2017 Iihf Women's World Championship
The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
It was held in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States from 31 March to 7 April 2017. The USA Hockey Arena served as the event's venue using Arena I and Arena II.
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| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 31 March – 7 April 2017 |
| Opened by | Donald Trump |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | United States (8th title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 115 (5.23 per game) |
| Attendance | 20,034 (911 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Kendall Coyne (12 points) |
| MVP | Brianna Decker |
| Website | Official website |
The United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 3–2 after overtime, winning their eighth title. Finland won the bronze medal by beating Germany 8–0.
Venues
| USA Hockey Arena I 3,504 | USA Hockey Arena II 800 |
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Participating teams
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Match officials
10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
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Rosters
Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" roster no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of tournament.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−4).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
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| 31 March 2017 16:00 | Finland | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | Russia | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 146 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Nadezhda Alexandrova | Referees: Dina Allen Nicole Hertrich Linesmen:  Bettina Angerer Jessica Leclerc | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
| 31 March 2017 19:35 | United States | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Canada | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 3,152 |
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| Nicole Hensley | Goalies | Shannon Szabados | Referees: Gabriella Gran Aina HoveLinesmen:  Nataša Pagon Johanna Tauriainen | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
| 30 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
| 1 April 2017 15:35 | Russia | 0–7 (0–1, 0–3, 0–3) | United States | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 1,919 |
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| Maria Sorokina | Goalies | Madeline Rooney | Referees: Anna Eskola Drahomira FialovaLinesmen:  Ilona Novotná Justine Todd | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 April 2017 19:35 | Canada | 3–4 (1–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Finland | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 780 |
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| Emerance Maschmeyer Genevieve Lacasse | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Nicole Hertrich Melissa Szkola Linesmen:  Michaela Kúdeľová Lisa Linnek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2017 15:35 | Canada | 8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Russia | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 516 |
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| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Maria Sorokina Nadezhda Alexandrova | Referees: Nikoleta Celárová Anna Eskola Linesmen: Nataša Pagon Johanna Tauriainen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 April 2017 19:35 | United States | 5–3 (1–1, 2–1, 2–1) | Finland | USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth Attendance: 1,368 |
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| Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Drahomira Fialova Miyuki NakayamaLinesmen: Bettina Angerer Michaela Kúdeľová | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Relegation round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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