2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

See also: 2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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.
==Bids==
There were two official bids to host Group A Championships.
* Austria
* Ukraine
** Kiev
::Ukraine has 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 has 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.
==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===
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		5 	4	0 	0 	1	22:4 	12
2. 		5 	3	1 	0 	1	14:11	11
3. 		5 	3	1 	0 	1	13:10	11
4. 		5 	2	0 	1 	2	6:17 	7
5. 		5 	1	0 	0 	4	8:14 	3
6. 		5 	0	0 	1 	4	7:14 	1
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3).
==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===
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		5 	5	0 	0 	0	32:5 	15
2. 		5 	4	0 	0 	1	22:11	12
3. 		5 	3	0 	0 	2	18:12	9
4. 		5 	2	0 	0 	3	11:20	6
5. 		5 	1	0 	0 	4	14:17	3
6. 		5 	0	0 	0 	5	6:38 	0
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1).
==References==
Category:2017 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships