2017 IIHF World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Venue 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 3–9 April (Group A) 4–10 April (Group B)
Teams 12
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the Zurich, Switzerland -based 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 had previously hosted these championships in 2015 , in Reykjavík.
Romania had previously hosted these championships twice, the 2001 edition in Bucharest , and again in 2008 , in Miercurea Ciuc . The proposed arena was the Galați Skating Rink .
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 had previously hosted these championships in 2006 . The proposed arena was Paradice Botany Downs.
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 Rink Capacity: 5,000Paradice Botany Downs Capacity: 400
Group A tournament 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Venue 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 3–9 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 103 (6.87 per game)
Attendance 14,910 (994 per game)
Scoring leader Romania Ede Mihály (9 points)Official website
Participants Team Qualification Romania Host , placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.Spain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. Serbia Placed 4th in Division II A last year. Iceland Placed 5th in Division II A last year. Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Finland Aaro Brännare Italy Andrea Moschen Belarus Andrei Shrubok Netherlands Ramon Sterkens Linesmen Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Germany Markus Eberl Lithuania Benas Jakšys Norway Stian Løsnesløkken Romania István Máthé Romania Levente-Szilard Siko Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov
Standings Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Romania (H, P)5 4 0 0 1 24 5 +19 12 Promoted to Division I B 2 Australia 5 3 1 0 1 16 13 +3 11 3 Serbia 5 2 0 2 1 23 15 +8 8 4 Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 17 27 −10 6 5 Iceland 5 2 0 0 3 10 20 −10 6 6 Spain (R)5 0 1 0 4 13 23 −10 2 Relegation to Division II B
Results All times are local (UTC+3 ).
3 April 2017 13:00 Australia 4–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) OT : (1–0)Serbia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 250
Anthony Kimlin Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee: Netherlands Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Romania Levente-Szilard Siko Kazakhstan Vladimir YefremovDarge (Tesarik) – 07:281–01–114:47 – Luković (Milovanović, Crnogorac) (PP2)1–231:33 – Milovanović (Popravko, Crnogorac)Powell (Humphries) – 41:202–2Rezek (Malloy, Todd) (PP) – 41:553–23–355:26 – Sretoviċ (Popravko, Đumić)Rezek (L. Webster, Woodman) (PP) – 61:174–3 Darge (Tesarik) – 07:28 1–0 1–1 14:47 – Luković (Milovanović, Crnogorac) (PP2) 1–2 31:33 – Milovanović (Popravko, Crnogorac) Powell (Humphries) – 41:20 2–2 Rezek (Malloy, Todd) (PP) – 41:55 3–2 3–3 55:26 – Sretoviċ (Popravko, Đumić) Rezek (L. Webster, Woodman) (PP) – 61:17 4–3 16 min Penalties 10 min 29 Shots 44
3 April 2017 16:30 Spain 2–3 (1–2, 1–1, 0–0)Iceland Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 190
Ignacio García Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee: Finland Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Germany Markus Eberl Romania István Máthé0–100:07 – Maack (Björnsson)Boronat (Solórzano) – 04:481–11–207:20 – Leifsson (PP)González (A. García, Quevedo) (PP) – 37:092–22–338:59 – Pålsson (Maack, R. Hedström) 0–1 00:07 – Maack (Björnsson) Boronat (Solórzano) – 04:48 1–1 1–2 07:20 – Leifsson (PP) González (A. García, Quevedo) (PP) – 37:09 2–2 2–3 38:59 – Pålsson (Maack, R. Hedström) 4 min Penalties 12 min 41 Shots 22
3 April 2017 20:00 Belgium 1–9 (1–2, 0–3, 0–4)Romania Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 2,230
Arthur Legrand Goalies Zoltán Tőke Ottó Onodi Referee: Belarus Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Norway Stian LosneslokkenPaulus (V. Morgan, M. Morgan) – 05:291–01–111:23 – Mihály (Gliga, Fodor)1–219:42 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy)1–323:11 – Mihály (M. Bíró, Georgescu) (PP)1–427:40 – Irimia (M. Bíró, O. Bíró) (PP)1–534:34 – Mihály (Fodor)1–643:17 – Fodor (Gliga)1–747:30 – Mihály (Gliga, S. Rokaly)1–854:36 – Salló (G. Bíró, M. Bíró)1–958:21 – Bocu (Gecse, Georgescu) Paulus (V. Morgan, M. Morgan) – 05:29 1–0 1–1 11:23 – Mihály (Gliga, Fodor) 1–2 19:42 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy) 1–3 23:11 – Mihály (M. Bíró, Georgescu) (PP) 1–4 27:40 – Irimia (M. Bíró, O. Bíró) (PP) 1–5 34:34 – Mihály (Fodor) 1–6 43:17 – Fodor (Gliga) 1–7 47:30 – Mihály (Gliga, S. Rokaly) 1–8 54:36 – Salló (G. Bíró, M. Bíró) 1–9 58:21 – Bocu (Gecse, Georgescu) 12 min Penalties 4 min 21 Shots 39
