2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Venue 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 22–28 April (Group A) 23–29 April (Group B)
Teams 12
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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.
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 last hosted these championships in 2006 . The proposed arena was Tallinn Arena .
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 Kyiv Belfast Belfast Palace of Sports Capacity: 7,000SSE Arena Capacity: 11,000
Group A tournament 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Venue 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 22–28 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 70 (4.67 per game)
Attendance 51,851 (3,457 per game)
Scoring leader Kazakhstan Nigel Dawes (9 points)Awards
Official website
Participants Team Qualification Hungary Placed 15th in the Elite Division and was relegated. Kazakhstan Placed 16th in the Elite Division and was relegated. Poland Placed 3rd in Division I A the previous year. Austria Placed 4th in Division I A the previous year. South Korea Placed 5th in Division I A the previous year. Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B the previous year and was promoted.
Match officials 7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Latvia Andris Ansons Italy Daniel Gamper Denmark Jacob Grumsen Norway Roy Stian Hansen Sweden Andreas Harnebring Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen United States Riley Bowles Switzerland Franco Castelli Canada Maxime Chaput Czech Republic Daniel Hynek Ukraine Artem Korepanov Italy Ulrich Pardatscher Sweden Daniel Persson
Standings Poland - Ukraine Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Austria (P)5 4 0 0 1 22 4 +18 12 2018 IIHF World Championship 2 South Korea (P)5 3 1 0 1 14 11 +3 11 3 Kazakhstan 5 3 1 0 1 13 10 +3 11 4 Poland 5 2 0 1 2 6 17 −11 7 5 Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 8 14 −6 3 6 Ukraine (H, R)5 0 0 1 4 7 14 −7 1 Relegation to 2018 Division I B
Results All times are local (UTC+3 ).
22 April 2017 13:30 Ukraine 3–5 (1–1, 2–1, 0–3)Hungary Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 4,612
Eduard Zakharchenko Goalies Miklós Rajna Referees: Denmark Jacob Grumsen Norway Roy Stian Hansen Linesmen: United States Riley Bowles Sweden Daniel PerssonKuzmik – 13:481–01–114:35 – Bartalis (Erdély , Szirányi )1–220:20 – Vas (Szirányi)Butsenko (Katrych) (PP) – 27:332–2Butsenko (Lyalka) – 38:513–23–350:41 – Sarauer (Wehrs, Kóger )3–452:53 – Dansereau (Sarauer, Wehrs)3–559:49 – Hári (Galló , Sagert) (PP, ENG) Kuzmik – 13:48 1–0 1–1 14:35 – Bartalis (Erdély , Szirányi ) 1–2 20:20 – Vas (Szirányi) Butsenko (Katrych) (PP) – 27:33 2–2 Butsenko (Lyalka) – 38:51 3–2 3–3 50:41 – Sarauer (Wehrs, Kóger ) 3–4 52:53 – Dansereau (Sarauer, Wehrs) 3–5 59:49 – Hári (Galló , Sagert) (PP, ENG) 12 min Penalties 12 min 24 Shots 51
22 April 2017 17:00 South Korea 4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1)Poland Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,257
Matt Dalton Goalies Przemysław Odrobny Referees: Latvia Andris Ansons Italy Daniel Gamper Linesmen: Ukraine Artem Korepanov Italy Ulrich PardatscherKim K. (Ahn ) – 07:511–0Sin (Park W. , Kim Won-jun ) – 27:072–02–134:40 – Bryk (Pasiut, Wronka ) (PP2)Lee Y. (Swift ) – 42:073–1Kim S. – 46:024–14–249:48 – Pociecha (Zapała)Kim K. (Ahn ) – 07:511–0 Sin (Park W. , Kim Won-jun ) – 27:072–0 2–1 34:40 – Bryk (Pasiut, Wronka ) (PP2) Lee Y. (Swift ) – 42:073–1 Kim S. – 46:024–1 4–2 49:48 – Pociecha (Zapała) 10 min Penalties 4 min 22 Shots 38
22 April 2017 20:30 Austria 2–3 (0–2, 2–0, 0–1)Kazakhstan Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,819
Bernhard Starkbaum Goalies Vitali Kolesnik Referees: Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Switzerland Franco Castelli Czech Republic Daniel Hynek0–108:26 – Dawes (Dallman , St. Pierre ) (PP)0–214:56 – Dawes (Boyd , Bochenski )Komarek (Raffl , Schlacher ) – 24:321–2Raffl (Hofer , Komarek) – 37:312–22–343:38 – Markelov (Savchenko , Starchenko ) (PP) 0–1 08:26 – Dawes (Dallman , St. Pierre ) (PP) 0–2 14:56 – Dawes (Boyd , Bochenski ) Komarek (Raffl , Schlacher ) – 24:321–2 Raffl (Hofer , Komarek) – 37:31 2–2 2–3 43:38 – Markelov (Savchenko , Starchenko ) (PP) 16 min Penalties 8 min 24 Shots 32
23 April 2017 17:00 Kazakhstan 2–5 (1–1, 1–0, 0–4)South Korea Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,463
Vitali Kolesnik Goalies Matt Dalton Referees: Denmark Jacob Grumsen Norway Roy Stian Hansen Linesmen: Ukraine Artem Korepanov Sweden Daniel PerssonBochenski (Dawes ) – 08:011–01–115:56 – Ahn (Kim K. )Dawes (Bochenski, St. Pierre ) – 33:252–12–245:49 – Plante (Cho , Swift )2–347:03 – Shin S. (Cho, Lee D. )2–449:58 – Plante (Kim S. , Ahn)2–551:41 – Kim K (Plante, Kim S.) (PP2)Bochenski (Dawes ) – 08:011–0 1–1 15:56 – Ahn (Kim K. ) Dawes (Bochenski, St. Pierre ) – 33:25 2–1 2–2 45:49 – Plante (Cho , Swift ) 2–3 47:03 – Shin S. (Cho, Lee D. ) 2–4 49:58 – Plante (Kim S. , Ahn) 2–5 51:41 – Kim K (Plante, Kim S.) (PP2) 31 min Penalties 6 min 32 Shots 21
23 April 2017 20:30 Poland 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0)Ukraine Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 5,291
Przemysław Odrobny Goalies Eduard Zakharchenko Referees: Sweden Andreas Harnebring Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Switzerland Franco Castelli Canada Maxime ChaputMalasiński (Pasiut, Wronka ) (PP) – 19:561–01–138:30 – Blagoy (Kuzmik)Kapica (Kruczek, Dziubiński) – 46:342–1 Malasiński (Pasiut, Wronka ) (PP) – 19:56 1–0 1–1 38:30 – Blagoy (Kuzmik) Kapica (Kruczek, Dziubiński) – 46:34 2–1 10 min Penalties 6 min 30 Shots 38
24 April 2017 20:30 Hungary 1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2)Austria Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,861
Miklós Rajna Goalies Bernhard Starkbaum Referees: Latvia Andris Ansons United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: United States Riley Bowles Italy Ulrich Pardatscher0–103:51 – Raffl (Komarek ) (SH)Dansereau (Erdély , Bartalis ) (PP) – 06:231–11–244:33 – Hofer (Schumnig , Komarek) (PP)1–347:21 – Heinrich (Komarek, Schumnig) (PP) 0–1 03:51 – Raffl (Komarek ) (SH) Dansereau (Erdély , Bartalis ) (PP) – 06:23 1–1 1–2 44:33 – Hofer (Schumnig , Komarek) (PP) 1–3 47:21 – Heinrich (Komarek, Schumnig) (PP) 8 min Penalties 8 min 29 Shots 28
25 April 2017 13:30 Kazakhstan 1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) OT : (1–0)Poland Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 1,536
Vitali Kolesnik Goalies Przemysław Odrobny Referees: Norway Roy Stian Hansen Sweden Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Switzerland Franco Castelli Ukraine Artem KorepanovDallman (Dawes ) – 61:391–0Dallman (Dawes ) – 61:391–0 4 min Penalties 6 min 29 Shots 30
25 April 2017 17:00 Hungary 1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)South Korea Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,713
