See main article: 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Romania |
| Country2: | New Zealand |
| Dates: | 3–9 April 4–10 April |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
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]
There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.[2]
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.[3]
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 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]
| Group A | Group B | ||
| width=220px | Galați | width=220px | Auckland |
| Galați Skating Rink Capacity: 5,000 | Paradice Botany Downs Capacity: 400[5] |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division II A |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Romania |
| Dates: | 3–9 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 103 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Ede Mihály |
| Points: | 9 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division II A last year. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
Aaro Brännare
Andrea Moschen
Andrei Shrubok
Benas Jakšys
Stian Løsnesløkken István Máthé Levente-Szilard Siko
Vladimir YefremovAll times are local (UTC+3).
Anthony Kimlin
Dominik Crnogorac Csanád FodorSource: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F | ||
 Mitch Morgan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | F | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 12 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 2 | D | ||
| 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +2 | 14 | D |
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 | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288:21 | 5 | 1.04 | 90 | 94.44 | 1 | ||
| 301:17 | 13 | 2.59 | 160 | 91.88 | 1 | ||
| 304:21 | 15 | 2.96 | 156 | 90.38 | 1 | ||
| 274:38 | 17 | 3.71 | 158 | 89.24 | 1 | ||
| 286:00 | 21 | 4.41 | 138 | 84.78 | 0 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division II B |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Dates: | 4–10 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 113 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Elie Klein |
| Points: | 11 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. | ||
| Host, placed 4th in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division II B last year. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]
Chris Deweerdt
Scott Ferguson
Kenji Kosaka
Chae Young-jin
Justin Cornell
Tyler Haslemore Edward Howard Nicholas Lee Frederic Monnaie Sotaro YamaguchiAll times are local (UTC+12).
Rick Parry Michael Kozevnikov
Zhang HaoSource: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +4 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 12 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 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 | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239:45 | 9 | 2.25 | 134 | 93.28 | 0 | ||
| 300:00 | 12 | 2.40 | 148 | 91.89 | 0 | ||
| 289:28 | 12 | 2.49 | 142 | 91.55 | 1 | ||
| 218:39 | 13 | 3.57 | 133 | 90.23 | 0 | ||
| 190:30 | 13 | 4.09 | 115 | 88.70 | 1 |
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