The following were the events of ice hockey for the year 2020 throughout the world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of scheduled ice hockey events were cancelled.
IIHF World Championships 2021 World Ice Hockey Divisions for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) were scheduled to take place between December9, 2019 and May3, 2020, though several tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship December 26, 2019 – January 2: 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Bratislava defeated , 2–1 in overtime, to win their eighth World Women's U18 Championship title. defeated , 6–1, to win the bronze medal. was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2021.
Divisions January 2 – 8: Division I – Group B in Katowice Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Norway was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2021. Great Britain was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2021. January 3 – 9: Division I – Group A in Füssen Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Germany was promoted to Top Division for 2021. Denmark was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2021. January 25 – 28: Division II – Group A in Eindhoven Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. Chinese Taipei was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2021. Kazakhstan was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2021. January 28 – February 2: Division II – Group B in Mexico City Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021.
IIHF World U20 Championship (Junior) December 26, 2019 – January 5: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ostrava and Třinec defeated , 4–3, to win their 18th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title. defeated , 3–2, to win the bronze medal. was relegated to Division I – Group A for 2021.
Divisions December 9 – 15, 2019: Division I – Group A in Minsk Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Austria was promoted to Top Division for 2021. Slovenia was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2021. December 12 – 18, 2019: Division I – Group B in Kyiv Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2021. Italy was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2021. January 6 – 12: Division II – Group A in Vilnius Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Japan was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2021. Serbia was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2021. January 13 – 19: Division III in Sofia Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. , 7. , 8. Iceland was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2021. January 28 – February 3: Division II – Group B in Gangneung Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. South Korea was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021. Israel was relegated to Division III for 2021.
IIHF Women's World Championship March 31 – April 10: 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship in Halifax and TruroThe Top Division, Division I, and Division II – Group A tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Divisions December 4 – 10, 2019: Division III in Sofia Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. South Africa was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2021. February 23 – 29: Division II – Group B in Akureyri Final Ranking: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. Ukraine was relegated to Division III for 2021. No teams were promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021 as a result of the cancellation of the 2020 Division II – Group A tournament. March 28 – April 3: Division I – Group B in Katowice March 29 – April 4: Division II – Group A in Jaca April 12 – 18: Division I – Group A in Angers
IIHF World U18 Championships April 16 – 26: 2020 IIHF World U18 Championships in Plymouth and Ann ArborAll tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Divisions
March 16 – 22: Division III – Group A in Istanbul March 22 – 28: Division II – Group A in Tallinn March 23 – 29: Division II – Group B in Sofia March 29 – April 4: Division III – Group B in Kockelscheuer April 12 – 18: Division I – Group B in Asiago April 13 – 19: Division I – Group A in Spišská Nová Ves
IIHF World Championship May 8 – 24: 2020 IIHF World Championship in Zürich and Lausanne
Divisions
March 3 – 5: Division IV in Bishkek April 19 – 25: Division II – Group A in Zagreb April 19 – 25: Division II – Group B in Reykjavík April 19 – 25: Division III – Group A in Kockelscheuer April 20 – 23: Division III – Group B in Cape Town April 27 – May 3: Division I – Group A in Ljubljana April 27 – May 3: Division I – Group B in Katowice
National Hockey League (NHL) October 2, 2019 – March 12: 2019–20 NHL season Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference regular-season winners: Boston Bruins Western Conference regular-season winners: St. Louis Blues Art Ross Trophy winner: Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) October 26, 2019: 2019 Heritage Classic at Mosaic Stadium in Regina The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames, with the score of 2–1 in overtime. January 1: 2020 Winter Classic at Cotton Bowl in Dallas The Dallas Stars defeated the Nashville Predators, with the score of 4–2. January 25: 2020 All-Star Game at Enterprise Center in St. Louis Elite Women's 3-on-3 Game: The Canadian All-Stars defeated the American All-Stars, with the score of 2–1. All-Star Game: Team Pacific defeated Team Atlantic, with the score of 5–4. All-Star Game MVP: David Pastrňák (Boston Bruins) Accuracy Shooting: Jaccob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes) Fastest Skater: Mathew Barzal (New York Islanders) Hardest Shot: Shea Weber (Montreal Canadiens) Save Streak: Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues) Shooting Stars: Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) February 15: 2020 Stadium Series at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Colorado Avalanche, with the score of 3–1. June 26 – 27: 2020 NHL entry draft at Bell Centre in Montreal Rescheduled to October 6 – 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #1: Alexis Lafrenière (To the New York Rangers from Rimouski Océanic) August 1: NHL resumes play with an expanded 24-team behind-closed-doors playoff tournament. September 24: The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Dallas Stars four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals to win their second Stanley Cup.
