# 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In each of the two groups, six teams played a round-robin tournament; the first-placed team was promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and third tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. To be eligible as a "junior" a player couldn't be born earlier than 1997.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bremerhaven, Germany, from 11 to 17 December 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Belarus | placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
| Austria | placed 2nd in Division I A last year |
| Kazakhstan | placed 3rd in Division I A last year |
| Norway | placed 4th in Division I A last year |
| Germany | hosts; placed 5th in Division I A last year |
| France | placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 13 | Promoted to the 2018 Top Division |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | Relegated to the 2018 Division I B |
* 1 2 3 In head-to-head games, France had 6 Pts, Kazakhstan had 3 Pts, and Austria 0 Pts.

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Gabin Ville | France | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +1 | 0 |
| 2 | Bastien Maia | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ruslan Vasilchuk | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 2 |
| 4 | Andrei Belevich | Belarus | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 5 | Alexandre Texier | France | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Jakob Mayenschein | Germany | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 16 |
| 7 | Tobias Eder | Germany | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
| 8 | Yevgeni Astankov | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| 9 | Sebastian Johansen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lukas Haudum | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –1 | 12 |
| 10 | Christoph Korner | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 10 | Christof Kromp | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 |
| 10 | Kirill Panyukov | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –4 | 28 |
| 10 | Christof Wappis | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
source:IIHF

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Jens Kristian Lillegrend | Norway | 296:39 | 15 | 89.93 | 3.03 | 0 |
| 2 | Raphael Garnier | France | 159:53 | 9 | 89.77 | 3.38 | 0 |
| 3 | Nikita Boyarkin | Kazakhstan | 299:23 | 15 | 89.73 | 3.01 | 0 |
| 4 | Mirko Pantkowski | Germany | 216:23 | 7 | 89.71 | 1.94 | 1 |
| 5 | Alexander Osipkov | Belarus | 305:00 | 10 | 88.37 | 1.97 | 1 |
source:IIHF

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Mirko Pantkowski
* Defenceman: Pavel Vorobei
* Forward: Andrei Belevich

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 17 December 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Italy | placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated |
| Poland | placed 2nd in Division I B last year |
| Great Britain | placed 3rd in Division I B last year |
| Ukraine | placed 4th in Division I B last year |
| Slovenia | placed 5th in Division I B last year |
| Hungary | hosts; placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | Relegated to the 2018 Division II A |

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Alan Łyszczarczyk | Poland | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Bartłomiej Jeziorski | Poland | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | Andor Peter | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
| 3 | Marcell Revesz | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
| 5 | Nik Simsic | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 6 | Martin Sagi | Hungary | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +8 | 2 |
| 7 | Zan Jezovsek | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 16 |
| 8 | Blaz Tomazevic | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 9 | Kamil Wróbel | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +7 | 2 |
| 10 | Luka Maver | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 10 | Mateusz Gościński | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Bogdan Dyachenko | Ukraine | 180:00 | 8 | 92.59 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 2 | Mark Vlahovic | Slovenia | 241:41 | 8 | 92.38 | 1.99 | 1 |
| 3 | Mykyta Petlenko | Ukraine | 120:46 | 5 | 92.19 | 2.48 | 0 |
| 4 | David Mark Kovacs | Hungary | 191:38 | 8 | 91.75 | 2.50 | 0 |
| 5 | Hannes Treibenreif | Italy | 180:00 | 10 | 91.15 | 3.33 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Mark Vlahovic
* Defenceman: Bence Stipsicz
* Forward: Alan Lyszczarczyk