2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2017
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (3rd title)
Runner-up  Mongolia
Third place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored112 (11.2 per game)
Attendance1,468 (147 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United Arab Emirates Juma Al Dhaheri (14 points)
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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.

  1. ^ "Exciting times for Asia". IIHF. Retrieved 6 February 2017.