{{se også|VM i ishockey 2017}}
<!--{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name = IIHF World Championship<br>Division III
 | year = 2017
 | other_titles = 
 | image = 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III.png
 | size = 120
 | caption = 
 | country = Bulgaria
 | dates = 10–16 April
 | num_teams = 7
 | venues = 1
 | cities = 1
 | games = 15
 | goals = 161
 | attendance = {{#expr:50 + 100 + 950 + 50 + 50 + 800 + 300 + 50 + 250 + 50 + 250 + 750 + 150 + 50 + 950}}
 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Artem Kozyulin]]
 | points = 25
 | website = [http://www.iihf.com/competition/603/statistics/ IIHF.com]
 | prevseason = [[2016 IIHF World Championship Division III|2016]]
 | nextseason = [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III|2018]]
}}-->
'''VM i ishockey 2017 - Division III''' var en international ishockeyturnering drevet af [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Den blev spillet i [[Sofia]] i [[Bulgarien]] fra den 10. til 16. april 2017.<ref name=Events>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships/2017-events/|title=2017 Events|date=23. maj 2016|work=IIHF.com}}</ref> Syv hold var en del af turneringen, og spillede i to grupper. Bosnien-Hercegovina trak sig fra turneringen før den begyndte, og tabte dermed 5-0 til alle sine modstandere.<ref name=Withdrawl>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11538&cHash=486a6190a91d4be34f1dd59800c23ad4|title=Bosnia withdraws|date=7. april 2017|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=8. april 2017}}</ref> Luxembourg vandt turneringen, ved at slå Bulgarien 10-4 i finalen, og vil derfor være med i Division IIB i 2018. Taiwan fik deres debut og fik også deres første officielle sejr, ved at slå De Forende Arabiske Emirater med 4-0.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/603/ 2017 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III]</ref>
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