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2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2016 Mens World Ice Hockey Championship logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Russia Russia
Dates 6–22 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of Canada Canada (26th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of Finland Finland
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Russia Russia
Fourth place Flag of the United States United States of America
Tournament statistics
Matches played 64
Goals scored 363 (5.67 per match)
Attendance 417,414 (6,522 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia Vadim Shipachyov
(18 points)
MVP Flag of Finland Patrik Laine
2015
2017
RUSMARKA-2088

2016 postage stamp of Russia, dedicated to 2016 IIHF World Championship. Laika, the mascot of the championship, is in the centre.

The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 6 May to 22 May 2016.[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]

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[]

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[]

Moscow Saint Petersburg
VTB Ice Palace Yubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity: 12,100 Capacity: 7,300
ВТБ Ледовый дворец, вход для зрителей Yubileyniy in SPB

Participants[]

* = Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2015 IIHF World Championship
^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I
= Qualified as host

Format[]

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[]

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]

Group A (Moscow)

Group B (St. Petersburg)

Rosters[]

For more details on this topic, see 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[]

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

2016 IIHF WC Norway vs. Denmark (07.05

Henrik Pihlblad, Tobias Wehrli, Stefan Fonselius and Peter Šefčík during Norway vs. Denmark match

Referees Linesmen

  • Flag of the United States Timothy Mayer
  • Flag of Sweden Linus Ohlund
  • Flag of Russia Konstantin Olenin
  • Flag of Germany Daniel Piechaczek
  • Flag of Finland Aleksi Rantala
  • Flag of Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
  • Flag of Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
  • Flag of Switzerland Marc Wiegand

  • Flag of Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  • Flag of Switzerland Nicolas Fluri
  • Flag of Switzerland Roman Kaderli
  • Flag of Norway Jon Killian
  • Flag of Russia Gleb Lazarev
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Vit Lederer
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
  • Flag of Sweden Andreas Malmqvist

  • Flag of the United States Fraser McIntyre
  • Flag of Finland Pasi Nieminen
  • Flag of Russia Alexander Otmakhov
  • Flag of Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
  • Flag of Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow
  • Flag of the United States Judson Ritter
  • Flag of Slovakia Peter Šefčík
  • Flag of Finland Sakari Suominen

Preliminary round[]

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

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 7 5 1 1 0 27 12 +15 18[lower-alpha 1] Playoff round
2 Flag of Russia Russia (H) 7 6 0 0 1 32 10 +22 18[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 3 2 0 2 23 18 +5 13
4 Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 2 2 1 2 17 22 −5 11
5 Flag of Norway Norway 7 2 1 0 4 13 22 −9 8[lower-alpha 2]
6 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7 1 1 3 2 20 26 −6 8[lower-alpha 2]
7 Flag of Latvia Latvia 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 −9 6
8 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (R) 7 0 1 0 6 15 28 −13 2 Relegation to Division I A[lower-alpha 3]
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. IIHF: 2016 Worlds go to Russia
  2. Merk, Martin (2015-06-02). To Russia with love. IIHFWorlds2016.com.
  3. Connor-da Gold!. iihfworlds2016.com (22 May 2016).
  4. Corey Perry Enters Triple Gold Club. The Hockey Writers (May 22, 2016).
  5. Happy ending for hosts. iihfworlds2016.com (22 May 2016).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Three bids for 2016
  7. Format.
  8. Canada tops World Ranking. iihfworlds2015.com (17 May 2015).
  9. Match officials
  10. Russia to open vs. Czechs. iihfworlds2016.com (15 July 2015).
  11. Statutes and Bylaws (701.3). iihf.com (10 September 2015).
6 May 2016
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–1 (OT) Flag of Latvia Latvia
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–0 Flag of Russia Russia
7 May 2016
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Norway Flag of Norway 0–3 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–4 (GWS) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
8 May 2016
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–6 Flag of Russia Russia
Norway Flag of Norway 4–3 (OT) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Sweden Flag of Sweden 5–2 Flag of Denmark Denmark
9 May 2016
Latvia Flag of Latvia 0–4 Flag of Russia Russia
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
10 May 2016
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–2 (OT) Flag of Denmark Denmark
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 2–4 Flag of Norway Norway
11 May 2016
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 5–4 Flag of Latvia Latvia
Sweden Flag of Sweden 7–3 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
12 May 2016
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 7–0 Flag of Norway Norway
Russia Flag of Russia 10–1 Flag of Denmark Denmark
13 May 2016
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Denmark Flag of Denmark 3–2 (GWS) Flag of Latvia Latvia
14 May 2016
Norway Flag of Norway 2–3 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Russia Flag of Russia 5–1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 1–2 Flag of Latvia Latvia
15 May 2016
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2–1 (GWS) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Sweden Sweden
16 May 2016
Russia Flag of Russia 3–0 Flag of Norway Norway
Denmark Flag of Denmark 4–1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
17 May 2016
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 5–4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Latvia Flag of Latvia 1–3 Flag of Norway Norway
Russia Flag of Russia 4–1 Flag of Sweden Sweden

