2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

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 Kyiv, 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.
==Bids==
There were two official bids to host Group A Championships.
* Austria
* Ukraine
** Kyiv
::Ukraine had never hosted these championships, however, they did host an Olympic Pre-Qualification round in 2012. The proposed arena was the Palace of Sports.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from Ukraine gained a majority vote against the Austrian entry.
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.
* Estonia
** Tallinn
::Estonia last hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Tallinn Arena.
* United Kingdom
** Belfast
::The United Kingdom had never hosted these championships, however, they did play host to the IIHF Group B Championships in 1952, and again in 1993. The proposed arena was the Odyssey Arena.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from the United Kingdom received 18 votes, whilst the Estonia bid received 7.
==Venues==
Group A 		Group B
Kyiv 		Belfast
Palace of SportsCapacity: 7,000		SSE ArenaCapacity: 11,000
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==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and was relegated.
 	Placed 16th in the Elite Division and was relegated.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IA Assignsments
;Referees
* Andris Ansons
* Daniel Gamper
* Jacob Grumsen
* Roy Stian Hansen
* Andreas Harnebring
* Vladimír Pešina
* Jeremy Tufts
;Linesmen
* Riley Bowles
* Franco Castelli
* Maxime Chaput
* Daniel Hynek
* Artem Korepanov
* Ulrich Pardatscher
* Daniel Persson
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*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
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Nigel Dawes 	5 	5	4	9 	+5 	0 	F
Konstantin Komarek	5 	4	5	9 	+10	0 	F
Brandon Bochenski 	5 	2	5	7 	+3 	4 	F
Thomas Raffl 	5 	3	3	6 	+6 	2 	F
Martin Schumnig 	5 	0	6	6 	+8 	0 	D
Brian Lebler 	5 	4	1	5 	+7 	4 	F
Ahn Jin-hui 	5 	2	3	5 	+5 	0 	F
Dominique Heinrich	5 	2	3	5 	+12	0 	D
Fabio Hofer 	5 	2	3	5 	+7 	2 	F
Lukas Haudum 	5 	3	1	4 	+5 	2 	F
Kim Ki-sung 	5 	3	1	4 	+3 	2 	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
Bernhard Starkbaum 	299:05	4 	0.80	137	97.08	3
Eduard Zakharchenko	242:32	9 	2.23	158	94.30	0
Przemysław Odrobny 	260:42	9 	2.07	124	92.74	1
Matt Dalton 	269:36	10	2.23	133	92.48	0
Vitali Kolesnik 	301:39	10	1.99	128	92.19	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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I A and was relegated.
 	Host, Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IB Assignsments
;Referees
* Geoffrey Barcelo
* Gergely Kincses
* Kristijan Nikolic
* Milan Zrnić
;Linesmen
* Ally Flockhart
* James Kavanagh
* Márton Németh
* David Nothegger
* Mariusz Smura
* Vladimir Suslov
* Alexander Sysuev
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Yutaka Fukufuji
**Best Defenseman: Ben O'Connor
**Best Forward: Colin Shields
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Daisuke Obara 	5 	5	5	10 	+7 	4 	F
Robert Dowd 	5 	4	4	8 	+6 	4 	F
Colin Shields 	5 	4	4	8 	+9 	2 	F
Evan Mosey 	5 	3	5	8 	+10	2 	F
Borna Rendulić 	5 	3	5	8 	+1 	16 	F
Robert Rooba 	5 	4	3	7 	−4 	25 	F
Yushiroh Hirano	5 	1	6	7 	+7 	2 	F
Matthew Myers 	5 	3	3	6 	+6 	4 	F
David Clarke 	5 	2	4	6 	+5 	2 	F
Andrei Makrov 	5 	2	4	6 	−2 	10 	F
Hiroki Ueno 	5 	2	4	6 	+6 	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
Stephen Murphy 	120:00	1 	0.50	33 	96.97	1
Ben Bowns 	180:00	4 	1.33	82 	95.12	1
Yutaka Fukufuji 	280:04	11	2.36	140	92.14	0
Artur Pavliukov 	287:42	12	2.50	136	91.18	1
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	234:24	14	3.58	135	89.63	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
==References==
2017
Division I
2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
IIHF World Championship Division I