2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–15 March 2017
Teams7
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand U18 (1st title)
Runner-up  Thailand
Third place  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored236 (11.24 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
MVP Tsewang Chuskit
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The 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia is an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place from 7 to 15 March 2017 at the Rink Ice Arena of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX in Bangkok, Thailand. A round robin format was used. It was the fifth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournament.

The Philippines made their international debut in this tournament while India recorded their first international win against the former in this edition. New Zealand sent their under-18 national team.

Round robin

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand U18 6 6 0 0 0 57 9 +48 18
 Thailand 6 5 0 0 1 83 9 +74 15
 Singapore 6 4 0 0 2 38 18 +20 12
 India 6 2 0 0 4 16 52 −36 6
 Philippines 6 2 0 0 4 12 42 −30 6
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 1 4 16 61 −45 4
 Malaysia 6 0 1 0 5 14 45 −31 2
Source: IIHF

Fixtures

All times are local. (ICT – UTC+7)

7 March 2017
13:00		New Zealand U18 6–2
(2–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 SingaporeThe Rink Ice Arena
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7 March 2017
16:30		United Arab Emirates 4–5
(2–1, 1–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 MalaysiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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7 March 2017
19:00		Thailand 21–1
(4–0, 8–0, 9–1)		 PhilippinesThe Rink Ice Arena
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8 March 2017
13:00		India 4–6
(1–2, 1–2, 2–2)		 United Arab EmiratesThe Rink Ice Arena
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8 March 2017
16:30		Singapore 6–2
(4–0, 1–1, 1–1)		 PhilippinesThe Rink Ice Arena
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8 March 2017
20:00		Malaysia 2–13
(1–4, 0–5, 1–4)		 New Zealand U18The Rink Ice Arena
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9 March 2017
13:00		India 4–3
(0–0, 1–0, 3–3)		 PhilippinesThe Rink Ice Arena
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9 March 2017
16:30		Singapore 16–2
(4–1, 6–0, 6–1)		 United Arab EmiratesThe Rink Ice Arena
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9 March 2017
20:00		Thailand 3–4
(1–0, 1–2, 1–2)		 New Zealand U18The Rink Ice Arena
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11 March 2017
13:00		Philippines 3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 MalaysiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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11 March 2017
16:30		New Zealand U18 10–1
(3–0, 6–0, 1–1)		 IndiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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11 March 2017
20:00		United Arab Emirates 1–17
(0–6, 0–4, 1–7)		 ThailandThe Rink Ice Arena
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12 March 2017
13:00		New Zealand U18 8–0
(3–0, 1–0, 4–0)		 PhilippinesThe Rink Ice Arena
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12 March 2017
16:30		Singapore 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 MalaysiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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12 March 2017
20:00		Thailand 20–1
(5–0, 10–0, 5–1)		 IndiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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14 March 2017
13:00		Philippines 3–2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 United Arab EmiratesThe Rink Ice Arena
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14 March 2017
16:30		India 1–9
(1–3, 0–4, 0–2)		 SingaporeThe Rink Ice Arena
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14 March 2017
20:00		Malaysia 1–16
(0–3, 0–6, 1–7)		 ThailandThe Rink Ice Arena
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15 March 2017
13:00		United Arab Emirates 1–16
(0–5, 1–6, 0–5)		 New Zealand U18The Rink Ice Arena
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15 March 2017
16:30		Malaysia 4–5
(2–3, 1–1, 1–1)		 IndiaThe Rink Ice Arena
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15 March 2017
20:00		Thailand 6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 SingaporeThe Rink Ice Arena
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Awards and statistics

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Best Goalkeeper Maria Jessica Cabili
  • Best Defenceman Mei Wah Wan
  • Best Forward Wen Lin Lim

Source: IIHF.com

Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Nuchanat Ponglerkdee 6 27 18 45 +50 4 F
Minsasha Teekhathanasakul 6 13 16 29 +48 4 F
Sirikarn Jittresin 6 11 13 24 +54 8 D
Kritsana Promdirat 6 7 16 23 +50 2 D
Beth Scott 6 17 2 19 +18 0 F
Laura Thresher 6 12 6 18 +18 4 F
Jana Kivell 6 8 8 16 +23 4 F
Jaslyn Lim 6 11 5 16 +10 6 F
Jill Quek 6 5 8 13 +8 2 F
Wen Lin Lim 6 8 4 12 +7 4 F

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA SV% SO
Daisy Hopkins 248:38 7 1.69 65 90.28 0
Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk 200:00 6 1.80 52 89.66 0
Wichaya Phangnga 160:00 3 1.13 23 88.46 0
Caroline Ang 277:15 13 2.81 80 86.02 0
Maria Jessica Cabili 265:30 28 6.33 162 85.26 0

Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. ^ "Media All Stars - 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia" (PDF). IIHF. 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Merk, martin (6 March 2017). "Challenge Cup of Asia begins". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia: First International win for Indian Women Ice Hockey Team in Bangkok". The Financial Express. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.