2016 IIHF Women's World Championship

2016 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	28 March–4 April
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States of America (7th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	108 (5.14 per match)
Attendance	41,109 (1,958 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Hilary Knight; (9 points)
MVP	Hilary Knight
Website	Website
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See also: 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016.^[1]

United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 after overtime, securing their seventh title.^[2] Russia won the bronze medal by beating Finland 1–0 after shootout.^[3]

Venues[]

Sandman Centre Capacity: 5,464	McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre Capacity: 1,000

Kamloops

Participants[]

Group A

Group B

Sweden
Switzerland
Japan
Czech Republic – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015

Match officials[]

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[4]

Referees

Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Melanie Bordeleau
Anna Eskola
Drahomira Fialova
Jerilyn Glenn
Gabriella Gran
Nicole Hertrich
Aina Hove
Jamie Huntley
Miyuki Nakayama

Linesman

Bettina Angerer
Michaela Frattarelli
Charlotte Girard
Jenni Heikkinen
Veronica Johansson
Ilona Novotná
Nataša Pagon
Vanessa Stratton
Johanna Tauriainen

Rosters[]

Main article: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

Preliminary round[]

The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.^[5]

All times are local (UTC−7).

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States of America	3	3	0	13	2	+11	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Canada (H)	3	2	1	15	5	+10	6	Advance to semifinals
3	Finland	3	1	2	7	11	−4	3	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Russia	3	0	3	4	21	−17	0	Advance to quarterfinals

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.

28 March 2016
15:30

Russia

3–5
(0–1, 2–1, 1–3)

Finland

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,107


Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Nicole Hertrich
Gavrilova – 31:44 Shibanova (Vafina, Pirogova) (PP) – 35:43 Gavrilova (PP) – 47:05	0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 3–5	18:42 – Niskanen (Saari) 34:12 – Hiirikoski (Lindstedt, Välilä) (PP) 43:31 – Niskanen (Jalosuo) (PP) 48:07 – Savolainen (Niskanen) 50:35 – Tulus (Saari, Jalosuo)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
25	Shots	28

28 March 2016
19:30

United States of America

3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Canada

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,580


Alex Rigsby	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Gabriella Gran Aina Hove
Knight (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux) – 49:58 Decker (M. Lamoureux) (PP) – 53:55 Knight (Decker) (ENG) – 59:40	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1	40:14 – Fortino (Spooner, Poulin)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
38	Shots	23

29 March 2016
15:30

Finland

1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

United States of America

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,149


Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Jessie Vetter	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama
Karvinen (Valila, Jalosuo) – 05:03	1–0 1–1 1–2	19:02 – Knight (Stecklein) 35:09 – J. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Pankowski)
10 min	Penalties	2 min
7	Shots	51

29 March 2016
19:30

Canada

8–1
(0–1, 6–0, 2–0)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,453


Charline Labonté	Goalies	Anna Prugova Maria Sorokina	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Jamie Huntley
Johnston (Jenner, Rougeau) (SH) – 20:40 Krzyzanik (Jenner, Johnstone) – 23:07 Wakefield (Johnston) – 23:42 Mikkelson (Saulnier, Wickenheiser) – 24:42 Mikkelson (Watchorn, Johnston) (PP2) – 25:20 Krzyzaniak (Wakefield, Jenner) (PP) – 37:05 Poulin (Jenner) (SH) – 53:19 Clark (Saulnier, Turnbull) – 57:52	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1	13:29 – Gavrilova (Vafina, Smolentseva)
16 min	Penalties	10 min
33	Shots	14

31 March 2016
15:30

United States of America

8–0
(3–0, 0–0, 5–0)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,323


Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Maria Sorokina	Referees: Anna Eskola Aina Hove
Coyne (Pankowski) – 05:07 M. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Skarupa) – 06:29 Keller (Skarupa, Carpenter) – 14:19 M. Lamoureux (Decker) (PP) – 44:54 Darkangelo (J. Lamoureux) – 46:19 Knight (Coyne) – 49:10 Knight (Coyne, Decker) (PP2) – 56:17 Pankowski (J. Lamoureux) (PP) – 57:14	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0
4 min	Penalties	14 min
39	Shots	16

31 March 2016
19:30

Canada

6–1
(1–0, 4–1, 1–0)

Finland

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,234


Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen Anni Keisala	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Jerilyn Glenn
Poulin (Agosta, Spooner) – 01:04 Johnston (Fortino, Wakefield) (PP) – 28:01 Jenner (Wakefield, Johnston) – 33:35 Saulnier (Turnbull) – 34:33 Wakefield – 36:06 Wakefield (Johnston, Watchorn) (PP) – 58:18	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1	28:22 – Nieminen (Välilä) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	12 min
41	Shots	19

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	8	6	+2	5	Advance to quarterfinals
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	1	1	6	7	−1	4	Advance to relegation round
4	Japan	3	0	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1	Advance to relegation round

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.

