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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–16 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 161 (10.73 per game) |
| Attendance | 4,800 (320 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Artem Kozyulin (25 points) |
| Official website | |
| IIHF.com | |
The 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 16 April 2017.[1] Seven teams participated in the tournament, divided into two groups. Bosnia and Herzegovina was originally scheduled to participate, but withdrew before the tournament began; all their games were recorded as 5–0 forfeits for the opposing team.[2] Luxembourg won the tournament, defeating Bulgaria 10–4 in the final, and played in Division IIB in 2018.[3] Chinese Taipei debuted in Division III and, apart from defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in a forfeit, recorded their first official win, beating the UAE 4–0 in the 5th place playoff.[4]
- ^ "2017 Events". IIHF.com. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Bosnia withdraws". IIHF.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Tchechankov, Ivan (2017-04-17). "First gold for Luxembourg". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ 2017 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III