2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

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2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships (A-Pool)
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Dates11–20 April 2017
Teams7
Venue(s) Gangneung Hockey Centre
Gangneung
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg United States
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Fourth place Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Website gangneung2017.com
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The 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships for A-Pool teams (Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, United States) was held in Gangneung, South Korea, from 11 April through 20 April 2017. The opening ceremony was held on 11 April and games were played from 12 April through 20 April, followed by the closing ceremony. [1] [2]

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This event was previously known as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships. On 30 November 2016, the International Paralympic Committee adopted the "World Para" brand across the ten sports it governs, the official name of the sport changed from "sledge hockey" to "Para ice hockey", and the event became the "World Para Ice Hockey Championships". [3]

The World Championships for B-Pool teams (Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan, Slovakia) was held at Hakucho Arena in Tomakomai, Japan, from 28 November to 3 December 2016. [4]

A-Pool

Team rosters

Canada [5] [6]
Forwards: Rob Armstrong, Billy Bridges, Dominic Cozzolino, Ben Delaney, Liam Hickey, Tyler McGregor, Bryan Sholomicki, Corbyn Smith, Greg Westlake
Defenders: Steve Arsenault, Brad Bowden, Adam Dixon, James Gemmell, Tyrone Henry, Kevin Sorley
Goaltenders: Dominic Larocque, Corbin Watson
Germany [7] [8]
Forwards: Bas Disveld, Bernhard Hering, Ingo Kuhli-Lauenstein, Frank Rennhack, Udo Segreff, Joerg Wedde, Jacob Wolff
Defenders: Matthias Albanus, Christian Jaster, Robert Pabst, Christian Pilz, Hugo Raedler, Lucas Sklorz, Sven Stumpe
Goaltenders: Klaus Brzoska, Simon Kunst
Italy [9] [10]
Forwards: Alessandro Andreoni, Eusebiu Antochi, Valerio Corvino, Christoph Depaoli, Stephan Kafmann, Sandro Kalegaris, Nils Larch, Gregory Leperdi, Werner Winkler
Defenders: Bruno Balossetti, Gianluca Cavaliere, Andrea Macri, Florian Planker, Roberto Radice, Gianluigi Rosa
Goaltenders: Gabriele Araudo, Santino Stillitano
Norway [11] [12]
Forwards: Thommas Avdal, Audun Bakke, Magnus Bogle, Martin Hamre, Ola Oiseth, Tor Joakim Rivera, Loyd Remi Solberg, Emil Sorheim, Morten Vaernes, Emil Vatne
Defenders: Thomas Jacobsen, Jan Roger Klakegg, Knut Andre Nordstoga, Rolf Einar Pedersen
Goaltenders: Kissinger Deng, Kjell Christian Hamar
South Korea [13] [14]
Forwards: Cho Byeong-seok, Cho Young-jae, Choi Si-woo, Jang Jong-ho, Jung Seung-hwan, Lee Jong-kyung, Lee Ju-seung, Na Dae-seok, Ryu Jee-hyun
Defenders: Choi Kwang-hyouk, Han Min-su, Jang Dong-shin, Kim Young-sung, Park Woo-chul
Goaltenders: Lee Jae-woong, Yu Man-gyun
Sweden [15]
Forwards: Goran Karlsson, Per Kasperi, Martin Magnevill, Robin Meng, Peter Nilsson, Peter Ojala, Filip Silvstrand Olsson, Niklas Rakos
Defenders: Christian Hedberg, Marcus Holm, Niklas Ingvarsson, Rasmus Isaksson, Rasmus Lundgren
Goaltenders: Andreas Neuman, Ulf Nilsson
United States [16] [17] [18]
Forwards: Chris Douglas, Declan Farmer, Noah Grove, Luke McDermott, Kevin McKee, Adam Page, Rico Roman, Brody Roybal, Paul Schaus
Defenders: Tyler Carron, Billy Hanning, Nikko Landeros, Josh Pauls, Jack Wallace, Andy Yohe
Goaltenders: Steve Cash, Bo Reichenbach

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66000382+3618 Final
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 65001452+4315
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)630121212010 Bronze medal game
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 621031019−98 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 621031120−98 [lower-alpha 1] Fifth place game
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 61005438−343
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 60015229−271Relegated to 2019 B-Pool
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Norway 1–0 Italy
12 April 2017
11:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
12 April 2017
15:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg9–0
(6–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
12 April 2017
19:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
13 April 2017
11:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
13 April 2017
15:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–0
(4–0, 0–0, 3–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
13 April 2017
19:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
14 April 2017
11:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–1
(3–0, 4–1, 2–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
14 April 2017
15:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg17–0
(8–0, 4–0, 5–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
14 April 2017
19:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
15 April 2017
11:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
15 April 2017
15:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
15 April 2017
19:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–1
(1–0, 3–1, 2–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
17 April 2017
11:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
17 April 2017
15:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
17 April 2017
19:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
18 April 2017
11:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–0
(1–0, 4–0, 1–0)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
18 April 2017
15:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
18 April 2017
19:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
19 April 2017
11:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg9–0
(2–0, 3–0, 4–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
19 April 2017
15:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
19 April 2017
19:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung

Final round

Fifth place game

20 April 2017
11:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung

Bronze medal game

20 April 2017
15:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2
(2–0, 0–0, 1–2)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung

Final

20 April 2017
19:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–4
(0–2, 0–2, 1–0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg

Awards

Source: IPC

B-Pool

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 33000170+179 Final
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)3200193+66
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3100226−43 Third place game
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 30003019−190
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
29 November 2016
14:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg12–0
(4–0, 5–0, 3–0)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai
29 November 2016
17:30		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai
30 November 2016
14:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai
30 November 2016
17:30		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai
2 December 2016
14:30		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai
2 December 2016
17:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai

Final round

Third place game

3 December 2016
11:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai

Final

3 December 2016
14:30		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hakucho Arena, Tomakomai

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Increase2.svg
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Increase2.svg
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

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