Bence Bálizs Goalies Matt Dalton Referees: Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Canada Maxime Chaput Czech Republic Daniel HynekKóger (Szirányi , Hári ) (PP2) – 23:451–01–135:43 – Kim K. (Kim S. , Ahn )1–246:31 – Shin S. (Seo , Swift )1–355:13 – Sin Kóger (Szirányi , Hári ) (PP2) – 23:451–0 1–1 35:43 – Kim K. (Kim S. , Ahn ) 1–2 46:31 – Shin S. (Seo , Swift ) 1–3 55:13 – Sin 12 min Penalties 10 min 23 Shots 33
25 April 2017 20:30 Ukraine 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)Austria Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 5,005
Eduard Zakharchenko Goalies Bernhard Starkbaum Referees: Italy Daniel Gamper Denmark Jacob Grumsen Linesmen: United States Riley Bowles Sweden Daniel Persson0–135:57 – Woger (Schumnig , Hundertpfund ) (PP) 0–1 35:57 – Woger (Schumnig , Hundertpfund ) (PP) 18 min Penalties 12 min 26 Shots 43
26 April 2017 20:30 Kazakhstan 4–2 (2–0, 0–2, 2–0)Ukraine Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 4,806
Vitali Kolesnik Goalies Bogdan Dyachenko Referees: Latvia Andris Ansons Italy Daniel Gamper Linesmen: Czech Republic Daniel Hynek Italy Ulrich PardatscherDawes (Semyonov , Bochenski ) – 03:211–0St. Pierre (Bochenski, Boyd ) (PP) – 19:592–02–134:25 – Nimenko (Pobiedonostsev, Lyalka)2–235:16 – Babynets (Katrych, Varyvoda)Mikhalis (Starchenko ) – 41:593–2Bochenski (Dawes, Stepavnov) (PP) – 57:044–2Dawes (Semyonov , Bochenski ) – 03:211–0 St. Pierre (Bochenski, Boyd ) (PP) – 19:592–0 2–1 34:25 – Nimenko (Pobiedonostsev, Lyalka) 2–2 35:16 – Babynets (Katrych, Varyvoda) Mikhalis (Starchenko ) – 41:59 3–2 Bochenski (Dawes, Stepavnov) (PP) – 57:04 4–2 8 min Penalties 10 min 47 Shots 22
27 April 2017 17:00 Poland 2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)Hungary Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,874
Przemysław Odrobny Goalies Bence Bálizs Referees: Italy Daniel Gamper United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Switzerland Franco Castelli Czech Republic Daniel HynekZapała (Malasiński, Bryk) – 25:011–0Malasiński (SH) – 25:502–0 Zapała (Malasiński, Bryk) – 25:01 1–0 Malasiński (SH) – 25:50 2–0 14 min Penalties 16 min 27 Shots 25
27 April 2017 20:30 Austria 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0)South Korea Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 3,511
Bernhard Starkbaum Goalies Matt Dalton Park Sung-je Referees: Sweden Andreas Harnebring Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Canada Maxime Chaput Italy Ulrich PardatscherHaudum – 12:091–0Lebler (Ganahl , Hundertpfund ) – 12:572–0Heinrich (Lebler, Ganahl) – 16:263–0Komarek (Heinrich, Raffl ) – 24:364–0Strong (Schlacher ) – 49:095–0Haudum – 12:091–0 Lebler (Ganahl , Hundertpfund ) – 12:572–0 Heinrich (Lebler, Ganahl) – 16:263–0 Komarek (Heinrich, Raffl ) – 24:364–0 Strong (Schlacher ) – 49:095–0 4 min Penalties 6 min 36 Shots 25
28 April 2017 13:30 Hungary 1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)Kazakhstan Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 2,323
Miklós Rajna Goalies Vitali Kolesnik Referees: Sweden Andreas Harnebring Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Canada Maxime Chaput Czech Republic Daniel Hynek0–102:48 – Dallman (Dawes , Boyd )0–210:25 – Mikhalis (Sagadeyev )Sagert (Galló ) (PP) – 17:341–21–359:47 – Dawes (Bochenski ) (ENG) 0–1 02:48 – Dallman (Dawes , Boyd ) 0–2 10:25 – Mikhalis (Sagadeyev ) Sagert (Galló ) (PP) – 17:34 1–2 1–3 59:47 – Dawes (Bochenski ) (ENG) 8 min Penalties 10 min 32 Shots 27
28 April 2017 17:00 Poland 0–11 (0–3, 0–4, 0–4)Austria Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 3,453
