# 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

The 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships for A-Pool teams (Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, United States) was held in Gangneung, South Korea, from 11 April through 20 April 2017. The opening ceremony was held on 11 April and games were played from 12 April through 20 April, followed by the closing ceremony.
This event was previously known as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships. On 30 November 2016, the International Paralympic Committee adopted the "World Para" brand across the ten sports it governs, the official name of the sport changed from "sledge hockey" to "Para ice hockey", and the event became the "World Para Ice Hockey Championships".
The World Championships for B-Pool teams (Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan, Slovakia) was held at Hakucho Arena in Tomakomai, Japan, from 28 November to 3 December 2016.

## A-Pool
### Team rosters
#### Canada

    Forwards: Rob Armstrong, Billy Bridges, Dominic Cozzolino, Ben Delaney, Liam Hickey, Tyler McGregor, Bryan Sholomicki, Corbyn Smith, Greg Westlake
    Defenders: Steve Arsenault, Brad Bowden, Adam Dixon, James Gemmell, Tyrone Henry, Kevin Sorley
    Goaltenders: Dominic Larocque, Corbin Watson

#### Germany

    Forwards: Bas Disveld, Bernhard Hering, Ingo Kuhli-Lauenstein, Frank Rennhack, Udo Segreff, Joerg Wedde, Jacob Wolff
    Defenders: Matthias Albanus, Christian Jaster, Robert Pabst, Christian Pilz, Hugo Raedler, Lucas Sklorz, Sven Stumpe
    Goaltenders: Klaus Brzoska, Simon Kunst

#### Italy

    Forwards: Alessandro Andreoni, Eusebiu Antochi, Valerio Corvino, Christoph Depaoli, Stephan Kafmann, Sandro Kalegaris, Nils Larch, Gregory Leperdi, Werner Winkler
    Defenders: Bruno Balossetti, Gianluca Cavaliere, Andrea Macri, Florian Planker, Roberto Radice, Gianluigi Rosa
    Goaltenders: Gabriele Araudo, Santino Stillitano

#### Norway

    Forwards: Thommas Avdal, Audun Bakke, Magnus Bogle, Martin Hamre, Ola Oiseth, Tor Joakim Rivera, Loyd Remi Solberg, Emil Sorheim, Morten Vaernes, Emil Vatne
    Defenders: Thomas Jacobsen, Jan Roger Klakegg, Knut Andre Nordstoga, Rolf Einar Pedersen
    Goaltenders: Kissinger Deng, Kjell Christian Hamar

#### South Korea

    Forwards: Cho Byeong-seok, Cho Young-jae, Choi Si-woo, Jang Jong-ho, Jung Seung-hwan, Lee Jong-kyung, Lee Ju-seung, Na Dae-seok, Ryu Jee-hyun
    Defenders: Choi Kwang-hyouk, Han Min-su, Jang Dong-shin, Kim Young-sung, Park Woo-chul
    Goaltenders: Lee Jae-woong, Yu Man-gyun

#### Sweden

    Forwards: Goran Karlsson, Per Kasperi, Martin Magnevill, Robin Meng, Peter Nilsson, Peter Ojala, Filip Silvstrand Olsson, Niklas Rakos
    Defenders: Christian Hedberg, Marcus Holm, Niklas Ingvarsson, Rasmus Isaksson, Rasmus Lundgren
    Goaltenders: Andreas Neuman, Ulf Nilsson

#### United States

    Forwards: Chris Douglas, Declan Farmer, Noah Grove, Luke McDermott, Kevin McKee, Adam Page, Rico Roman, Brody Roybal, Paul Schaus
    Defenders: Tyler Carron, Billy Hanning, Nikko Landeros, Josh Pauls, Jack Wallace, Andy Yohe
    Goaltenders: Steve Cash, Bo Reichenbach

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 | 18 | Final |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2 | +43 | 15 | Final |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Norway | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 5 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | Germany | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 1 | Relegated to 2019 B-Pool |
* 1 2 Norway 1–0 Italy

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Canada |
| | United States |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Norway |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Germany |

### Awards

* Best players selected by the Directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Ulf Nilsson
** Best Defenceman: Adam Dixon
** Best Forward: Greg Westlake
Source: IPC

## B-Pool
### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | Third place game |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | Third place game |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Czech Republic |
| 2 | Japan |
| 3 | Slovakia |
| 4 | Great Britain |