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2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

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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.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host countries ...

Bids

There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.[2]

Iceland had previously hosted these championships in 2015, in Reykjavik.
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.[3]

There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.[2]

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 İzmit.

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.[4]

Venues

Group A Group B
Galați Auckland
Galați Skating Rink
Capacity: 5,000
Paradice Botany Downs
Capacity: 400[5]

Group A tournament

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Participants

More information Team, Qualification ...

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Iceland 3–9 Belgium

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

3 April 2017
13:00
Australia 4–3 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (1–0)
 SerbiaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 250
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3 April 2017
16:30
Spain 2–3
(1–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 190
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3 April 2017
20:00
Belgium 1–9
(1–2, 0–3, 0–4)
 RomaniaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,230
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4 April 2017
13:00
Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 250
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4 April 2017
16:30
Spain 3–5
(0–1, 0–2, 3–2)
 BelgiumGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 210
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4 April 2017
20:00
Romania 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 SerbiaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,100
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6 April 2017
13:00
Belgium 2–9
(1–2, 0–2, 1–5)
 SerbiaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 100
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6 April 2017
16:30
Spain 3–5
(1–2, 0–1, 2–2)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 300
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6 April 2017
20:00
Romania 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,600
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7 April 2017
13:00
Serbia 4–5 OT
(0–3, 2–1, 2–0)
OT: (0–1)
 SpainGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 130
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7 April 2017
16:30
Iceland 3–9
(1–3, 2–4, 0–2)
 BelgiumGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 200
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7 April 2017
20:00
Australia 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 RomaniaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,800
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9 April 2017
13:00
Belgium 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 150
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9 April 2017
16:30
Serbia 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 200
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9 April 2017
20:00
Romania 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 SpainGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 3,200
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Australia Anthony Kimlin
    • Best Defenseman: Serbia Dominik Crnogorac
    • Best Forward: Romania Csanád Fodor

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

More information Player, GP ...

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

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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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

Group B tournament

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Participants

More information Team, Qualification ...

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. North Korea 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, +3 GD, Turkey 3 Pts, −7 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC+12).

4 April 2017
13:00
Mexico 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
 North KoreaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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4 April 2017
16:30
Israel 2–5
(1–2, 1–0, 0–3)
 ChinaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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4 April 2017
20:00
Turkey 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 350
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5 April 2017
13:00
Mexico 2–6
(0–0, 0–4, 2–2)
 IsraelParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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5 April 2017
16:30
North Korea 11–3
(6–0, 4–2, 1–1)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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5 April 2017
20:00
China 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 450
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7 April 2017
13:00
China 8–3
(6–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 North KoreaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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7 April 2017
16:30
Mexico 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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7 April 2017
20:00
Israel 2–5
(1–3, 0–2, 1–0)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 500
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9 April 2017
13:00
Turkey 2–7
(1–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 ChinaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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9 April 2017
16:30
North Korea 2–9
(0–1, 1–6, 1–2)
 IsraelParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
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9 April 2017
20:00
New Zealand 4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 MexicoParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 518
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10 April 2017
13:00
Israel 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 101
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10 April 2017
16:30
China 4–3
(2–0, 2–3, 0–0)
 MexicoParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 103
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10 April 2017
20:00
New Zealand 8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 North KoreaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 407
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: New Zealand Rick Parry
    • Best Defenseman: Israel Michael Kozevnikov
    • Best Forward: China Zhang Hao

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

More information Player, GP ...

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

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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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


References

  1. "2017 Events". IIHF.com. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. "IIHF CALENDAR OF EVENTS" (PDF). IIHF.com. 23 May 2016.
  3. "Congresul IIHF - Moscova, Rusia". ROhockey.ro. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. "New Zealand Ice Hockey". NZIceHockey.com. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "Paradice Botany Downs". eurohockey.com. 23 May 2016.

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