2017 IIHF World Championship Division II#Group B tournament

{{main|2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships}}

{{Infobox international hockey competition

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| year = 2017

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| country = Romania

| country2 = New Zealand

| dates = 3–9 April {{small|(Group A)}}
4–10 April {{small|(Group B)}}

| num_teams = 12

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| winners =

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| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2018

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships/2017-events//|title=2017 Events|date=23 May 2016|work=IIHF.com|access-date=2016-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519181929/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships/2017-events/|archive-date=2016-05-19|url-status=dead}}

Bids

There were three official bids to host Group A Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/2015-2016_IIHF_Calendar_of_Events_15_05_2016.pdf|title=IIHF CALENDAR OF EVENTS|date=23 May 2016|work=IIHF.com}}

:: 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rohockey.ro/RO/News/Congresul_IIHF_-_Moscova__Rusia.aspx|title=Congresul IIHF - Moscova, Rusia|date=23 May 2016|work=ROhockey.ro|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526111748/http://www.rohockey.ro/RO/News/Congresul_IIHF_-_Moscova__Rusia.aspx|archive-date=26 May 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzicehockey.co.nz/|title=New Zealand Ice Hockey|date=23 May 2016|work=NZIceHockey.com|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218172939/http://nzicehockey.co.nz/|archive-date=18 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Venues

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Group A

| Group B

width=220px|Galați

|width=220px|Auckland

Galați Skating Rink
Capacity: 5,000

|Paradice Botany Downs
Capacity: 400{{cite web|url= http://www.eurohockey.com/arena/778-paradice-ice-skating--botany.html|title=Paradice Botany Downs|date=23 May 2016|work=eurohockey.com}}

Group A tournament

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II A

| year = 2017

| image = 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II A.png

| image_size = 140

| country = Romania

| dates = 3–9 April

| num_teams = 6

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 15

| goals = 103

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|ROU}} Ede Mihály

| points = 9

| attendance = {{#expr:250 + 190 + 2230 + 250 + 210 + 2100 + 100 + 300 + 2600 + 130 + 200 + 2800 + 150 + 200 + 3200}}

| website = [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/ IIHF.com]

}}

=Participants=

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Team

! Qualification

{{ih|ROU}}

|Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.

{{ih|ESP}}

|Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.

{{ih|BEL}}

|Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.

{{ih|SRB}}

|Placed 4th in Division II A last year.

{{ih|ISL}}

|Placed 5th in Division II A last year.

{{ih|AUS}}

|Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

=Match officials=

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600000_35B_4_0.pdf IIA Assignsments]

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;Referees

  • {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Brännare
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Moschen
  • {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Shrubok
  • {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

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;Linesmen

  • {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Eberl
  • {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys
  • {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Løsnesløkken
  • {{flagicon|ROU}} István Máthé
  • {{flagicon|ROU}} Levente-Szilard Siko
  • {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

{{col-end}}

=Standings=

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|source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

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|win_BEL=2 |OTwin_BEL=0|OTloss_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=3 |gf_BEL=17|ga_BEL=27

|win_ISL=2 |OTwin_ISL=0|OTloss_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=3 |gf_ISL=10|ga_ISL=20

|win_ROU=4 |OTwin_ROU=0|OTloss_ROU=0 |loss_ROU=1 |gf_ROU=24|ga_ROU=5 |status_ROU=HP

|win_SRB=2 |OTwin_SRB=0|OTloss_SRB=2 |loss_SRB=1 |gf_SRB=23|ga_SRB=15

|win_ESP=0 |OTwin_ESP=1|OTloss_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=4 |gf_ESP=13|ga_ESP=23|status_ESP=R

|hth_BEL=Iceland 3–9 Belgium

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|name_ESP={{ih|ESP}}

|class_rules = 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.

|result1=PR |result6=REL

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to Division I B

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Division II B

}}

=Results=

All times are local (UTC+3).

