2017 IIHF World Championship Group B

Group B was one of two groups of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2018.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Canada 7 6 0 1 0 32 10 +22 19 Playoff round
2    Switzerland 7 3 2 2 0 22 14 +8 15
3   Czech Republic 7 3 2 0 2 23 14 +9 13
4   Finland 7 2 2 1 2 20 22 −2 11
5   France (H) 7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10
6   Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8
7   Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7
8   Slovenia (R) 7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 Relegation to Division I A
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; (R) Relegated

All times are local (UTC+2).

Matches

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Finland vs Belarus

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5 May 2017
16:15
Finland  3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
  BelarusAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 5,078
Game reference
Joonas KorpisaloGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Jan Hribik
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Andreas Malmqvist
Aho (Filppula) – 02:431–0
Osala – 05:092–0
2–138:08 – Sharangovich (Stefanovich)
2–244:32 – Kovyrshin (Hrabarenka, A. Kostitsyn)
Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP) – 49:153–2
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots24

Czech Republic vs Canada

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5 May 2017
20:15
Czech Republic  1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
  CanadaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,834
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Petr MrázekGoaliesCalvin PickardReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Judson Ritter
0–106:09 – O'Reilly (Scheifele, Barrie)
0–220:55 – Matheson (Skinner, Giroux) (PP)
Radil (Kovář, Voráček) (PP) – 52:411–2
1–354:50 – Barrie (Konecny, Giroux)
1–459:18 – Skinner (ENG)
6 minPenalties10 min
29Shots28

Switzerland vs Slovenia

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6 May 2017
12:15
Switzerland  5–4 GWS
(4–0, 0–1, 0–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SloveniaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 4,922
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Jonas HillerGoaliesGašper Krošelj
Matija Pintarič
Referees:
  Jan Hribik
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  Judson Ritter
  Peter Šefčík
Ambühl (Suter) (PP) – 10:491–0
Haas (Praplan, Genazzi) – 11:012–0
Loeffel (Hollenstein, Praplan) – 16:593–0
Bodenmann (Brunner, Richard) – 17:474–0
4–138:31 – Muršak (Tavželj) (SH)
4–245:50 – Jeglič (Sabolič, Kranjc)
4–354:02 – Urbas (Ograjenšek, Pretnar) (PP2)
4–455:23 – Sabolič (Tičar) (PP)
Brunner  
Hollenstein  
Richard  
Shootout  Sabolič
  Tičar
  Muršak
16 minPenalties10 min
33Shots23

Belarus vs Czech Republic

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6 May 2017
16:15
Belarus  1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)
  Czech RepublicAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,635
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Kevin Lalande
Mikhail Karnaukhov
GoaliesPavel FrancouzReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Mark Lemelin
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Lukas Kohlmüller
0–113:16 – Vrána (Birner, Řepík)
0–217:30 – Gudas (Voráček)
Pavlovich (Lisovets, Denisov) – 21:131–2
1–335:38 – Červenka (Horák, Jeřábek)
1–447:26 – Šimek (Voráček, Radil) (PP)
1–549:37 – Voráček (Pastrňák, Kundrátek)
1–659:44 – Kempný (Hanzl, Zohorna)
16 minPenalties12 min
7Shots45

Norway vs France

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6 May 2017
20:15
Norway  3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
  FranceAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 7,893
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Lars HaugenGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Sakari Suominen
K. Olimb (M. Olimb, Thoresen) – 25:131–0
Thoresen (M. Olimb, K. Olimb) (PP) – 29:402–0
2–138:14 – S. Da Costa (Fleury)
Thoresen (Reichenberg) – 49:493–1
3–249:59 – S. Da Costa (Auvitu, Besch)
10 minPenalties12 min
24Shots24

Slovenia vs Canada

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7 May 2017
12:15
Slovenia  2–7
(0–3, 1–3, 1–1)
  CanadaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 9,128
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Gašper KrošeljGoaliesChad JohnsonReferees:
  Mark Lemelin
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Lukas Kohlmüller
  Andreas Malmqvist
0–104:30 – Barrie (Simmonds, Konecny)
0–214:36 – MacKinnon (Skinner, Barrie)
0–316:14 – Point (Konecny)
0–424:44 – MacKinnon (Giroux, de Haan)
0–525:43 – MacKinnon (Marner, Barrie) (PP)
Muršak (Sabolič, Pretnar) – 35:441–5
1–637:11 – Marner (Konecny)
1–747:07 – Skinner (MacKinnon, Barrie)
Urbas (Kranjc, Pretnar) (EA) – 57:552–7
8 minPenalties8 min
14Shots51

