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2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Thailand Thailand
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 17–23 March 2017
Teams 5
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (3rd title)
Runner-up  Mongolia
Third place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 112 (11.2 per game)
Attendance 1,468 (147 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United Arab Emirates Juma Al Dhaheri (14 points)
← 2016
2018 →

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.[1] 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[]

Participants[1]
Team 2016 Results
 Thailand Host, finished 4th place last year.
 United Arab Emirates Won silver medal last year.
 Mongolia Won bronze medal last year.
 Singapore Finished 5th place last year.
 Malaysia Runner-up of Division I last year and were promoted.

Standings[]

     Won gold medal
     Won silver medal
     Won bronze medal
     Relegated to Division I 2018
Rk Team Pld W OW OL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 0 29 10 +19 11
2  Mongolia 4 3 0 1 0 32 14 +18 10
3  Thailand 4 2 0 0 2 33 10 +23 6
4  Singapore 4 1 0 0 3 5 39 −34 3
5  Malaysia 4 0 0 0 4 13 39 −26 0

Schedules[]

(UTC+07:00)

17 March 2017
14:30
Singapore  0–13
(0–2, 0–5, 0–6)
 Mongolia The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
17 March 2017
18:00
Malaysia  3–10
(1–2, 1–2, 1–6)
 United Arab Emirates The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
18 March 2017
14:30
United Arab Emirates  10–0
(5–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 Singapore The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
18 March 2017
18:00
Thailand  14–1
(3–0, 8–1, 3–0)
 Malaysia The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
20 March 2017
14:30
Malaysia  4–5
(1–1, 1–2, 2–2)
 Singapore The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
20 March 2017
18:00
Mongolia  5–4
(3–1, 0–2, 2–1)
 Thailand The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
21 March 2017
14:30
Mongolia  10–5
(4–2, 4–1, 2–2)
 Malaysia The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
21 March 2017
18:00
Thailand  3–4
(0–2, 3–1, 0–1)
 United Arab Emirates The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
23 March 2017
14:30
United Arab Emirates  5 – 4 (GWS)
(1–2, 2–2, 1–0,
0–0, 1–0)
 Mongolia The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok
23 March 2017
18:00
Thailand  12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)
 Singapore The Rink Ice Arena,
Bangkok

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com[dead link]

Scoring leaders[]

Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Flag of United Arab Emirates Juma Al Dhaheri 4 8 6 14 +7 2 F
Flag of Mongolia Erdenesukh Bold 4 5 7 12 +13 4 F
Flag of United Arab Emirates Khalifa Al Mahrooqi 4 6 5 11 +5 4 F
Flag of Mongolia Gerelt Ider 4 5 5 10 +9 8 F
Flag of Thailand Tewin Chartsuwan 4 4 5 9 +11 2 F
Flag of Mongolia Jargalsaikhan Bayarsaikhan 4 3 6 9 +8 4 F
Flag of Thailand Likit Neimwan 4 3 6 9 +13 0 D
Flag of Mongolia Boldbayar Bayajikh 4 2 7 9 +15 2 D
Flag of Malaysia Chee Ming Bryan Lim 4 7 1 8 −10 4 F
Flag of Thailand Hideki Nagayama 4 3 5 8 +7 2 F

Source: IIHF.com[dead link]

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 TOI GA GAA SA SV% SO
Flag of Thailand Prakpoom Thongaram 108:35 5 2.76 52 91.23 0
Flag of Thailand Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk 130:24 5 2.30 50 90.91 0
Flag of United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Suwaidi 185:00 10 3.24 90 90.00 0
Flag of Mongolia Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 175:28 11 3.76 88 88.89 0
Flag of Malaysia Thien Ian Lee 139:25 18 7.75 88 83.02 0

Source: IIHF.com[dead link]

Division I[]

2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Division I
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Kuwait Kuwait
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 22–25 April 2017
Teams 4
Final positions
Champions  Kuwait (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played 6
Goals scored 104 (17.33 per game)
Attendance 1,048 (175 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Kuwait Ahmad Al Ajmi (17 points)
← 2016
2018 →

The Division I competition was played between 22 and 25 April 2017 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.[1]

Participants[1]
Team 2016 Results
 Kuwait Host, did not participate last year. Last participation in 2015.
 Macau Finished 3rd place in Division I last year.
 India Finished 5th place in Division I last year.
 Oman Did not participate last year. First participation since 2015.
Standings[2]
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  Kuwait 3 3 0 0 0 29 5 +24 9
2  India 3 2 0 0 1 15 13 +2 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 0 2 4 17 −13 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0
     Promoted to Top Division 2018

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Exciting times for Asia. IIHF. Retrieved on 6 February 2017.
  2. FINAL RANKING. IIHF. Retrieved on 25 April 2017.[dead link]

External links[]

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