2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Kyiv, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017 and Group B in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017. South Korea and Austria were promoted to the 2018 World Championship. It marked the first time South Korea had earned promotion to the top tier of the World Championship.
Bids
There were two official bids to host Group A Championships.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.
There were also two official bids to host Group B Championships.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 20, 2016. The bid from the United Kingdom received 18 votes, whilst the Estonia bid received 7.
Group A tournament
Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.;Referees
- Andris Ansons
- Daniel Gamper
- Jacob Grumsen
- Roy Stian Hansen
- Andreas Harnebring
- Vladimír Pešina
- Jeremy Tufts
- Riley Bowles
- Franco Castelli
- Maxime Chaput
- Daniel Hynek
- Artem Korepanov
- Ulrich Pardatscher
- Daniel Persson
Results
''All times are local.''Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- *Best Goalkeeper: Bernhard Starkbaum
- *Best Defenseman: Dominique Heinrich
- *Best Forward: Nigel Dawes
- Media All-Stars:
- * MVP: Thomas Raffl
- * Goalkeeper: Bernhard Starkbaum
- * Defenceman: Dominique Heinrich / Alex Plante
- * Forwards: Nigel Dawes / Thomas Raffl / Konstantin Komarek
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | ||||||||||||||||||
 Goaltending leadersOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
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