# 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 81st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2018 competition.

## Championship (Top Division)

The tournament was held in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France from 5 to 21 May 2017.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 24 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Canada | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 26 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 23 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Finland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 14 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | United States | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 18 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | B | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 15 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | A | Germany (H) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 11 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | B | France (H) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | A | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | B | Norway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | A | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 7 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | B | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 7 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 14 | A | Slovakia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 15 | B | Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 1 | 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I |
| 16 | A | Italy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 1 | 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I |

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was held in Kyiv, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Austria (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 12 | 2018 IIHF World Championship |
| 2 | South Korea (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | 2018 IIHF World Championship |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 7 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ukraine (H, R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 | Relegation to 2018 Division I B |
* 1 2 Kazakhstan 2–5 South Korea

### Group B

The tournament was held in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain (H, P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to 2018 Division I A |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Netherlands (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 38 | −32 | 0 | Relegation to 2018 Division II A |

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was held in Galați, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Romania (H, P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to Division I B |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 6 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 | |
| 6 | Spain (R) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 2 | Relegation to Division II B |
* 1 2 Iceland 3–9 Belgium

### Group B

The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 10 April 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | China (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to Division II A |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 9 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turkey (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 3 | Relegation to Division III |
* 1 2 3 North Korea 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, +3 GD, Turkey 3 Pts, −7 GD

## Division III

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 16 April 2017. At the September 2016 IIHF congress it was decided to change the format so that there would be a single tournament in Bulgaria.
| Rank | Team | Result |
| 1 | Luxembourg | Promoted to 2018 IIHF Division II B |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
| 3 | Georgia |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
| 5 | South Africa |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
| – | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Withdrew |