2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Thailand | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 7–15 March 2017 | 
| Teams | 7 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  |  New Zealand U18 (1st title) | 
| Runners-up  |  Thailand | 
| Third place  |  Singapore | 
| Fourth place |  India | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 | 
| Goals scored | 236 (11.24 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Nuchanat Ponglerkdee | 
| Awards | |
| MVP |  Tsewang Chuskit[1] | 
The 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia is an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place from 7 to 15 March 2017 at the Rink Ice Arena of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX in Bangkok, Thailand. A round robin format was used.[2] It was the fifth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournament.
The Philippines made their international debut in this tournament[2] while India recorded their first international win against the former in this edition.[3] New Zealand sent their under-18 national team.[2]
Round robin
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|  New Zealand U18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 18 | 
|  Thailand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 9 | +74 | 15 | 
|  Singapore | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 12 | 
|  India | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 52 | −36 | 6 | 
|  Philippines | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 6 | 
|  United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 4 | 
|  Malaysia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 2 | 
Fixtures
All times are local. (ICT – UTC+7)
| 7 March 2017 13:00 | New Zealand U18  | 6–2 (2–0, 2–1, 2–1) |  Singapore | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 7 March 2017 16:30 | United Arab Emirates  | 4–5 (2–1, 1–1, 1–2, 0–1) |  Malaysia | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 7 March 2017 19:00 | Thailand  | 21–1 (4–0, 8–0, 9–1) |  Philippines | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 8 March 2017 13:00 | India  | 4–6 (1–2, 1–2, 2–2) |  United Arab Emirates | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 8 March 2017 16:30 | Singapore  | 6–2 (4–0, 1–1, 1–1) |  Philippines | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 8 March 2017 20:00 | Malaysia  | 2–13 (1–4, 0–5, 1–4) |  New Zealand U18 | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 9 March 2017 13:00 | India  | 4–3 (0–0, 1–0, 3–3) |  Philippines | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 9 March 2017 16:30 | Singapore  | 16–2 (4–1, 6–0, 6–1) |  United Arab Emirates | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 9 March 2017 20:00 | Thailand  | 3–4 (1–0, 1–2, 1–2) |  New Zealand U18 | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 11 March 2017 13:00 | Philippines  | 3–1 (2–1, 0–0, 1–0) |  Malaysia | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 11 March 2017 16:30 | New Zealand U18  | 10–1 (3–0, 6–0, 1–1) |  India | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 11 March 2017 20:00 | United Arab Emirates  | 1–17 (0–6, 0–4, 1–7) |  Thailand | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 12 March 2017 13:00 | New Zealand U18  | 8–0 (3–0, 1–0, 4–0) |  Philippines | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 12 March 2017 16:30 | Singapore  | 4–1 (3–0, 0–0, 1–1) |  Malaysia | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 12 March 2017 20:00 | Thailand  | 20–1 (5–0, 10–0, 5–1) |  India | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 14 March 2017 13:00 | Philippines  | 3–2 (2–1, 1–1, 0–0) |  United Arab Emirates | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 14 March 2017 16:30 | India  | 1–9 (1–3, 0–4, 0–2) |  Singapore | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 14 March 2017 20:00 | Malaysia  | 1–16 (0–3, 0–6, 1–7) |  Thailand | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 15 March 2017 13:00 | United Arab Emirates  | 1–16 (0–5, 1–6, 0–5) |  New Zealand U18 | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 15 March 2017 16:30 | Malaysia  | 4–5 (2–3, 1–1, 1–1) |  India | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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| 15 March 2017 20:00 | Thailand  | 6–1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1) |  Singapore | The Rink Ice Arena | 
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Awards and statistics
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Best Goalkeeper  Maria Jessica Cabili Maria Jessica Cabili
- Best Defenceman  Mei Wah Wan Mei Wah Wan
- Best Forward  Wen Lin Lim Wen Lin Lim
Source: IIHF.com
Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches
- India  Diskit Chhonzom Angmo Diskit Chhonzom Angmo
- Malaysia  Su Ying Karen Chong Su Ying Karen Chong
- New Zealand U18  Jana Kivell Jana Kivell
- Philippines  Maria Jessica Cabili Maria Jessica Cabili
- Thailand  Sirikarn Jittresin Sirikarn Jittresin
- United Arab Emirates  Mariam Almazrouei Mariam Almazrouei
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | POS | 
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|  Nuchanat Ponglerkdee | 6 | 27 | 18 | 45 | +50 | 4 | F | 
|  Minsasha Teekhathanasakul | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | +48 | 4 | F | 
|  Sirikarn Jittresin | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +54 | 8 | D | 
|  Kritsana Promdirat | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +50 | 2 | D | 
|  Beth Scott | 6 | 17 | 2 | 19 | +18 | 0 | F | 
|  Laura Thresher | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | +18 | 4 | F | 
|  Jana Kivell | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +23 | 4 | F | 
|  Jaslyn Lim | 6 | 11 | 5 | 16 | +10 | 6 | F | 
|  Jill Quek | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +8 | 2 | F | 
|  Wen Lin Lim | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +7 | 4 | F | 
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.
Source: IIHF.com
References
- ^ "Media All Stars - 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia" (PDF). IIHF. 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Merk, Martin (6 March 2017). "Challenge Cup of Asia begins". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia: First International win for Indian Women Ice Hockey Team in Bangkok". The Financial Express. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
External links
- Tournament page at IIHF.com