2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 21–27 March 2017 17–19 March 2017 |
| Teams | 9 |
The 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was two international under-18 men's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Division III A
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21–27 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 121 (8.07 per game) |
| Attendance | 7,382 (492 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Official website | |
| IIHF.com | |
The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 21 to 27 March 2017.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| placed 6th in 2016 Division II B and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in 2016 Division III A | |
| placed 3rd in 2016 Division III A | |
| placed 4th in 2016 Division III A | |
| hosts; placed 5th in 2016 Division III A | |
| placed 1st in 2016 Division III B and were promoted |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | +35 | 15 | Promoted to the 2018 Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 1 | Relegated to the 2018 Division III B |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local. (National Standard Time – UTC+8)
| 21 March 2017 13:00 | Bulgaria | 0–6 (0–6, 0–0, 0–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 44 | ||
| 21 March 2017 16:30 | New Zealand | 2–8 (0–2, 0–3, 2–3) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 56 | ||
| 21 March 2017 20:00 | Turkey | 1–8 (0–3, 0–0, 1–5) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 537 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 34 | ||
| 22 March 2017 13:00 | Turkey | 3–9 (1–2, 2–3, 0–4) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 215 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 22 March 2017 16:30 | China | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 258 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 22 March 2017 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 OT (0–0, 2–1, 0–1) OT: (1–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 495 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 59 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 24 March 2017 13:00 | Turkey | 12–5 (3–1, 5–2, 4–2) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 229 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 24 March 2017 16:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 (0–3, 0–0, 0–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 254 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 40 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 24 March 2017 20:00 | China | 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 978 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 36 | ||
| 25 March 2017 13:00 | New Zealand | 0–12 (0–4, 0–3, 0–5) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 549 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 70 | ||
| 25 March 2017 16:30 | Israel | 6–2 (3–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 633 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 25 March 2017 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 4–2 (0–2, 1–0, 3–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 1,023 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 52 min | ||
| 47 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 27 March 2017 13:00 | China | 11–1 (4–1, 2–0, 5–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 211 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 69 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 27 March 2017 16:30 | Bulgaria | 7–2 (1–1, 2–1, 4–0) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 327 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 27 March 2017 20:00 | Israel | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Taipei Arena, Taipei Attendance: 1,323 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 25 | ||
Division III B
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 17–19 March |
| Teams | 3 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 26 (8.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 900 (300 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Official website | |
| IIHF.com | |
The Division III B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 March 2017.[3]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| hosts; placed 6th in 2016 Division III A and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in 2016 Division III B | |
| placed 3rd in 2016 Division III B |
Match officials
2 referees and 3 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 | Promoted to the 2018 Division III A | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local. (Central Standard Time – UTC–6)
| 17 March 2017 20:30 | Hong Kong | 1–11 (0–3, 1–3, 0–5) | Ice Dome, Mexico City Attendance: 200 |
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| Mathew Goldberg Joshua Ho | Goalies | Gerardo García del Valle Santiago Gómez | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 March 2017 20:00 | South Africa | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Ice Dome, Mexico City Attendance: 100 |
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| Alistair Bywater | Goalies | Joshua Ho | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 March 2017 19:00 | Mexico | 7–2 (3–0, 2–2, 2–0) | Ice Dome, Mexico City Attendance: 600 |
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| Gerardo García del Valle | Goalies | Ryan Boyd | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