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|date = 3 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

|team2 = {{ih|SRB}}

|score = 4–3 {{small|OT}}

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3

|periods = (1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (1–0)

|goalie1 = Anthony Kimlin

|goalie2 = Arsenije Ranković

|goals1 = Darge (Tesarik) – 07:28 / Powell (Humphries) – 41:20 / Rezek (Malloy, Todd) (PP) – 41:55 / Rezek (L. Webster, Woodman) (PP) – 61:17

|goals2 = 14:47 – Luković (Milovanović, Crnogorac) (PP2) / 31:33 – Milovanović (Popravko, Crnogorac) / 55:26 – Sretoviċ (Popravko, Đumić)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 250

|official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

|linesman = {{flagicon|ROU}} Levente-Szilard Siko

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600901_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 16

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 29

|shots2 = 44

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|date = 3 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

|team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

|score = 2–3

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3

|periods = (1–2, 1–1, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Ignacio García

|goalie2 = Dennis Hedström

|goals1 = Boronat (Solórzano) – 04:48 / González (A. García, Quevedo) (PP) – 37:09

|goals2 = 00:07 – Maack (Björnsson) / 07:20 – Leifsson (PP) / 38:59 – Pålsson (Maack, R. Hedström)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 190

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Brannare

|linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Eberl

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} István Máthé

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600902_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 4

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 41

|shots2 = 22

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|date = 3 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

|team2 = {{ih|ROU}}

|score = 1–9

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9

|periods = (1–2, 0–3, 0–4)

|goalie1 = Arthur Legrand

|goalie2 = Zoltán Tőke
Ottó Onodi

|goals1 = Paulus (V. Morgan, M. Morgan) – 05:29

|goals2 = 11:23 – Mihály (Gliga, Fodor) / 19:42 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy) / 23:11 – Mihály (M. Bíró, Georgescu) (PP) / 27:40 – Irimia (M. Bíró, O. Bíró) (PP) / 34:34 – Mihály (Fodor) / 43:17 – Fodor (Gliga) / 47:30 – Mihály (Gliga, S. Rokaly) / 54:36 – Salló (G. Bíró, M. Bíró) / 58:21 – Bocu (Gecse, Georgescu)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 2,230

|official = {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Shrubok

|linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Losneslokken

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600903_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 4

|shots1 = 21

|shots2 = 39

}}

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|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

|team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

|score = 2–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3

|periods = (0–1, 2–1, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Dennis Hedström

|goalie2 = Anthony Kimlin

|goals1 = R. Hedström (Maack, Ingason) – 32:44 / Ingason (Björnsson) (PP) – 36:50

|goals2 = 14:23 – Woodman (Powell, Humphries) (PP) / 30:39 – Darge (L. Webster) / 43:00 – Baranzelli (Powell, Rezek) (PP)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 250

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Brannare

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} István Máthé

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600904_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 16

|shots1 = 30

|shots2 = 31

}}

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|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

|team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

|score = 3–5

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 / 3–5

|periods = (0–1, 0–2, 3–2)

|goalie1 = Ignacio García

|goalie2 = Jean Cornelis

|goals1 = Rubio (García-Arias) – 52:51 / Puyuelo (Solórzano, Boronat) (PP) – 57:58 / Brabo (Boronat, Paul) (SH) – 59:58

|goals2 = 07:46 – B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan, V. Morgan) / 21:26 – B. Kolodziejczyk (De Smet, Pellegrims) / 25:06 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH) / 41:07 – Distate (B. Kolodziejczyk, Paulus) (PP) / 56:53 – Bremer (Pellegrims) (PP)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 210

|official = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Moschen

|linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} Levente-Szilard Siko

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600905_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 20

|penalties2 = 24

|shots1 = 24

|shots2 = 32

}}

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|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}

|team2 = {{ih|SRB}}

|score = 4–1

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1

|periods = (2–0, 0–1, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Zoltán Tőke

