2017 IIHF World Championship Division II
International ice hockey competition
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the Zurich, Switzerland-based 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.[1]
Host countries
Romania
New Zealand
Romania
New ZealandVenue2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–9 April (Group A)
4–10 April (Group B)
4–10 April (Group B)
Teams12
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Romania New Zealand |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 3–9 April (Group A) 4–10 April (Group B) |
| Teams | 12 |
Bids
There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.[2]
- Iceland had previously hosted these championships in 2015, in Reykjavík.
- Romania had previously hosted these championships twice, the 2001 edition in Bucharest, and again in 2008, in Miercurea Ciuc. The proposed arena was the Galați Skating Rink.
- Serbia has hosted the championships a number of times. Belgrade hosted twice, in 2005 and 2014, whilst Novi Sad hosted in 2009. In addition, Novi Sad also played host to the competition in 2002 whilst known as Serbia and Montenegro.
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.[3]
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.[2]
- New Zealand had previously hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Paradice Botany Downs.
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.[4]
Venues
| Group A | Group B |
| Galați | Auckland |
| Galați Skating Rink Capacity: 5,000 |
Paradice Botany Downs Capacity: 400[5] |
Group A tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Romania |
Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
 Spain |
Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
 Belgium |
Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
 Serbia |
Placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
 Iceland |
Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
 Australia |
Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (H, P) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to Division I B |
| 2 | Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Belgium |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 6[a] | |
| 5 | Iceland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6[a] | |
| 6 | Spain (R) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 2 | Relegation to 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Iceland 3–9 Belgium
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 3 April 2017 13:00 | Australia | 4–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) OT: (1–0) | Serbia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 250 |
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee: Ramon SterkensLinesmen: Levente-Szilard Siko Vladimir Yefremov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2017 16:30 | Spain | 2–3 (1–2, 1–1, 0–0) | Iceland | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 190 |
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| Ignacio García | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee: Aaro BrannareLinesmen:  Markus Eberl István Máthé | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2017 20:00 | Belgium | 1–9 (1–2, 0–3, 0–4) | Romania | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 2,230 |
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| Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke Ottó Onodi | Referee: Andrei ShrubokLinesmen: Lodewyk Beelen Stian Losneslokken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2017 13:00 | Iceland | 2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Australia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 250 |
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| Dennis Hedström | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee: Aaro Brannare Linesmen:  Benas Jakšys István Máthé | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2017 16:30 | Spain | 3–5 (0–1, 0–2, 3–2) | Belgium | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 210 |
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| Ignacio García | Goalies | Jean Cornelis | Referee: Andrea MoschenLinesmen: Lodewyk Beelen Levente-Szilard Siko | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2017 20:00 | Romania | 4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Serbia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 2,100 |
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| Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Markus Eberl Vladimir Yefremov | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2017 13:00 | Belgium | 2–9 (1–2, 0–2, 1–5) | Serbia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 100 |
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| Jean Cornelis | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee: Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: István Máthé Levente-Szilard Siko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2017 16:30 | Spain | 3–5 (1–2, 0–1, 2–2) | Australia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 300 |
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| Ignacio García | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Stian Losneslokken Vladimir Yefremov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2017 20:00 | Romania | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Iceland | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 2,600 |
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| Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Lodewyk Beelen Benas Jakšys | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||
| 41 | Shots | 21 | ||||||
| 7 April 2017 13:00 | Serbia | 4–5 OT (0–3, 2–1, 2–0) OT: (0–1) | Spain | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 130 |
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| Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Ignacio García | Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Lodewyk Beelen Markus Eberl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2017 16:30 | Iceland | 3–9 (1–3, 2–4, 0–2) | Belgium | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 200 |
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| Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Dennis Hedström Snorri Sigurbergsson | Referee: Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Benas Jakšys Vladimir Yefremov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2017 20:00 | Australia | 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2) | Romania | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 2,800 |
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| Anthony Kimlin | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referee: Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Benas Jakšys Vladimir Yefremov | |||||||||||||||||
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| 43 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2017 13:00 | Belgium | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Australia | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 150 |
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| Arthur Legrand | Goalies | Anthony Kimlin | Referee: Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Stian Losneslokken István Máthé | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 16:30 | Serbia | 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Iceland | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 200 |
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| Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Dennis Hedström | Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Markus Eberl Levente-Szilard Siko | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2017 20:00 | Romania | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Spain | Galați Skating Rink, Galați Attendance: 3,200 |
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| Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Ignacio García Raúl Barbo | Referee: Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Lodewyk Beelen Benas Jakšys | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper:
Anthony Kimlin - Best Defenseman:
Dominik Crnogorac - Best Forward: Csanád Fodor
- Best Goalkeeper:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Ede Mihály | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Marko Sretović | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Mitch Morgan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | F |
| Nemanja Vučurević | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Mátyás Bíró | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Roberto Gliga | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Vincent Morgan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 4 | F |
| Mihail Georgescu | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Dominik Crnogorac | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 2 | D |
| Lliam Webster | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +2 | 14 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| Zoltán Tőke | 288:21 | 5 | 1.04 | 90 | 94.44 | 1 |
| Anthony Kimlin | 301:17 | 13 | 2.59 | 160 | 91.88 | 1 |
| Arsenije Ranković | 304:21 | 15 | 2.96 | 156 | 90.38 | 1 |
| Dennis Hedström | 274:38 | 17 | 3.71 | 158 | 89.24 | 1 |
| Ignacio García | 286:00 | 21 | 4.41 | 138 | 84.78 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | New Zealand |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 4–10 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 113 (7.53 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,229 (215 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  Elie Klein (11 points) |
| Official website | |
| IIHF.com | |
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 China |
Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
 Mexico |
Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Israel |
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| New Zealand |
Host, placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
 North Korea |
Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
 Turkey |
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[7]
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | China (P) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to Division II A |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Israel |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 9 | |
| 4 | North Korea |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 3[a] | |
| 5 | Mexico |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 3[a] | |
| 6 | Turkey (R) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 3[a] | Relegation to Division III |
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- North Korea 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, +3 GD, Turkey 3 Pts, −7 GD
Results
All times are local (UTC+12).
