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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship<br>Division II
| year = 2017
| image = 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II.png
| size = 280px
| caption = 
| country = South Korea
| country2 = Iceland
| country3 = Taiwan
| dates = 2–8 April 2017<br>27 February – 5 March 2017<br>12–17 December 2016
| num_teams = 12
| venues = [[#Venues|4]]
| cities = 3
| prevseason = [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2016]]
| nextseason = [[2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2018]]
}}

The '''2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II''' was three international [[ice hockey]] tournaments organised by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The Division II Group A tournament was played in [[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]], from 2 to 8 April 2017,<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/index.html Division II A statistics]</ref> the Division II Group B tournament was played in [[Akureyri]], [[Iceland]], from 27 February to 5 March 2017,<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/index.html Division II B statistics]</ref> and the Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], from 12 to 17 December 2016.<ref>[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/index.html Division II B Q statistics]</ref>
==Division II Group A==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
| year = 2017
| country = South Korea
| dates = 2–8 April 2017
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 2
| cities = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 84
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|GBR}} Angela Taylor
| points = 12
| attendance = {{#expr: 1923 + 409 + 1096 + 1048 + 247 + 1228 + 851 + 1627 + 1042 + 396 + 367 + 5800 + 1539 + 2482 + 556}}
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihw|NED}}
|Placed 6th in Division I B and were relegated.
|-
|{{ihw|KOR}}
|'''Host''', placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
|-
|{{ihw|GBR}}
|Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
|-
|{{ihw|PRK}}
|Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
|-
|{{ihw|SVN}}
|Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
|-
|{{ihw|AUS}}
|Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.
|}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion
|-
|1
|{{ih|South Korea}} (H)
|5
|5
|0
|0
|0
|21
|3
|18
|15
|Promoted to the 2018 Division I B
|-
|2
|{{ih|Netherlands}}
|5
|4
|0
|0
|1
|17
|10
|7
|12
| colspan="1" rowspan="5" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|Great Britain}}
|5
|2
|0
|1
|2
|20
|16
|4
|7
|-
|4
|{{ih|North Korea}}
|5
|1
|1
|0
|3
|10
|13
|−3
|5
|-
|5
|{{ih|Slovenia}}
|5
|1
|0
|0
|4
|9
|22
|−13
|3
|-
|6
|{{ih|Australia}}
|5
|1
|0
|0
|4
|7
|20
|−13
|3
|}

===Results===

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| date        = 2 April 2017
| time        = 12:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|PRK}}
| score       = 2–1
| periods     = (1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607901_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Kuroda
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-sun
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Brienne Stewart
| stadium     = [[Gangneung Hockey Centre]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,923
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 19
| shots2      = 32
}}
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| date        = 2 April 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|GBR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|NED}}'''
| score       = 4–5
| periods     = (0–1, 3–3, 1–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607902_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Morin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Tanja Cadonau
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jenni Jaatinen
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 409
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 12
| shots2      = 43
}}
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| date        = 2 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|KOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|SVN}}
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607903_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Chelsea Rapin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Hoshi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Owren
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,096
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 78
| shots2      = 12
}}
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| date        = 3 April 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|NED}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|PRK}}
| score       = 4–2
| periods     = (1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607904_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rita Rygh
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Tanja Cadonau
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-sun
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,048
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 19
}}
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| date        = 3 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|SVN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|AUS}}
| score       = 3–0
| periods     = (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607905_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Kuroda
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Hoshi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Owren
| stadium     = [[Gangneung Hockey Centre]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 247
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 19
| shots2      = 45
}}
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| date        = 3 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|KOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|GBR}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607906_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Morin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jenni Jaatinen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Brienne Stewart
| stadium     = [[Gangneung Hockey Centre]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,228
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 38
| shots2      = 20
}}
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| date        = 5 April 2017
| time        = 12:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|NED}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|SVN}}
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (2–1, 2–0, 1–0)  
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607907_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Kuroda
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jenni Jaatinen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-sun
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 851
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 72
| shots2      = 8
}}
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| date        = 5 April 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|GBR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|PRK}}'''
| score       = 2–3 {{small|OT}}
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 2–1)<br>OT: (0–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607908_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Chelsea Rapin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Hoshi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Brienne Stewart
| stadium     = [[Gangneung Hockey Centre]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,627
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 30
}}
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| date        = 5 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|KOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|AUS}}
| score       = 8–1
| periods     = (2–0, 5–0, 1–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607909_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rita Rygh
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Tanja Cadonau
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Owren
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,042
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 5
}}
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| date        = 6 April 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|SVN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|GBR}}'''
| score       = 2–8
| periods     = (0–4, 0–3, 2–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607910_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Morin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Tanja Cadonau
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Owren
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 396
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 12
| shots2      = 59
}}
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| date        = 6 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|NED}}'''
| score       = 1–3
| periods     = (0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607911_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rita Rygh
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Hoshi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-sun
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 367
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 17
| shots2      = 26
}}
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| date        = 6 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|PRK}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|KOR}}'''
| score       = 0–3
| periods     = (0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607912_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Chelsea Rapin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jenni Jaatinen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Brienne Stewart
| stadium     = [[Gangneung Hockey Centre]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 5,800
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 29
}}
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| date        = 8 April 2017
| time        = 12:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|PRK}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|SVN}}
| score       = 4–2
| periods     = (0–2, 2–0, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607913_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Kuroda
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Hoshi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jenni Jaatinen
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 1,539
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 70
| shots2      = 13
}}
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| date        = 8 April 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|KOR}}'''
| score       = 0–2
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607914_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Morin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Tanja Cadonau
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Brienne Stewart
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 2,482
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 11
| shots2      = 30
}}
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| date        = 8 April 2017
| time        = 21:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|AUS}}
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (2–1, 1–2, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/607/IHW607915_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Chelsea Rapin
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-sun
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Owren
| stadium     = [[Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium]], [[Gangneung]]
| attendance  = 556
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 20
}}

==Division II Group B==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
| year = 2017
| country = Iceland
| dates = 27 February –<br>5 March 2017
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 2
| cities = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 109
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|NZL}} Anjali Thakker
| points = 15
| attendance = {{#expr: 164 + 280 + 420 + 100 + 80 + 350 + 60 + 95 + 470 + 21 + 34 + 578 + 52 + 43 + 682}}
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihw|ESP}}
|Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
|-
|{{ihw|ISL}}
|'''Host''', placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
|-
|{{ihw|MEX}}
|Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
|-
|{{ihw|NZL}}
|Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
|-
|{{ihw|ROU}}
|Placed 1st in Division II B Qualification last year and were promoted.
|-
|{{ihw|TUR}}
|Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were allowed to remain because of Croatia's withdrawal.
|}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion
|-
|1
|{{ih|Mexico}}
|5
|4
|0
|0
|1
|19
|9
|10
|12
|Promoted to the 2018 Division II A
|-
|2
|{{ih|Spain}}
|5
|3
|1
|0
|1
|26
|7
|19
|11
| colspan="1" rowspan="5" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|New Zealand}}
|5
|3
|0
|1
|1
|20
|13
|7
|10
|-
|4
|{{ih|Iceland}} (H)
|5
|2
|0
|0
|3
|19
|13
|6
|6
|-
|5
|{{ih|Turkey}}
|5
|2
|0
|0
|3
|15
|31
|−16
|6
|-
|6
|{{ih|Romania}}
|5
|0
|0
|0
|5
|10
|36
|−26
|0
|}


===Results===

{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 27 February 2017
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|NZL}}'''
| score       = 3–5
| periods     = (1–3, 1–2, 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616901_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Veronika Dopitová
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Weegh
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 164
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 16
| shots2      = 39
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 27 February 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ESP}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616902_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Forsberg
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GBR}} Leigh Hetherington
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 280
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 17
| shots2      = 24
}}
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| date        = 27 February 2017
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ROU}}
| score       = 7–2
| periods     = (3–0, 1–0, 3–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616903_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Gérnyi
| linesman    = {{flagicon|NED}} Senovwa Mollen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Tschirner
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 420
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 51
| shots2      = 22
}}
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| date        = 28 February 2017
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|NZL}}
| score       = 3–2 {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| periods     = (2–2, 0–0, 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] 1–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616904_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Ivanova
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Forsberg
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Weegh
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 100
| penalties1  = 27
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 25
}}
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| date        = 28 February 2017
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|ROU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|TUR}}'''
| score       = 4–6
| periods     = (2–3, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616905_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Veronika Dopitová
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Tschirner
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 80
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 42
}}
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| date        = 28 February 2017
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|ISL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|MEX}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616906_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GBR}} Leigh Hetherington
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Oksana Shestakova
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 350
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 23
}}
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| date        = 2 March 2017
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ROU}}
| score       = 8–1
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 6–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616907_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Veronika Dopitová
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GBR}} Leigh Hetherington
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 60
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 50
| shots2      = 16
}}
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| date        = 2 March 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|NZL}}
| score       = 1–0
| periods     = (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616908_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Gérnyi
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Forsberg
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Tschirner
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 95
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 15
| shots2      = 28
}}
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| date        = 2 March 2017
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|TUR}}
| score       = 6–0
| periods     = (4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616909_74_4_0.pdf
| goals2      = 
| official    = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Ivanova
| linesman    = {{flagicon|NED}} Senovwa Mollen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Weegh
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 470
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 53
| shots2      = 17
}}
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| date        = 3 March 2017
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|ROU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|MEX}}'''
| score       = 0–6
| periods     = (0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616910_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Gérnyi
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Oksana Shestakova
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Tschirner
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 21
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 50
}}
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| date        = 3 March 2017
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|ESP}}'''
| score       = 0–11
| periods     = (0–2, 0–5, 0–4)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616911_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Ivanova
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GBR}} Leigh Hetherington
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NED}} Senovwa Mollen
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 34
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 19
| shots2      = 69
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 3 March 2017
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ISL}}
| score       = 4–3
| periods     = (1–0, 1–3, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616912_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Veronika Dopitová
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Forsberg
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 578
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 31
}}
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| date        = 5 March 2017
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|MEX}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|TUR}}'''
| score       = 5–6
| periods     = (2–0, 3–4, 0–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616913_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Ivanova
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Oksana Shestakova
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Weegh
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 52
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 52
| shots2      = 26
}}
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| date        = 5 March 2017
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ROU}}
| score       = 9–3
| periods     = (1–0, 4–3, 4–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616914_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Gérnyi
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linn Forsberg
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NED}} Senovwa Mollen
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 43
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 76
| shots2      = 21
}}
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| date        = 5 March 2017
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|ISL}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/616/IHW616915_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Henna-Maria Koivuluoma
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GBR}} Leigh Hetherington
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Tschirner
| stadium     = [[Akureyri Ice Rink]], [[Akureyri]]
| attendance  = 682
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 24
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 26
}}

==Division II Group B Qualification==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification
| year = 2017
| country = Taiwan
| dates = 12–17 December 2016
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 10
| goals = 85
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|TPE}} Yeh Hui-chen
| points = 15
| attendance = {{#expr: 297 + 612 + 352 + 479 + 238 + 635 + 382 + 577 + 485 + 812}}
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihw|HKG}}
|Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification last year.
|-
|{{ihw|RSA}}
|Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification last year.
|-
|{{ihw|BUL}}
|Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification last year.
|-
|{{ihw|BEL}}
|Did not participate last year.
|-
|{{ihw|TPE}}
|'''Host''', first appearance in world championships.
|}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion
|-
|1
|{{ih|Chinese Taipei}} (H)
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|32
|3
|29
|12
|Promoted to the 2018 Division II B
|-
|2
|{{ih|Belgium}}
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|22
|3
|19
|9
| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|South Africa}}
|4
|2
|0
|0
|2
|22
|15
|7
|6
|-
|4
|{{ih|Bulgaria}}
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|6
|32
|−26
|3
|-
|5
|{{ih|Hong Kong}}
|4
|0
|0
|0
|4
|3
|32
|−29
|0
|}

===Results===
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| date        = 12 December 2016
| time        = 15:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|BEL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|RSA}}
| score       = 8–1
| periods     = (3–0, 3–0, 2–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609901_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ma Sang-hee
| linesman    = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ashleigh Davidson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Elizabeth Mantha
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 297
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 51
| shots2      = 34
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 12 December 2016
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|BUL}}
| score       = 13–0
| periods     = (4–0, 5–0, 4–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609902_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Laura White
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Akama
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Theodore Šteitů
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 612
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 74
| shots2      = 10
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 13 December 2016
| time        = 15:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|HKG}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|BEL}}'''
| score       = 0–7
| periods     = (0–1, 0–4, 0–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609903_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Wada
| linesman    = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ashleigh Davidson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Theodore Šteitů
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 352
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 8
| shots2      = 87
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 13 December 2016
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|RSA}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|TPE}}'''
| score       = 1–7
| periods     = (0–2, 0–4, 1–1)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609904_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ma Sang-hee
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Elizabeth Mantha
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Tochigi
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 479
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 41
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 15 December 2016
| time        = 15:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|BUL}}
| score       = 11–0
| periods     = (3–0, 3–0, 5–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609905_74_2_0.pdf
| goals2      = 
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Laura White
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Akama
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Tochigi
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 238
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 67
| shots2      = 16
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 15 December 2016
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|HKG}}
| score       = 10–1
| periods     = (3–1, 4–0, 3–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609906_74_5_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Wada
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Elizabeth Mantha
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Theodore Streitu
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 635
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 76
| shots2      = 9
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 16 December 2016
| time        = 15:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|BUL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|BEL}}'''
| score       = 0–6
| periods     = (0–0, 0–3, 0–3)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609907_74_2_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ma Sang-hee
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Theodore Streitu
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Tochigi
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 382
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 8
| shots2      = 57
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 16 December 2016
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|HKG}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|RSA}}'''
| score       = 0–9
| periods     = (0–4, 0–3, 0–2)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609908_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Laura White
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Akama
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ashleigh Davidson
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 577
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 3
| shots2      = 63
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 17 December 2016
| time        = 15:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihw-rt|BUL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw|HKG}}
| score       = 6–2
| periods     = (0–1, 4–1, 2–0)
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/609/IHW609909_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Wada
| linesman    = {{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Akama
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ashleigh Davidson
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 485
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 27
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 17 December 2016
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = {{ihw-rt|BEL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw|TPE}}'''
| score       = 1–2
| periods     = (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)
| official    = {{flagicon|USA}} Laura White
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Elizabeth Mantha
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Tochigi
| stadium     = [[Annex Ice Rink]], [[Taipei]]
| attendance  = 812
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 38
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.iihf.com/ Official website of IIHF]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2017 in ice hockey|World Ice Hockey Championships - Women's]]
[[Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships]]