The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II consisted of three international
ice hockey
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tournaments organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
. Division II A, Division II B and Division II B Qualification represent the fourth, fifth and sixth tier of the
IIHF Women's World Championship
The IIHF Women's World Championship is the premier international women's tournament in ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more champions ...
.
At the 2017 IIHF annual congress it was decided that the Top Division would expand from eight to ten teams. As a result, all relegations from the 2017 tournaments were cancelled, and there would also be no relegation in all 2018 tournaments.
Venues
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in
Gangneung
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, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Vanessa Morin
* Anna Kuroda
* Chelsea Rapin
* Rita Rygh
;Linesmen
* Tanja Cadonau
* Aiko Hoshi
* Jenni Jaatinen
* Lee Kyung-sun
* Lee Tae-ri
* Bente Owren
* Brienne Stewart
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (
Time in South Korea
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From May 8 to October 9 in 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the cale ...
–
UTC+9
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During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time with ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper:
Han Do-hee
**Best Defenseman:
Kayleigh Hamers
**Best Forward:
Pia Pren
Source
IIHF.com
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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
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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.
''TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in
Akureyri
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, Iceland, from 27 February to 5 March 2017.
Participating teams
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Katalin Gérnyi
* Elena Ivanova
* Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
* Gabriela Malá
;Linesmen
* Veronika Dopitová
* Linn Forsberg
* Leigh Hetherington
* Senovwa Mollen
* Oksana Shestakova
* Julia Tschirner
* Julia Weegh
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (
Greenwich Mean Time
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–
UTC±0
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).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper:
Mónica Renteria
**Best Defenseman:
Eva Karvelsdóttir
**Best Forward:
Anjali Thakker
Source
IIHF.com
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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
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Leading goaltenders
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
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in
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, Taiwan, from 12 to 17 December 2016.
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Participating teams
Match officials
3 referees and 5 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Final standings
Match results
''All times are local (Time in Taiwan
National Standard Time is the official time zone in Taiwan defined by an UTC offset of UTC+08:00, +08:00. This standard is also known as Taipei Time (), Taiwan Time () or Taiwan Standard Time (TST).
History
The first time zone standard in Tai ...
– UTC+8
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It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
).''
Awards and statistics
Awards
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Nina van Orshaegen
**Best Defenseman: Donne van Doesburgh
**Best Forward: Yeh Hui-chen
Source
IIHF.com
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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
/small>
Leading goaltenders
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
Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...
s''
Source
IIHF.com
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See also
*List of sporting events in Taiwan
This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan.
Multi-sport events
Archery
Association football, futsal
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been resched ...
References
External links
Official website of IIHF
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The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tourn ...
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