Przemysław Odrobny Rafał Radziszewski Goalies Bernhard Starkbaum Referees: Norway Roy Stian Hansen United States Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: United States Riley Bowles Ukraine Artem Korepanov0–101:44 – M. Ulmer0–207:01 – Lebler (Komarek , Hofer )0–310:02 – Hofer (Raffl , Schumnig )0–428:36 – Raffl (Heinrich , Schumnig) (PP)0–529:07 – Haudum (S. Ulmer , Kirchschlager)0–635:39 – Komarek (Hofer, Schumnig)0–739:51 – Komarek (Haudum)0–846:52 – Strong 0–948:27 – Haudum (Heinrich)0–1050:31 – Lebler (Hundertpfund , Kirchschlager)0–1155:20 – Lebler 0–1 01:44 – M. Ulmer 0–2 07:01 – Lebler (Komarek , Hofer ) 0–3 10:02 – Hofer (Raffl , Schumnig ) 0–4 28:36 – Raffl (Heinrich , Schumnig) (PP) 0–5 29:07 – Haudum (S. Ulmer , Kirchschlager) 0–6 35:39 – Komarek (Hofer, Schumnig) 0–7 39:51 – Komarek (Haudum) 0–8 46:52 – Strong 0–9 48:27 – Haudum (Heinrich) 0–10 50:31 – Lebler (Hundertpfund , Kirchschlager) 0–11 55:20 – Lebler 4 min Penalties 8 min 26 Shots 30
28 April 2017 20:30 South Korea 2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)Ukraine Palace of Sports , Kyiv Attendance: 5,327
Matt Dalton Goalies Eduard Zakharchenko Referees: Latvia Andris Ansons Denmark Jacob Grumsen Linesmen: Switzerland Franco Castelli Sweden Daniel PerssonAhn (Sin , Park W. ) – 24:591–01–133:24 – BabynetsAhn (Sin , Park W. ) – 24:591–0 1–1 33:24 – Babynets Swift Cho Shin S. Shootout Butsenko Lyalka 6 min Penalties 6 min 37 Shots 23
Awards and statistics Awards The match between Poland and Ukraine. Poland won the game 2–1. Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Austria Bernhard Starkbaum Best Defenseman: Austria Dominique Heinrich Best Forward: Kazakhstan Nigel Dawes Source:
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Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source:
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 Austria Bernhard Starkbaum 299:05 4 0.80 137 97.08 3 Ukraine Eduard Zakharchenko242:32 9 2.23 158 94.30 0 Poland Przemysław Odrobny260:42 9 2.07 124 92.74 1 South Korea Matt Dalton 269:36 10 2.23 133 92.48 0 Kazakhstan 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:
Group B tournament 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Venue 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 23–29 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 103 (6.87 per game)
Attendance 21,208 (1,414 per game)
Scoring leader Japan Daisuke Obara (10 points)Official website
Participants Team Qualification Japan Placed 6th in Division I A and was relegated. Great Britain Host , Placed 2nd in Division I B the previous year.Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I B the previous year. Croatia Placed 4th in Division I B the previous year. Estonia Placed 5th in Division I B the previous year. Netherlands Placed 1st in Division II A the previous year and was promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees France Geoffrey Barcelo Hungary Gergely Kincses Austria Kristijan Nikolic Slovenia Milan Zrnić Linesmen United Kingdom Ally Flockhart United Kingdom James Kavanagh Hungary Márton Németh Austria David Nothegger Poland Mariusz Smura Kazakhstan Vladimir Suslov Russia Alexander Sysuev
Standings Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Great Britain (H, P)5 5 0 0 0 32 5 +27 15 Promoted to 2018 Division I A 2 Japan 5 4 0 0 1 22 11 +11 12 3 Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 18 12 +6 9 4 Estonia 5 2 0 0 3 11 20 −9 6 5 Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 14 17 −3 3 6 Netherlands (R)5 0 0 0 5 6 38 −32 0 Relegation to 2018 Division II A
Results All times are local (UTC+1 ).