|goalie2 = Arsenije Ranković

|goals1 = Flinta (Nagy, M. Bíró) – 06:47 / Georgescu (Bocu, Irimia) – 16:05 / M. Bíró (Peter) – 40:37 / Flinta (Georgescu, N. Rokaly) – 44:24

|goals2 = 36:10 – Filipović (Milovanović, Bibić)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 2,100

|official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

|linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Eberl

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600906_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 18

|shots1 = 40

|shots2 = 19

}}

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|date = 6 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

|team2 = {{ih|SRB}}

|score = 2–9

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 2–9

|periods = (1–2, 0–2, 1–5)

|goalie1 = Jean Cornelis

|goalie2 = Arsenije Ranković

|goals1 = Paulus (PP) – 16:18 / B. Kolodziejczyk (M. Morgan) – 50:04

|goals2 = 01:07 – Sretović / 07:25 – Popravko (Sretović) / 23:55 – Đumić (Milovanović) / 28:29 – Vučurević (Luković, Crnogorac) (PP) / 41:09 – Vučurević (Sretović, Crnogorac) / 44:02 – Sabados (Vučurević, Sretović) / 53:13 – Luković (Vučurević) (PP) / 54:44 – Ogrizović (Brkušanin) / 59:22 – Sretović (Vučurević) (SH)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Shrubok

|linesman = {{flagicon|ROU}} István Máthé

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} Levente-Szilard Siko

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600907_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 26

|shots2 = 37

}}

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|date = 6 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

|team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

|score = 3–5

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5

|periods = (1–2, 0–1, 2–2)

|goalie1 = Ignacio García

|goalie2 = Anthony Kimlin

|goals1 = Carbonell (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 04:31 / Carbonell (Betran, Quevedo) (PP) – 50:59 / Rubio (Quevedo, Betran) (PP) – 58:32

|goals2 = 00:44 – Rezek (L. Webster) / 06:52 – Taylor (Darge, Carpenter) / 21:59 – Baranzelli (Darge, Powell) (PP) / 40:24 – Rezek (Malloy, L. Webster) / 59:11 – Taylor (ENG)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 300

|official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

|linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Losneslokken

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600908_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 29

|shots2 = 26

}}

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|date = 6 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}

|team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

|score = 0–2

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2

|periods = (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Zoltán Tőke

|goalie2 = Dennis Hedström

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 25:27 – Kristinsson (Ólafsson) / 54:07 – Knútsson (R. Hedström, Pålsson)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 2,600

|official = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Moschen

|linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600909_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 16

|shots1 = 41

|shots2 = 21

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|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|SRB}}

|team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

|score = 4–5 {{small|OT}}

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 4–5

|periods = (0–3, 2–1, 2–0)
OT: (0–1)

|goalie1 = Arsenije Ranković

|goalie2 = Ignacio García

|goals1 = Đumić (Bibić) – 22:14 / Ogrizović (Ristić) – 39:14 / Filipović (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 44:58 / Milovanović (Zwick ,Filipović) – 55:44

|goals2 = 04:59 – Betran (Quevedo, Rubio) / 13:26 – Baldris (Puyuelo, Rubio) / 18:56 – Boronat (Quevedo, Carbonell) / 29:11 – Fuentes (Puyuelo) (PP) / 63:15 – González (Brabo, Fuentes)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 130

|official = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Moschen

|linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Eberl

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600910_74_5_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 22

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 35

|shots2 = 33

}}

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|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

|team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

|score = 3–9

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7 / 3–8 / 3–9

|periods = (1–3, 2–4, 0–2)

|goalie1 = Arthur Legrand

|goalie2 = Dennis Hedström
Snorri Sigurbergsson

|goals1 = R. Hedström (Pålsson, Björnsson) – 17:37 / Mikaelsson (Pålsson) (PP) – 25:50 / Maack (Ingason) – 26:24

|goals2 = 04:03 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan, Pellegrims) / 09:21 – Neven (Bremer, De Smet) (PP) / 15:17 – M. Morgan (V. Morgan) (SH) / 27:31 – Van den Bogaert (B. Kolodziejczyk, De Smet) / 31:46 – Pellegrims (M. Morgan, Distate) (PP) / 34:58 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan) / 35:21 – De Smet (Van den Bogaert, B. Kolodziejczyk) / 44:01 – De Smet (PS) / 55:14 – V. Morgan (M. Morgan) (SH)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 200

|official = {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Shrubok

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600911_74_2_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 16

