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2016 IIHF World U18 Championships
2016 IIHF World U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host country Flag of the United States United States
Dates April 14 – 24, 2016
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank  Finland (3rd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank  Sweden
Third place Bronze medal blank  United States of America
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 233 (7.52 per match)
Attendance 71,505 (2,307 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Tyson Jost
(15 points)
MVP Flag of the United States Clayton Keller
2015
2017

The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 18th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. The tournament was played in April 2016.[1]

Venues[]

Ralph Engelstad Arena
Capacity: 11,643
Icon Sports Center (Judd/Rydell)
RalphEnglestedArenaInterior
Flag of the United States United StatesGrand Forks, North Dakota Flag of the United States United StatesGrand Forks, North Dakota

Top Division[]

Officials[]

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:[2]

Referees

  • Flag of Slovakia Vladimir Baluska
  • Flag of Denmark Jacob Grumsen
  • Flag of Norway Roystian Hansen
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Hribik
  • Flag of Germany Sirko Hunnius
  • Flag of Canada Jeff Ingram
  • Flag of Sweden Marcus Linde
  • Flag of Finland Jari-Pukka Pajula
  • Flag of the United States Brett Sheva
  • Flag of Slovenia Viktor Trilar
  • Flag of the United States Cameron Voss
  • Flag of Austria Shane Warschaw

Linesmen

  • Flag of United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
  • Flag of the United States Jake Davis
  • Flag of Belarus Dmitry Golyak
  • Flag of Sweden Johannes Kack
  • Flag of Austria David Nothegger
  • Flag of Slovakia Tibor Rovensky
  • Flag of Finland Joonas Saha
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Libor Suchanek
  • Flag of Russia Alexander Sysuev
  • Flag of Canada Nathan Vanoosten

Preliminary round[]

Team qualified to Quarterfinals
Team will play in Relegation round

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States of America 4 4 0 0 0 30 4 +26 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 4 2 1 0 1 18 11 +7 8
3  Russia 4 1 1 0 2 12 14 −2 5
4  Switzerland 4 0 1 1 2 7 18 −11 3
5  Latvia 4 0 0 2 2 8 28 −20 2 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (Central Daylight TimeUTC−05:00)

April 14, 2016
12:00
Latvia  4–5 OT
(1–0, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT 0–1)
 Switzerland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,538
April 14, 2016
19:30
Russia  2–8
(1–2, 1–2, 0–4)
 United States of America Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 4,137
April 15, 2016
15:00
Sweden  4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 1–2)
(OT 1–0)
 Latvia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,282
April 16, 2016
12:00
Switzerland  1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–1)
 Russia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,538
April 16, 2016
15:45
United States of America  6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
 Sweden Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,401
April 17, 2016
15:00
Latvia  1–12
(0–2, 1–6, 0–4)
 United States of America Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,560
April 18, 2016
12:00
Russia  7–0
(4–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Latvia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,754
April 18, 2016
15:45
Switzerland  1–8
(1–1, 0–3, 0–4)
 Sweden Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,787
April 19, 2016
12:00
Sweden  5–1
(1–0, 3–0, 1–1)
 Russia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,619
April 19, 2016
19:30
United States of America  4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 Switzerland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,267

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 19 5 +14 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Finland 4 2 1 0 1 13 9 +4 8
3  Slovakia 4 2 0 0 2 12 14 −2 6
4  Czech Republic 4 1 0 1 2 16 13 +3 4
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 9 28 −19 0 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (Central Daylight TimeUTC−05:00)

April 14, 2016
15:45
Slovakia  5–4
(4–3, 0–1, 1–0)
 Denmark Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,557
April 14, 2016
18:00
Czech Republic  3–4 GWS
(1–3, 0–0, 2–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Finland Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 406
April 15, 2016
19:00
Denmark  2–10
(2–2, 0–5, 0–3)
 Canada Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,475
April 16, 2016
18:00
Finland  4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
 Slovakia Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 427
April 16, 2016
19:30
Canada  3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 Czech Republic Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,478
April 17, 2016
19:00
Denmark  1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,644
April 18, 2016
18:00
Czech Republic  9–2
(1–0, 2–1, 6–1)
 Denmark Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 417
April 18, 2016
19:30
Canada  3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)
 Slovakia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,122
April 19, 2016
15:45
Finland  1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
 Canada Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,832
April 19, 2016
18:00
Slovakia  4–3
(1–2, 1–1, 2–0)
 Czech Republic Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 463

Relegation round[]

April 21, 2016
11:00
Latvia  5–1
(1–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 Denmark Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 101
April 22, 2016
19:00
Denmark  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Latvia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,703
April 24, 2016
11:00
Latvia  4–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–1, 3–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Denmark Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,039

Playoff round[]

  Quarterfinal                    
  1A   United States of America 8  
  4B   Czech Republic 0   Semifinal
      1A  Flag of the United States United States of America 2  
  Quarterfinal   2B   Finland 4  
  2B   Finland 4
  3A   Russia 3         Final
              2B   Finland 6
  Quarterfinal             2A   Sweden 1
  1B   Canada 9      
  4A   Switzerland 1   Semifinal   Bronze medal game
      1B   Canada 5   1A  Flag of the United States United States of America 10
  Quarterfinal   2A   Sweden 6     1B   Canada 3
  2A   Sweden 7
  3B   Slovakia 2  