4 April 2017 13:00 Iceland 2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1)Australia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 250
Dennis Hedström Goalies Anthony Kimlin Referee: Finland Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Lithuania Benas Jakšys Romania István Máthé0–114:23 – Woodman (Powell, Humphries) (PP)0–230:39 – Darge (L. Webster)R. Hedström (Maack, Ingason) – 32:441–2Ingason (Björnsson) (PP) – 36:502–22–343:00 – Baranzelli (Powell, Rezek) (PP) 0–1 14:23 – Woodman (Powell, Humphries) (PP) 0–2 30:39 – Darge (L. Webster) R. Hedström (Maack, Ingason) – 32:44 1–2 Ingason (Björnsson) (PP) – 36:50 2–2 2–3 43:00 – Baranzelli (Powell, Rezek) (PP) 14 min Penalties 16 min 30 Shots 31
4 April 2017 16:30 Spain 3–5 (0–1, 0–2, 3–2)Belgium Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 210
Ignacio García Goalies Jean Cornelis Referee: Italy Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Romania Levente-Szilard Siko0–107:46 – B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan, V. Morgan)0–221:26 – B. Kolodziejczyk (De Smet, Pellegrims)0–325:06 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH)0–441:07 – Distate (B. Kolodziejczyk, Paulus) (PP)Rubio (García-Arias) – 52:511–41–556:53 – Bremer (Pellegrims) (PP)Puyuelo (Solórzano, Boronat) (PP) – 57:582–5Brabo (Boronat, Paul) (SH) – 59:583–5 0–1 07:46 – B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan, V. Morgan) 0–2 21:26 – B. Kolodziejczyk (De Smet, Pellegrims) 0–3 25:06 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH) 0–4 41:07 – Distate (B. Kolodziejczyk, Paulus) (PP) Rubio (García-Arias) – 52:51 1–4 1–5 56:53 – Bremer (Pellegrims) (PP) Puyuelo (Solórzano, Boronat) (PP) – 57:58 2–5 Brabo (Boronat, Paul) (SH) – 59:58 3–5 20 min Penalties 24 min 24 Shots 32
4 April 2017 20:00 Romania 4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0)Serbia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 2,100
Zoltán Tőke Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee: Netherlands Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Germany Markus Eberl Kazakhstan Vladimir YefremovFlinta (Nagy, M. Bíró) – 06:471–0Georgescu (Bocu, Irimia) – 16:052–02–136:10 – Filipović (Milovanović, Bibić)M. Bíró (Peter) – 40:373–1Flinta (Georgescu, N. Rokaly) – 44:244–1 Flinta (Nagy, M. Bíró) – 06:47 1–0 Georgescu (Bocu, Irimia) – 16:05 2–0 2–1 36:10 – Filipović (Milovanović, Bibić) M. Bíró (Peter) – 40:37 3–1 Flinta (Georgescu, N. Rokaly) – 44:24 4–1 12 min Penalties 18 min 40 Shots 19
6 April 2017 13:00 Belgium 2–9 (1–2, 0–2, 1–5)Serbia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 100
Jean Cornelis Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee: Belarus Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Romania István Máthé Romania Levente-Szilard Siko0–101:07 – Sretović0–207:25 – Popravko (Sretović)Paulus (PP) – 16:181–21–323:55 – Đumić (Milovanović)1–428:29 – Vučurević (Luković, Crnogorac) (PP)1–541:09 – Vučurević (Sretović, Crnogorac)1–644:02 – Sabados (Vučurević, Sretović)B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan) – 50:042–62–753:13 – Luković (Vučurević) (PP)2–854:44 – Ogrizović (Brkušanin)2–959:22 – Sretović (Vučurević) (SH) 0–1 01:07 – Sretović 0–2 07:25 – Popravko (Sretović) Paulus (PP) – 16:18 1–2 1–3 23:55 – Đumić (Milovanović) 1–4 28:29 – Vučurević (Luković, Crnogorac) (PP) 1–5 41:09 – Vučurević (Sretović, Crnogorac) 1–6 44:02 – Sabados (Vučurević, Sretović) B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan) – 50:04 2–6 2–7 53:13 – Luković (Vučurević) (PP) 2–8 54:44 – Ogrizović (Brkušanin) 2–9 59:22 – Sretović (Vučurević) (SH) 8 min Penalties 10 min 26 Shots 37
6 April 2017 16:30 Spain 3–5 (1–2, 0–1, 2–2)Australia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 300