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 25

|shots2 = 31

}}

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|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

|team2 = {{ih|ROU}}

|score = 1–5

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5

|periods = (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)

|goalie1 = Anthony Kimlin

|goalie2 = Zoltán Tőke

|goals1 = Rezek (L. Webster, Malloy) (PP) – 17:14

|goals2 = 17:44 – S. Rokaly (Gecse, N. Rokaly) / 28:36 – Nagy (Mihály, Gliga) / 37:35 – M. Bíró (Georgescu, Bors) (PP) / 51:11 – Mihály (Gliga, Nagy) (PP) / 56:29 – Fodor (Gliga, Nagy)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 2,800

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Brannare

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Yefremov

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600912_74_5_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 43

|penalties2 = 39

|shots1 = 16

|shots2 = 27

}}

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|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

|team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

|score = 0–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3

|periods = (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Arthur Legrand

|goalie2 = Anthony Kimlin

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 15:51 – Todd (Cliff, L. Webster) / 22:27 – Wong (Tesarik, Humphries) / 45:42 – Todd (L. Webster, Cliff)

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 150

|official = {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Shrubok

|linesman = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Losneslokken

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} István Máthé

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600913_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 4

|penalties2 = 4

|shots1 = 30

|shots2 = 23

}}

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|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|SRB}}

|team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

|score = 6–0

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0

|periods = (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Arsenije Ranković

|goalie2 = Dennis Hedström

|goals1 = Vučurević (Popravko) – 03:51 / Brkušanin (Bjelogrlić, Bibić) – 13:55 / Vučurević (Sretoviċ, Popravko) – 16:04 / Brkušanin (Podunavac, Bibić) – 26:07 / Brkušanin (Crnogorac) – 34:16 / Vučurević (Crnogorac, Sretoviċ) – 40:55

|goals2 =

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 200

|official = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Moschen

|linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Eberl

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|ROU}} Levente-Szilard Siko

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600914_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 27

|shots2 = 28

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}

|team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

|score = 6–0

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0

|periods = (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

|goalie1 = Zoltán Tőke

|goalie2 = Ignacio García
Raúl Barbo

|goals1 = S. Rokaly (Gecse) – 16:05 / O. Bíró (M. Bíró, Georgescu) – 22:24 / Mihály (G. Bíró, Gliga) – 32:52 / Mihály (M. Bíró) – 43:29 / Georgescu (Péter, Irimia) – 43:45 / Bors (Fodor) (PP) – 57:20

|goals2 =

|stadium = Galați Skating Rink, Galați

|attendance = 3,200

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Brannare

|linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewyk Beelen

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|LTU}} Benas Jakšys

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600915_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 32

|shots2 = 17

}}

=Awards and statistics=

==Awards==

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600000_85I_1_0.pdf IIHF.com]

==Scoring leaders==

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Player

! style="width:50px;"| GP

! style="width:50px;"| G

! style="width:50px;"| A

! style="width:60px;"| Pts

! style="width:60px;"| +/−

! style="width:50px;"| PIM

! style="width:60px;"| POS

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Ede Mihály5819+64F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Sretović5369+90F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Mitch Morgan5279−22F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Vučurević5538+512F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Mátyás Bíró5268+50F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Roberto Gliga5088+50F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Morgan5347−24F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Mihail Georgescu5257+54F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Dominik Crnogorac5077+32D
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Lliam Webster5077+214D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600000_85B_15_0.pdf 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:170px;"| Player