28 March 2016
13:00

Switzerland

4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,000


Florence Schelling	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Jamie Huntley
Meier (Stalder, Müller) (PP) – 07:33 Stalder (Bullo, Meier) (PP2) – 31:50 Staenz (Meier) – 41:10 Meier (Altmann, Bullo) – 47:04	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2	18:22 – Osawa (Takeda, Adachi) 49:47 – Hirano (Yoneyama, Osawa) (PP)
8 min	Penalties	10 min
32	Shots	28

28 March 2016
17:00

Sweden

3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Czech Republic

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 613


Sara Grahn	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Anna Eskola Miyuki Nakayama
Küller (Rask) (SH) – 37:36 Olsson (Eliasson, L. Johansson) (PP) – 41:22 Carlsson – 59:52	0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2	29:14 – Herzigová (Křížová, Hymlarová) 47:58 – Lédlová (Vanišová)
8 min	Penalties	6 min
31	Shots	18

29 March 2016
13:00

Switzerland

1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 570


Florence Schelling	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Jerilyn Glenn
Müller (Meier, Ruegg) (PP) – 27:50	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3	21:53 – Vanišová (Horálková) (PP) 23:11 – Vanišová 54:25 – Kolowratová (Polenská, Horálková) (PP)
18 min	Penalties	12 min
23	Shots	17

29 March 2016
17:00

Japan

0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)

Sweden

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 612


Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Aina Hove
	0–1 0–2	40:59 – Winberg 45:33 – Eliasson (L. Johansson) (PP)
6 min	Penalties	10 min
16	Shots	35

31 March 2016
13:00

Czech Republic

3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 782


Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Gabriella Gran Nicole Hertrich
Polenská (Křížová, Hymlarová) – 39:19 Tejralová (Polenská, Křížová) – 47:48	0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2	04:55 – Osawa (Shishiuchi, Yoneyama) (PP) 49:57 – Hori (Adachi)
8 min	Penalties	12 min
33	Shots	28

31 March 2016
17:00

Sweden

2–1 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 874


Sara Grahn	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama
L. Johansson (Eliasson, Winberg) (PP) – 39:34	0–1 1–1	04:21 – Raselli (Staenz)
6 min	Penalties	16 min
39	Shots	22

Relegation series[]

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

1 April 2016
13:00

Switzerland

3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 522


Florence Schelling	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Gabriella Gran
Stiefel (Staenz, Benz) (PP) – 06:59 Meier (Stalder, Altmann) – 18:40 Stalder (Rüegg) (PP) – 22:36	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1	01:49 – Adachi (Hirano, Suzuki)
10 min	Penalties	12 min
27	Shots	15

3 April 2016
13:00

Japan

0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Switzerland

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 791


Akane Konishi	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Melanie Bordeleau
	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	08:50 – Raselli (Rüegg, Stalder) (PP) 31:16 – Stiefel (Meier, Stalder) 32:30 – Stalder (Waidacher) 59:22 – Meier (Stalder) (ENG)
6 min	Penalties	6 min
20	Shots	23

Final round[]

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States of America

9

A4

Russia

4

A4

Russia

0

B1

Sweden

1

A1

United States of America (OT)

1

A2

Canada

0

A2

Canada

5

A3

Finland

5

A3

Finland

3

Third place

B2

Czech Republic

0

A4

Russia (GWS)

1

A3

Finland

0

Quarterfinals[]

1 April 2016
15:30

Russia

4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,126


Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Anna Eskola Jerilyn Glenn
Pavlova (Sosina, Goncharenko) – 03:40 Sosina (Goncharenko) – 08:49 Burina (Pirogova, Sosina) (PP) – 24:49 Sosina (ENG) – 59:47	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1	05:56 – Olofsson (Carlsson) (PP)
12 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	27

1 April 2016
19:30

Finland

5–0
(0–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 1,256


Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Jamie Huntley
Välilä (Karvinen) – 29:19 Niskanen (Hovi, Jalosuo) (PP) – 36:01 Hovi (Tuominen, Niskanen) – 39:37 Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) (PP) – 42:07 Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Välilä) (PP) – 54:27	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0
8 min	Penalties	12 min
44	Shots	8

Semifinals[]

