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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name   = IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I
| year           = 2016
| other_titles   = 
| image          = 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I logo.png
| size           = 136px
| caption        = 
| country        = Hungary
| country2       = Austria
| dates          = 7–11 January 2016<br>10–16 January 2016
| num_teams      = 14
| venues         = 3
| cities         = 3
| winners_other  = {{ihw18|JPN}}
| count          = 
| second_other   = {{ihw18|GER}}
| third_other    = {{ihw18|SVK}}
| games          = 
| goals          = 
| attendance     = 
| scoring_leader = 
| prevseason     = [[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2015]]
| nextseason     = [[2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2017]]
}}

The '''2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I''' and '''2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Qualification''' were a pair of international under-18 women's [[ice hockey]] tournaments run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The Division I and Division I Qualification tournaments made up the second and third level of competition at the [[2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]s respectively. The Division I tournament took place between 10 January and 16 January 2016 in [[Miskolc]], Hungary. The tournament was won by [[Japan]] who gained promotion back to the Championship Division for 2017 while [[Denmark]] finished last and was relegated back to Qualification for 2017. The Division I Qualification tournament took place from 7 January to 11 January 2016 in [[Spittal an der Drau]] and [[Radenthein]], Austria. [[Austria]] won the tournament defeating [[Italy]] in the final and gained promotion back to Division I for 2017.

==Division I tournament==
The Division I tournament began on 10 January 2016 in [[Miskolc]], Hungary at the [[Miskolc Arena]].<ref name="2016WU18D1">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/559/statistics.html | title=2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyHkivgi |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Norway]] and [[Slovakia]] returned to compete in the Division I competition after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the [[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|previous years World Championships]].<ref name="2015WU18D1">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/512/statistics.html | title=2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyHt6We3 |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Denmark]] gained promotion to the 2016 Division I tournament after finishing first in last years [[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|Division I Qualification]] and [[Japan]] was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.<ref name="2015WU18D1Q">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/494/statistics.html | title=2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Qual. | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyHyIoiY |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="205WU18CD">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/492/statistics/ | title=2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyI1CEKg |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Japan won the tournament after winning all five of their games, finishing first in the group standings and gained promotion back to the Championship Division for the [[2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]s.<ref name="2016WU18D1"/><ref name="2016WU18D1RANKING">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559200_76_16_0.pdf | title=Tournament Progress | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-16 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyIBvHJY |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Germany finished in second place after losing only to Japan and Slovakia finished in third place.<ref name="2016WU18D1RANKING"/> Denmark finished the tournament in last place after losing all five of their games and was relegated back to Division I Qualification for 2017.<ref name="2016WU18D1"/><ref name="2016WU18D1RANKING"/> Ayu Tonosaki of Japan led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 96.55 and was named the top goaltender by the IIHF directorate.<ref name="2016WU18D1GOALIES">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559000_85A_15_0.pdf | title=Goalkeepers | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-16 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyIPKENa |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2016WU18D1AWARDS">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559000_85I_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-16 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyILY1lF |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Germany's Emily Nix and Norway's Millie Sirum finished as the top scorers of the tournament with eight points each which included two goals and six assists.<ref name="2016WU18D1SCORERS">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559000_85B_15_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-16 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyIT9PMz |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Nix was also named as the tournaments best forward and Tatiana Istocyova of Slovakia was named best defenceman.<ref name="2016WU18D1AWARDS"/>

===Standings===
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{{iht team|t={{ihw18|HUN}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=4|gf=4|ga=24}}
{{iht team|t={{ihw18|DEN}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=5|gf=2|ga=20|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2017 Top Division</small>
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2017 Division I Qualification</small>
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>''All times are local.'' (CET – UTC+1)</small>