! style="width:60px;"| TOI

! style="width:50px;"| GA

! style="width:60px;"| GAA

! style="width:50px;"| SA

! style="width:60px;"| Sv%

! style="width:50px;"| SO

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Zoltán Tőke288:2151.049094.441
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Kimlin301:17132.5916091.881
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Arsenije Ranković304:21152.9615690.381
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Dennis Hedström274:38173.7115889.241
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Ignacio García286:00214.4113884.780

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/600/IHM600000_85A_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]

Group B tournament

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II B

| year = 2017

| image = 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II B.png

| image_size = 170

| country = New Zealand

| dates = 4–10 April

| num_teams = 6

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 15

| goals = 113

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|ISR}} Elie Klein

| points = 11

| attendance = {{#expr:100 + 100 + 350 + 100 + 100 + 450 + 100 + 100 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 518 + 101 + 103 + 407}}

| website = [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/ IIHF.com]

}}

=Participants=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Qualification

{{ih|CHN}}

|Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.

{{ih|MEX}}

|Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.

{{ih|ISR}}

|Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.

{{ih|NZL}}

|Host, placed 4th in Division II B last year.

{{ih|PRK}}

|Placed 5th in Division II B last year.

{{ih|TUR}}

| Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

=Match officials=

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601000_35B_2_0.pdf IIB Assignsments]

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Referees

  • {{flagicon|BEL}} Chris Deweerdt
  • {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Ferguson
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Kosaka
  • {{flagicon|LAT}} Gints Zviedrītis

{{col-2}}

;Linesmen

  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Young-jin
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Cornell
  • {{flagicon|NZL}} Tyler Haslemore
  • {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Howard
  • {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicholas Lee
  • {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

{{col-end}}

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|update=complete

|source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=CHN |team2=NZL |team3=ISR |team4=PRK |team5=MEX |team6=TUR

|win_CHN=5 |OTwin_CHN=0 |OTloss_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=0 |gf_CHN=29|ga_CHN=12|status_CHN=P

|win_PRK=1 |OTwin_PRK=0 |OTloss_PRK=0 |loss_PRK=4 |gf_PRK=18|ga_PRK=33

|win_ISR=3 |OTwin_ISR=0 |OTloss_ISR=0 |loss_ISR=2 |gf_ISR=24|ga_ISR=14

|win_NZL=4 |OTwin_NZL=0 |OTloss_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=1 |gf_NZL=23|ga_NZL=11|status_NZL=H

|win_MEX=1 |OTwin_MEX=0 |OTloss_MEX=0 |loss_MEX=4 |gf_MEX=12|ga_MEX=16

|win_TUR=1 |OTwin_TUR=0 |OTloss_TUR=0 |loss_TUR=4 |gf_TUR=7 |ga_TUR=27|status_TUR=R

|hth_PRK=North Korea 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, +3 GD, Turkey 3 Pts, −7 GD

|hth_MEX=PRK

|hth_TUR=PRK

|name_CHN={{ih|CHN}}

|name_PRK={{ih|PRK}}

|name_ISR={{ih|ISR}}

|name_MEX={{ih|MEX}}

|name_NZL={{ih|NZL}}

|name_TUR={{ih|TUR}}

|class_rules = 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.

|result1=PR |result6=REL

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to Division II A

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Division III

}}

=Results=

All times are local (UTC+12).

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|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{ih|PRK}}

|score = 5–1

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1

|periods = (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Alfonso de Alba

|goalie2 = Pak Kuk-chol

|goals1 = De la Vega (Majul, Gómez) – 18:52 / Pérez (Majul) – 25:47 / De la Vega (Gómez, Majul) – 26:50 / Pérez (Nalera, Bermejo) – 32:06 / Rubio (Kelo, Sierra) – 53:46

|goals2 = 35:51 – Ri C. (Ri P.)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Ferguson

|linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Cornell

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601901_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 4

|shots1 = 29

|shots2 = 30

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

|team2 = {{ih|CHN}}

|score = 2–5

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5

|periods = (1–2, 1–0, 0–3)