Ignacio García Goalies Anthony Kimlin Referee: Netherlands Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Norway Stian Losneslokken Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov0–100:44 – Rezek (L. Webster)Carbonell (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 04:311–11–206:52 – Taylor (Darge, Carpenter)1–321:59 – Baranzelli (Darge, Powell) (PP)1–440:24 – Rezek (Malloy, L. Webster)Carbonell (Betran, Quevedo) (PP) – 50:592–4Rubio (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 58:323–43–559:11 – Taylor (ENG) 0–1 00:44 – Rezek (L. Webster) Carbonell (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 04:31 1–1 1–2 06:52 – Taylor (Darge, Carpenter) 1–3 21:59 – Baranzelli (Darge, Powell) (PP) 1–4 40:24 – Rezek (Malloy, L. Webster) Carbonell (Betran, Quevedo) (PP) – 50:59 2–4 Rubio (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 58:32 3–4 3–5 59:11 – Taylor (ENG) 6 min Penalties 14 min 29 Shots 26
6 April 2017 20:00 Romania 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)Iceland Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 2,600
Zoltán Tőke Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee: Italy Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Lithuania Benas Jakšys0–125:27 – Kristinsson (Ólafsson)0–254:07 – Knútsson (R. Hedström, Pålsson) 0–1 25:27 – Kristinsson (Ólafsson) 0–2 54:07 – Knútsson (R. Hedström, Pålsson) 8 min Penalties 16 min 41 Shots 21
7 April 2017 13:00 Serbia 4–5 OT (0–3, 2–1, 2–0) OT : (0–1)Spain Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 130
Arsenije Ranković Goalies Ignacio García Referee: Italy Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Germany Markus Eberl0–104:59 – Betran (Quevedo, Rubio)0–213:26 – Baldris (Puyuelo, Rubio)0–318:56 – Boronat (Quevedo, Carbonell)Đumić (Bibić) – 22:141–31–429:11 – Fuentes (Puyuelo) (PP)Ogrizović (Ristić ) – 39:142–4Filipović (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 44:583–4Milovanović (Zwick, Filipović) – 55:444–44–563:15 – González (Brabo, Fuentes) 0–1 04:59 – Betran (Quevedo, Rubio) 0–2 13:26 – Baldris (Puyuelo, Rubio) 0–3 18:56 – Boronat (Quevedo, Carbonell) Đumić (Bibić) – 22:14 1–3 1–4 29:11 – Fuentes (Puyuelo) (PP) Ogrizović (Ristić ) – 39:14 2–4 Filipović (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 44:58 3–4 Milovanović (Zwick, Filipović) – 55:44 4–4 4–5 63:15 – González (Brabo, Fuentes) 22 min Penalties 6 min 35 Shots 33
7 April 2017 16:30 Iceland 3–9 (1–3, 2–4, 0–2)Belgium Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 200
Arthur Legrand Goalies Dennis Hedström Snorri Sigurbergsson Referee: Belarus Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Lithuania Benas Jakšys Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov0–104:03 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, Pellegrims)0–209:21 – Neven (Bremer, De Smet) (PP)0–315:17 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH)R. Hedström (Pålsson, Björnsson) – 17:371–3Mikaelsson (Pålsson) (PP) – 25:502–3Maack (Ingason) – 26:243–33–427:31 – Van den Bogaert (B. Kolodziejczyk, De Smet)3–531:46 – Pellegrims (M. Morgan, Distate) (PP)3–634:58 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan)3–735:21 – De Smet (Van den Bogaert, B. Kolodziejczyk)3–844:01 – De Smet (PS)3–955:14 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan) (SH) 0–1 04:03 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, Pellegrims) 0–2 09:21 – Neven (Bremer, De Smet) (PP) 0–3 15:17 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH) R. Hedström (Pålsson, Björnsson) – 17:37 1–3 Mikaelsson (Pålsson) (PP) – 25:50 2–3 Maack (Ingason) – 26:24 3–3 3–4 27:31 – Van den Bogaert (B. Kolodziejczyk, De Smet) 3–5 31:46 – Pellegrims (M. Morgan, Distate) (PP) 3–6 34:58 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan) 3–7 35:21 – De Smet (Van den Bogaert, B. Kolodziejczyk) 3–8 44:01 – De Smet (PS) 3–9 55:14 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan) (SH) 16 min Penalties 14 min 25 Shots 31
7 April 2017 20:00 Australia 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)Romania Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 2,800
Anthony Kimlin Goalies Zoltán Tőke Referee: Finland Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Lithuania Benas Jakšys Kazakhstan Vladimir YefremovRezek (L. Webster, Malloy) (PP) – 17:141–01–117:44 – S. Rokaly (Gecse, N. Rokaly)1–228:36 – Nagy (Mihály, Gliga)1–337:35 – M. Bíró (Georgescu, Bors) (PP)1–451:11 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy) (PP)1–556:29 – Fodor (Gliga, Nagy) Rezek (L. Webster, Malloy) (PP) – 17:14 1–0 1–1 17:44 – S. Rokaly (Gecse, N. Rokaly) 1–2 28:36 – Nagy (Mihály, Gliga) 1–3 37:35 – M. Bíró (Georgescu, Bors) (PP) 1–4 51:11 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy) (PP) 1–5 56:29 – Fodor (Gliga, Nagy) 43 min Penalties 39 min 16 Shots 27