23 April 2017 12:30 Netherlands 1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2)Japan Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 943
Fabian Schotel Goalies Yutaka Fukufuji Referee: Slovenia Milan Zrnic Linesmen: United Kingdom Ally Flockhart Hungary Márton Németh0–105:21 – H. Sato (Furuhashi, Takagi)0–213:59 – Takagi (Furuhashi, Ushu)0–324:15 – Furuhashi (Takagi, Ushu)0–432:31 – Obara (Ueno , Haga )Mason (Bruijsten, Van Haren) (PP) – 37:021–41–541:39 – Obara (Ueno, Hirano)1–657:20 – Ueno (Obara, Minoshima) 0–1 05:21 – H. Sato (Furuhashi, Takagi) 0–2 13:59 – Takagi (Furuhashi, Ushu) 0–3 24:15 – Furuhashi (Takagi, Ushu) 0–4 32:31 – Obara (Ueno , Haga ) Mason (Bruijsten, Van Haren) (PP) – 37:02 1–4 1–5 41:39 – Obara (Ueno, Hirano) 1–6 57:20 – Ueno (Obara, Minoshima) 4 min Penalties 12 min 21 Shots 39
23 April 2017 16:00 Croatia 2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3)Great Britain Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 1,830
Mate Tomljenović Goalies Ben Bowns Referee: Hungary Gergely Kincses Linesmen: Austria David Nothegger Russia Alexander Sysuev0–115:30 – Dowd (Richardson , Farmer ) (PP)Blagus (Brine , Perkovich ) (PP) – 28:171–11–243:46 – Clarke (Peacock, Dowd)1–346:45 – Mosey (Dowd)Brine (Rendulić , Sertich ) (PP2) – 54:252–32–458:56 – Cowley (Lachowicz , J. Phillips ) 0–1 15:30 – Dowd (Richardson , Farmer ) (PP) Blagus (Brine , Perkovich ) (PP) – 28:17 1–1 1–2 43:46 – Clarke (Peacock, Dowd) 1–3 46:45 – Mosey (Dowd) Brine (Rendulić , Sertich ) (PP2) – 54:25 2–3 2–4 58:56 – Cowley (Lachowicz , J. Phillips ) 10 min Penalties 16 min 32 Shots 35
23 April 2017 19:30 Estonia 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)Lithuania Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 914
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Artur Pavliukov Referee: Slovenia Milan Zrnic Linesmen: United Kingdom James Kavanagh Poland Mariusz Smura0–114:28 – Rulevičius (Gintautas)0–230:18 – Bendžius (Verenis)0–337:56 – Čižas (Pliskauskas, Bosas) 0–1 14:28 – Rulevičius (Gintautas) 0–2 30:18 – Bendžius (Verenis) 0–3 37:56 – Čižas (Pliskauskas, Bosas) 16 min Penalties 12 min 13 Shots 33
24 April 2017 12:30 Japan 4–2 (2–0, 1–0, 1–2)Croatia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 351
Yutaka Fukufuji Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referee: France Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen: United Kingdom James Kavanagh Kazakhstan Vladimir SuslovKoizumi (Iwatsuki, Terao) – 08:401–0S. Sato (Tanaka, H. Sato) (PP) – 16:402–0Tanaka (S. Sato, Hashimoto) (PP) – 26:413–03–145:36 – Sertich (Brine , Vedlin) (PP)Hirano (Minoshima, Haga ) – 46:574–14–258:39 – Sertich (Rendulić , Perkovich ) (PP2) Koizumi (Iwatsuki, Terao) – 08:40 1–0 S. Sato (Tanaka, H. Sato) (PP) – 16:40 2–0 Tanaka (S. Sato, Hashimoto) (PP) – 26:41 3–0 3–1 45:36 – Sertich (Brine , Vedlin) (PP) Hirano (Minoshima, Haga ) – 46:57 4–1 4–2 58:39 – Sertich (Rendulić , Perkovich ) (PP2) 16 min Penalties 24 min 31 Shots 31
24 April 2017 16:00 Lithuania 8–0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0)Netherlands Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 519