|goalie1 = Maxim Gokhberg

|goalie2 = Sun Zehao

|goals1 = Kozhevnikov (Klein) – 19:40 / R. Aharonovich (Kafri) – 39:21

|goals2 = 00:53 – Xia (Zhang C.) / 01:58 – Ying (Zhang Z.) / 47:24 – Zhang P. (Guan) / 55:39 – Zhang Z. (Hu, Yang) / 59:59 – Zhang H. (Ji, Ying) (ENG)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Gints Zviedrītis

|linesman = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Young-jin

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Howard

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601902_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 28

|shots2 = 35

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 4 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|TUR}}

|team2 = {{ih|NZL}}

|score = 1–4

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4

|periods = (0–1, 0–2, 1–1)

|goalie1 = Tolga Bozacı

|goalie2 = Rick Parry

|goals1 = Semiz (Coşkun) – 59:55

|goals2 = 17:57 – Heyd (Challis) / 20:29 – Challis / 24:58 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov) / 55:14 – Challis (Cox)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 350

|official = {{flagicon|BEL}} Chris Deweerdt

|linesman = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicholas Lee

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601903_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 22

|shots2 = 44

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 5 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

|score = 2–6

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6

|periods = (0–0, 0–4, 2–2)

|goalie1 = Alfonso de Alba
Richard Albrecht

|goalie2 = Maxim Gokhberg

|goals1 = Gómez (Ugarte, Colás) – 50:27 / Majul (Sierra) – 51:44

|goals2 = 30:49 – R. Aharonovich (PP) / 32:51 – Spektor (Klein) / 33:10 – Mazour (R. Aharonovich, Vernyy) / 39:13 – Kozevnikov (Spivak, Klein) (PP) / 52:16 – Spektor (Klein) / 55:54 – Mazour (Kozevnikov, Kozhevnikov) (PP)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Kosaka

|linesman = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Young-jin

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Tyler Haslemore

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601904_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 16

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 27

|shots2 = 33

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 5 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|PRK}}

|team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

|score = 11–3

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1 / 10–1 / 10–2 / 11–2 / 11–3

|periods = (6–0, 4–2, 1–1)

|goalie1 = Pak Kuk-chol
Pak Il

|goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı
Muhammed Karagül

|goals1 = Ri P. – 02:58 / Hong (Ri C.) – 07:09 / Kim H. (Kim S.) – 07:33 / An (Hong, Ri P.) (SH) – 10:30 / Kim.S (Kang M.) – 12:59 / Hong (Ri C., Kim S.) (PP) – 18:47 / Ri C. (PP) – 25:27 / Kim M. (Ri P.) – 29:04 / Kim Kw. (Kang I.) – 32:56 / Hong (Ri P.) – 34:33 / Kim Kw. (Kang M.) – 42:15

|goals2 = 27:11 – Halil (Öztürk, Çetinkaya) (PP) / 36:21 – Gümüş / 49:18 – Halil (Semiz, Gümüş) (PP)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Gints Zviedrītis

|linesman = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicholas Lee

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601905_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 41

|shots2 = 16

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 5 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}

|team2 = {{ih|NZL}}

|score = 5–2

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2

|periods = (1–1, 1–1, 3–0)

|goalie1 = Sun Zehao

|goalie2 = Rick Parry

|goals1 = Ji (Zhang H., Zhang Z.) (PP) – 18:24 / Yang (Xia, Hu) (PP) – 27:40 / Xiang (Yang, Liang) – 47:31 / Zhang P. (Hu) – 50:23 / Xiang (ENG) – 59:33

|goals2 = 11:59 – Heyd (Ruddle, Haines) / 24:54 – Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP2)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 450

