2016 IIHF World Championship Division I
International ice hockey competition
2016 IIHF World Championship Division I Host countries Poland Croatia Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 23–29 April 17–23 April Teams 12
The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Group A was contested in Katowice , Poland , on 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb , Croatia , on 17–23 April 2016.[ 1]
Venues
Group A tournament
International ice hockey competition
2016 IIHF World Championship Division I A Host country Poland Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 23–29 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 75 (5 per game) Attendance 55,300 (3,687 per game) Scoring leader(s) Ken Ograjenšek Jan Urbas (6 points)MVP Jan Urbas IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
Austria
Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
Slovenia
Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
Poland
Host , placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Japan
Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Italy
Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
South Korea
Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 2] [ 3]
Standings
Source:
IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes
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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Group B tournament
International ice hockey competition
2016 IIHF World Championship Division I B Host country Croatia Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 17–23 April Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 99 (6.6 per game) Attendance 13,920 (928 per game) Scoring leader(s) Robert Rooba (8 points)IIHF.com
Participants
Team
Qualification
Ukraine
Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
Great Britain
Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Lithuania
Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Croatia
Host , placed 4th in Division I B last year.
Estonia
Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Romania
Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[ 5]
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Ukraine
5
4
0
0
1
20
6
+14
12
Promoted to Division I A
2
Great Britain
5
3
1
0
1
23
7
+16
11
3
Lithuania
5
3
0
1
1
15
14
+1
10
4
Croatia (H)
5
2
1
0
2
21
17
+4
8
5
Estonia
5
1
0
1
3
12
23
−11
4
6
Romania
5
0
0
0
5
8
32
−24
0
Relegation to Division II A
Source:
IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards and statistics
Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
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.
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
References