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)Thailand Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
MVP Tsewang Chuskit[1]
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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.[2] 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[2] while India recorded their first international win against the former in this edition.[3] New Zealand sent their under-18 national team.[2]

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

  • India Diskit Chhonzom Angmo

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Thailand Nuchanat Ponglerkdee 6 27 18 45 +50 4 F
Thailand Minsasha Teekhathanasakul 6 13 16 29 +48 4 F
Thailand Sirikarn Jittresin 6 11 13 24 +54 8 D
Thailand Kritsana Promdirat 6 7 16 23 +50 2 D
New Zealand Beth Scott 6 17 2 19 +18 0 F
New Zealand Laura Thresher 6 12 6 18 +18 4 F
New Zealand Jana Kivell 6 8 8 16 +23 4 F
Singapore Jaslyn Lim 6 11 5 16 +10 6 F
Singapore Jill Quek 6 5 8 13 +8 2 F
Singapore 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
New Zealand Daisy Hopkins 248:38 7 1.69 65 90.28 0
Thailand Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk 200:00 6 1.80 52 89.66 0
Thailand Wichaya Phangnga 160:00 3 1.13 23 88.46 0
Singapore Caroline Ang 277:15 13 2.81 80 86.02 0
Philippines 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.

External links

  • Tournament page at IIHF.com