2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the 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]

2017 IIHF World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
 New Zealand
Dates3–9 April (Group A)
4–10 April (Group B)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2016
2018

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

2017 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Dates3–9 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored103 (6.87 per match)
Attendance14,910 (994 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Ede Mihály
(9 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Romania Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 Spain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 Serbia Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Iceland Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Romania (H, P) 5 4 0 0 1 24 5 +19 12 Promoted to Division I B
2  Australia 5 3 1 0 1 16 13 +3 11
3  Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 23 15 +8 8
4  Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 17 27 10 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Iceland 5 2 0 0 3 10 20 10 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Spain (R) 5 0 1 0 4 13 23 10 2 Relegation to Division II B
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
3 April 2017
16:30
Spain 2–3
(1–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 190
3 April 2017
20:00
Belgium 1–9
(1–2, 0–3, 0–4)
 RomaniaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,230
4 April 2017
13:00
Iceland 2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 250
4 April 2017
16:30
Spain 3–5
(0–1, 0–2, 3–2)
 BelgiumGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 210
4 April 2017
20:00
Romania 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 SerbiaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,100
6 April 2017
13:00
Belgium 2–9
(1–2, 0–2, 1–5)
 SerbiaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 100
6 April 2017
16:30
Spain 3–5
(1–2, 0–1, 2–2)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 300
6 April 2017
20:00
Romania 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,600
7 April 2017
13:00
Serbia 4–5 OT
(0–3, 2–1, 2–0)
OT: (0–1)
 SpainGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 130
7 April 2017
16:30
Iceland 3–9
(1–3, 2–4, 0–2)
 BelgiumGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 200
7 April 2017
20:00
Australia 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)
 RomaniaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 2,800
9 April 2017
13:00
Belgium 0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 AustraliaGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 150
9 April 2017
16:30
Serbia 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 IcelandGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 200
9 April 2017
20:00
Romania 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 SpainGalați Skating Rink, Galați
Attendance: 3,200

Awards

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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ede Mihály5819+64F
Marko Sretović5369+90F
Mitch Morgan5279−22F
Nemanja Vučurević5538+512F
Matyas Bíró5268+50F
Roberto Gliga5088+50F
Vincent Morgan5347−24F
Mihail Georgescu5257+54F
Dominik Crnogorac5077+32D
Lliam Webster5077+214D

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Zoltán Toke288:2151.049094.441
Anthony Kimlin301:17132.5916091.881
Arsenije Ranković304:21152.9615690.381
Dennis Hedström274:38173.7115889.241
Ignacio García286:00214.4113884.780

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

2017 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates4–10 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored113 (7.53 per match)
Attendance3,229 (215 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Elie Klein
(11 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 China Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 Mexico Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Israel Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Host, placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 North Korea Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Turkey Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  China (P) 5 5 0 0 0 29 12 +17 15 Promoted to Division II A
2  New Zealand (H) 5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12
3  Israel 5 3 0 0 2 24 14 +10 9
4  North Korea 5 1 0 0 4 18 33 15 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 12 16 4 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Turkey (R) 5 1 0 0 4 7 27 20 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Division III
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
4 April 2017
16:30
Israel 2–5
(1–2, 1–0, 0–3)
 ChinaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
4 April 2017
20:00
Turkey 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 350
5 April 2017
13:00
Mexico 2–6
(0–0, 0–4, 2–2)
 IsraelParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
5 April 2017
16:30
North Korea 11–3
(6–0, 4–2, 1–1)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
5 April 2017
20:00
China 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 450
7 April 2017
13:00
China 8–3
(6–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 North KoreaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
7 April 2017
16:30
Mexico 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
7 April 2017
20:00
Israel 2–5
(1–3, 0–2, 1–0)
 New ZealandParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 500
9 April 2017
13:00
Turkey 2–7
(1–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 ChinaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
9 April 2017
16:30
North Korea 2–9
(0–1, 1–6, 1–2)
 IsraelParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 100
9 April 2017
20:00
New Zealand 4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 MexicoParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 518
10 April 2017
13:00
Israel 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 TurkeyParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 101
10 April 2017
16:30
China 4–3
(2–0, 2–3, 0–0)
 MexicoParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 103
10 April 2017
20:00
New Zealand 8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 North KoreaParadice Botany Downs, Auckland
Attendance: 407

Awards

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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Elie Klein54711+34F
Jacob Ratcliffe56410+44F
Ilya Spektor5639+24F
Daniel Mazour552706F
Zhang Cheng5437+312F
Ri Chol-min5347−42F
Carlos Gómez5257+34F
Evgeni Kozhevnikov525706F
Jordan Challis5426+30F
Ryan Ruddle5426+14F
Xia Tianxiang5426+76F
Zhang Hao5426+14F

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Rick Parry239:4592.2513493.280
Sun Zehao300:00122.4014891.890
Maxim Gokhberg289:28122.4914291.551
Alfonso de Alba218:39133.5713390.230
Tolga Bozacı190:30134.0911588.701

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.
  6. IIA Assignsments
  7. IIB Assignsments
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