3 April 2016
15:00

United States of America

9–0
(5–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 2,297


Alex Rigsby	Goalies	Anna Prugova Nadezhda Morozova	Referees: Anna Eskola Nicole Hertrich
Stack (M. Lamoureux, Pankowski) – 06:59 J. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Bozek) – 07:36 Bozek (Pankowski) – 10:31 Knight (Bellamy, M. Lamoureux) – 11:20 Duggan (J. Lamoureux, Hickel) – 19:44 J. Lamoureux (Knight, M. Lamoureux) – 25:01 Decker (Knight) (PP) – 37:36 Stack (Skarupa, Carpenter) (PP) – 39:35 Knight (Decker, Stecklein) – 41:23	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0
4 min	Penalties	8 min
40	Shots	17

3 April 2016
19:30

Canada

5–3
(1–1, 1–0, 3–2)

Finland

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 4,007


Charline Labonté	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen	Referees: Gabriella Gran Jamie Huntley
Spooner (Lacquette, Poulin) (PP) – 12:40 Agosta (Spooner, Lacquette) – 37:29 Spooner (Poulin) (SH) – 45:38 Turnbull (Fortino) (SH, ENG) – 56:56 Spooner (Poulin) (SH, ENG) – 57:43	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2 5–3	07:00 – Valkama 55:42 – Karvinen (Välilä, Nieminen) (PP, EA) 59:27 – Saari (Savolainen)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
39	Shots	19

Fifth place game[]

3 April 2016
17:00

Sweden

4–2
(0–2, 0–0, 4–0)

Czech Republic

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 612


Sara Grahn	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Jerilyn Glenn Miyuki Nakayama
E. Johansson (Lindh, Borgqvist) – 50:19 Borgqvist (Lindh, Eliasson) – 51:58 L. Johansson (Olsson) – 52:24 Küller (Winberg) (SH, ENG) – 59:08	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2	07:43 – Polenská (Křížová, Hymlarová) 09:40 – Polenská (Ziková, Křížová) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	10 min
22	Shots	20

Bronze medal game[]

4 April 2016
15:00

Finland

0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 2,351


Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Nadezhda Morozova	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Melanie Bordeleau

10 min	Penalties	4 min
32	Shots	23

Gold medal game[]

4 April 2016
19:30

United States of America

1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)

Canada

Sandman Centre, Kamloops
Attendance: 5,850


Alex Rigsby	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Anna Eskola Nicole Hertrich
Carpenter (J. Lamoureux, Bozek) – 72:30	1–0
12 min	Penalties	6 min
34	Shots	32

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

	United States of America
	Canada
	Russia
4	Finland
5	Sweden
6	Czech Republic
7	Switzerland
8	Japan

	Relegated to Division I A

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Hilary Knight	5	7	2	9	+8	0	F
Christine Meier	5	4	5	9	+5	0	F
Jocelyne Lamoureux	5	3	5	8	+8	2	F
Lara Stalder	5	3	5	8	+5	12	F
Rebecca Johnston	5	2	5	7	+3	0	F
Monique Lamoureux	5	2	5	7	+7	4	D
Natalie Spooner	5	3	3	6	+3	2	F
Jenn Wakefield	5	3	3	6	+3	4	F
Brianna Decker	5	2	4	6	+5	2	F
Marie-Philip Poulin	5	2	4	6	+4	6	F

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

Leading goaltenders[]

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
Alex Rigsby	192:30	1	0.31	72	98.61	2
Emerance Maschmeyer	191:23	4	1.25	90	95.56	0
Florence Schelling	303:49	8	1.58	117	93.16	1
Sara Grahn	301:52	8	1.59	101	92.08	1
Meeri Räisänen	346:07	14	2.43	176	92.05	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

Awards[]

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Emerance Maschmeyer
- Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski
- Best Forward: Hilary Knight

Source: IIHF.com

All-star team
- Goaltender: Meeri Räisänen
- Defense: Monique Lamoureux, Jenni Hiirikoski
- Forwards: Hilary Knight, Rebecca Johnston, Christine Meier
MVP: Hilary Knight

Source: IIHF.com

References[]

↑ Tournament allocations. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).
↑ Pure gold for America. worldwomen2016.com (5 April 2016).
↑ Sosina shoots to thrill!. worldwomen2016.com (5 April 2016).
↑ Assignments
↑ Women’s Worlds schedule released. worldwomen2016.com (16 September 2015).

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Tournament allocations. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).

[2] Pure gold for America. worldwomen2016.com (5 April 2016).

[3] Sosina shoots to thrill!. worldwomen2016.com (5 April 2016).

[4] Assignments

[5] Women’s Worlds schedule released. worldwomen2016.com (16 September 2015).

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