Artur Pavliukov Simas Baltrūnas Goalies Sjoerd Idzenga Fabian Schotel Referee: Hungary Gergely Kincses Linesmen: United Kingdom Ally Flockhart Austria David NotheggerČypas (Rybakov, Bendžius ) – 03:271–0Rulevičius (Bogdziul, Protcenko) – 14:272–0Čižas (Bosas, Pliskauskas) – 30:453–0Krakauskas (Kaleinikovas, Cetvertak) – 34:484–0Rybakov (Čypas, Verenis) – 35:265–0Pliskauskas (Čižas, Protcenko) – 36:086–0Bendžius (Verenis, Protcenko) – 42:357–0Gintautas (Protcenko, Rulevičius) – 53:528–0 Čypas (Rybakov, Bendžius ) – 03:27 1–0 Rulevičius (Bogdziul, Protcenko) – 14:27 2–0 Čižas (Bosas, Pliskauskas) – 30:45 3–0 Krakauskas (Kaleinikovas, Cetvertak) – 34:48 4–0 Rybakov (Čypas, Verenis) – 35:26 5–0 Pliskauskas (Čižas, Protcenko) – 36:08 6–0 Bendžius (Verenis, Protcenko) – 42:35 7–0 Gintautas (Protcenko, Rulevičius) – 53:52 8–0 2 min Penalties 10 min 48 Shots 25
24 April 2017 19:30 Great Britain 5–1 (2–0, 0–1, 3–0)Estonia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 1,437
Stephen Murphy Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referee: Austria Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen: Hungary Márton Németh Poland Mariusz SmuraGarside (Clarke ) – 04:381–0D. Phillips (Myers , Shields ) – 19:192–02–129:20 – Andrejev (Lahesalu , Makrov ) (PP)Stewart (Lee , Brooks ) – 41:163–1Clarke (Lee, Dowd ) – 44:024–1Mosey (Myers, Garside) – 44:285–1Garside (Clarke ) – 04:381–0 D. Phillips (Myers , Shields ) – 19:192–0 2–1 29:20 – Andrejev (Lahesalu , Makrov ) (PP) Stewart (Lee , Brooks ) – 41:16 3–1 Clarke (Lee, Dowd ) – 44:02 4–1 Mosey (Myers, Garside) – 44:285–1 10 min Penalties 6 min 43 Shots 22
26 April 2017 12:30 Japan 6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1)Estonia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 575
Yutaka Fukufuji Takuto OnodaGoalies Roman Šumihhin Referee: Austria Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen: United Kingdom James Kavanagh Austria David NotheggerObara (Haga , Ueno ) (PP) – 19:061–0Minoshima (Hirano, Obara) – 20:432–0Obara (Ueno, Hirano) (PP) – 31:483–0Nakajima (H. Sato) – 33:294–04–134:26 – Embrich (Rooba , Makrov )4–241:55 – Vasjonkin (Parras, Sorokin)Ueno (Hirano, Obara) – 42:495–2Tanaka (Terao, Hashimoto) – 44:136–2Obara (Haga , Ueno ) (PP) – 19:061–0 Minoshima (Hirano, Obara) – 20:43 2–0 Obara (Ueno, Hirano) (PP) – 31:48 3–0 Nakajima (H. Sato) – 33:29 4–0 4–1 34:26 – Embrich (Rooba , Makrov ) 4–2 41:55 – Vasjonkin (Parras, Sorokin) Ueno (Hirano, Obara) – 42:49 5–2 Tanaka (Terao, Hashimoto) – 44:13 6–2 31 min Penalties 35 min 31 Shots 30
26 April 2017 16:00 Netherlands 2–6 (0–4, 1–1, 1–1)Croatia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 703
Fabian Schotel Sjoerd Idzenga Goalies Mate Tomljenović Referee: Slovenia Milan Zrnic Linesmen: United Kingdom Ally Flockhart Poland Mariusz Smura0–101:59 – Janković (Kanaet, Ljubić)0–213:29 – Rendulić (Blagus, Jačmenjak) (PP)0–313:41 – Miličić0–413:50 – Jarčov (Brine , Perkovich )0–521:35 – Blagus (Rendulić)Van der Schuit (Melissant, Verschuren) – 37:251–5Van der Schuit (Mason, Hermens) (PP2) – 55:252–52–658:33 – Rendulić (Šakić ) (SH) 0–1 01:59 – Janković (Kanaet, Ljubić) 0–2 13:29 – Rendulić (Blagus, Jačmenjak) (PP) 0–3 13:41 – Miličić 0–4 13:50 – Jarčov (Brine , Perkovich ) 0–5 21:35 – Blagus (Rendulić) Van der Schuit (Melissant, Verschuren) – 37:25 1–5 Van der Schuit (Mason, Hermens) (PP2) – 55:25 2–5 2–6 58:33 – Rendulić (Šakić ) (SH) 16 min Penalties 8 min 25 Shots 47
