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
Reykjavik
Iceland had previously hosted these championships in 2015, in Reykjavik.
Romania
Galați
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
Belgrade or Novi Sad
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
Auckland
New Zealand had previously hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Paradice Botany Downs.
Turkey
Ankara
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 tournament
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees
Aaro Brännare
Andrea Moschen
Andrei Shrubok
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen
Lodewyk Beelen
Markus Eberl
Benas Jakšys
Stian Løsnesløkken
István Máthé
Levente-Szilard Siko
Vladimir Yefremov
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+3).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Kimlin Best Defenseman: Dominik Crnogorac Best Forward: Csanád Fodor Source: IIHF.com
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: 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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
Participants
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees
Chris Deweerdt
Scott Ferguson
Kenji Kosaka
Gints Zviedrītis
Linesmen
Chae Young-jin
Justin Cornell
Tyler Haslemore
Edward Howard
Nicholas Lee
Frederic Monnaie
Sotaro Yamaguchi
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+12).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Rick Parry Best Defenseman: Michael Kozevnikov Best Forward: Zhang Hao Source: IIHF.com
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: 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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com