9 April 2017 13:00 Belgium 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)Australia Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 150
Arthur Legrand Goalies Anthony Kimlin Referee: Belarus Andrei Shrubok Linesmen: Norway Stian Losneslokken Romania István Máthé0–115:51 – Todd (Cliff, L. Webster)0–222:27 – Wong (Tesarik, Humphries)0–345:42 – Todd (L. Webster, Cliff) 0–1 15:51 – Todd (Cliff, L. Webster) 0–2 22:27 – Wong (Tesarik, Humphries) 0–3 45:42 – Todd (L. Webster, Cliff) 4 min Penalties 4 min 30 Shots 23
9 April 2017 16:30 Serbia 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)Iceland Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 200
Arsenije Ranković Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee: Italy Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Germany Markus Eberl Romania Levente-Szilard SikoVučurević (Popravko) – 03:511–0Brkušanin (Bjelogrlić, Bibić) – 13:552–0Vučurević (Sretoviċ, Popravko) – 16:043–0Brkušanin (Podunavac, Bibić) – 26:074–0Brkušanin (Crnogorac) – 34:165–0Vučurević (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 40:556–0 Vučurević (Popravko) – 03:51 1–0 Brkušanin (Bjelogrlić, Bibić) – 13:55 2–0 Vučurević (Sretoviċ, Popravko) – 16:04 3–0 Brkušanin (Podunavac, Bibić) – 26:07 4–0 Brkušanin (Crnogorac) – 34:16 5–0 Vučurević (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 40:55 6–0 6 min Penalties 12 min 27 Shots 28
9 April 2017 20:00 Romania 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)Spain Galați Skating Rink , Galați Attendance: 3,200
Zoltán Tőke Goalies Ignacio García Raúl Barbo Referee: Finland Aaro Brannare Linesmen: Netherlands Lodewyk Beelen Lithuania Benas JakšysS. Rokaly (Gecse) – 16:051–0O. Bíró (M. Bíró, Georgescu) – 22:242–0Mihály (G. Bíró, Gliga) – 32:523–0Mihály (M. Bíró) – 43:294–0Georgescu (Péter, Irimia) – 43:455–0Bors (Fodor) (PP) – 57:206–0 S. Rokaly (Gecse) – 16:05 1–0 O. Bíró (M. Bíró, Georgescu) – 22:24 2–0 Mihály (G. Bíró, Gliga) – 32:52 3–0 Mihály (M. Bíró) – 43:29 4–0 Georgescu (Péter, Irimia) – 43:45 5–0 Bors (Fodor) (PP) – 57:20 6–0 8 min Penalties 8 min 32 Shots 17
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Australia Anthony Kimlin Best Defenseman: Serbia Dominik Crnogorac Best Forward: Romania Csanád Fodor Source:
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Romania Ede Mihály5 8 1 9 +6 4 F Serbia Marko Sretović5 3 6 9 +9 0 F Belgium Mitch Morgan5 2 7 9 −2 2 F Serbia Nemanja Vučurević5 5 3 8 +5 12 F Romania Mátyás Bíró5 2 6 8 +5 0 F Romania Roberto Gliga5 0 8 8 +5 0 F Belgium Vincent Morgan5 3 4 7 −2 4 F Romania Mihail Georgescu5 2 5 7 +5 4 F Serbia Dominik Crnogorac5 0 7 7 +3 2 D Australia Lliam Webster5 0 7 7 +2 14 D
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 Romania Zoltán Tőke288:21 5 1.04 90 94.44 1 Australia Anthony Kimlin301:17 13 2.59 160 91.88 1 Serbia Arsenije Ranković304:21 15 2.96 156 90.38 1 Iceland Dennis Hedström274:38 17 3.71 158 89.24 1 Spain Ignacio García286:00 21 4.41 138 84.78 0
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 II B
Tournament details
Venue 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 4–10 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 113 (7.53 per game)
Attendance 3,229 (215 per game)
Scoring leader Israel Elie Klein (11 points)Official website
Participants Team Qualification China Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. Mexico Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. Israel Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. New Zealand Host , placed 4th in Division II B last year.North Korea Placed 5th in Division II B last year. Turkey Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Belgium Chris Deweerdt Canada Scott Ferguson Japan Kenji Kosaka Latvia Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen South Korea Chae Young-jin United States Justin Cornell New Zealand Tyler Haslemore New Zealand Edward Howard Australia Nicholas Lee Belgium Frederic Monnaie Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Standings Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 China (P)5 5 0 0 0 29 12 +17 15 Promoted to Division II A 2 New Zealand (H)5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12 3 Israel 5 3 0 0 2 24 14 +10 9 4 North Korea 5 1 0 0 4 18 33 −15 3 5 Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 12 16 −4 3 6 Turkey (R)5 1 0 0 4 7 27 −20 3 Relegation to Division III
Results All times are local (UTC+12 ).