26 April 2017 19:30 Great Britain 5–2 (4–1, 0–0, 1–1)Lithuania Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 1,787
Ben Bowns Goalies Artur Pavliukov Referee: France Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen: Russia Alexander Sysuev Kazakhstan Vladimir SuslovShields (O'Connor , Richardson ) (PP) – 01:411–01–102:12 – Bosas (Pliskauskas, Kieras) (PP)J. Phillips (Swindlehurst , Mosey ) – 07:262–1Mosey – 12:553–1Farmer (O'Connor) (PP) – 16:154–14–240:33 – Čižas (Bosas, Kieras)O'Connor – 47:475–2Shields (O'Connor , Richardson ) (PP) – 01:411–0 1–1 02:12 – Bosas (Pliskauskas, Kieras) (PP) J. Phillips (Swindlehurst , Mosey ) – 07:262–1 Mosey – 12:55 3–1 Farmer (O'Connor) (PP) – 16:154–1 4–2 40:33 – Čižas (Bosas, Kieras) O'Connor – 47:47 5–2 14 min Penalties 8 min 38 Shots 30
28 April 2017 12:30 Lithuania 2–6 (0–1, 2–2, 0–3)Japan Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 811
Artur Pavliukov Goalies Yutaka Fukufuji Takuto OnodaReferee: Hungary Gergely Kincses Linesmen: United Kingdom Ally Flockhart Russia Alexander Sysuev0–102:23 – Furuhashi (Hirano, Obara )Krakauskas (Kaleinikovas) – 21:521–11–223:47 – Obara (Hirano)Kaleinikovas (Katulis , Krakauskas) – 25:162–22–332:50 – Takagi (Haga , Obara) (PP)2–447:13 – Nakayashiki (Iwatsuki, Nishiwaki)2–547:52 – Takagi (Ushu)2–654:51 – Tanaka (S. Sato) 0–1 02:23 – Furuhashi (Hirano, Obara ) Krakauskas (Kaleinikovas) – 21:52 1–1 1–2 23:47 – Obara (Hirano) Kaleinikovas (Katulis , Krakauskas) – 25:16 2–2 2–3 32:50 – Takagi (Haga , Obara) (PP) 2–4 47:13 – Nakayashiki (Iwatsuki, Nishiwaki) 2–5 47:52 – Takagi (Ushu) 2–6 54:51 – Tanaka (S. Sato) 16 min Penalties 8 min 27 Shots 42
28 April 2017 16:00 Croatia 3–4 (0–1, 3–2, 0–1)Estonia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 922
Mate Tomljenović Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referee: France Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen: Hungary Márton Németh Kazakhstan Vladimir Suslov0–105:04 – Makrov (Lahesalu , Rooba ) (PP)Blagus (Jačmenjak, Rendulić ) (PP) – 22:181–11–226:45 – Rooba (Novikov, A. Petrov)1–328:06 – Sibirtsev (Andrejev, Titarenko)Kanaet (Rendulić, Jačmenjak) – 30:252–3Rendulić (Blagus) (PP) – 38:013–33–440:23 – Makrov (Rooba) 0–1 05:04 – Makrov (Lahesalu , Rooba ) (PP) Blagus (Jačmenjak, Rendulić ) (PP) – 22:18 1–1 1–2 26:45 – Rooba (Novikov, A. Petrov) 1–3 28:06 – Sibirtsev (Andrejev, Titarenko) Kanaet (Rendulić, Jačmenjak) – 30:25 2–3 Rendulić (Blagus) (PP) – 38:01 3–3 3–4 40:23 – Makrov (Rooba) 4 min Penalties 35 min 35 Shots 25
28 April 2017 19:30 Great Britain 14–0 (3–0, 5–0, 6–0)Netherlands Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 3,005
Stephen Murphy Goalies Sjoerd Idzenga Fabian Schotel Referee: Slovenia Milan Zrnic Linesmen: Austria David Nothegger Poland Mariusz SmuraShields (O'Connor , Richardson ) (PP) – 04:141–0J. Phillips – 04:502–0Duggan (Lachowicz ) – 18:393–0Brooks (Farmer ) – 21:344–0Peacock (Brooks, Weaver ) (PP) – 31:025–0Lachowicz (J. Phillips, Duggan) – 31:236–0Shields (Myers ) – 32:177–0Duggan (Lachowicz) – 34:518–0Stewart (Mosey , Shields) – 43:259–0Dowd (Clarke , Weaver) (PP) – 47:2310–0Shields (Mosey) – 49:3211–0Myers (Mosey, Garside ) – 