2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
International ice hockey tournament
2017 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II Host countries Estonia Spain Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 11–17 December 2016 7–13 January 2017 Teams 12
The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Division II A was contested in Tallinn , Estonia and Division II B in Logroño , Spain. These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .
Division II A
2017 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II A Host country Estonia City Tallinn Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 11–17 December 2016 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 136 (9.07 per game) Attendance 3,570 (238 per game) Scoring leader(s) Emilijus Krakauskas (15 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn , Estonia, from 11 to 17 December 2016.[ 1] [ 2]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Japan
withdrew from Division I B last year and were relegated
Lithuania
placed 2nd Division II A last year
Estonia
hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Croatia
placed 4th in Division II A last year
Netherlands
placed 5th in Division II A last year
Romania
placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
Final standings
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
Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
source:IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
source:IIHF
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Division II B
2017 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II B Host country Spain City Logroño Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 7–13 January 2017 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 125 (8.33 per game) Attendance 3,217 (214 per game) Scoring leader(s) Oriol Rubio (11 points)www.iihf.com
The Division II B tournament was played in Logroño , Spain, from 7 to 13 January 2017.[ 3] [ 4]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
South Korea
placed 6th in the Division II A last year and were relegated
Spain
hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Serbia
placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Belgium
placed 4th in Division II B last year
Australia
placed 5th in Division II B last year
Mexico
placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
Final standings
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
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ).
Game reference Referee: Andreis KudrjasovsLinesmen: Sergio Biec Kenneth Nielsen12 min Penalties 22 min 35 Shots 29
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
References
External links