2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 81st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2018 competition.

2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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Championship (Top Division)
Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship

The tournament was held in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France from 5 to 21 May 2017.

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Sweden 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 +22 24 Champions
2 B  Canada 10 8 0 2 0 39 15 +24 26 Runners-up
3 A  Russia 10 7 1 0 2 45 17 +28 23 Third place
4 B  Finland 10 3 2 1 4 26 31 −5 14 Fourth place
5 A  United States 8 6 0 0 2 31 16 +15 18 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B   Switzerland 8 3 2 2 1 23 17 +6 15
7 B  Czech Republic 8 3 2 0 3 23 17 +6 13
8 A  Germany (H) 8 2 2 1 3 21 25 −4 11
9 B  France (H) 7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A  Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 −4 10
11 B  Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8
12 A  Denmark 7 1 2 0 4 13 22 −9 7
13 B  Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7
14 A  Slovakia 7 0 1 2 4 12 28 −16 4
15 B  Slovenia 7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 A  Italy 7 0 0 1 6 6 32 −26 1
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host.

Division I
Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Kiev, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Austria (P) 5 4 0 0 1 22 4 +18 12 2018 IIHF World Championship
2  South Korea (P) 5 3 1 0 1 14 11 +3 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  Kazakhstan 5 3 1 0 1 13 10 +3 11[lower-alpha 1]
4  Poland 5 2 0 1 2 6 17 −11 7
5  Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 8 14 −6 3
6  Ukraine (H, R) 5 0 0 1 4 7 14 −7 1 Relegation to 2018 Division I 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. Kazakhstan 2–5 South Korea

Group B

The tournament was held in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Great Britain (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 32 5 +27 15 Promoted to 2018 Division I A
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 22 11 +11 12
3  Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 18 12 +6 9
4  Estonia 5 2 0 0 3 11 20 −9 6
5  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 14 17 −3 3
6  Netherlands (R) 5 0 0 0 5 6 38 −32 0 Relegation to 2018 Division II A
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.

Division II
Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Galați, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2017.[1]

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

Group B

The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 10 April 2017.[1]

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

Division III
Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 16 April 2017.[1] At the September 2016 IIHF congress it was decided to change the format so that there would be a single tournament in Bulgaria.[2]

Promoted to 2018 IIHF Division II B
RankTeam
1 Luxembourg
2 Bulgaria
3 Georgia
4 Hong Kong
5 South Africa
6 Chinese Taipei
7 United Arab Emirates
withdrew Bosnia and Herzegovina

References
  1. "Tournaments assigned". iihfworlds2016.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. Men's Division III realigned.
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