4 April 2017 13:00 Mexico 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)North Korea Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Alfonso de Alba Goalies Pak Kuk-chol Referee: Canada Scott Ferguson Linesmen: United States Justin Cornell Belgium Frederic MonnaieDe la Vega (Majul, Gómez) – 18:521–0Pérez (Majul) – 25:472–0De la Vega (Gómez, Majul) – 26:503–0Pérez (Nalera, Bermejo) – 32:064–04–135:51 – Ri C. (Ri P.)Rubio (Kelo, Sierra) – 53:465–1 De la Vega (Majul, Gómez) – 18:52 1–0 Pérez (Majul) – 25:47 2–0 De la Vega (Gómez, Majul) – 26:50 3–0 Pérez (Nalera, Bermejo) – 32:06 4–0 4–1 35:51 – Ri C. (Ri P.) Rubio (Kelo, Sierra) – 53:46 5–1 12 min Penalties 4 min 29 Shots 30
4 April 2017 16:30 Israel 2–5 (1–2, 1–0, 0–3)China Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Maxim Gokhberg Goalies Sun Zehao Referee: Latvia Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: South Korea Chae Young-jin New Zealand Edward Howard0–100:53 – Xia (Zhang C.)0–201:58 – Ying (Zhang Z.)Kozhevnikov (Klein) – 19:401–2R. Aharonovich (Kafri) – 39:212–22–347:24 – Zhang P. (Guan)2–455:39 – Zhang Z. (Hu, Yang)2–559:59 – Zhang H. (Ji, Ying) (ENG) 0–1 00:53 – Xia (Zhang C.) 0–2 01:58 – Ying (Zhang Z.) Kozhevnikov (Klein) – 19:40 1–2 R. Aharonovich (Kafri) – 39:21 2–2 2–3 47:24 – Zhang P. (Guan) 2–4 55:39 – Zhang Z. (Hu, Yang) 2–5 59:59 – Zhang H. (Ji, Ying) (ENG) 6 min Penalties 8 min 28 Shots 35
4 April 2017 20:00 Turkey 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1)New Zealand Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 350
Tolga Bozacı Goalies Rick Parry Referee: Belgium Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: Australia Nicholas Lee Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi0–117:57 – Heyd (Challis)0–220:29 – Challis0–324:58 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov)0–455:14 – Challis (Cox)Semiz (Coşkun) – 59:551–4 0–1 17:57 – Heyd (Challis) 0–2 20:29 – Challis 0–3 24:58 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov) 0–4 55:14 – Challis (Cox) Semiz (Coşkun) – 59:55 1–4 12 min Penalties 6 min 22 Shots 44
5 April 2017 13:00 Mexico 2–6 (0–0, 0–4, 2–2)Israel Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Alfonso de Alba Richard Albrecht Goalies Maxim Gokhberg Referee: Japan Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: South Korea Chae Young-jin New Zealand Tyler Haslemore0–130:49 – R. Aharonovich (PP)0–232:51 – Spektor (Klein)0–333:10 – Mazour (R. Aharonovich, Vernyy)0–439:13 – Kozevnikov (Spivak, Klein) (PP)Gómez (Ugarte , Colás) – 50:271–4Majul (Sierra) – 51:442–42–552:16 – Spektor (Klein)2–655:54 – Mazour (Kozevnikov, Kozhevnikov) (PP) 0–1 30:49 – R. Aharonovich (PP) 0–2 32:51 – Spektor (Klein) 0–3 33:10 – Mazour (R. Aharonovich, Vernyy) 0–4 39:13 – Kozevnikov (Spivak, Klein) (PP) Gómez (Ugarte , Colás) – 50:27 1–4 Majul (Sierra) – 51:44 2–4 2–5 52:16 – Spektor (Klein) 2–6 55:54 – Mazour (Kozevnikov, Kozhevnikov) (PP) 16 min Penalties 12 min 27 Shots 33
