View source for 2016 IIHF World Championship Group A

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'''Group A''' was one of two groups of the [[2016 IIHF World Championship]]. The four best placed teams advanced to the [[2016 IIHF World Championship playoff round|playoff round]], while the last placed team was relegated to [[2017 IIHF World Championship Division I|Division I]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/news/russia-to-open-vs-czechs/|title=Russia to open vs. Czechs|date=15 July 2015|work=iihfworlds2016.com}}</ref>

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1.|| align="left" | {{ih|CZE}} || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 27 || 12 || +15 ||'''18'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2.|| align="left" | {{ih|RUS}} || 7 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 10 || +22 || '''18'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
| 3. ||align=left| {{ih|SWE}} || 7 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 23 || 18 || +5 || '''13'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
| 4. ||align=left| {{ih|DEN}} || 7 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 22 || −5 || '''11'''
|- 
| 5. ||align=left| {{ih|NOR}} || 7 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 22 || −9 || '''8'''
|- 
| 6. ||align=left| {{ih|SUI}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 20 || 26 || −6 || '''8'''
|- 
| 7. ||align=left| {{ih|LAT}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 13 || 22 || −9 || '''6'''
|- style="background: #ffcccc;"
| 8. ||align=left| {{ih|KAZ}} || 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 28 || −13 || '''2'''
|}

''All times are local (UTC+3).''

==Matches==
===Sweden vs Latvia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 6 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|LAT}}
|score      = 2–1 OT
|periods    = (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)<br>OT (1–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 4,420
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A01_74_4_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 10
|shots1     = 44
|shots2     = 21
}}

===Czech Republic vs Russia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 6 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|RUS}}
|score      = 3–0
|periods    = (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 9,696
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A03_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 10
|shots1     = 27
|shots2     = 25
}}

===Switzerland vs Kazakhstan===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 7 May 2016
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|KAZ}}'''
|score      = 2–3 SO
|periods    = (1–0, 0–1, 1–1)<br>OT (0–0)<br>SO (0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,420
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A05_74_5_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 51
|shots2     = 27
}}

===Norway vs Denmark===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 7 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|DEN}}'''
|score      = 0–3
|periods    = (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 6,668
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A07_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 4
|penalties2 = 16
|shots1     = 44
|shots2     = 28
}}

===Latvia vs Czech Republic===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 7 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|CZE}}'''
|score      = 3–4 SO
|periods    = (0–2, 1–0, 2–1)<br>OT (0–0)<br>SO (0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 4,650
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A09_74_5_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 31
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 25
|shots2     = 39
}}

===Kazakhstan vs Russia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 8 May 2016
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
|score      = 4–6
|periods    = (3–3, 0–1, 1–2)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 10,122
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A11_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 19
|shots2     = 49
}}

===Norway vs Switzerland===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 8 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|NOR}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SUI}}
|score      = 4–3 OT
|periods    = (1–1, 2–0, 0–2)<br>OT (1–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 4,515
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A13_74_4_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 8
|penalties2 = 6
|shots1     = 26
|shots2     = 39
}}

===Sweden vs Denmark===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 8 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|DEN}}
|score      = 5–2
|periods    = (0–1, 4–0, 1–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,385
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A15_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 16
|shots1     = 42
|shots2     = 25
}}

===Latvia vs Russia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 9 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
|score      = 0–4
|periods    = (0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 10,440
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A17_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 8
|penalties2 = 35
|shots1     = 27
|shots2     = 37
}}

===Sweden vs Czech Republic===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 9 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|CZE}}'''
|score      = 2–4
|periods    = (2–0, 0–3, 0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,780
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A19_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 4
|penalties2 = 6
|shots1     = 28
|shots2     = 33
}}

===Switzerland vs Denmark===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 10 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SUI}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|DEN}}
|score      = 3–2 OT
|periods    = (0–2, 0–0, 2–0)<br>OT (1–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,962
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A21_74_4_1.pdf
|penalties1 = 16
|penalties2 = 12
|shots1     = 42
|shots2     = 28
}}

===Kazakhstan vs Norway===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 10 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|NOR}}'''
|score      = 2–4
|periods    = (1–1, 1–2, 0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,384
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A23_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 18
|penalties2 = 12
|shots1     = 19
|shots2     = 43
}}

