See main article: 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 120 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Dates: | 10–16 April |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 161 |
| Points: | 25 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 16 April 2017.[1] Seven teams participated in the tournament, divided into two groups. Bosnia and Herzegovina was originally scheduled to participate, but withdrew before the tournament began; all their games were recorded as 5–0 forfeits for the opposing team.[2] Luxembourg won the tournament, defeating Bulgaria 10–4 in the final, and played in Division IIB in 2018.[3] Chinese Taipei debuted in Division III and, apart from defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in a forfeit, recorded their first official win, beating the UAE 4–0 in the 5th place playoff.[4]
| Division III | |
| width=220px | Sofia |
| Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600 | |
The Bulgarian bid was the only contender for the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III competition. It will mark the first time that this competition has been held in Bulgaria. In September 2016 the format of the division was realigned into one tournament with two preliminary divisions.
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. (withdrew from tournament) | ||
| Placed 5th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. | ||
| Withdrew from tournament last year. Last played in 2015. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. |
5 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Michał Baca
Miha Bajt
Ivan Fateyev
Cemal Ersin Kaya
Kim No-su Ferhat Aygün
Christian Cristeli
Illya Khokhlov
Aleh Kliashcheunikau
Jakob Schauer
Gil Haim Tichon Wiktor ZieńAll times are local (UTC+3).
| width=10px bgcolor=ccffcc | Promoted to 2018 IIHF Division II B | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=ffcccc | Relegation to 2018 IIHF Division III Qualification |
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (P) | |
| 2 | (H) | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | (R) |
Artem Kurbatov
Robert BeranSource: IIHF.com
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +13 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +9 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +16 | 8 | D | ||
| 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +14 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +14 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +13 | 26 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +6 | 8 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +5 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +15 | 0 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +4 | 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 | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240:00 | 9 | 2.25 | 107 | 91.59 | 1 | ||
| 169:59 | 9 | 3.18 | 103 | 91.26 | 1 | ||
| 287:28 | 21 | 4.38 | 169 | 87.57 | 1 | ||
| 168:16 | 23 | 8.20 | 150 | 84.67 | 0 | ||
| 120:00 | 12 | 6.00 | 73 | 83.56 | 0 |