5 April 2017 16:30 North Korea 11–3 (6–0, 4–2, 1–1)Turkey Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Pak Kuk-chol Pak Il Goalies Tolga Bozacı Muhammed Karagül Referee: Latvia Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: Australia Nicholas Lee Japan Sotaro YamaguchiRi P. – 02:581–0Hong (Ri C.) – 07:092–0Kim H. (Kim S.) – 07:333–0An (Hong, Ri P.) (SH) – 10:304–0Kim.S (Kang M.) – 12:595–0Hong (Ri C., Kim S.) (PP) – 18:476–0Ri C. (PP) – 25:277–07–127:11 – Halil (Öztürk, Çetinkaya) (PP)Kim M. (Ri P.) – 29:048–1Kim Kw. (Kang I.) – 32:569–1Hong (Ri P.) – 34:3310–110–236:21 – GümüşKim Kw. (Kang M.) – 42:1511–211–349:18 – Halil (Semiz, Gümüş) (PP) Ri P. – 02:58 1–0 Hong (Ri C.) – 07:09 2–0 Kim H. (Kim S.) – 07:33 3–0 An (Hong, Ri P.) (SH) – 10:30 4–0 Kim.S (Kang M.) – 12:59 5–0 Hong (Ri C., Kim S.) (PP) – 18:47 6–0 Ri C. (PP) – 25:27 7–0 7–1 27:11 – Halil (Öztürk, Çetinkaya) (PP) Kim M. (Ri P.) – 29:04 8–1 Kim Kw. (Kang I.) – 32:56 9–1 Hong (Ri P.) – 34:33 10–1 10–2 36:21 – Gümüş Kim Kw. (Kang M.) – 42:15 11–2 11–3 49:18 – Halil (Semiz, Gümüş) (PP) 12 min Penalties 12 min 41 Shots 16
5 April 2017 20:00 China 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0)New Zealand Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 450
Sun Zehao Goalies Rick Parry Referee: Canada Scott Ferguson Linesmen: United States Justin Cornell Belgium Frederic Monnaie0–111:59 – Heyd (Ruddle, Haines)Ji (Zhang H., Zhang Z.) (PP) – 18:241–11–224:54 – Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP2)Yang (Xia, Hu) (PP) – 27:402–2Xiang (Yang, Liang) – 47:313–2Zhang P. (Hu) – 50:234–2Xiang (ENG) – 59:335–2 0–1 11:59 – Heyd (Ruddle, Haines) Ji (Zhang H., Zhang Z.) (PP) – 18:24 1–1 1–2 24:54 – Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP2) Yang (Xia, Hu) (PP) – 27:40 2–2 Xiang (Yang, Liang) – 47:31 3–2 Zhang P. (Hu) – 50:23 4–2 Xiang (ENG) – 59:33 5–2 12 min Penalties 10 min 40 Shots 25
7 April 2017 13:00 China 8–3 (6–1, 1–1, 1–1)North Korea Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Sun Zehao Goalies Pak Il Referee: Belgium Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: New Zealand Edward Howard Belgium Frederic MonnaieZhang Z. (Lu, Ying ) – 01:571–0Zhang C. (Chen) – 02:312–0Zhang H. (Li Z.) – 07:153–0Liu Q. (Ji) (PP) – 12:184–04–114:49 – Kim C.-g. (An, Kim Kw.)Yang (PP) – 16:465–1Guan (Chen) – 19:596–16–223:20 – Kim C.-g.Yang (Hu, Zhang C.) (PP2) – 30:347–2Xia (Guan) (SH) – 50:478–28–359:59 – Kim Kw. (Ri C.) (PP) Zhang Z. (Lu, Ying ) – 01:57 1–0 Zhang C. (Chen) – 02:31 2–0 Zhang H. (Li Z.) – 07:15 3–0 Liu Q. (Ji) (PP) – 12:18 4–0 4–1 14:49 – Kim C.-g. (An, Kim Kw.) Yang (PP) – 16:46 5–1 Guan (Chen) – 19:59 6–1 6–2 23:20 – Kim C.-g. Yang (Hu, Zhang C.) (PP2) – 30:34 7–2 Xia (Guan) (SH) – 50:47 8–2 8–3 59:59 – Kim Kw. (Ri C.) (PP) 18 min Penalties 22 min 37 Shots 28
7 April 2017 16:30 Mexico 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)Turkey Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Richard Albrecht Goalies Tolga Bozacı Referee: Canada Scott Ferguson Linesmen: South Korea Chae Young-jin New Zealand Tyler Haslemore0–117:11 – Bakal (Savaş) (SH) 0–1 17:11 – Bakal (Savaş) (SH) 12 min Penalties 35 min 24 Shots 18
7 April 2017 20:00 Israel 2–5 (1–3, 0–2, 1–0)New Zealand Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 500
Maxim Gokhberg Goalies Rick Parry Referee: Japan Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: United States Justin Cornell Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi0–101:48 – Burns (Henderson , Cox) (PP)0–203:31 – Ratcliffe (Ellis, Jackson )0–316:46 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Henderson)Spektor (Klein) (SH) – 18:241–31–427:34 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Craig) (PP)1–536:41 – Heyd (Ratcliffe)Spektor (Kapulkin) – 44:562–5 0–1 01:48 – Burns (Henderson , Cox) (PP) 0–2 03:31 – Ratcliffe (Ellis, Jackson ) 0–3 16:46 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Henderson) Spektor (Klein) (SH) – 18:24 1–3 1–4 27:34 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Craig) (PP) 1–5 36:41 – Heyd (Ratcliffe) Spektor (Kapulkin) – 44:56 2–5 12 min Penalties 14 min 39 Shots 38
