| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Canada Denmark Italy Slovenia Spain Bulgaria |
| Teams | 36 |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 United States of America (7th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Canada |
Third place  |
 Russia |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 18th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also serve as qualification for the 2017 competition and finalized seeding for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.
Championship (Top Division)[]
The tournament was held in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016.[1]
- For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.
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United States of America
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Canada
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Russia
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| 4 |  Finland
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| 5 |  Sweden
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| 6 |  Czech Republic
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| 7 |  Switzerland
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| 8 |  Japan
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| Relegated to Division I A |
Division I[]
Group A was held in Aalborg, Denmark from 25–31 March 2016 and Group B in Asiago, Italy from 4–10 April 2016.[1]
- For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (P)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | Promoted to the 2017 Top division |
| 2 |  France
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Austria
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Denmark (H)
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Norway
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5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Slovakia (R)
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 | 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:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament allocations. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (P)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 | Promoted to Division I A |
| 2 |  Latvia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Italy (H)
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5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  China
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 |  Netherlands (R)
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5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 | 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.
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:
Division II[]
Group A was held in Bled, Slovenia from 2–8 April 2016, Group B in Jaca, Spain from 29 February–6 March 2016 and the Group B qualification tournament was in Sofia, Bulgaria from 7–10 December 2015.[1]
- For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II.
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland (P)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | Promoted to Division I B |
| 2 |  South Korea
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 3 |  United Kingdom
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 4 |  North Korea
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Slovenia (H)
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Croatia (R)
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55 | −51 | 0 | 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:
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Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (P)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 13 | Promoted to Division II A |
| 2 |  Spain (H)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Iceland
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Mexico
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | |
| 5 |  New Zealand
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Turkey (R)
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 0 | Relegation to Division II B qualification |
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 B Qualification[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania (P)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | Promoted to Division II B |
| 2 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Africa
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 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[]
External links[]
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