The 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia is an international women's

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tournament run by the

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. The tournament took place from 7 to 15 March 2017 at the Rink Ice Arena of the

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. A round robin format was used. It was the fifth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the

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series of tournament. The

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made their international debut in this tournament while

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recorded their first international win against the former in this edition.

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sent their under-18 national team.

Round robin

Fixtures

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Awards and statistics

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Best Goalkeeper Maria Jessica Cabili * Best Defenceman Mei Wah Wan * Best Forward Wen Lin Lim Source
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Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches

Diskit Chhonzom Angmo *

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Su Ying Karen Chong * New Zealand U18 Jana Kivell *

Maria Jessica Cabili *

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

Jill Quek *

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Sirikarn Jittresin *

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Mariam Almazrouei Source
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Scoring leaders

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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. Source
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References

External links

Tournament page
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IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formerly the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asia and Oceania teams, especially ...

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