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) September 1, 2019 – February 27: 2019–20 KHL seasonPlayoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
North America
American Hockey League (AHL) October 4, 2019 – March 12: 2019–20 AHL seasonSeason suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners: Milwaukee Admirals
ECHL October 11, 2019 – March 12: 2019–20 ECHL season
National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) October 19, 2019 – March 1: 2019–20 NWHL seasonFinals cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Hockey League (CHL) September 19, 2019 – March 17: 2019–20 QMJHL season Jean Rougeau Trophy winners: Sherbrooke Phoenix September 19, 2019 – March 18: 2019–20 OHL season Hamilton Spectator Trophy winners: Ottawa 67's September 20, 2019 – March 18: 2019–20 WHL season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy winners: Portland Winterhawks May 22 – 31: 2020 Memorial Cup at Prospera Place in Kelowna
United States Hockey League (USHL)
September 26, 2019 – March 12: 2019–20 USHL season Anderson Cup winners: Chicago Steel
College
NCAA Division I March 14 – 22: 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament (Frozen Four at Agganis Arena in Boston)Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. March 27 – April 11: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (Frozen Four at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit)
U Sports March 12 – 15: 2020 U Sports University Cup Tournament at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax
Europe
Champions Hockey League August 29, 2019 – February 4: 2019–20 Champions Hockey League Frölunda HC defeated Mountfield HK, 3–1, to win their second consecutive and fourth Champions Hockey League title. Djurgårdens IF and Luleå HF finished in joint third place, as the losing semi-finalists.
SM-liiga September 12, 2019 – March 12: 2019–20 SM-liiga season
National League September 13, 2019 – February 29: 2019–20 National League season
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) September 13, 2019 – March 10: 2019–20 DEL season
Swedish Hockey League (SHL) September 13, 2019 – March 11: 2019–20 SHL season
IIHF Continental Cup September 20, 2019 – January 12: 2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup Final Ranking: 1. SønderjyskE Ishockey, 2. Nottingham Panthers, 3. HC Neman Grodno, 4. KS Cracovia
Asia
Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) August 31, 2019 – February 16: 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season
Southeast Asian Games December 1 – 8 2019: 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Pasay defeated , 8–0, to win their first Southeast Asian Games gold medal. The defeated , 17–1, to win the bronze medal.
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia April 27 – May 1: 2020 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in Singapore
Deaths January Terry Gray, 81, Canadian right wing (St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings) John Migneault, 70, Canadian right wing (Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, Phoenix Roadrunners) Sophie Kratzer, 30, German Olympic forward (2014) John Gibson, 60, Canadian defenceman (Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings) Bob Monahan, 91, American defenceman (Michigan Tech Huskies) Gunnar Svensson, 64, Swedish forward (Björklöven) and coach (Djurgården, Troja/Ljungby)
February Vilen Prokofyev, 18, Kazakh goaltender (Snezhnye Barsy Astana) Alexander Skvortsov, 65, Russian left wing, Olympic champion (1984) Ian Cushenan, 86, Canadian defenceman (Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks), Stanley Cup champion (1959) Brian Glennie, 73, Canadian defenceman (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings), Olympic bronze medalist (1968) Larry Popein, 89, Canadian centre (New York Rangers, Oakland Seals) and coach (Omaha Knights) Vladimír Svitek, 57, Slovak right wing Pete Babando, 94, Canadian left wing (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins), Stanley Cup champion (1950) Phil Maloney, 92, Canadian centre (Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks) Seaver Peters, 87, American player (Dartmouth College)
March Henri Richard, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame centre (Montreal Canadiens), 11-time Stanley Cup champion Ken King, 68, Canadian businessman and executive (Calgary Flames) Galen Head, 72, Canadian right wing (Detroit Red Wings) Werner Lorenz, 83, German defenceman (Adler Mannheim) Vladimír Zábrodský, 97, Czech Hall of Fame centre (LTC Prague, HC Sparta Praha, Bohemians 1905), world champion (1947, 1949) and Olympic silver medalist (1948) Annar Petersen, 88, Norwegian Olympic player (1952) Hassie Young, 96, Canadian centre (Edmonton Mercurys) Henry Brabham, 90, American executive, co-founder of the ECHL Aleksei Frolikov, 63, Russian right wing (Dynamo Moscow)
April Roger Chappot, 79, Swiss Olympic defenceman (1964) John Hughes, 66, Canadian defenceman (Cincinnati Stingers) Lars-Eric Lundvall, 86, Swedish left wing (Frölunda), world champion (1962) and Olympic silver medalist (1964) Pat Stapleton, 79, Canadian defenceman (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins) Jim Conacher, 98, Scottish-born Canadian centre (New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks) Tom Webster, 71, Canadian right wing (Detroit Red Wings, New England Whalers) and coach (Los Angeles Kings) Colby Cave, 25, Canadian centre (Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers) Vincenzo Fardella, 93, Italian Olympic player (1948) Max Quackenbush, 91, Canadian defenceman (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins) Paul Ronty, 91, Canadian centre (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins)
May Simon Schenk, 73, Swiss coach (national team) Jim Cross, 87, American forward and coach (Vermont Catamounts) Doug McKay, 90, Canadian left wing (Detroit Red Wings) Alexander Gerasimov, 61, Russian player, Olympic champion (1984) Peter Schiller, 62, German Olympic player (1988)