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 Bucarest, 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===
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		5 	4	0 	0 	1	24:5 	12
2. 		5 	3	1 	0 	1	16:13	11
3. 		5 	2	0 	2 	1	23:15	8
4. 		5 	2	0 	0 	3	17:27	6
5. 		5 	2	0 	0 	3	10:20	6
6. 		5 	0	1 	0 	4	13:23	2
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3).
==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===
Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1. 		5 	5	0 	0 	0	29:12	15
2. 		5 	4	0 	0 	1	23:11	12
3. 		5 	3	0 	0 	2	24:14	9
4. 		5 	1	0 	0 	4	18:33	3
5. 		5 	1	0 	0 	4	12:16	3
6. 		5 	1	0 	0 	4	7:27 	3
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+12).
==References==
Category:2017 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships