2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III were two international under-18 men's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The group A and B tournaments made up the sixth and seventh level of competition at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Taiwan
 Mexico
Dates21 – 27 March 2017
17 – 19 March 2017
Teams9
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Division III A
2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Dates21–27 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored121 (8.07 per match)
Attendance7,382 (492 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Huang Qianyi
(20 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.

Participants
Team Qualification
 China placed 6th in 2016 Division II B and were relegated
 Turkey placed 2nd in 2016 Division III A
 Bulgaria placed 3rd in 2016 Division III A
 Israel placed 4th in 2016 Division III A
 Chinese Taipei placed 5th in 2016 Division III A
 New Zealand placed 1st in 2016 Division III B and were promoted

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[1]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  China 5 5 0 0 0 36 1 +35 15 Promoted to Division II B
2  Israel 5 4 0 0 1 21 8 +13 12
3  Chinese Taipei (H) 5 2 1 0 2 16 13 +3 8
4  Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 18 18 0 6
5  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 19 39 −20 3
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 1 4 11 42 −31 1 Relegation to Division III 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.

Results

All times are local. (National Standard Time – UTC+8)

21 March 2017
13:00		Bulgaria 0–6
(0–6, 0–0, 0–0)		 ChinaTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 200
21 March 2017
16:30		New Zealand 2–8
(0–2, 0–3, 2–3)		 IsraelTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 150
21 March 2017
20:00		Turkey 1–8
(0–3, 0–0, 1–5)		 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 537
22 March 2017
13:00		Turkey 3–9
(1–2, 2–3, 0–4)		 BulgariaTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 215
22 March 2017
16:30		China 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 IsraelTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 258
22 March 2017
20:00		Chinese Taipei 3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)		 New ZealandTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 495
24 March 2017
13:00		Turkey 12–5
(3–1, 5–2, 4–2)		 New ZealandTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 229
24 March 2017
16:30		Bulgaria 0–3
(0–3, 0–0, 0–0)		 IsraelTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 254
24 March 2017
20:00		China 4–0
(3–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 978
25 March 2017
13:00		New Zealand 0–12
(0–4, 0–3, 0–5)		 ChinaTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 549
25 March 2017
16:30		Israel 6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 TurkeyTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 633
25 March 2017
20:00		Chinese Taipei 4–2
(0–2, 1–0, 3–0)		 BulgariaTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 1,023
27 March 2017
13:00		China 11–1
(4–1, 2–0, 5–0)		 TurkeyTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 211
27 March 2017
16:30		Bulgaria 7–2
(1–1, 2–1, 4–0)		 New ZealandTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 327
27 March 2017
20:00		Israel 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei
Attendance: 1,323

Division III B
2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates17–19 March
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored26 (8.67 per match)
Attendance900 (300 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jorge Ortiz
(6 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.

Participants
Team Qualification
 Mexico placed 6th in 2016 Division III A and were relegated
 South Africa placed 2nd in 2016 Division III B
 Hong Kong placed 3rd in 2016 Division III B

Match officials

2 referees and 3 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 2 2 0 0 0 18 3 +15 6 Promoted to Division III A
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 0 1 4 13 −9 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 4 10 −6 0
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.

Results

All times are local. (Central Standard Time – UTC–6)

17 March 2017
20:30		Hong Kong 1–11
(0–3, 1–3, 0–5)		 MexicoIce Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 200
18 March 2017
20:00		South Africa 2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2)		 Hong KongIce Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
19 March 2017
19:00		Mexico 7–2
(3–0, 2–2, 2–0)		 South AfricaIce Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 600

References
  1. IIIA Assignsments
  2. IIIB Assignsments
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