The 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 10th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place from 17 to 23 March 2017 at the ice skating rink of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Five nations participated, though a sixth, Kyrgyzstan, was supposed to but cancelled. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, their third time doing so.
Top Division + ParticipantsTeam2016 Results Host, finished 4th place last year. Won silver medal last year. Won bronze medal last year. Finished 5th place last year. Runner-up of Division I last year and were promoted.
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Schedules (UTC+07:00)
Awards and statistics Awards
Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Khaled Al Suwaidi Best Defenceman: Boldbayar Bayajikh Best Forward: Juma Al Dhaheri Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders Player Juma Al Dhaheri 4 8 6 14 +7 2 F Erdenesukh Bold 4 5 7 12 +13 4 F Khalifa Al Mahrooqi 4 6 5 11 +5 4 F Gerelt Ider 4 5 5 10 +9 8 F Tewin Chartsuwan 4 4 5 9 +11 2 F Jargalsaikhan Bayarsaikhan 4 3 6 9 +8 4 F Likit Neimwan 4 3 6 9 +13 0 D Boldbayar Bayajikh 4 2 7 9 +15 2 D Chee Ming Bryan Lim 4 7 1 8 −10 4 F Hideki Nagayama 4 3 5 8 +7 2 F Source: IIHF.com
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. Player Prakpoom Thongaram 108:35 5 2.76 52 91.23 0 Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk 130:24 5 2.30 50 90.91 0 Khaled Al Suwaidi 185:00 10 3.24 90 90.00 0 Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 175:28 11 3.76 88 88.89 0 Thien Ian Lee 139:25 18 7.75 88 83.02 0 Source: IIHF.com
Division I
The Division I competition was played between 22 and 25 April 2017 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
+ ParticipantsTeam2016 Results Host, did not participate last year. Last participation in 2015. Finished 3rd place in Division I last year. Finished 5th place in Division I last year. Did not participate last year. First participation since 2015.
Standings
References
External links STATISTICS STATISTICS (Div I)