The 2021 women’s world hockey championship has been rescheduled to Aug. 20-31 at an area yet to be named.
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The International Ice Hockey Federation said in a statement it will assess scenes with Hockey Canada for the 10-country competition, which scheduled to begin one week from now in Halifax and Truro, N.S., however was cancelled. Nova Scotia premier Iain Rankin reassessed the competition April 21 over concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in the province. Teams were going to board international flights to Canada that day. A few players criticized the IIHF for not having a backup plan.
“The players, the teams, Hockey Canada, and the IIHF have been set in a troublesome situation because of the unexpected cancellation,” IIHF president Rene Fasel said Friday in a statement. “This isn’t an excuse to work this competition as a half-measure. “In our gathering with the teams, lamentably we couldn’t accomplish a full agreement on the dates, for certain teams liking to play toward the beginning of September and others in late August. “In any case, we need to regard however much as could be expected the beginning of different women’s associations all throughout the planet, and furthermore perceive the necessities of the four teams that should get ready for the women’s Olympic capability competition in November.”
2020 competition canceled
Three contestants for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing will be dictated by the Olympic passing competition. The Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary and Germany, which are in the world championship field, will likewise fight for Beijing compartments under a quarter of a year later. The main six nations in the IIHF’s women’s rankings and host China will be different nations going after gold in Beijing. The women’s championship in Nova Scotia was cancelled a subsequent time. A year ago’s competition was canceled and the current year’s competition was deferred from April to May due to COVID-19.
“Hockey Canada has had numerous conversations in the course of the most recent week with the International Ice Hockey Federation and the contending international organizations,” Hockey Canada said in statement. “Hockey Canada keeps on supporting its craving to host the 2021 IIHF women’s world hockey championship in Canada.”