2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

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2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship
Division II
2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II.png
Tournament details
Host countries Estonia
 Spain
Dates11 – 17 December 2016
7 – 13 January 2017
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2016
2018

The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II were the two 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[]

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 December 2016.[1]

2017 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
Dates11 – 17 December 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored136 (9.07 per match)
Attendance3,570 (238 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Lithuania
(15 points)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 Japan disqualified in the Division I B last year and were relegated
 Lithuania placed 2nd Division II A last year
 Estonia 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[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Lithuania 5 5 0 0 0 42 10 +32 15 Promoted to Division I B
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 35 13 +22 12
3  Romania 5 2 0 1 2 21 29 −8 7
4  Estonia (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 24 −6 6
5  Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 9 24 −15 3
6  Croatia 5 0 1 0 4 11 35 −24 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

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 December 2016
13:00
Romania 3–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 105
11 December 2016
16:30
Estonia 2–6
(1–2, 0–0, 1–4)
 JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 249
11 December 2016
20:00
Lithuania 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 167
12 December 2016
13:00
Japan 11–2
(5–1, 3–0, 3–1)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 108
12 December 2016
16:30
Netherlands 2–6
(1–1, 0–2, 1–3)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 175
12 December 2016
20:00
Lithuania 7–1
(1–1, 2–0, 4–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 527
14 December 2016
13:00
Japan 7–2
(1–0, 1–0, 5–2)
 NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 98
14 December 2016
16:30
Lithuania 11–5
(3–1, 6–2, 2–2)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 143
14 December 2016
20:00
Estonia 6–3
(1–1, 1–0, 4–2)
 CroatiaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 385
16 December 2016
13:00
Croatia 0–13
(0–7, 0–4, 0–2)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 189
16 December 2016
16:30
Romania 1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)
 JapanTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 108
16 December 2016
20:00
Netherlands 2–4
(0–1, 1–3, 1–0)
 EstoniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 427
17 December 2016
13:00
Japan 4–6
(2–2, 1–2, 1–2)
 LithuaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 363
17 December 2016
16:30
Croatia 2–3
(2–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 NetherlandsTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 98
17 December 2016
20:00
Estonia 5–6
(1–2, 4–1, 0–3)
 RomaniaTondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 428

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1  Lithuania 5 11 4 15 +10 2
2  Lithuania 5 4 9 13 +11 0
3  Romania 5 5 7 12 +3 4
4  Lithuania 5 4 8 12 +7 2
5  Romania 5 5 6 11 +4 0
6  Lithuania 5 3 8 11 +9 4
7  Japan 5 5 5 10 +5 2
8  Japan 5 4 5 9 +6 4
9  Lithuania 5 3 6 9 +5 0
10  Estonia 5 6 1 7 +3 2

source:IIHF

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1  Japan 156:48 4 92.59 1.53 0
2  Lithuania 300:00 10 91.87 2.00 2
3  Netherlands 238:41 17 89.76 4.27 0
4  Croatia 220:02 19 88.62 5.18 0
5  Estonia 179:01 11 86.42 3.69 0

source:IIHF

Awards[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

  • Goaltender: Lithuania
  • Defenceman: Japan
  • Forward: Lithuania

Division II B[]

The Division II B tournament was played in Logroño, Spain, from 7 to 13 January 2017.[2]

2017 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates7 – 13 January 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored125 (8.33 per match)
Attendance3,217 (214 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Spain
(11 points)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 South Korea placed 6th in the Division II A last year and were relegated
 Spain 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[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  South Korea 5 4 1 0 0 27 7 +20 14 Promoted to Division II A
2  Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 38 12 +26 12
3  Serbia 5 3 0 1 1 23 12 +11 10
4  Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6
5  Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 13 39 −26 2
6  Australia 5 0 0 1 4 9 36 −27 1 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

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

7 January 2017
13:00
Mexico 3–5
(1–2, 1–1, 1–2)
 Belgium
Attendance: 100
7 January 2017
16:30
Serbia 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–2)
 South Korea
Attendance: 120
7 January 2017
20:00
Spain 15–2
(4–1, 8–1, 3–0)
 Australia
Attendance: 570
8 January 2017
13:00
South Korea 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 Belgium
Attendance: 80
8 January 2017
16:30
Australia 5–6 OT
(1–0, 3–3, 1–2)
(OT: 0–1)
 Mexico
Attendance: 86
8 January 2017
20:00
Spain 4–2
(2–1, 1–1, 1–0)
 Serbia
Attendance: 460
10 January 2017
13:00
South Korea 4–1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 Australia
Attendance: 42
10 January 2017
16:30
Serbia 6–1
(2–0, 3–1, 1–0)
 Belgium
Attendance: 76
10 January 2017
20:00
Spain 10–0
(4–0, 3–0, 3–0)
 Mexico
Attendance: 155
11 January 2017
13:00
Australia 0–6
(0–2, 0–1, 0–3)
 Serbia
Attendance: 48
11 January 2017
16:30
Mexico 0–12
(0–3, 0–6, 0–3)
 South Korea
Attendance: 47
11 January 2017
20:00
Belgium 3–6
(0–2, 0–3, 3–1)
 Spain
Attendance: 180
13 January 2017
13:00
Serbia 7–4
(3–0, 1–2, 3–2)
 Mexico
Attendance: 38
13 January 2017
16:30
Belgium 5–1
(2–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 Australia
Attendance: 115
13 January 2017
20:00
South Korea 5–3
(1–1, 1–0, 3–2)
 Spain
Attendance: 1,100

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1  Spain 5 5 6 11 +3 4
2  Serbia 5 3 8 11 +12 6
3  Spain 5 1 10 11 +5 2
4  Spain 5 6 4 10 +3 0
5  Spain 5 4 6 10 +6 6
6  Serbia 5 6 3 9 +8 6
7  Serbia 5 4 5 9 +7 0
8  Mexico 5 2 7 9 –6 14
9  Spain 5 1 7 8 +7 0
9  South Korea 5 1 7 8 +10 0

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1  South Korea 215:35 6 93.68 1.67 0
2  Serbia 303:24 12 92.73 2.37 1
3  Spain 299:04 11 91.20 2.21 1
4  Australia 266:33 28 87.93 6.30 0
5  Belgium 149:16 9 87.84 3.62 0

Awards[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

  • Goaltender: Serbia
  • Defenceman: Spain
  • Forward: Spain

References[]

External links[]

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