2017 IIHF World Championship Division I


The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Kiev, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017 and Group B in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017. South Korea and Austria were promoted to the 2018 World Championship. It marked the first time South Korea had earned promotion to the top tier of the World Championship.

Bids

There were two official bids to host Group A Championships.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from Ukraine gained a majority vote against the Austrian entry.
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from the United Kingdom received 18 votes, whilst the Estonia bid received 7.

Venues

Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
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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
Nigel Dawes5549+50F
Konstantin Komarek5459+100F
Brandon Bochenski5257+34F
Thomas Raffl5336+62F
Martin Schumnig5066+80D
Brian Lebler5415+74F
Ahn Jin-hui5235+50F
Dominique Heinrich5235+120D
Fabio Hofer5235+72F
Lukas Haudum5314+52F
Kim Ki-sung5314+32F

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
Bernhard Starkbaum299:0540.8013797.083
Eduard Zakharchenko242:3292.2315894.300
Przemysław Odrobny260:4292.0712492.741
Matt Dalton269:36102.2313392.480
Vitali Kolesnik301:39101.9912892.191

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
Daisuke Obara55510+74F
Robert Dowd5448+64F
Colin Shields5448+92F
Evan Mosey5358+102F
Borna Rendulić5358+116F
Robert Rooba5437−425F
Yushiroh Hirano5167+72F
Matthew Myers5336+64F
David Clarke5246+52F
Andrei Makrov5246−210F
Hiroki Ueno5246+64F

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
Stephen Murphy120:0010.503396.971
Ben Bowns180:0041.338295.121
Yutaka Fukufuji280:04112.3614092.140
Artur Pavliukov287:42122.5013691.181
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa234:24143.5813589.630

TOI = Time on Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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