The 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2017 competition.
Championship (top division)
editThe tournament took place in Russia from 6 May to 22 May 2016.[1]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 27 | Champions | |
| 2 | B | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 27 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | A | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 24 | Third place | |
| 4 | B | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 12 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | A | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals | |
| 6 | A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | ||
| 7 | B | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | ||
| 8 | A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 11 | ||
| 9 | B | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage | |
| 10 | A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | ||
| 11 | A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 8 | ||
| 12 | B | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 6 | ||
| 13 | A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 6 | ||
| 14 | B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 | ||
| 15 | B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 3 | 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I | |
| 16 | A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 |
Division I
editGroup A was held in Katowice, Poland from 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia from 17–23 April 2016.[1]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Top division | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 0 | Relegation to Division I B |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division II
editGroup A was held in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico from 9–15 April 2016.[1]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 14 | Promoted to Division I B | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 7[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | Relegation to Division II B |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10 | +48 | 14 | Promoted to Division II A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division III
editThe tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 31 March to 6 April 2016.[1] Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates withdrew, leaving six teams to play.[2] Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 15 | Promoted to Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
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; (P) Promoted
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; (P) Promoted
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ IIHF (2016-03-31). "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ IIHF. "Division III standings". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.