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Ferguson

|linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Cornell

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601906_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 40

|shots2 = 25

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}

|team2 = {{ih|PRK}}

|score = 8–3

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2 / 8–3

|periods = (6–1, 1–1, 1–1)

|goalie1 = Sun Zehao

|goalie2 = Pak Il

|goals1 = Zhang Z. (Lu, Ying) – 01:57 / Zhang C. (Chen) – 02:31 / Zhang H. (Li Z.) – 07:15 / Liu Q. (Ji) (PP) – 12:18 / Yang (PP) – 16:46 / Guan (Chen) – 19:59 / Yang (Hu, Zhang C.) (PP2) – 30:34 / Xia (Guan) (SH) – 50:47

|goals2 = 14:49 – Kim C.-g. (An, Kim Kw.) / 23:20 – Kim C.-g. / 59:59 – Kim Kw. (Ri C.) (PP)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|BEL}} Chris Deweerdt

|linesman = {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Howard

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601907_74_5_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 18

|penalties2 = 22

|shots1 = 37

|shots2 = 28

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

|team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

|score = 0–1

|progression= 0–1

|periods = (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Richard Albrecht

|goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 17:11 – Bakal (Savaş) (SH)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Ferguson

|linesman = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Young-jin

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Tyler Haslemore

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601908_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 35

|shots1 = 24

|shots2 = 18

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 7 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

|team2 = {{ih|NZL}}

|score = 2–5

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 /

|periods = (1–3, 0–2, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Maxim Gokhberg

|goalie2 = Rick Parry

|goals1 = Spektor (Klein) (SH) – 18:24 / Spektor (Kapulkin) – 44:56

|goals2 = 01:48 – Burns (Henderson, Cox) (PP) / 03:31 – Ratcliffe (Ellis, Jackson) / 16:46 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Henderson) / 27:34 – Ratcliffe (Eaden, Craig) (PP) / 36:41 – Heyd (Ratcliffe)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 500

|official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Kosaka

|linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Cornell

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601909_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 39

|shots2 = 38

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|TUR}}

|team2 = {{ih|CHN}}

|score = 2–7

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6 / 2–7

|periods = (1–2, 0–2, 1–3)

|goalie1 = Muhammed Karagül

|goalie2 = Sun Zehao

|goals1 = Bakal (Semiz, Y. Kars) (PP) – 16:59 / Bakal (Semiz) – 53:29

|goals2 = 07:30 – Zhang H. (Liu Q.) (PP) / 10:09 – Zhang C. (Xia, Chen) / 27:10 – Zhang Z. (Liu Q., Zhang H.) (PP) / 39:42 – Zhang C. (Chen) (PP) / 43:49 – Zhang C. / 49:59 – Xiang (Zhang Z., Ying) / 54:46 – Zhang H. (Li H., Bao)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Kosaka

|linesman = {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Young-jin

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Tyler Haslemore

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601910_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 16

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 27

|shots2 = 32

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|PRK}}

|team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

|score = 2–9

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 2–8 / 2–9

|periods = (0–1, 1–6, 1–2)

|goalie1 = Pak Il

|goalie2 = Maxim Gokhberg
Nir Tichon

|goals1 = Kim M (Ri C., Ri P.) – 37:13 / Ri C. (SH) – 53:49

|goals2 = 12:47 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor) (PP) / 28:43 – Spektor (R. Aharonovich, Kozevnikov) (PP) / 32:09 – R. Aharonovich (Spektor, Mazour) (PP) / 33:06 – Kozhevnikov (Vernyy) / 34:30 – Klein (Mazour) / 35:30 – Klein (Vernyy) / 35:57 – Kozevnikov (Kozhevnikov) / 43:26 – Klein (Kozhevnikov) (PP) / 57:03 – Spektor (Klein) (SH)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 100

|official = {{flagicon|BEL}} Chris Deweerdt

|linesman = {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Howard

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601911_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 30

