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2016 IIHF World Championship

The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held from 6 to 22 May 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1] Canada entered the tournament as the defending 2015 champions. Hungary returned to the Championship after a 6-year absence, and Kazakhstan after a 1-year absence.[2]

2016 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–22 May
Opened byDmitry Medvedev
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Canada (26th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Russia
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored363 (5.67 per game)
Attendance417,414 (6,522 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Russia Vadim Shipachyov (18 points)
MVPFinland Patrik Laine
← 2015
2017 →
2016 postage stamp of Russia, dedicated to 2016 IIHF World Championship. Laika, the mascot of the championship, is in the centre.
Main article: 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Canada won their 26th gold medal, defeating Finland 2–0 in the gold medal game.[3] With the win Corey Perry became the second consecutive Canadian team captain to earn membership in the Triple Gold Club.[4] Russia won the bronze medal, defeating the United States 7–2 in the bronze medal game.[5]

Bids edit

There were three official bids to host these championships. The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided during the final weekend of the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia.[6]

Denmark has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Parken Stadium (Copenhagen, 15,000 seats) and Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, 12,000 seats).[6]
Russia was the only bidder to ever have hosted these championships, with the most recent being in 2007. The tournament was proposed to run from April 29 – May 15, 2016 in Megasport Arena (Moscow, 13,577 seats) and Ice Palace (Saint Petersburg, 12,300 seats).[6]
Ukraine, like Denmark, has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Palace of Sports (Kyiv, 7,000 seats) and a new 12,000 seat arena to be built by 2015 in Kyiv.[6]

Venues edit

  Moscow
  Saint Petersburg
VTB Ice Palace Yubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity: 12,100 Capacity: 7,300
   

Participants edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2015 IIHF World Championship
  2. ^ a b Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I
  3. ^ Qualified as host

Format edit

The 16 teams were split into two groups of eight teams. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams advance to the knockout stage, to play out the winner. The last team of each group will be relegated to Division I the following year.[7]

Seeding edit

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2015 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[8]

Rosters edit

Further information: 2016 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Officials edit

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.[9]

 
Henrik Pihlblad, Tobias Wehrli, Stefan Fonselius and Peter Šefčík during Norway vs. Denmark match
Referees Linesmen
  •   Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  •   Nicolas Fluri
  •   Roman Kaderli
  •   Jon Killian
  •   Gleb Lazarev
  •   Vit Lederer
  •   Miroslav Lhotský
  •   Andreas Malmqvist
  •   Fraser McIntyre
  •   Pasi Nieminen
  •   Alexander Otmakhov
  •   Henrik Pihlblad
  •   Nikolaj Ponomarjow
  •   Judson Ritter
  •   Peter Šefčík
  •   Sakari Suominen

Preliminary round edit

The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.[10]

Group A edit

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Czech Republic 7 5 1 1 0 27 12 +15 18[a] Playoff round
2   Russia (H) 7 6 0 0 1 32 10 +22 18[a]
3   Sweden 7 3 2 0 2 23 18 +5 13
4   Denmark 7 2 2 1 2 17 22 −5 11
5   Norway 7 2 1 0 4 13 22 −9 8[b]
6    Switzerland 7 1 1 3 2 20 26 −6 8[b]
7   Latvia 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 −9 6
8   Kazakhstan (R) 7 0 1 0 6 15 28 −13 2 Relegation to Division I A[c]
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czech Republic 3–0 Russia
  2. ^ a b Norway 4–3 Switzerland
  3. ^ The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2017 hosts (France and Germany) cannot be relegated by rule.[11]
6 May 2016
Sweden   2–1 (OT)   Latvia
Czech Republic   3–0   Russia
7 May 2016
Switzerland   2–3 (GWS)   Kazakhstan
Norway   0–3   Denmark
Latvia   3–4 (GWS)   Czech Republic
8 May 2016
Kazakhstan   4–6   Russia
Norway   4–3 (OT)    Switzerland
Sweden   5–2   Denmark
9 May 2016
Latvia   0–4   Russia
Sweden   2–4   Czech Republic
10 May 2016
Switzerland   3–2 (OT)   Denmark
Kazakhstan   2–4   Norway
11 May 2016
Switzerland   5–4   Latvia
Sweden   7–3   Kazakhstan
12 May 2016
Czech Republic   7–0   Norway
Russia   10–1   Denmark
13 May 2016
Czech Republic   3–1   Kazakhstan
Denmark   3–2 (GWS)   Latvia
14 May 2016
Norway   2–3   Sweden
Russia   5–1    Switzerland
Kazakhstan   1–2   Latvia
15 May 2016
Denmark   2–1 (GWS)   Czech Republic
Switzerland   2–3 (GWS)   Sweden
16 May 2016
Russia   3–0   Norway
Denmark   4–1   Kazakhstan
17 May 2016
Czech Republic   5–4    Switzerland
Latvia   1–3   Norway
Russia   4–1   Sweden

