2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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

2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries South Korea
 Serbia
Dates2–8 April 2017
13–19 March 2017
Teams12
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Division II A
2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates2–8 April
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored92 (6.13 per match)
Attendance11,184 (746 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Andrei Vasile
(10 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

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

Participants
Team Qualification
 South Korea 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.[1]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Romania 5 4 0 1 0 20 8 +12 13 Promoted to 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[lower-alpha 1]
5  Great Britain 5 2 0 1 2 18 17 +1 7[lower-alpha 1]
6  Croatia 5 0 0 1 4 9 26 −17 1 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.
Notes:
  1. 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
2 April 2017
16:30		Romania 7–1
(2–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 174
2 April 2017
21:00		Estonia 6–5 GWS
(2–3, 3–0, 0–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 NetherlandsGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 215
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
4 April 2017
16:30		Romania 3–4 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 LithuaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 138
4 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 956
5 April 2017
12:00		Romania 4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 EstoniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,329
5 April 2017
16:30		Lithuania 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 Great BritainKwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung
Attendance: 297
5 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 424
7 April 2017
12:00		Great Britain 2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)		 RomaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 2,058
7 April 2017
16:30		Croatia 1–5
(0–5, 1–0, 0–0)		 LithuaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 100
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
8 April 2017
12:00		Great Britain 6–3
(1–1, 1–1, 4–1)		 CroatiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 245
8 April 2017
16:30		Lithuania 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 EstoniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 321
8 April 2017
21:00		South Korea 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 RomaniaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 1,235

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

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 19 March 2017. 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 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.[2]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 0 0 1 19 7 +12 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to Division II A
2  Spain 5 4 0 0 1 24 10 +14 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Serbia (H) 5 3 0 0 2 14 13 +1 9[lower-alpha 2]
4  Netherlands 5 3 0 0 2 16 12 +4 9[lower-alpha 2]
5  Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 8 23 −15 3
6  Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 7 23 −16 0 Relegation to 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. Spain 1–4 Australia
  2. 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
13 March 2017
16:30		Spain 7–1
(0–0, 2–1, 5–0)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 32
13 March 2017
20:30		Serbia 3–2
(0–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 NetherlandsIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 723
14 March 2017
13:00		Belgium 1–5
(0–2, 1–3, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
14 March 2017
16:30		Netherlands 5–1
(2–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 IcelandIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
14 March 2017
20:00		Spain 4–3
(2–1, 1–2, 1–0)		 SerbiaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 639
16 March 2017
13:00		Netherlands 5–2
(1–0, 1–0, 3–2)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 29
16 March 2017
16:30		Spain 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 52
16 March 2017
20:00		Serbia 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 IcelandIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 409
18 March 2017
13:00		Iceland 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 SpainIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 36
18 March 2017
16:30		Australia 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 NetherlandsIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 76
18 March 2017
20:00		Belgium 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 SerbiaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 523
19 March 2017
13:00		Netherlands 2–5
(1–1, 0–0, 1–4)		 SpainIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 86
19 March 2017
16:30		Iceland 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 BelgiumIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 47
19 March 2017
20:00		Serbia 1–4
(1–0, 0–4, 0–0)		 AustraliaIce Rink Pionir, Belgrade
Attendance: 934

References
  1. IIA Assignsments
  2. IIB Assignsments
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