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Finland Finland 7 7 0 0 0 29 6 +23 21 Playoff round
2 Flag of Canada Canada 7 6 0 0 1 34 8 +26 18
3 Flag of Germany Germany 7 4 0 1 2 22 20 +2 13
4 Flag of the United States United States of America 7 3 0 1 3 22 18 +4 10
5 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 7 2 1 0 4 15 23 −8 8
6 Flag of Belarus Belarus 7 2 0 0 5 16 32 −16 6
7 Flag of France France 7 1 1 0 5 11 23 −12 5
8 Flag of Hungary Hungary (R) 7 1 0 0 6 12 31 −19 3 Relegation to Division I A[lower-alpha 4]
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. Statutes and Bylaws (701.3). iihf.com (10 September 2015).
  2. Tournament Format. iihf.com (22 April 2016).


6 May 2016
United States of America Flag of the United States 1–5 Flag of Canada Canada
Finland Flag of Finland 6–2 Flag of Belarus Belarus
7 May 2016
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–1 Flag of Hungary Hungary
France Flag of France 3–2 (GWS) Flag of Germany Germany
Belarus Flag of Belarus 3–6 Flag of the United States United States of America
8 May 2016
Hungary Flag of Hungary 1–7 Flag of Canada Canada
Finland Flag of Finland 5–1 Flag of Germany Germany
France Flag of France 1–5 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
9 May 2016
Belarus Flag of Belarus 0–8 Flag of Canada Canada
Finland Flag of Finland 3–2 Flag of the United States United States of America
10 May 2016
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–5 Flag of Germany Germany
Hungary Flag of Hungary 2–6 Flag of France France
11 May 2016
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–4 Flag of Belarus Belarus
Finland Flag of Finland 3–0 Flag of Hungary Hungary
12 May 2016
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–0 Flag of France France
Canada Flag of Canada 5–2 Flag of Germany Germany
13 May 2016
United States of America Flag of the United States 5–1 Flag of Hungary Hungary
Germany Flag of Germany 5–2 Flag of Belarus Belarus
14 May 2016
France Flag of France 1–3 Flag of Finland Finland
Hungary Flag of Hungary 5–2 Flag of Belarus Belarus
Canada Flag of Canada 5–0 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
15 May 2016
Germany Flag of Germany 3–2 Flag of the United States United States of America
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 0–5 Flag of Finland Finland
16 May 2016
Canada Flag of Canada 4–0 Flag of France France
Germany Flag of Germany 4–2 Flag of Hungary Hungary
17 May 2016
United States of America Flag of the United States 2–3 (OT) Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Belarus Flag of Belarus 3–0 Flag of France France
Canada Flag of Canada 0–4 Flag of Finland Finland

Playoff round[]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  A1  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1  
B4  Flag of the United States United States of America (GWS) 2  
  B4  Flag of the United States United States of America 3  
  B2  Flag of Canada Canada 4  
B2  Flag of Canada Canada 6
  A3  Flag of Sweden Sweden 0  
    B2  Flag of Canada Canada 2
  B1  Flag of Finland Finland 0
  B1  Flag of Finland Finland 5  
A4  Flag of Denmark Denmark 1  
  B1  Flag of Finland Finland 3 Bronze medal game
  A2  Flag of Russia Russia 1  
A2  Flag of Russia Russia 4 B4  Flag of the United States United States of America 2
  B3  Flag of Germany Germany 1   A2  Flag of Russia Russia 7

Quarterfinals[]

19 May 2016
16:15
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
OT (0–0)
GWS (0–1)
Flag of the United States United States of America VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,853
19 May 2016
16:15
Finland Flag of Finland 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 5,038
19 May 2016
20:15
Russia Flag of Russia 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Germany Germany VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,199
19 May 2016
20:15
Canada Flag of Canada 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden Sweden Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 6,090

Semifinals[]

21 May 2016
16:15
Finland Flag of Finland 3–1
(0–1, 3–0, 0–0)
Flag of Russia Russia VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,215
21 May 2016
20:15
Canada Flag of Canada 4–3
(2–0, 1–3, 1–0)
Flag of the United States United States of America VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 10,455

Bronze medal game[]

22 May 2016
16:15
Russia Flag of Russia 7–2
(2–0, 3–1, 2–1)
Flag of the United States United States of America VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,043

Gold medal game[]

22 May 2016
20:45
Finland Flag of Finland 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada VTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 11,509

Final ranking[]

2016 IIHF World Championship

Team Canada celebrates with the cup

Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hand of Corey Perry prior to presenting championship trophy

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

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders[]

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

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

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
Flag of the Czech Republic Dominik Furch 255:00 4 0.94 100 96.00 2
Flag of Finland Mikko Koskinen 479:01 9 1.13 169 94.67 1
Flag of Canada Cam Talbot 480:00 10 1.25 167 94.01 4
Flag of Denmark Sebastian Dahm 434:04 16 2.21 248 93.55 1
Flag of Russia 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[]

External links[]

  • [www.iihfworlds2016.com Official website]
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