Group B edit

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Finland 7 7 0 0 0 29 6 +23 21 Playoff round
2   Canada 7 6 0 0 1 34 8 +26 18
3   Germany 7 4 0 1 2 22 20 +2 13
4   United States 7 3 0 1 3 22 18 +4 10
5   Slovakia 7 2 1 0 4 15 23 −8 8
6   Belarus 7 2 0 0 5 16 32 −16 6
7   France 7 1 1 0 5 11 23 −12 5
8   Hungary (R) 7 1 0 0 6 12 31 −19 3 Relegation to Division I A[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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2017 hosts (France and Germany) cannot be relegated by rule.[12][13]
6 May 2016
United States   1–5   Canada
Finland   6–2   Belarus
7 May 2016
Slovakia   4–1   Hungary
France   3–2 (GWS)   Germany
Belarus   3–6   United States
8 May 2016
Hungary   1–7   Canada
Finland   5–1   Germany
France   1–5   Slovakia
9 May 2016
Belarus   0–8   Canada
Finland   3–2   United States
10 May 2016
Slovakia   1–5   Germany
Hungary   2–6   France
11 May 2016
Slovakia   2–4   Belarus
Finland   3–0   Hungary
12 May 2016
United States   4–0   France
Canada   5–2   Germany
13 May 2016
United States   5–1   Hungary
Germany   5–2   Belarus
14 May 2016
France   1–3   Finland
Hungary   5–2   Belarus
Canada   5–0   Slovakia
15 May 2016
Germany   3–2   United States
Slovakia   0–5   Finland
16 May 2016
Canada   4–0   France
Germany   4–2   Hungary
17 May 2016
United States   2–3 (OT)   Slovakia
Belarus   3–0   France
Canada   0–4   Finland

Playoff round edit

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship playoff round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1   Czech Republic 1
B4   United States (GWS) 2
B2   Canada 4
B4   United States 3
B2   Canada 6
A3   Sweden 0
B1   Finland 0
B2   Canada 2
B1   Finland 5
A4   Denmark 1
B1   Finland 3 Bronze medal game
A2   Russia 1
A2   Russia 4 A2   Russia 7
B3   Germany 1 B4   United States 2

Quarterfinals edit

19 May 2016
16:15		Czech Republic  1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
OT (0–0)
GWS (0–1)		  United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,853
Game reference
Dominik FurchGoaliesKeith KinkaidReferees:
  Linus Ohlund
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Henrik Pihlblad
Zohorna (PS) – 15:231–0
1–121:27 – Matthews (Vatrano, Wideman)
Kašpar  
Koukal  
Zohorna  		Shootout  Hendricks
  Matthews
12 minPenalties12 min
32Shots28
19 May 2016
16:15		Finland  5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		  DenmarkYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 5,038
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Gleb Lazarev
Granlund (Koivu, Komarov) – 14:291–0
Koskiranta (Pyörälä, Ohtamaa) – 21:452–0
2–131:42 – Eller (Christensen, Ehlers) (PP)
Laine (Hietanen, Jaakola) – 38:573–1
Jokinen (Koivu) (EN) – 57:464–1
Granlund – 58:075–1
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots17
19 May 2016
20:15		Russia  4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)		  GermanyVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,199
Game reference
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesThomas GreissReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Fraser McIntyre
0–104:45 – Reimer
Shipachyov (Dadonov, Belov) – 20:401–1
Dadonov (Shipachyov) – 27:172–1
Shipachyov (Telegin) – 34:143–1
Ovechkin (Kuznetsov, Lyubimov) – 42:454–1
2 minPenalties4 min
37Shots20
19 May 2016
20:15		Canada  6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		  SwedenYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 6,090
Game reference
Cam TalbotGoaliesJacob MarkströmReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Judson Ritter
  Sakari Suominen
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Stone) – 18:391–0
Dumba (Stone, Scheifele) (PP) – 26:052–0
Marchand (Dumba, Scheifele) – 32:023–0
Domi (Reinhart, Matheson) – 32:134–0
Stone – 51:055–0
Brassard (Gallagher, Hall) – 53:226–0
10 minPenalties18 min
34Shots24

