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2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the Zurich, Switzerland-based International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Galati, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2017 and Group B in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 10 April 2017.

Bids

There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.

: Iceland had previously hosted these championships in 2015, in Reykjavík.
:Romania had previously hosted these championships twice, the 2001 edition in Bucharest, and again in 2008, in Miercurea Ciuc. The proposed arena was the Galați Skating Rink.
: Serbia has hosted the championships a number of times. Belgrade hosted twice, in 2005 and 2014, whilst Novi Sad hosted in 2009. In addition, Novi Sad also played host to the competition in 2002 whilst known as Serbia and Montenegro.

The decision on hosts was made on May 21, 2016. The bid from Romania gained a majority vote and as a result Galati will host the competition.

There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.

:New Zealand had previously hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Paradice Botany Downs.
:Turkey had previously hosted these championships in 2013, in Ä°zmit.

The decision on hosts was made on May 21, 2016. The bid from New Zealand received the majority of the votes, and as a result Auckland will host the competition.

Venues

Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Referees
  • Aaro Brännare
  • Andrea Moschen
  • Andrei Shrubok
  • Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen
  • Lodewyk Beelen
  • Markus Eberl
  • Benas JakÅ¡ys
  • Stian Løsnesløkken
  • István Máthé
  • Levente-Szilard Siko
  • Vladimir Yefremov

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

Awards and statistics

Awards

<small>Source: IIHF.com</small>

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position<br> Source: IIHF.com</small>

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

<small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br> Source: IIHF.com</small>

Group B tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Referees
  • Chris Deweerdt
  • Scott Ferguson
  • Kenji Kosaka
  • Gints ZviedrÄ«tis
Linesmen
  • Chae Young-jin
  • Justin Cornell
  • Tyler Haslemore
  • Edward Howard
  • Nicholas Lee
  • Frederic Monnaie
  • Sotaro Yamaguchi

Standings

Results

All times are local (UTC+12).

Awards and statistics

Awards

<small>Source: IIHF.com</small>

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

<small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position<br> Source: IIHF.com</small>

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

<small>TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br> Source: IIHF.com</small>

References