2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries  Ukraine
 Great Britain
Dates 22–28 April (Group A)
23–29 April (Group B)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I is an upcoming international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A will be contested in Kiev, Ukraine, on 22–28 April 2017 and Group B in Belfast, Great Britain, on 23–29 April 2017.[1]

Bids

There were two official bids to host Group A Championships.

Austria has never hosted these championships. The location and arena were to be confirmed at the time of submission.
Ukraine have never hosted these championships, however, they did host a Olympic Pre-Qualifcation round in 2012. The proposed arena was the Palace of Sports.

The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from Ukraine gained a majority vote against the Austrian entry.[2]

There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.

Estonia last hosted these championships in 2006. The proposed arena was Tallinn Arena.
Great Britain have never hosted these championships, however, they did play host to the IIHF Group B Championships in 1952, and again in 1993. The proposed arena was the Odyssey Arena.

The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016.[3] The bid from Great Britain received 18 votes, whilst the Estonia bid received 7.[4]

Venues

Group A Group B
Kiev Belfast
Palace of Sports
Capacity: 7,000		 Odyssey Arena
Capacity: 11,000
Kyiv. Palace of Sports.JPG Odyssey Arena, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 860741.jpg

Group A tournament

2017 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country  Ukraine
Dates 22–28 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)

Participants

The following teams will compete in Group A.[5] The teams that finish in 1st and 2nd place of Group A will be promoted to the 2018 IIHF World Championship, while the team that finishes in last place will be relegated to Group B.

Team Qualification
 Hungary Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 Kazakhstan Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 Poland Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 Austria Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 South Korea Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

Standings

Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promoted to Group A 2018 Relegated to Group B 2018

Group B tournament

2017 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country  Great Britain
Dates 23–29 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)

Participants

The following teams will compete in Group B.[6] The teams that finishes in 1st place of Group B will be promoted to the Group A, whilst the team that finishes in last place will be relegated to IIHF World Championship Division II.

Team Qualification
 Japan Placed 6th in Division I A and were relegated.
 Great Britain Host, Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 Croatia Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 Estonia Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 Netherlands Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.

Standings

Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promoted to IIHF World Championships 2018 Relegated to Group B 2018

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