Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
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| Venue | Mikaho Gymnasium Tsukisamu Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18–26 February |
| Competitors | 515 from 18 nations |
Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 18–26 February at three venues (Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Mikaho Gymnasium and the ).[1]
A total of 18 men's teams competed in three divisions (four in Top Division, six in Division I and eight in Division II), along with six women's teams. Originally 20 men's teams were scheduled to compete, however Bahrain withdrew.[2][3] Iran was also scheduled to compete, however after arriving, more than half the team was deemed ineligible to represent the country due to eligibility issues. Thus the team was disqualified. However the country still played its matches as friendlies, but they did not count towards the standings.[4]
Schedule[]
| ● | Classification | ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
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| Men | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Medalists[]
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw[]
The top division was consisted of four teams.
The next six teams registered for the first division based on IIHF World Ranking and 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.
The remaining teams participated at the second division.
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* Bahrain withdrew, Iran did not participate in the tournament due to lack of eligible players.
Final standing[]
Men[]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Kazakhstan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Thailand |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Mongolia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Singapore |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 |  Turkmenistan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Philippines |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Macau |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Independent Athletes |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Qatar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Women[]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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China |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Kazakhstan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Thailand |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
References[]
- ^ "Ice hockey". www.sapporo2017.org. Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Announcement of all pairings of the ice hockey games at the 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017". www.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 8th Asian Winter Games. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (19 February 2017). "Iranian ice hockey team disqualified from Sapporo 2017 over ineligible players". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
External links[]
- Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- 2016–17 in Asian ice hockey
- 2017 Asian Winter Games events
- Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Japan
- 2016–17 in Japanese ice hockey