2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries  South Korea
 Iceland
 Chinese Taipei
Dates 2–8 April (Group A)
27 February–5 March (Group B)
12–17 December (Qualification)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities)
2016
2018

The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II will be an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A will be contested in Gangneung, South Korea, running from 2 to 8 April 2017, Group B in Reykjavík, Iceland from 27 February to 5 March 2017 and the qualification in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei from 12 to 17 December 2016.[1]

Venues

Group A Group B Qualification
Gangneung Reykjavík Taipei City
Gangneung Hockey Centre
Capacity: 10,000
Kwandong Hockey Centre
Capacity: 6,000
Laugardalur Arena
Capacity: 1,000
Annex Ice Rink
Capacity: 1,000

Group A tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country  South Korea
Dates 2–8 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B and were relegated.
 South Korea Host, placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Slovenia Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 Australia Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2018 Division I B
2  South Korea (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2018 Division II B
First match(es) will be played on 2 April 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local (UTC+9).

2 April 2017
12:00
Australia  North KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
2 April 2017
16:30
Great Britain  NetherlandsKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
2 April 2017
21:00
South Korea  SloveniaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
3 April 2017
16:30
Netherlands  North KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
3 April 2017
21:00
Slovenia  AustraliaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
3 April 2017
21:00
South Korea  Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
5 April 2017
12:00
Netherlands  SloveniaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
5 April 2017
16:30
Great Britain  North KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
5 April 2017
21:00
South Korea  AustraliaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
6 April 2017
16:30
Slovenia  Great BritainKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
6 April 2017
21:00
Australia  NetherlandsKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
6 April 2017
21:00
North Korea  South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
8 April 2017
12:00
North Korea  SloveniaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
8 April 2017
16:30
Netherlands  South KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
8 April 2017
21:00
Great Britain  AustraliaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung

Group B tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country  Iceland
Dates 27 February–5 March
Teams 6
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Spain Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Iceland Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
 Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2018 Division II A
2  Iceland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2018 Division II B qualification
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local (UTC±0).

27 February 2017
13:00
Turkey  New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
27 February 2017
16:30
Mexico  SpainLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
27 February 2017
20:00
Iceland  RomaniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
28 February 2017
13:00
Spain  New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
28 February 2017
16:30
Romania  TurkeyLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
28 February 2017
20:00
Iceland  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
2 March 2017
13:00
Spain  RomaniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
2 March 2017
16:30
Mexico  New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
2 March 2017
20:00
Iceland  TurkeyLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
3 March 2017
13:00
Romania  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
3 March 2017
16:30
Turkey  SpainLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
3 March 2017
20:00
New Zealand  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
5 March 2017
13:00
Mexico  TurkeyLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
5 March 2017
16:30
New Zealand  RomaniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
5 March 2017
20:00
Spain  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík

Group B qualification tournament

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
Tournament details
Host country  Chinese Taipei
Dates 12–17 December
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Website IIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
 Belgium Did not participate last year.
 Chinese Taipei Host, first appearance in world championships.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2018 Division II B
2  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chinese Taipei (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 December 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local (UTC+8).

12 December 2016
15:30
Belgium  South AfricaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
12 December 2016
19:00
Chinese Taipei  BulgariaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
13 December 2016
15:30
Hong Kong  BelgiumAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
13 December 2016
19:00
South Africa  Chinese TaipeiAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
15 December 2016
15:30
South Africa  BulgariaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
15 December 2016
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
16 December 2016
15:30
Bulgaria  BelgiumAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
16 December 2016
19:00
Hong Kong  South AfricaAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
17 December 2016
15:30
Bulgaria  Hong KongAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City
17 December 2016
19:00
Belgium  Chinese TaipeiAnnex Ice Rink, Taipei City

References

  1. "Tournaments assigned". iihfworlds2016.com. 20 May 2016.
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