9 April 2017 13:00 Turkey 2–7 (1–2, 0–2, 1–3)China Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Muhammed Karagül Goalies Sun Zehao Referee: Japan Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: South Korea Chae Young-jin New Zealand Tyler Haslemore0–107:30 – Zhang H. (Liu Q.) (PP)0–210:09 – Zhang C. (Xia, Chen)Bakal (Semiz, Y. Kars) (PP) – 16:591–21–327:10 – Zhang Z. (Liu Q., Zhang H.) (PP)1–439:42 – Zhang C. (Chen) (PP)1–543:49 – Zhang C.1–649:59 – Xiang (Zhang Z., Ying )Bakal (Semiz) – 53:292–62–754:46 – Zhang H. (Li H., Bao) 0–1 07:30 – Zhang H. (Liu Q.) (PP) 0–2 10:09 – Zhang C. (Xia, Chen) Bakal (Semiz, Y. Kars) (PP) – 16:59 1–2 1–3 27:10 – Zhang Z. (Liu Q., Zhang H.) (PP) 1–4 39:42 – Zhang C. (Chen) (PP) 1–5 43:49 – Zhang C. 1–6 49:59 – Xiang (Zhang Z., Ying ) Bakal (Semiz) – 53:29 2–6 2–7 54:46 – Zhang H. (Li H., Bao) 16 min Penalties 14 min 27 Shots 32
9 April 2017 16:30 North Korea 2–9 (0–1, 1–6, 1–2)Israel Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 100
Pak Il Goalies Maxim Gokhberg Nir Tichon Referee: Belgium Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: New Zealand Edward Howard Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi0–112:47 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor) (PP)0–228:43 – Spektor (R. Aharonovich, Kozevnikov) (PP)0–332:09 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor, Mazour) (PP)0–433:06 – Kozhevnikov (Vernyy)0–534:30 – Klein (Mazour)0–635:30 – Klein (Vernyy)0–735:57 – Kozevnikov (Kozhevnikov)Kim M (Ri C., Ri P.) – 37:131–71–843:26 – Klein (Kozhevnikov) (PP)Ri C. (SH) – 53:492–82–957:03 – Spektor (Klein) (SH) 0–1 12:47 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor) (PP) 0–2 28:43 – Spektor (R. Aharonovich, Kozevnikov) (PP) 0–3 32:09 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor, Mazour) (PP) 0–4 33:06 – Kozhevnikov (Vernyy) 0–5 34:30 – Klein (Mazour) 0–6 35:30 – Klein (Vernyy) 0–7 35:57 – Kozevnikov (Kozhevnikov) Kim M (Ri C., Ri P.) – 37:13 1–7 1–8 43:26 – Klein (Kozhevnikov) (PP) Ri C. (SH) – 53:49 2–8 2–9 57:03 – Spektor (Klein) (SH) 30 min Penalties 6 min 20 Shots 47
9 April 2017 20:00 New Zealand 4–2 (2–0, 1–2, 1–0)Mexico Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 518
Rick Parry Goalies Alfonso de Alba Referee: Latvia Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: Australia Nicholas Lee Belgium Frederic MonnaieEllis – 18:521–0Eaden (Ruddle) (PP) – 19:392–02–123:54 – De la VegaSandoy (Heyd) – 36:143–13–238:46 – De la Vega (Ugarte , Gómez) (PP)Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov) – 55:404–2 Ellis – 18:52 1–0 Eaden (Ruddle) (PP) – 19:39 2–0 2–1 23:54 – De la Vega Sandoy (Heyd) – 36:14 3–1 3–2 38:46 – De la Vega (Ugarte , Gómez) (PP) Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov) – 55:40 4–2 8 min Penalties 10 min 43 Shots 32
10 April 2017 13:00 Israel 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)Turkey Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 101
