# 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship. For the 2017 schedule, both tournaments took place at the Bled Ice Hall in Slovenia.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 April 2017. As none of the participating countries submitted a bid to host the tournament, Bled was asked to host both the Division IA and IB tournaments.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Denmark | placed 10th in 2016 Top Division and were relegated |
| Germany | placed 2nd in 2016 Division I A |
| Kazakhstan | placed 3rd in 2016 Division I A |
| France | placed 4th in 2016 Division I A |
| Norway | placed 5th in 2016 Division I A |
| Hungary | placed 1st in 2016 Division I B and were promoted |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Top Division |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 8 | |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0 | Relegated to the 2018 Division I B |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Mathias Emilio Pettersen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 4 | F |
| 2 | Dominik Bokk | Germany | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +4 | 2 | F |
| 3 | Robin Mathisen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 4 | F |
| 4 | Jonas Røndbjerg | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –2 | 2 | F |
| 5 | Kristian Marthinsen | Norway | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 6 | F |
| 6 | Lucas Andersen | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –2 | 4 | F |
| 7 | Mike Fischer | Germany | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 6 | F |
| 8 | Hugo Sarlin | France | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 2 | F |
| 9 | Cedric Schiemenz | Germany | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –1 | 2 | F |
| 10 | Batyrian Muratov | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 2 | F |
| 10 | Max Pietschmann | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 0 | F |
| 10 | Samuel Solem | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

#### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Demid Yeremeyev | Kazakhstan | 180:00 | 95 | 3 | 1.00 | 96.84 | 1 |
| 2 | Gaetan Richard | France | 240:00 | 138 | 9 | 2.25 | 93.48 | 0 |
| 3 | Jonas Wikstøl | Norway | 241:06 | 96 | 9 | 2.24 | 90.62 | 0 |
| 4 | William Rørth | Denmark | 182:22 | 82 | 9 | 2.96 | 89.02 | 0 |
| 5 | Denis Karatayev | Kazakhstan | 121:45 | 32 | 5 | 2.46 | 84.38 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

* Goaltender: Demid Yeremeyev
* Defenceman: Daniel Andersen
* Forward: Alexandre Texier
Source: IIHF.com

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 15 to 21 April 2017.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Austria | placed 6th in 2016 Division I A and were relegated |
| Japan | placed 2nd in 2016 Division I B |
| Ukraine | placed 3rd in 2016 Division I B |
| Slovenia | hosts; placed 4th in 2016 Division I B |
| Italy | placed 5th in 2016 Division I B |
| Poland | placed 1st in 2016 Division II A and were promoted |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to the 2018 Division I A |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | Relegated to the 2018 Division II A |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

### Statistics and awards
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Jan Drozg | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 4 | F |
| 2 | Stephan Deluca | Italy | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | F |
| 3 | Marco Rossi | Austria | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 4 | F |
| 4 | Rok Kapel | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Olexander Peresunko | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 | F |
| 6 | Simon Berger | Italy | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 6 | F |
| 7 | Hlib Krivoshapkin | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F |
| 8 | Marcel Zitz | Austria | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F |
| 9 | Stefan Spinell | Italy | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 2 | F |
| 10 | Daiki Miura | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 6 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

#### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Žiga Kogovšek | Slovenia | 298:21 | 116 | 8 | 1.61 | 93.10 | 2 |
| 2 | Alexander Schmidt | Austria | 162:23 | 66 | 5 | 1.85 | 92.42 | 0 |
| 3 | Robin Quagliato | Italy | 244:25 | 146 | 12 | 2.95 | 91.78 | 0 |
| 4 | Mykyta Petlenko | Ukraine | 195:47 | 97 | 8 | 2.45 | 91.75 | 0 |
| 5 | Oskar Prokop | Poland | 265:48 | 166 | 14 | 3.16 | 91.57 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

* Goaltender: Žiga Kogovšek
* Defenceman: Daiki Miura
* Forward: Jan Drozg
Source: IIHF.com