The 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 41st edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC or WM20).[1][2] The main tournament was co-hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[3][4] This was the 14th championship that Canada had hosted. Montreal and Toronto also jointly hosted the 2015 edition.[5] The tournament consisted of 30 games between 10 nations.[6]
Group A preliminary games, as well as the medal rounds, were hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Air Canada Centre in Toronto hosted preliminaries in Group B, including the host country of Canada.[7] The tournament also initiated several year-long celebrations, the 375th anniversary of Montreal's founding; the 100th anniversary of the National Hockey League's founding in Montreal;[8] the 100th anniversary of Hockey Canada's origins; the 50th anniversary of Montreal's Expo 67; the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation; and the 100th anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[9] The Maple Leafs had planned to make the WJHC the centrepiece of their 100th-anniversary celebrations.[10]
The event was organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Québec, Ontario Hockey Federation, Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Evenko.[6] Montreal and Quebec provided C$1 million and C$2 million in funding, respectively, for both the 2015 and 2017 editions.
For the first time in the history of the event, the defending champion (Finland) had to compete in the relegation round. Latvia was relegated to Division I-A for 2018 by merit of their tenth-place finish.
Player eligibility
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A player was eligible to play in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:[11]
the player was of male gender;
the player was born at the earliest in 1997, and at the latest, in 2002;
the player was a citizen in the country he represented;
the player was under the jurisdiction of a national association that was a member of the IIHF.
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.[12]
Top Division
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Venues
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Montreal
Montreal
Toronto
Toronto
Bell Centre Capacity: 21,288
Air Canada Centre Capacity: 18,800
Match officials
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The International Ice Hockey Federation selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[13]
Referees
Tobias Björk
Darcy Burchell
Jan Hribik
Jozef Kubus
Mark Lemelin
Marcus Linde
Marian Rohatsch
Anssi Salonen
Brett Sheva
Maxim Sidorenko
Robin Šír
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen
Jimmy Dahmen
Jake Davis
Nicolas Fluri
Dmitry Golyak
Henrik Haurum
Lukas Kohlmuller
Yakov Paley
Libor Suchanek
Sakari Suominen
Nathan Vanoosten
Rosters
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Main article: 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
Format
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The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups played a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team.[14]
Preliminary round
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All times are local. (Eastern Standard Time – UTC−5)
Source: IIHF 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 Notes:
^ abcIn head-to-head games, France had 6 Pts, Kazakhstan had 3 Pts, and Austria 0 Pts.
Group B
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The Division I B tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from December 11 to 17, 2016.[19][20] The hosts, entering as the bottom seed, won promotion for the second year in a row.
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Hungary (H)
5
4
0
0
1
21
12
+9
12
Promoted to the 2018 Division I A
2
Poland
5
3
1
0
1
21
16
+5
11
3
Slovenia
5
2
1
0
2
21
13
+8
8
4
Italy
5
2
0
1
2
12
19
−7
7
5
Ukraine
5
1
1
0
3
9
13
−4
5
6
Great Britain
5
0
0
2
3
8
19
−11
2
Relegated to the 2018 Division II A
Source: IIHF 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
Division II
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Main article: 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
Group A
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The Division II A tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 11 to 17, 2016.[21][22]
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Lithuania
5
5
0
0
0
42
10
+32
15
Promoted to the 2018 Division I B
2
Japan
5
4
0
0
1
35
13
+22
12
3
Romania
5
2
0
1
2
21
29
−8
7
4
Estonia (H)
5
2
0
0
3
18
24
−6
6
5
Netherlands
5
1
0
0
4
9
24
−15
3
6
Croatia
5
0
1
0
4
11
36
−25
2
Relegated to the 2018 Division II B
Source: IIHF 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
Group B
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The Division II B tournament was held in Logroño, Spain, from January 7 to 13, 2017.[23][24]
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
South Korea
5
4
1
0
0
27
7
+20
14
Promoted to the 2018 Division II A
2
Spain (H)
5
4
0
0
1
38
12
+26
12
3
Serbia
5
3
0
1
1
23
12
+11
10
4
Belgium
5
2
0
0
3
15
19
−4
6
5
Mexico
5
0
1
0
4
13
39
−26
2
6
Australia
5
0
0
1
4
9
36
−27
1
Relegated to the 2018 Division III
Source: IIHF 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
Division III
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Main article: 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
The Division III tournament was held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from January 16 to 22, 2017.[25][26] Turkey defeated China in the Gold medal game to achieve promotion to Division II. Chinese Taipei returned to play for the first time since 2011, losing all but their final game.
Playoffs
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Semifinals
Final
B1
Turkey
3
A2
Iceland
2
B1
Turkey
2
A1
China
1
A1
China
11
B2
New Zealand
2
3rd place match
A2
Iceland
10
B2
New Zealand
0
5th–8th place semifinals
5th place match
A3
Israel
9
B4
South Africa
0
A3
Israel
3
B3
Bulgaria
2
B3
Bulgaria
6
A4
Chinese Taipei
1
7th place match
B4
South Africa
1
A4
Chinese Taipei
7
Final standings
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Rank
Team
Result
1
Turkey
Promoted to the 2018 Division II B
2
China
3
Iceland
4
New Zealand
5
Israel
6
Bulgaria
7
Chinese Taipei
Relegated to the 2018 Division III Qualification
8
South Africa
See also
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2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship when Toronto & Montreal co-hosted
2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Calgary & Edmonton co-hosted
2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Saskatoon & Regina co-hosted
2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Ottawa hosted
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