The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2018 competition.
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.
Championship (Top Division)
The Top Division tournament was played in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States, from 31 March to 7 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship at www.iihf.com2017 IIHF Women's World Championship statistics
Division I
Division I Group A The Division I Group A tournament was played in Graz, Austria, from 15 to 21 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
Division I Group B The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 8 to 14 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
Division II
Division II Group A The Division II Group A tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 2 to 8 April 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
Division II Group B The Division II Group B tournament was played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 27 February to 5 March 2017.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
Division II Group B Qualification The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 12 to 17 December 2016.2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
References
External links Official website of IIHF