Quarterfinals[]

April 21, 2016 Finland  4–3
(1–0, 3–2, 0–1)
 Russia Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,117
April 21, 2016
15:30
Canada  9–1
(2–0, 3–1, 4–0)
 Switzerland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,164
April 21, 2016
18:00
Sweden  7–2
(3–1, 3–0, 1–1)
 Slovakia Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks
Attendance: 301
April 21, 2016
19:30
United States of America  8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 Czech Republic Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,381

Semifinals[]

April 23, 2016
15:00
United States of America  2–4
(1–1, 0–0, 1–3)
 Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 2,931
April 23, 2016
19:00
Canada  5–6
(1–1, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Sweden Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,073

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Bronze medal game[]

April 24, 2016
15:00
United States of America  10–3
(6–1, 1–0, 3–2)
 Canada Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,448

Final[]

April 24, 2016
19:00
Sweden  1–6
(0–3, 1–1, 0–2)
 Finland Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks
Attendance: 3,543

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Flag of Canada Tyson Jost 7 6 9 15 +7 2
Flag of the United States Clayton Keller 7 4 10 14 +11 2
Flag of the United States Kailer Yamamoto 7 7 6 13 +7 12
Flag of the United States Logan Brown 7 3 9 12 +6 2
Flag of Sweden Alexander Nylander 7 3 8 11 +5 0
Flag of the United States Joey Anderson 7 7 2 9 +12 2
Flag of Finland Eeli Tolvanen 7 7 2 9 +6 0
Flag of Sweden Lias Andersson 7 5 4 9 +3 8
Flag of the United States Casey Mittelstadt 7 4 5 9 +6 2
Flag of Finland Aapeli Räsänen 7 3 6 9 +8 12

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Flag of the United States Joseph Woll 179:31 75 4 1.34 94.67 1
Flag of the United States Jake Oettinger 240:00 91 6 1.50 93.41 1
Flag of Russia Danil Tarasov 227:48 101 8 2.11 92.08 1
Flag of Finland Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 180:00 72 6 2.00 91.67 0
Flag of Sweden Filip Gustavsson 289:21 138 13 2.70 90.58 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards[]

Most Valuable Player

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

References: [1]

Final standings[]

Team
1  Finland
2  Sweden
3  United States of America
4th  Canada
5th  Slovakia
6th  Russia
7th  Czech Republic
8th  Switzerland
9th  Latvia
10th  Denmark
Relegated to the 2016 Division I A

Division I[]

Division I A[]

The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from April 9 to 15, 2016.[3]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Belarus 5 4 0 0 1 23 15 +8 12
 Germany 5 3 1 0 1 20 14 +6 11
 Kazakhstan 5 2 1 1 1 17 16 +1 9
 France 5 2 0 0 3 18 18 0 6
 Norway 5 1 0 1 3 16 22 −6 4
 Austria 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3
Promoted to the 2017 Top Division
Relegated to the 2017 Division I B

Division I B[]

The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from April 18 to 24, 2016.[4]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 28 11 +17 15
 Japan 5 4 0 0 1 13 9 +4 12
 Ukraine 5 3 0 0 2 17 15 +2 9
 Slovenia 5 2 0 0 3 19 17 +2 6
 Italy 5 1 0 0 4 12 20 −8 3
 South Korea 5 0 0 0 5 10 27 −17 0
Promoted to the 2017 Division I A
Relegated to the 2017 Division II A

Division II[]

Division II A[]

The Division II A tournament was played in Brasov, Romania, from April 4 to 10, 2016.[5]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Poland 5 5 0 0 0 43 8 +35 15
 Romania 5 4 0 0 1 27 15 +12 12
 Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 17 19 −2 9
 United Kingdom 5 2 0 0 3 18 23 −5 6
 Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 8 25 −17 3
 Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 6 29 −23 0
Promoted to the 2017 Division I B
Relegated to the 2017 Division II B

Division II B[]

The Division II B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from March 26 to April 1, 2016.[6]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 38 11 +27 15
 Spain 5 4 0 0 1 26 14 +12 12
 Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 12 10 +2 9
 Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 11 30 −19 3
 Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 15 29 −14 3
 China 5 1 0 0 4 12 20 −8 3
Promoted to the 2017 Division II A
Relegated to the 2017 Division III A

Division III[]

Division III A[]

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 20, 2016.[7]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Australia 5 4 0 0 1 25 22 +3 12
 Turkey 5 3 1 0 1 22 13 +9 11
 Bulgaria 5 3 0 0 2 20 13 +7 9
 Israel 5 2 1 0 2 15 15 0 8
 Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 2 2 17 26 −9 5
 Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 −10 0
Promoted to the 2017 Division II B
Relegated to the 2017 Division III B

Division III B[]

The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 14 to 19, 2016.[8]

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 30 9 +21 12
 South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 11 19 −8 3
 Hong Kong 4 1 0 0 3 12 25 −13 3
Promoted to the 2017 Division III A

References[]

External links[]


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