Semifinals edit

21 May 2016
16:15		Finland  3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)		  RussiaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,215
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Fraser McIntyre
  Judson Ritter
0–102:52 – Shirokov (Telegin, Marchenko)
Aho (Granlund, Lindell) (PP) – 25:341–1
Jokinen (Laine) – 35:502–1
Aho (Koskiranta, Koivu) (PP) – 38:153–1
10 minPenalties8 min
16Shots29
21 May 2016
20:15		Canada  4–3
(2–0, 1–3, 1–0)		  United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 10,455
Game reference
Cam TalbotGoaliesKeith KinkaidReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Alexander Otmakhov
Gallagher (Jenner, Reinhart) – 08:591–0
Marchand (Ceci) – 18:022–0
2–121:14 – Matthews (Wideman, Larkin) (PP)
2–223:57 – Warsofsky (Nelson, Fasching)
2–328:25 – Motte (Larkin, Compher)
Brassard (O'Reilly, Perry) (PP) – 35:303–3
Ellis (Murray, McDavid) – 41:344–3
6 minPenalties14 min
27Shots33

Bronze medal game edit

22 May 2016
16:15		Russia  7–2
(2–0, 3–1, 2–1)		  United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,043
Game reference
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesKeith Kinkaid
Mike Condon		Referees:
  Tobias Björk
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Henrik Pihlblad
Voynov (Kalinin, Shirokov) – 06:231–0
Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Orlov) (PP) – 13:412–0
Telegin (Datsyuk, Mozyakin) – 29:363–0
Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) – 32:494–0
4–134:29 – Vatrano (Warsofsky, Nelson) (PP)
Panarin (Belov, Chudinov) – 35:225–1
5–243:42 – Vatrano (Warsofsky)
Mozyakin (Datsyuk) – 53:136–2
Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) (PP) – 59:537–2
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots30

Gold medal game edit

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Final
22 May 2016
20:45		Finland  0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		  CanadaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 11,509
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesCam TalbotReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Fraser McIntyre
0–111:24 – McDavid (Duchene)
0–259:59 – Duchene (Marchand) (ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
16Shots33

Final ranking edit

 
Team Canada celebrates with the cup
Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Canada 10 9 0 0 1 46 11 +35 27 Champions
2 B   Finland 10 9 0 0 1 37 10 +27 27 Runners-up
3 A   Russia (H) 10 8 0 0 2 44 16 +28 24 Third place
4 B   United States 10 3 1 1 5 29 30 −1 12 Fourth place
5 A   Czech Republic 8 5 1 2 0 28 14 +14 19 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A   Sweden 8 3 2 0 3 23 24 −1 13
7 B   Germany 8 4 0 1 3 23 24 −1 13
8 A   Denmark 8 2 2 1 3 18 27 −9 11
9 B   Slovakia 7 2 1 0 4 15 23 −8 8 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A   Norway 7 2 1 0 4 13 22 −9 8
11 A    Switzerland 7 1 1 3 2 20 26 −6 8
12 B   Belarus 7 2 0 0 5 16 32 −16 6
13 A   Latvia 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 −9 6
14 B   France 7 1 1 0 5 11 23 −12 5
15 B   Hungary 7 1 0 0 6 12 31 −19 3 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 A   Kazakhstan 7 0 1 0 6 15 28 −13 2
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

Awards and statistics edit

Awards edit

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Vadim Shipachyov 10 6 12 18 +10 8 F
  Artemi Panarin 10 6 9 15 +9 4 F
  Evgenii Dadonov 10 6 7 13 +10 6 F
  Patrik Laine 10 7 5 12 +4 4 F
  Mikael Granlund 10 4 8 12 +6 2 F
  Derick Brassard 10 5 6 11 +9 4 F
  Pavel Datsyuk 10 1 10 11 +6 0 F
  Matt Duchene 10 5 5 10 +10 2 F
  Mikko Koivu 10 4 6 10 +8 12 F
  Mark Stone 10 4 6 10 +8 6 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders edit

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
  Dominik Furch 255:00 4 0.94 100 96.00 2
  Mikko Koskinen 479:01 9 1.13 169 94.67 1
  Cam Talbot 480:00 10 1.25 167 94.01 4
  Sebastian Dahm 434:04 16 2.21 248 93.55 1
  Sergei Bobrovsky 520:51 15 1.73 218 93.12 1

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 edit

  1. ^ IIHF: 2016 Worlds go to Russia
  2. ^ Merk, Martin (2 June 2015). "To Russia with love". IIHFWorlds2016.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Connor-da Gold!". iihfworlds2016.com. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ Nelson, Dustin L. (22 May 2016). "Corey Perry Enters Triple Gold Club". The Hockey Writers. The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Happy ending for hosts". iihfworlds2016.com. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d Three bids for 2016
  7. ^ "Format". Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Canada tops World Ranking". iihfworlds2015.com. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. ^ Match officials
  10. ^ "Russia to open vs. Czechs". iihfworlds2016.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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  13. ^ "Tournament Format". iihf.com. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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