page_title: 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I / Group A tournament / Awards and statistics / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Українська: Чемпіонат світу з хокею 2017 у першому дивізіоні. Польща-Україна
context_page_description: The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Kiev, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017 and Group B in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017. South Korea and Austria were promoted to the 2018 World Championship. It marked the first time South Korea had earned promotion to the top tier of the World Championship.
context_section_description: Best players selected by the directorate:
  Best Goalkeeper:  Bernhard Starkbaum
  Best Defenseman:  Dominique Heinrich
  Best Forward:  Nigel Dawes
  Source: IIHF.com
  Media All-Stars:
  MVP:  Thomas Raffl
  Goalkeeper:  Bernhard Starkbaum
  Defenceman:  Dominique Heinrich /  Alex Plante
  Forwards:  Nigel Dawes /  Thomas Raffl /  Konstantin Komarek
  Source: IIHF.com
caption: The match between Poland and Ukraine. Poland won the game 2–1.
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