III
21-27 January 2022 - Istanbul, Turkey
Due to league commitments within Sweden during possible postponement dates, it was determined that it will not be possible to move the women’s U18s to a later date. All other tournaments mentioned above will not be postponed.