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 20

|shots2 = 47

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 9 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}

|team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

|score = 4–2

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2

|periods = (2–0, 1–2, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Rick Parry

|goalie2 = Alfonso de Alba

|goals1 = Ellis – 18:52 / Eaden (Ruddle) (PP) – 19:39 / Sandoy (Heyd) – 36:14 / Ratcliffe (Eaden, Polozov) – 55:40

|goals2 = 23:54 – De la Vega / 38:46 – De la Vega (Ugarte, Gómez) (PP)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 518

|official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Gints Zviedrītis

|linesman = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicholas Lee

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601912_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 43

|shots2 = 32

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 10 April 2017

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

|team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

|score = 5–0

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0

|periods = (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

|goalie1 = Maxim Gokhberg

|goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı

|goals1 = Mazour (Vernyy, Klein) – 08:46 / Greenberg (Kozhevnikov) – 22:03 / Klein (Vernyy, Kozevnikov) (PP2) – 46:16 / Mazour (Spektor, R. Aharonovich) (PP) – 47:11 / Mazour (Kozhevnikov, Kozevnikov) (PP) – 51:49

|goals2 =

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 101

|official = {{flagicon|BEL}} Chris Deweerdt

|linesman = {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Howard

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic Monnaie

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601913_74_2_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 33

|shots2 = 26

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 10 April 2017

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}

|team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

|score = 4–3

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3

|periods = (2–0, 2–3, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Sun Zehao

|goalie2 = Alfonso de Alba

|goals1 = Xia (Hu) (PP) – 07:46 / Liang (Lu, Zhang C.) (PP) – 18:18 / Lu – 35:40 / Xia (SH) – 36:47

|goals2 = 26:39 – Gómez (Colás, Pérez) / 37:55 – Colás (Majul, Gómez) (PP) / 39:18 – Majul (Kelo, Gómez) (PP)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 103

|official = {{flagicon|LAT}} Gints Zviedrītis

|linesman = {{flagicon|NZL}} Tyler Haslemore

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicholas Lee

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601914_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 50

|penalties2 = 16

|shots1 = 38

|shots2 = 40

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 10 April 2017

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}

|team2 = {{ih|PRK}}

|score = 8–1

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1

|periods = (2–1, 4–0, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Aston Brookes

|goalie2 = Pak Il

|goals1 = Challis (Heyd, Henderson) – 00:57 / Ratcliffe (Craig) – 19:42 / Ruddle – 22:24 / Cox (Henderson, Challis) (PP) – 26:44 / Ruddle (Polozov, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 34:12 / Ruddle (Craig, Ratcliffe) (PP) – 39:58 / Challis (Henderson) – 59:17 / Hay (Polozov, Harrop) – 59:40

|goals2 = 15:20 – Kim C.-g. (Kang M., Kim N.)

|stadium = Paradice Botany Downs, Auckland

|attendance = 407

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Ferguson

|linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Cornell

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sotaro Yamaguchi

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601915_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 16

|shots1 = 43

|shots2 = 25

}}

=Awards and statistics=

==Awards==

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601000_85I_1_0.pdf IIHF.com]

==Scoring leaders==

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Player

! style="width:50px;"| GP

! style="width:50px;"| G

! style="width:50px;"| A

! style="width:60px;"| Pts

! style="width:60px;"| +/−

! style="width:50px;"| PIM

! style="width:60px;"| POS

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Elie Klein54711+34F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Jacob Ratcliffe56410+44F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ilya Spektor5639+24F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Daniel Mazour552706F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Cheng5437+312F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Chol-min5347−42F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Gómez5257+34F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Evgeni Kozhevnikov525706F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Jordan Challis5426+30F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Ruddle5426+14F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xia Tianxiang5426+76F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Hao5426+14F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601000_85B_15_0.pdf 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:170px;"| Player

! style="width:60px;"| TOI

! style="width:50px;"| GA

! style="width:60px;"| GAA

! style="width:50px;"| SA

! style="width:60px;"| Sv%

! style="width:50px;"| SO

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Rick Parry239:4592.2513493.280
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Zehao300:00122.4014891.890
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Maxim Gokhberg289:28122.4914291.551
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso de Alba218:39133.5713390.230
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Tolga Bozacı190:30134.0911588.701

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/601/IHM601000_85A_17_0.pdf IIHF.com]

References