===Switzerland vs Latvia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 11 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SUI}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|LAT}}
|score      = 5–4
|periods    = (0–0, 3–3, 2–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,692
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A25_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 22
|shots1     = 31
|shots2     = 17
}}

===Sweden vs Kazakhstan===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 11 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|KAZ}}
|score      = 7–3
|periods    = (3–1, 3–0, 1–2)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 8,729
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A27_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 14
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 46
|shots2     = 26
}}

===Czech Republic vs Norway===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 12 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|NOR}}
|score      = 7–0
|periods    = (3–0, 4–0, 0–0)
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,124
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A29_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 20
|penalties2 = 12
|shots1     = 33
|shots2     = 26
}}

===Russia vs Denmark===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 12 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|DEN}}
|score      = 10–1
|periods    = (3–0, 4–1, 3–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 11,022
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A31_74_3_1.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 16
|shots1     = 41
|shots2     = 17
}}

===Czech Republic vs Kazakhstan===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 13 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|KAZ}}
|score      = 3–1
|periods    = (1–0, 0–0, 2–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 8,234
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A33_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 8
|penalties2 = 6
|shots1     = 36
|shots2     = 20
}}

===Denmark vs Latvia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 13 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|DEN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|LAT}}
|score      = 3–2 <small>SO</small>
|periods    = (1–1, 1–1, 0–0)<br>OT (0–0)<br>SO (1–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,788
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A35_74_5_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 33
|shots1     = 36
|shots2     = 32
}}

===Norway vs Sweden===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 14 May 2016
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|SWE}}'''
|score      = 2–3
|periods    = (0–0, 0–1, 2–2)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 6,221
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A37_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 12
|penalties2 = 10
|shots1     = 25
|shots2     = 35
}}

===Russia vs Switzerland===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 14 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SUI}}
|score      = 5–1
|periods    = (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 11,222
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A39_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 26
|shots1     = 38
|shots2     = 35
}}

===Kazakhstan vs Latvia===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 14 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|LAT}}'''
|score      = 1–2
|periods    = (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,305
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A41_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 4
|shots1     = 20
|shots2     = 38
}}

===Denmark vs Czech Republic===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 15 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|DEN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|CZE}}
|score      = 2–1 <small>SO</small>
|periods    = (0–0, 0–1, 1–0)<br>OT (0–0)<br>SO (1–0)
|attendance = 8,107
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A43_74_5_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 2
|penalties2 = 19
|shots1     = 21
|shots2     = 41
}}

===Switzerland vs Sweden===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 15 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|SWE}}'''
|score      = 2–3 <small>SO</small>
|periods    = (1–0, 0–1, 1–1)<br>OT (0–0)<br>SO (0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 8,214
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.hockey/Hydra/415/IHM415A45_74_5_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 18
|penalties2 = 16
|shots1     = 29
|shots2     = 36
}}

===Russia vs Norway===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 16 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|NOR}}
|score      = 3–0
|periods    = (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 12,116
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A47_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 28
|shots2     = 27
}}

===Denmark vs Kazakhstan===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 16 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|DEN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|KAZ}}
|score      = 4–1
|periods    = (3–0, 1–1, 0–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,097
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A49_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 2
|penalties2 = 12
|shots1     = 36
|shots2     = 19
}}

===Czech Republic vs Switzerland===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 17 May 2016
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SUI}}
|score      = 5–4
|periods    = (1–0, 1–1, 3–3)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 7,101
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A51_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 31
|shots2     = 23
}}

===Latvia vs Norway===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 17 May 2016
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|NOR}}'''
|score      = 1–3
|periods    = (1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 6,037
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A53_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 26
|shots1     = 24
|shots2     = 26
}}

===Russia vs Sweden===
{{Hockeybox2
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 17 May 2016
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SWE}}
|score      = 4–1
|periods    = (2–0, 2–0, 0–1)
|stadium    = [[VTB Ice Palace]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 12,181
|reference  = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/415/IHM415A55_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 4
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1     = 40
|shots2     = 37
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/ Official website]
[[Category:2016 in ice hockey]]