2016 IIHF World Championship

2016 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Russia
Dates	6–22 May
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Canada (26 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	64
Goals scored	363  (5.67 per game)
Attendance	417,414  (6,522 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Vadim Shipachyov
MVP	Patrik Laine

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. 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.

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

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.

• Denmark
  • Copenhagen/Herning

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).

• Russia
  • Moscow/Saint Petersburg

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).

• Ukraine
  • Kiev

Ukraine, like Denmark, has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Palace of Sports (Kiev, 7,000 seats) and a new 12,000 seat arena to be built by 2015 in Kiev.

Participants

• Belarus*
• Canada*
• Czech Republic*
• Denmark*
• Finland*
• France*
• Germany*
• Hungary^
• Kazakhstan^
• Latvia*
• Norway*
• Russia†
• Slovakia*
• Sweden*
• Switzerland*
• United States*

* = 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.

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.

Group A (Moscow) Russia (2) Sweden (3) Czech Republic (6) Switzerland (7) Latvia (10) Norway (11) Denmark (15) Kazakhstan (17)

Group B (St. Petersburg) Canada (1) Finland (4) United States (5) Slovakia (8) Belarus (9) France (12) Germany (13) Hungary (19)

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.

Group A

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group A

Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
1.	Czech Republic	7	5	1	1	0	27	12	+15	18
2.	Russia	7	6	0	0	1	32	10	+22	18
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
6.	Switzerland	7	1	1	3	2	20	26	−6	8
7.	Latvia	7	1	0	3	3	13	22	−9	6
8.	Kazakhstan	7	0	1	0	6	15	28	−13	2

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

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group B

Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
1.	Finland	7	7	0	0	0	29	6	+23	21
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	7	1	0	0	6	12	31	−19	3

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

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship playoff round

Final

• Finland 0 - Canada 2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)

References

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