2017 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Galati, Romania from 3 to 9 April 2017 and Group B in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 10 April 2017.
==Bids==
There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.
* Iceland
** Reykjavik 
:: Iceland had previously hosted these championships in 2015, in Reykjavik.
* Romania
** Galati
::Romania had previously hosted these championships twice, the 2001 edition in Bucharest, and again in 2008, in Miercurea Ciuc. The proposed arena was the Galați Skating Rink.
* Serbia
** Belgrade or Novi Sad
:: Serbia has hosted the championships a number of times. Belgrade hosted twice, in 2005 and 2014, whilst Novi Sad hosted in 2009. In addition, Novi Sad also played host to the competition in 2002 whilst known as Serbia and Montenegro.
The decision on hosts was made on May 21, 2016. The bid from Romania gained a majority vote and as a result Galati will host the competition.
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.
* New Zealand
** Auckland
::New Zealand had previously hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Paradice Botany Downs.
* Turkey
** Ankara
::Turkey had previously hosted these championships in 2013, in İzmit.
The decision on hosts was made on May 21, 2016. The bid from New Zealand received the majority of the votes, and as a result Auckland will host the competition.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B
Galați 	Auckland
Galați Skating RinkCapacity: 5,000	Paradice Botany DownsCapacity: 400
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIA Assignsments
;Referees
* Aaro Brännare
* Andrea Moschen
* Andrei Shrubok
* Ramon Sterkens
;Linesmen
* Lodewyk Beelen
* Markus Eberl
* Benas Jakšys
* Stian Løsnesløkken
* István Máthé
* Levente-Szilard Siko
* Vladimir Yefremov
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Kimlin
**Best Defenseman: Dominik Crnogorac
**Best Forward: Csanád Fodor
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Ede Mihály 	5 	8	1	9 	+6 	4 	F
Marko Sretović 	5 	3	6	9 	+9 	0 	F
Mitch Morgan 	5 	2	7	9 	−2 	2 	F
Nemanja Vučurević	5 	5	3	8 	+5 	12 	F
Matyas Bíró 	5 	2	6	8 	+5 	0 	F
Roberto Gliga 	5 	0	8	8 	+5 	0 	F
Vincent Morgan 	5 	3	4	7 	−2 	4 	F
Mihail Georgescu 	5 	2	5	7 	+5 	4 	F
Dominik Crnogorac	5 	0	7	7 	+3 	2 	D
Lliam Webster 	5 	0	7	7 	+2 	14 	D
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Zoltán Toke 	288:21	5 	1.04	90 	94.44	1
Anthony Kimlin 	301:17	13	2.59	160	91.88	1
Arsenije Ranković	304:21	15	2.96	156	90.38	1
Dennis Hedström 	274:38	17	3.71	158	89.24	1
Ignacio García 	286:00	21	4.41	138	84.78	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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIB Assignsments
;Referees
* Chris Deweerdt
* Scott Ferguson
* Kenji Kosaka
* Gints Zviedrītis
;Linesmen
* Chae Young-jin
* Justin Cornell
* Tyler Haslemore
* Edward Howard
* Nicholas Lee
* Frederic Monnaie
* Sotaro Yamaguchi
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+12).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Rick Parry
**Best Defenseman: Michael Kozevnikov
**Best Forward: Zhang Hao
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Elie Klein 	5 	4	7	11 	+3 	4 	F
Jacob Ratcliffe 	5 	6	4	10 	+4 	4 	F
Ilya Spektor 	5 	6	3	9 	+2 	4 	F
Daniel Mazour 	5 	5	2	7 	0 	6 	F
Zhang Cheng 	5 	4	3	7 	+3 	12 	F
Ri Chol-min 	5 	3	4	7 	−4 	2 	F
Carlos Gómez 	5 	2	5	7 	+3 	4 	F
Evgeni Kozhevnikov	5 	2	5	7 	0 	6 	F
Jordan Challis 	5 	4	2	6 	+3 	0 	F
Ryan Ruddle 	5 	4	2	6 	+1 	4 	F
Xia Tianxiang 	5 	4	2	6 	+7 	6 	F
Zhang Hao 	5 	4	2	6 	+1 	4 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Rick Parry 	239:45	9 	2.25	134	93.28	0
Sun Zehao 	300:00	12	2.40	148	91.89	0
Maxim Gokhberg 	289:28	12	2.49	142	91.55	1
Alfonso de Alba	218:39	13	3.57	133	90.23	0
Tolga Bozacı 	190:30	13	4.09	115	88.70	1
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
==References==
2017
Division II
2017 IIHF World Championship Division II
2017 IIHF World Championship Division II
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