Finland vs France

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7 May 2017
16:15
Finland  1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  FranceAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,433
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Joonas KorpisaloGoaliesFlorian HardyReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Peter Šefčík
0–114:17 – Bellemare (Rech, Meunier)
Lehtonen (Pihlström, Rantanen) – 21:331–1
1–233:58 – Roussel (Bellemare)
1–338:49 – Claireaux (Janil, Rech) (PP)
1–448:27 – Roussel (Rech)
1–557:49 – Fleury (T. Da Costa) (ENG)
8 minPenalties20 min
43Shots26

Norway vs Switzerland

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7 May 2017
20:15
Norway  0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
   SwitzerlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 7,782
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Sakari Suominen
0–132:04 – Schäppi (Loeffel, Almond)
0–234:00 – Almond (Rüfenacht, Untersander)
0–349:37 – Suter (Almond, Ambühl) (PP)
12 minPenalties8 min
20Shots38

Belarus vs Canada

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8 May 2017
16:15
Belarus  0–6
(0–1, 0–2, 0–3)
  CanadaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 4,363
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Mikhail KarnaukhovGoaliesCalvin PickardReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Gleb Lazarev
0–105:08 – Point (Marner, Konecny)
0–224:20 – MacKinnon (Marner, Barrie) (PP)
0–335:21 – MacKinnon (Skinner, Giroux)
0–447:01 – Skinner (MacKinnon, Matheson)
0–550:16 – Giroux (Skinner, Morrissey)
0–654:42 – Point (Konecny, Vlasic)
12 minPenalties6 min
13Shots45

Finland vs Czech Republic

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8 May 2017
20:15
Finland  3–4 GWS
(3–0, 0–0, 0–3)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  Czech RepublicAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,112
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Joonas KorpisaloGoaliesPetr MrázekReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
  Andreas Malmqvist
  Judson Ritter
Filppula (Aho, Rantanen) – 00:581–0
Jaakola (Rantanen, Filppula) – 02:412–0
V. Lajunen (Pihlström, J. Aaltonen) – 13:513–0
3–147:37 – Horák (Pastrňák, Červenka) (PP)
3–257:46 – Gudas (Krejčík, Řepík)
3–358:09 – Kovář (Pastrňák)
Puljujärvi  
Aho  
Rantanen  
Shootout  Hanzl
  Hyka
20 minPenalties6 min
21Shots34

Slovenia vs Norway

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9 May 2017
16:15
Slovenia  1–5
(0–3, 1–1, 0–1)
  NorwayAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,696
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Matija Pintarič
Gašper Krošelj
GoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Peter Šefčík
0–105:57 – M. Olimb (Thoresen, K. Olimb)
0–214:35 – K. Olimb (Thoresen, Nørstebø)
0–318:20 – Forsberg
0–438:58 – Reichenberg (Holøs, Haugen) (PP)
Sabolič (Podlipnik, Vidmar) – 39:451–4
1–559:17 – Thoresen (K. Olimb, Bonsaksen)
6 minPenalties10 min
16Shots23

Switzerland vs France

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9 May 2017
20:15
Switzerland  3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  FranceAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,747
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Eduards Odiņš
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Lukas Kohlmüller
  Sakari Suominen
0–102:53 – Auvitu (Perret) (SH)
Praplan (Hollenstein, Loeffel) – 21:221–1
Praplan (Hollenstein, Haas) – 23:482–1
2–243:02 – S. Da Costa (Auvitu) (PP)
Ambühl (Suter, Untersander) – 53:413–2
3–355:41 – Rech (Meunier)
Brunner  
Praplan  
Hollenstein  
Shootout  Fleury
  S. Da Costa
  Bellemare
12 minPenalties12 min
26Shots25

Switzerland vs Belarus

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10 May 2017
16:15
Switzerland  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  BelarusAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,212
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Libor Suchánek
Schäppi (Untersander, Genazzi) (PP) – 17:541–0
Ambühl (Hollenstein, Loeffel) – 35:292–0
Almond (Schäppi) – 47:553–0
6 minPenalties10 min
23Shots14

Finland vs Slovenia

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10 May 2017
20:15
Finland  5–2
(0–1, 2–0, 3–1)
  SloveniaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,436
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Harri SäteriGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
  Linus Öhlund
  Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
  Roman Kaderli
  Nathan Vanoosten
0–114:21 – Kuralt (Pem)
Savinainen (Sallinen) – 24:061–1
Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP) – 25:512–1
2–245:50 – Tičar (Sabolič) (PP)
Aho (Rantanen) – 49:303–2
Hännikäinen (J. Lajunen) – 50:344–2
Sallinen (Pyörälä, Järvinen) (ENG) – 59:155–2
4 minPenalties6 min
49Shots14

Czech Republic vs Norway

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11 May 2017
16:15
Czech Republic  1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
  NorwayAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,381
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Pavel FrancouzGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Alexander Otmakhov
Kovář (Pastrňák, Jeřábek) – 61:251–0
8 minPenalties4 min
32Shots10

Canada vs France

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11 May 2017
20:15
Canada  3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
  FranceAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 14,510
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Chad JohnsonGoaliesFlorian HardyReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedyulya
  Roman Kaderli
O'Reilly (MacKinnon, Scheifele) (PP) – 05:191–0
1–109:00 – Dame-Malka (Rech, Ritz)
1–221:37 – Fleury (S. Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP)
Giroux (Lee) (PP) – 39:112–2
Vlasic – 42:223–2
33 minPenalties10 min
35Shots24

Czech Republic vs Slovenia

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12 May 2017
16:15
Czech Republic  5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)
  SloveniaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,805
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Petr MrázekGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Nathan Vanoosten
Řepík (Kovář, Červenka) (PP) – 02:121–0
Horák (Pastrňák, Voráček) (PP) – 08:202–0
Horák (Gudas, Šimek) – 11:463–0
Kempný (Vrána) – 22:094–0
4–144:04 – Verlič (Muršak, Urbas)
Červenka (Kovář) – 47:155–1
8 minPenalties6 min
37Shots15

France vs Belarus

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12 May 2017
20:15
France  4–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  BelarusAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,802
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Cristobal HuetGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Eduards Odiņš
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Joep Leermakers
  Libor Suchánek
Treille (T. Da Costa, Raux) – 12:291–0
Fleury (Roussel, S. Da Costa) (PP) – 20:542–0
2–126:40 – Pavlovich (Sharangovich, Vorobey)
2–237:47 – Sharangovich (Linglet)
2–341:20 – Kulakov (S. Kostitsyn, Demkov) (PP)
Bellemare (S. Da Costa) – 52:353–3
Roussel  
Fleury  
S. Da Costa  
S. Da Costa  
Shootout  Stefanovich
  Stas
  Pavlovich
  Stefanovich
12 minPenalties10 min
31Shots22

Norway vs Finland

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13 May 2017
12:15
Norway  2–3 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
  FinlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,108
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Lars HaugenGoaliesJoonas KorpisaloReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedyulya
  Alexander Otmakhov
Bastiansen (Nørstebø) (PP) – 18:381–0
1–125:33 – Hietanen (Aho, V. Lajunen) (PP)
1–228:11 – Honka (Ohtamaa, Hännikäinen)
Martinsen (Roest) (EA) – 59:312–2
2–361:55 – Hännikäinen (Pyörälä)
12 minPenalties24 min
21Shots28

Slovenia vs Belarus

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13 May 2017
16:15
Slovenia  2–5
(2–1, 0–4, 0–0)
  BelarusAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 7,158
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Gašper KrošeljGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
  Roman Kaderli
  Nathan Vanoosten
0–113:12 – Pavlovich (Shinkevich, Linglet)
Jeglič (Verlič, Sabolič) (PP) – 16:521–1
Rodman (Kovačević, Pretnar) – 19:152–1
2–220:29 – Kovyrshin (A. Kostitsyn, S. Kostitsyn)
2–329:48 – Pavlovich (Shinkevich)
2–438:05 – Shinkevich (Pavlovich, Linglet)
2–539:43 – Stas (Stefanovich) (PP)
20 minPenalties10 min
30Shots29

Canada vs Switzerland

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13 May 2017
20:15
Canada  2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)
   SwitzerlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,932
Game reference
Calvin PickardGoaliesJonas Hiller
Leonardo Genoni
Referees:
  Eduards Odiņš
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Joep Leermakers
  Hannu Sormunen
O'Reilly (Marner, Parayko) (PP) – 04:221–0
Marner (Lee, Konecny) – 06:282–0
2–146:37 – Herzog (Praplan, Richard) (PP)
2–249:44 – Praplan (Hollenstein)
2–363:40 – Herzog (Untersander, Ambühl)
8 minPenalties6 min
45Shots26

France vs Czech Republic

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14 May 2017
16:15
France  2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)
  Czech RepublicAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 13,003
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Florian HardyGoaliesPavel FrancouzReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Hannu Sormunen
0–108:32 – Pastrňák (Horák, Voráček) (PP)
S. Da Costa (Fleury) (PP) – 20:531–1
1–226:52 – Řepík (Kundrátek)
1–337:01 – Rutta (Červenka) (PP)
1–448:03 – Řepík (Kempný)
Roussel – 50:382–4
2–558:56 – Zohorna (Horák) (ENG)
6 minPenalties14 min
24Shots28

Switzerland vs Finland

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14 May 2017
20:15
Switzerland  2–3 OT
(2–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
  FinlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 10,860
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesJoonas Korpisalo
Harri Säteri
Referees:
  Roman Gofman
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedyulya
  Libor Suchánek
Herzog (Richard, Untersander) – 04:401–0
Genazzi (Loeffel) – 10:302–0
2–119:01 – Hietanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP)
2–247:40 – Rantanen (V. Lajunen, Aho) (PP)
2–362:24 – Filppula (Savinainen, Hietanen)
20 minPenalties12 min
27Shots27

Canada vs Norway

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15 May 2017
16:15
Canada  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  NorwayAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 5,093
Game reference
Chad JohnsonGoaliesHenrik Haukeland
Steffen Søberg
Referees:
  Roman Gofman
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  Roman Kaderli
  Libor Suchánek
Schenn (Simmonds) (PP) – 17:481–0
Parayko (MacKinnon, O'Reilly) (PP) – 18:422–0
Scheifele (Matheson, Skinner) – 34:573–0
Parayko (MacKinnon, Marner) (PP) – 38:144–0
O'Reilly (Scheifele, MacKinnon) (PP) – 57:205–0
8 minPenalties10 min
48Shots10

France vs Slovenia

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15 May 2017
20:15
France  4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)
  SloveniaAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,807
Game reference
Cristobal Huet
Florian Hardy
GoaliesMatija PintaričReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Mark Lemelin
Linesmen:
  Joep Leermakers
  Brian Oliver
Roussel (Auvitu, S. Da Costa) (PP) – 28:201–0
Auvitu (Bellemare, Roussel) – 31:082–0
Roussel (Auvitu) (PP2) – 44:013–0
3–144:25 – Muršak (Mušič, Pintarič) (SH)
Roussel (SH, ENG) – 58:304–1
4 minPenalties6 min
25Shots27

Belarus vs Norway

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16 May 2017
12:15
Belarus  4–3
(0–0, 2–1, 2–2)
  NorwayAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,867
Game reference
Mikhail KarnaukhovGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Joep Leermakers
  Nathan Vanoosten
Lisovets (Stefanovich) – 26:081–0
1–135:05 – Sørvik (M. Olimb)
Kulakov (Stas, Demkov) – 37:522–1
2–241:19 – Reichenberg (Thoresen, Ødegaard)
2–343:41 – Holøs (Martinsen, M. Olimb)
Shinkevich (Kovyrshin, Stefanovich) – 54:063–3
Lisovets (Pavlovich, Linglet) – 56:564–3
6 minPenalties4 min
19Shots26

Czech Republic vs Switzerland

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16 May 2017
16:15
Czech Republic  1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
   SwitzerlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 4,531
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Petr MrázekGoaliesNiklas SchlegelReferees:
  Jozef Kubuš
  Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedyulya
  Hannu Sormunen
0–101:42 – Praplan (Diaz)
0–228:36 – Suri (Kukan, Schlumpf)
Červenka (Pastrňák, Šulák) – 34:081–2
1–352:09 – Brunner (Richard, Marti)
2 minPenalties6 min
24Shots21

Canada vs Finland

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16 May 2017
20:15
Canada  5–2
(3–1, 1–1, 1–0)
  FinlandAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 10,202
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Calvin PickardGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
  Mark Lemelin
  Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Alexander Otmakhov
Marner (Point, Matheson) – 02:461–0
1–103:08 – J. Lajunen (Osala)
Parayko (Marner) (PP) – 04:062–1
Marner (Scheifele, MacKinnon) (PP) – 13:453–1
Point (Matheson, Parayko) – 28:094–1
4–236:51 – Ohtamaa (Honka, Kemppainen)
Duchene (Couturier) – 40:345–2
10 minPenalties20 min
28Shots20

References

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  1. ^ "All systems go for 2017". iihfworlds2017.com. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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