The 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 5 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster semi-final replay.
On 3 September 2017 Galway won the championship following a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.
Participating teams
TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrim2016ArmaghCarlowClare19972011Cork20012008DonegalDown2012Dublin19652016Galway2015KildareKilkenny20142015Laois1964Limerick19842014Meath1929Offaly19892000Tipperary20162016Waterford20132009WestmeathWicklowWexford19681985
Provincial Championships Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Brian TurnbullCork1-515469.002Seán CurrieDublin2-4753510.603Adrian MullenKilkenny3-4251510.204Mikey MullenMeath1-2932310.665Paul O'BrienLimerick0-3030310.006Ross BanvilleWexford0-282839.33Daire ConneryCork0-282864.678Oisín BennettLaois1-212446.009Jack CanningGalway4-092137.0010Ciarán TobinKildare1-1720210.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Seán CurrieDublin2-1319Antrim2Mikey MullenMeath1-1114Westmeath3Brian TurnbullCork0-1313Dublin4Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0912DublinSeán ElliottAntrim1-0912DownRichie MullanDerry1-0912DonegalAdrian MullenKilkenny1-0912WexfordSeán CurrieDublin0-1212WexfordAdrian MullenKilkenny0-1212Westmeath10Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0811LaoisRoss BanvilleWexford0-1111DublinPaul O'BrienLimerick0-1111Tipperary
Awards Team of the Year Darach Fahy Caimin Kelleher Seán O'Leary-Hayes Darren Morrissey Aidan McCarthy James Keating Lee Gannon Daire Connery Conor Fahey Brian Roche Seán Currie Adrian Mullen Seán Bleahene Jack Canning Brian Turnbull
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