53:0012–0Brooks (Stewart, Farmer) – 54:1613–0Dowd (Clarke) – 56:1614–0Shields (O'Connor , Richardson ) (PP) – 04:141–0 J. Phillips – 04:502–0 Duggan (Lachowicz ) – 18:39 3–0 Brooks (Farmer ) – 21:344–0 Peacock (Brooks, Weaver ) (PP) – 31:02 5–0 Lachowicz (J. Phillips, Duggan) – 31:23 6–0 Shields (Myers ) – 32:17 7–0 Duggan (Lachowicz) – 34:51 8–0 Stewart (Mosey , Shields) – 43:25 9–0 Dowd (Clarke , Weaver) (PP) – 47:2310–0 Shields (Mosey) – 49:32 11–0 Myers (Mosey, Garside ) – 53:00 12–0 Brooks (Stewart, Farmer) – 54:16 13–0 Dowd (Clarke) – 56:16 14–0 10 min Penalties 12 min 56 Shots 11
29 April 2017 12:30 Lithuania 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)Croatia Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 1,343
Artur Pavliukov Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referee: Hungary Gergely Kincses Linesmen: Russia Alexander Sysuev Kazakhstan Vladimir Suslov0–110:18 – Mikulić (Brenčun, Mirić)Kieras (Pliskauskas, Bosas) (PP) – 16:411–1Protcenko (Aliukonis, Rybakov) – 24:232–1Čižas (Bosas) – 45:133–1 0–1 10:18 – Mikulić (Brenčun, Mirić) Kieras (Pliskauskas, Bosas) (PP) – 16:41 1–1 Protcenko (Aliukonis, Rybakov) – 24:23 2–1 Čižas (Bosas) – 45:13 3–1 6 min Penalties 10 min 26 Shots 26
29 April 2017 16:00 Estonia 4–3 (1–2, 1–1, 2–0)Netherlands Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 1,608
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Fabian Schotel Referee: France Geoffrey Barcelo Linesmen: United Kingdom James Kavanagh Poland Mariusz Smura0–115:12 – Van Nes (Nagtzaam)0–216:43 – Melissant (Van der Schuit)Rooba (Ossipov, Makrov ) (PP) – 17:541–21–328:40 – Bruijsten (Mason, Nagtzaam)Rooba (Lahesalu , A. Petrov) – 37:082–3A. Petrov (Makrov, Lahesalu) – 47:583–3Rooba (Gornostajev, Švarõgin) – 53:384–3 0–1 15:12 – Van Nes (Nagtzaam) 0–2 16:43 – Melissant (Van der Schuit) Rooba (Ossipov, Makrov ) (PP) – 17:541–2 1–3 28:40 – Bruijsten (Mason, Nagtzaam) Rooba (Lahesalu , A. Petrov) – 37:08 2–3 A. Petrov (Makrov, Lahesalu) – 47:58 3–3 Rooba (Gornostajev, Švarõgin) – 53:38 4–3 56 min Penalties 62 min 35 Shots 24
29 April 2017 19:30 Japan 0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0)Great Britain Odyssey , Belfast Attendance: 4,460
Yutaka Fukufuji Goalies Ben Bowns Referee: Austria Kristijan Nikolic Linesmen: Hungary Márton Németh Austria David Nothegger0–117:42 – Dowd (Farmer , O'Connor ) (PP2)0–224:37 – Brooks (Dowd, Clarke ) (PP)0–329:19 – Myers (Shields , D. Phillips )0–437:55 – Myers (Mosey , Shields) 0–1 17:42 – Dowd (Farmer , O'Connor ) (PP2) 0–2 24:37 – Brooks (Dowd, Clarke ) (PP) 0–3 29:19 – Myers (Shields , D. Phillips ) 0–4 37:55 – Myers (Mosey , Shields) 14 min Penalties 6 min 20 Shots 38
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Japan Yutaka Fukufuji Best Defenseman: United Kingdom Ben O'Connor Best Forward: United Kingdom Colin Shields Source:
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source:
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 United Kingdom Stephen Murphy 120:00 1 0.50 33 96.97 1 United Kingdom Ben Bowns 180:00 4 1.33 82 95.12 1 Japan Yutaka Fukufuji 280:04 11 2.36 140 92.14 0 Lithuania Artur Pavliukov287:42 12 2.50 136 91.18 1 Estonia Villem-Henrik Koitmaa234:24 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:
