2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship was the 19th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2018 competition. At the 2017 annual congress it was decided that the top level would expand from eight to ten teams.[1] As a result all relegation from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.

2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries United States
 Austria
 Poland
 South Korea
 Iceland
 Chinese Taipei
Teams37
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
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Championship (Top Division)
Further information: 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship

The tournament was held in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States from 31 March to 7 April 2017.

Final standings
 United States
 Canada
 Finland
4 Germany
5 Russia
6 Sweden
7  Switzerland
8 Czech Republic

Division I
Further information: 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Graz, Austria from 15 to 21 April 2017.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Japan (P) 5 5 0 0 0 17 4 +13 15 Promotion to 2019 Top division
2  Austria (H) 5 4 0 0 1 20 12 +8 12
3  Norway 5 2 0 0 3 17 14 +3 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 5 12 −7 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Hungary 5 2 0 0 3 5 11 −6 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  France 5 0 0 0 5 1 12 −11 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; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. NOR: 3 Pts, +4 GD; DEN: 3 Pts, 0 GD; HUN: 3 Pts, −4 GD

Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland from 8 to 14 April 2017.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Slovakia (P) 5 4 0 0 1 22 9 +13 12 Promoted to Division I A
2  Kazakhstan 5 3 0 1 1 11 10 +1 10
3  Latvia 5 3 0 0 2 13 17 −4 9
4  China 5 2 1 0 2 13 6 +7 8
5  Italy 5 1 0 1 3 8 12 −4 4
6  Poland (H) 5 0 1 0 4 11 24 −13 2
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.

Division II
Further information: 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Gangneung, South Korea from 2 to 8 April 2017.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  South Korea (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 21 3 +18 15 Promoted to 2018 Division I B
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 0 1 17 10 +7 12
3  Great Britain 5 2 0 1 2 20 16 +4 7
4  North Korea 5 1 1 0 3 10 13 −3 5
5  Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 9 22 −13 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Australia 5 1 0 0 4 7 20 −13 3[lower-alpha 1]
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.
Notes:
  1. Slovenia 3–0 Australia

Group B

The tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland from 27 February to 5 March 2017.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mexico (P) 5 4 0 0 1 19 9 +10 12 Promoted to 2018 Division II A
2  Spain 5 3 1 0 1 26 7 +19 11
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 1 1 20 13 +7 10
4  Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 19 13 +6 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Turkey 5 2 0 0 3 15 31 −16 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 10 36 −26 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; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Iceland 6–0 Turkey

Division B Qualification

The tournament was held in Taipei, Chinese Taipei from 12 to 17 December 2016.[2]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei (H, P) 4 4 0 0 0 32 3 +29 12 Promoted to 2018 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 22 3 +19 9
3  South Africa 4 2 0 0 2 22 15 +7 6
4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 0 3 6 32 −26 3
5  Hong Kong 4 0 0 0 4 3 32 −29 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; (P) Promoted.

References
  1. "Women's Worlds grow". iihfworlds2017.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. "Tournaments assigned". iihfworlds2016.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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