2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries South Korea
 Serbia
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–8 April 2017
13–19 March 2017
Teams12
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Main article: 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored92 (6.13 per game)
Attendance11,184 (746 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Romania Andrei Vasile (10 points)
Official website
IIHF.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.[1]

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Korea hosts; placed 6th in 2016 Division I B and were relegated
 Romania placed 2nd in 2016 Division II A
 Lithuania placed 3rd in 2016 Division II A
 Great Britain placed 4th in 2016 Division II A
 Croatia placed 5th in 2016 Division II A
 Estonia placed 1st in 2016 Division II B and were promoted

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Romania 5 4 0 1 0 20 8 +12 13 Promoted to the 2018 Division I B
2  Estonia 5 1 3 0 1 17 16 +1 9
3  Lithuania 5 2 1 0 2 15 12 +3 8
4  South Korea (H) 5 2 0 1 2 13 13 0 7[a]
5  Great Britain 5 2 0 1 2 18 17 +1 7[a]
6  Croatia 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 Relegated to the 2018 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b South Korea 3–2 Great Britain

Results

All times are local. (Korea Standard Time – UTC+9)

2 April 2017
12:00		Lithuania 4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 South KoreaKwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,243
Game reference
16 minPenalties24 min
28Shots41
2 April 2017
16:30		Romania 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 174
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
38Shots14
2 April 2017
21:00		Estonia 6–5 GWS
(2–3, 3–0, 0–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 215
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
41Shots27
4 April 2017
12:00		Croatia 3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)		 EstoniaKwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,306
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
17Shots40
4 April 2017
16:30		Romania 3–4 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 LithuaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 138
Game reference
18 minPenalties10 min
21Shots44
4 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 956
Game reference
51 minPenalties8 min
27Shots30
5 April 2017
12:00		Romania 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 EstoniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,329
Game reference
14 minPenalties24 min
24Shots33
5 April 2017
16:30		Lithuania 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 Great BritainKwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung
Attendance: 297
Game reference
16 minPenalties37 min
25Shots38
5 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 424
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots27
7 April 2017
12:00		Great Britain 2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)		 RomaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 2,058
Game reference
6 minPenalties14 min
46Shots18
7 April 2017
16:30		Croatia 1–5
(0–5, 1–0, 0–0)		 LithuaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 100
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots27
7 April 2017
21:00		Estonia 4–3 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)		 South KoreaKwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,143
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
37Shots37
8 April 2017
12:00		Great Britain 6–3
(1–1, 1–1, 4–1)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 245
Game reference
37 minPenalties16 min
28Shots22
8 April 2017
16:30		Lithuania 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 EstoniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 321
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
31Shots24
8 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 RomaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,235
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
33Shots28

Division II B

2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored88 (5.87 per game)
Attendance3,729 (249 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Australia Tyrone Bronte (12 points)
Official website
IIHF.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017.[3] Australia achieved the unusual distinction of being promoted in consecutive years.

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands placed 6th in 2016 Division II A and were relegated
 Spain placed 2nd in 2016 Division II B
 Serbia hosts; placed 3rd in 2016 Division II B
 Iceland placed 4th in 2016 Division II B
 Belgium placed 5th in 2016 Division II B
 Australia placed 1st in 2016 Division III A and were promoted

Match officials

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 0 0 1 19 7 +12 12[a] Promoted to the 2018 Division II A
2  Spain 5 4 0 0 1 24 10 +14 12[a]
3  Serbia (H) 5 3 0 0 2 14 13 +1 9[b]
4  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 16 12 +4 9[b]
5  Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 8 23 −15 3
6  Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 7 23 −16 0 Relegated to the 2018 Division III 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 1–4 Australia
  2. ^ a b Serbia 3–2 Netherlands

Results

All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1)

13 March 2017
13:00		Australia 5–2
(3–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 IcelandIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 48
Game reference
16 minPenalties22 min
37Shots20
13 March 2017
16:30		Spain 7–1
(0–0, 2–1, 5–0)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 32
Game reference
14 minPenalties14 min
42Shots18
13 March 2017
20:30		Serbia 3–2
(0–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 NetherlandsIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 723
Game reference
12 minPenalties18 min
30Shots22
14 March 2017
13:00		Belgium 1–5
(0–2, 1–3, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
15Shots34
14 March 2017
16:30		Netherlands 5–1
(2–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 IcelandIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
Game reference
10 minPenalties0 min
27Shots22
14 March 2017
20:00		Spain 4–3
(2–1, 1–2, 1–0)		 SerbiaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 639
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
35Shots21
16 March 2017
13:00		Netherlands 5–2
(1–0, 1–0, 3–2)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 29
Game reference
8 minPenalties16 min
33Shots25
16 March 2017
16:30		Spain 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 52
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
30Shots18
16 March 2017
20:00		Serbia 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 IcelandIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 409
Game reference
26 minPenalties40 min
22Shots17
18 March 2017
13:00		Iceland 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 SpainIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 36
Game reference
28 minPenalties12 min
13Shots70
18 March 2017
16:30		Australia 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 NetherlandsIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 76
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
18Shots16
18 March 2017
20:00		Belgium 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 SerbiaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 523
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots28
19 March 2017
13:00		Netherlands 2–5
(1–1, 0–0, 1–4)		 SpainIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 86
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
21Shots34
19 March 2017
16:30		Iceland 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 47
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots39
19 March 2017
20:00		Serbia 1–4
(1–0, 0–4, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 934
Game reference
18 minPenalties43 min
21Shots32

References

  1. ^ Division II A statistics
  2. ^ IIA Assignsments
  3. ^ Division II B statistics
  4. ^ IIB Assignsments