| Tourney Name: | IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Dates: | 17–23 March 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ih |
| Winners: | United Arab Emirates |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | Mongolia |
| Third: | Thailand |
| Games: | 10 |
| Goals: | 112 |
| Attendance: | 1468 |
| Scoring Leader: | Juma Al Dhaheri |
| Points: | 14 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 10th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place from 17 to 23 March 2017 at the ice skating rink of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] Five nations participated, though a sixth, Kyrgyzstan, was supposed to but cancelled. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, their third time doing so.
| Host, finished 4th place last year. | ||
| Won silver medal last year. | ||
| Won bronze medal last year. | ||
| Finished 5th place last year. | ||
| Runner-up of Division I last year and were promoted. |
Source: IIHF.com
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juma Al Dhaheri | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +7 | 2 | F | |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +13 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 8 | F | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 2 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +13 | 0 | D | ||
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 2 | D | ||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | −10 | 4 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
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.
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108:35 | 5 | 2.76 | 52 | 91.23 | 0 | ||
| 130:24 | 5 | 2.30 | 50 | 90.91 | 0 | ||
| 185:00 | 10 | 3.24 | 90 | 90.00 | 0 | ||
| 175:28 | 11 | 3.76 | 88 | 88.89 | 0 | ||
| 139:25 | 18 | 7.75 | 88 | 83.02 | 0 |
See main article: 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Kuwait |
| Dates: | 22–25 April 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ih |
| Winners: | Kuwait |
| Count: | 2 |
| Games: | 6 |
| Goals: | 104 |
| Attendance: | 1048 |
| Scoring Leader: | Ahmad Al Ajmi |
| Points: | 17 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The Division I competition was played between 22 and 25 April 2017 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.[1]
| Host, did not participate last year. Last participation in 2015. | ||
| Finished 3rd place in Division I last year. | ||
| Finished 5th place in Division I last year. | ||
| Did not participate last year. First participation since 2015. |