| 4 April 2017 13:00 | Mexico | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | North Korea | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Alfonso de Alba | Goalies | Pak Kuk-chol | Referee: Scott FergusonLinesmen:  Justin Cornell Frederic Monnaie | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2017 16:30 | Israel | 2–5 (1–2, 1–0, 0–3) | China | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Maxim Gokhberg | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referee: Gints ZviedrītisLinesmen:  Chae Young-jin Edward Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2017 20:00 | Turkey | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | New Zealand | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 350 |
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| Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Rick Parry | Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Nicholas Lee Sotaro Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2017 13:00 | Mexico | 2–6 (0–0, 0–4, 2–2) | Israel | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Alfonso de Alba Richard Albrecht | Goalies | Maxim Gokhberg | Referee: Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Tyler Haslemore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2017 16:30 | North Korea | 11–3 (6–0, 4–2, 1–1) | Turkey | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Pak Kuk-chol Pak Il | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı Muhammed Karagül | Referee: Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: Nicholas Lee Sotaro Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2017 20:00 | China | 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0) | New Zealand | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 450 |
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| Sun Zehao | Goalies | Rick Parry | Referee: Scott Ferguson Linesmen: Justin Cornell Frederic Monnaie | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2017 13:00 | China | 8–3 (6–1, 1–1, 1–1) | North Korea | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Sun Zehao | Goalies | Pak Il | Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Edward Howard Frederic Monnaie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2017 16:30 | Mexico | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Turkey | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Richard Albrecht | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee: Scott Ferguson Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Tyler Haslemore | ||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||
| 24 | Shots | 18 | |||
| 7 April 2017 20:00 | Israel | 2–5 (1–3, 0–2, 1–0) | New Zealand | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 500 |
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| Maxim Gokhberg | Goalies | Rick Parry | Referee: Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: Justin Cornell Sotaro Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2017 13:00 | Turkey | 2–7 (1–2, 0–2, 1–3) | China | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Muhammed Karagül | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referee: Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Tyler Haslemore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2017 16:30 | North Korea | 2–9 (0–1, 1–6, 1–2) | Israel | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100 |
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| Pak Il | Goalies | Maxim Gokhberg Nir Tichon | Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Edward Howard Sotaro Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2017 20:00 | New Zealand | 4–2 (2–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Mexico | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 518 |
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| Rick Parry | Goalies | Alfonso de Alba | Referee: Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: Nicholas Lee Frederic Monnaie | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 April 2017 13:00 | Israel | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Turkey | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 101 |
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| Maxim Gokhberg | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referee: Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Edward Howard Frederic Monnaie | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 April 2017 16:30 | China | 4–3 (2–0, 2–3, 0–0) | Mexico | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 103 |
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| Sun Zehao | Goalies | Alfonso de Alba | Referee: Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: Tyler Haslemore Nicholas Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 April 2017 20:00 | New Zealand | 8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0) | North Korea | Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 407 |
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| Aston Brookes | Goalies | Pak Il | Referee: Scott Ferguson Linesmen: Justin Cornell Sotaro Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Rick Parry
- Best Defenseman:
Michael Kozevnikov - Best Forward:
Zhang Hao
- Best Goalkeeper:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elie Klein | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Jacob Ratcliffe | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Ilya Spektor | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Daniel Mazour | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F |
| Zhang Cheng | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 12 | F |
| Ri Chol-min | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 2 | F |
| Carlos Gómez | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Evgeni Kozhevnikov | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F |
| Jordan Challis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Ryan Ruddle | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Xia Tianxiang | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 6 | F |
| Zhang Hao | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
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.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Parry | 239:45 | 9 | 2.25 | 134 | 93.28 | 0 |
| Sun Zehao | 300:00 | 12 | 2.40 | 148 | 91.89 | 0 |
| Maxim Gokhberg | 289:28 | 12 | 2.49 | 142 | 91.55 | 1 |
| Alfonso de Alba | 218:39 | 13 | 3.57 | 133 | 90.23 | 0 |
| Tolga Bozacı | 190:30 | 13 | 4.09 | 115 | 88.70 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com