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.

Bids

There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.
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.
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.
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.

Venues

Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
;Linesmen

Results

All times are local.

Awards and statistics

Awards

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
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
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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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%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 ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Group B tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
;Linesmen

Results

All times are local.

Awards and statistics

Awards

Source:

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
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:

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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%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 ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: