The tournament was held in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France from 5 to 21 May 2017.
The tournament was held in Kyiv, Ukraine from 22 to 28 April 2017.
[1] The tournament was held in Belfast, United Kingdom from 23 to 29 April 2017.
[1] The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 16 April 2017.
[1] At the September 2016 IIHF congress it was decided to change the format so that there would be a single tournament in Bulgaria.