Maxim Gokhberg Goalies Tolga Bozacı Referee: Belgium Chris Deweerdt Linesmen: New Zealand Edward Howard Belgium Frederic MonnaieMazour (Vernyy, Klein) – 08:461–0Greenberg (Kozhevnikov) – 22:032–0Klein (Vernyy, Kozevnikov) (PP2) – 46:163–0Mazour (Spektor, R. Aharonovich) (PP) – 47:114–0Mazour (Kozhevnikov, Kozevnikov) (PP) – 51:495–0 Mazour (Vernyy, Klein) – 08:46 1–0 Greenberg (Kozhevnikov) – 22:03 2–0 Klein (Vernyy, Kozevnikov) (PP2) – 46:16 3–0 Mazour (Spektor, R. Aharonovich) (PP) – 47:11 4–0 Mazour (Kozhevnikov, Kozevnikov) (PP) – 51:49 5–0 14 min Penalties 14 min 33 Shots 26
10 April 2017 16:30 China 4–3 (2–0, 2–3, 0–0)Mexico Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 103
Sun Zehao Goalies Alfonso de Alba Referee: Latvia Gints Zviedrītis Linesmen: New Zealand Tyler Haslemore Australia Nicholas LeeXia (Hu) (PP) – 07:461–0Liang (Lu, Zhang C.) (PP) – 18:182–02–126:39 – Gómez (Colás, Pérez)Lu – 35:403–1Xia (SH) – 36:474–14–237:55 – Colás (Majul, Gómez) (PP)4–339:18 – Majul (Kelo, Gómez) (PP) Xia (Hu) (PP) – 07:46 1–0 Liang (Lu, Zhang C.) (PP) – 18:18 2–0 2–1 26:39 – Gómez (Colás, Pérez) Lu – 35:40 3–1 Xia (SH) – 36:47 4–1 4–2 37:55 – Colás (Majul, Gómez) (PP) 4–3 39:18 – Majul (Kelo, Gómez) (PP) 50 min Penalties 16 min 38 Shots 40
10 April 2017 20:00 New Zealand 8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0)North Korea Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland Attendance: 407
Aston Brookes Goalies Pak Il Referee: Canada Scott Ferguson Linesmen: United States Justin Cornell Japan Sotaro YamaguchiChallis (Heyd, Henderson) – 00:571–01–115:20 – Kim C.-g. (Kang M., Kim N.)Ratcliffe (Craig) – 19:422–1Ruddle – 22:243–1Cox (Henderson, Challis) (PP) – 26:444–1Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 34:125–1Ruddle (Craig, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 39:586–1Challis (Henderson) – 59:177–1Hay (Polozov, Harrop) – 59:408–1 Challis (Heyd, Henderson) – 00:57 1–0 1–1 15:20 – Kim C.-g. (Kang M., Kim N.) Ratcliffe (Craig) – 19:42 2–1 Ruddle – 22:24 3–1 Cox (Henderson, Challis) (PP) – 26:44 4–1 Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 34:12 5–1 Ruddle (Craig, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 39:58 6–1 Challis (Henderson) – 59:17 7–1 Hay (Polozov, Harrop) – 59:40 8–1 12 min Penalties 16 min 43 Shots 25
Awards and statistics Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: New Zealand Rick Parry Best Defenseman: Israel Michael Kozevnikov Best Forward: China Zhang Hao Source:
Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Israel Elie Klein5 4 7 11 +3 4 F New Zealand Jacob Ratcliffe5 6 4 10 +4 4 F Israel Ilya Spektor5 6 3 9 +2 4 F Israel Daniel Mazour5 5 2 7 0 6 F China Zhang Cheng5 4 3 7 +3 12 F North Korea Ri Chol-min5 3 4 7 −4 2 F Mexico Carlos Gómez5 2 5 7 +3 4 F Israel Evgeni Kozhevnikov5 2 5 7 0 6 F New Zealand Jordan Challis5 4 2 6 +3 0 F New Zealand Ryan Ruddle5 4 2 6 +1 4 F China Xia Tianxiang5 4 2 6 +7 6 F China Zhang Hao5 4 2 6 +1 4 F
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 New Zealand Rick Parry239:45 9 2.25 134 93.28 0 China Sun Zehao 300:00 12 2.40 148 91.89 0 Israel Maxim Gokhberg289:28 12 2.49 142 91.55 1 Mexico Alfonso de Alba218:39 13 3.57 133 90.23 0 Turkey Tolga Bozacı190:30 13 4.09 115 88.70 1
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: