2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

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2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Division I
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–25 April 2017
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (2nd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of India.svg  India
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored104 (17.33 per game)
Attendance1,048 (175 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Kuwait.svg Ahmad Al Ajmi  (17 points)
  2016
2018  

The 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the fourth IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 22 and 25 April 2017 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The host Kuwait won the tournament and was promoted to the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. [1]

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Participants

Team2016 Results
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Host, did not participate last year. Last participation in 2015.
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Finished 3rd place in Division I last year.
Flag of India.svg  India Finished 5th place in Division I last year.
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Did not participate last year. First participation since 2015.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 33000295+249Promoted to Top Division 2018
2Flag of India.svg  India 320011513+26
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 31002417133
4Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 30003417130
Source: EuroHockey
  1. "India finishes second at the 2017 Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia" . Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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