2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Year:2017
Size:180
Country:South Korea
Country2:Serbia
Dates:2–8 April 2017
13–19 March 2017
Num Teams:12
Venues:3
Cities:2
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

See main article: 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

Tourney Name:IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Year:2017
Country:South Korea
Dates:2–8 April
Num Teams:6
Venues:2
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:92
Scoring Leader: Andrei Vasile
Points:10
Website:IIHF.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.[1]

Participants

TeamQualification
hosts; placed 6th in 2016 Division I B and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2016 Division II A
placed 3rd in 2016 Division II A
placed 4th in 2016 Division II A
placed 5th in 2016 Division II A
placed 1st in 2016 Division II B and were promoted

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees
Linesmen

Standings

Results

All times are local. (Korea Standard TimeUTC+9)--------------------

Division II B

Tourney Name:IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Year:2017
Country:Serbia
Dates:13–19 March
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:88
Scoring Leader: Tyrone Bronte
Points:12
Website:IIHF.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.[3] Australia achieved the unusual distinction of being promoted in consecutive years.

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in 2016 Division II A and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2016 Division II B
hosts; placed 3rd in 2016 Division II B
placed 4th in 2016 Division II B
placed 5th in 2016 Division II B
placed 1st in 2016 Division III A and were promoted

Match officials

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

Referees
  • Lehel Gergely
  • Milan Novák
  • Andrej Simankov
  • Miroslav Štolc
Linesmen
  • Murat Aygun
  • Tibor Fazekaš
  • Martin Jobbágy
  • Artsiom Labzov
  • Thomas Nordberg Pettersen
  • David Perduv
  • Anton Peretyatko

Standings

Results

All times are local. (Central European TimeUTC+1)--------------------

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/628/ Division II A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/628/IHM628000_35B_2_0.pdf IIA Assignsments
  3. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/597/ Division II B statistics
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/597/IHM597000_35B_3_0.pdf IIB Assignsments