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|DEN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|JPN}}'''
| score       = 0 – 3
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
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| attendance  = 55
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| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|GER}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|NOR}}
| score       = 5 – 1
| periods     = (0–1, 4–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559902_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = Miskolc Arena
| attendance  = 110
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|HUN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|SVK}}'''
| score       = 0 – 5
| periods     = (0–3, 0–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559903_74_3_0.pdf
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| stadium     = Miskolc Arena
| attendance  = 350
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|JPN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|GER}}
| score       = 3 – 1
| periods     = (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559904_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 45
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| bg          = #eeffff
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|SVK}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|DEN}}
| score       = 5 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 4–0, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559905_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 40
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|NOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| score       = 5 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559906_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 150
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 13 January 2016
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|NOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|SVK}}'''
| score       = 2 – 5
| periods     = (1–0, 0–2, 1–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559907_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 85
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 13 January 2016
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|DEN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|GBR}}'''
| score       = 1 – 3
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559908_74_4_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 65
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| bg          = #eeffff
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 13 January 2016
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|JPN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| score       = 7 – 0
| periods     = (2–0, 4–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559909_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 120
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 January 2016
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|NOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|DEN}}
| score       = 6 – 1
| periods     = (2–0, 3–0, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559910_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 55
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 January 2016
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|SVK}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|JPN}}'''
| score       = 1 – 4
| periods     = (0–2, 1–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559911_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = Miskolc Arena
| attendance  = 90
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 January 2016
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|GER}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| score       = 7 – 1
| periods     = (2–0, 4–0, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559912_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = Miskolc Arena
| attendance  = 100
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| bg          = #eeffff
| note        =
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 16 January 2016
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|SVK}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|GER}}'''
| score       = 2 – 3 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
| periods     = (1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559913_74_4_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 95
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 16 January 2016
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|JPN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|NOR}}
| score       = 1 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559914_74_3_0.pdf
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| attendance  = 50
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 16 January 2016
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|DEN}}
| score       = 3 – 0
| periods     = (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/559/IHW559915_74_3_0.pdf
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| stadium     = Miskolc Arena
| attendance  = 250
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==Division I Qualification tournament==
The Division I Qualification tournament began on 7 January 2016 in  [[Spittal an der Drau]] and [[Radenthein]], Austria at the [[Eis Sport Arena]] and [[Nockhalle]] respectively.<ref name="2016WU18D1Q">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/577/statistics.html | title=2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Qualification | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyKUcHM7 |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[China]], [[Great Britain]], [[Italy]], [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Poland]] returned to compete in the Division I Qualification competition after missing promotion to Division I at the [[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|previous years World Championships]].<ref name="2015WU18D1Q"/> [[Australia]] and [[Romania]] made their debut in the competition and [[Austria]] entered the tournament after being relegated from Division I at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.<ref name="2015WU18D1"/>

The teams were divided into two groups of four for the preliminary round.<ref name="2016WU18D1QPRELIM">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577300_76_14_0.pdf | title=Tournament Progress | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-10 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyKkEngy |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Group A was won by Austria and Group B by Italy with both teams advancing to the gold medal game.<ref name="2016WU18D1QPRELIM"/><ref name="2016WU18D1QPLAYOFFS">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW5779900_76_5_0.pdf | title=Tournament Progress | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-11 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyKqJGFv |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Kazakhstan and Great Britain both advanced to the bronze medal game after finishing second in their groups.<ref name="2016WU18D1QPRELIM"/><ref name="2016WU18D1QPLAYOFFS"/> China and Poland made up the fifth place classification match after finishing third in the preliminary round and Australia and Romania were drawn against each other for the seventh place classification match.<ref name="2016WU18D1QPRELIM"/><ref name="2016WU18D1QPLAYOFFS"/> Austria defeated Italy 3–2 in the gold medal game to win the tournament and gain promotion back to Division I for the [[2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]s.<ref name="2016WU18D1Q"/><ref name="2016WU18D1QPLAYOFFS"/> Kazakhstan finished third after beating Great Britain 2–0 in the bronze medal game.<ref name="2016WU18D1QPLAYOFFS"/><ref name="2016WU18D1QRANKING">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf | title=Final Ranking | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-11 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyL12AIx |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Following the end of the tournament the IIHF directorate named China's Siye He best goaltender of the tournament, Italy's Nadia Mattivi best defenceman and Theresa Schafzahl of Austria best forward.<ref name="2016WU18D1QAWARDS">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577000_85I_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-11 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyL5SOBe |archivedate=2016-03-16 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Italy's Eugenia Pompanin led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 93.81 and Malika Aldabergenova of Kazakhstan finished as the top scorer with twelve points which included five goals and seven assists.<ref name="2016WU18D1QGOALIES">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577000_85A_10_0.pdf | title=Goalkeepers | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-11 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyL8foVo |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2016WU18D1QSCORERS">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577000_85B_9_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2016-01-11 | accessdate=2016-03-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fyLBWX0C |archivedate=2016-03-13 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

===Preliminary round===

====Group A====
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<small>''All times are local.'' (CET – UTC+1)</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 January 2016
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|CHN}}
| score       = 5 – 2
| periods     = (2–1, 0–1, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A02_74_3_0.pdf
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 January 2016
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|ROM}}
| score       = 12 – 0
| periods     = (3–0, 5–0, 4–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A04_74_3_0.pdf
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 January 2016
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|ROU}}
| score       = 15 – 0
| periods     = (5–0, 3–0, 7–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A06_74_3_0.pdf
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 January 2016
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|CHN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|AUT}}'''
| score       = 1 – 3
| periods     = (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A08_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Eis Sport Arena
| attendance  = 590
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|ROU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|CHN}}'''
| score       = 3 – 9
| periods     = (0–0, 1–6, 2–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A10_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Eis Sport Arena
| attendance  = 110
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|KAZ}}
| score       = 5 – 0
| periods     = (3–0, 0–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577A12_74_4_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Eis Sport Arena
| attendance  = 625
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

====Group B====
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihw18|ITA}}|w=3|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=15|ga=3}}
{{iht team|t={{ihw18|GBR}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=0|l=1|gf=7|ga=6}}
{{iht team|t={{ihw18|POL}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=2|gf=14|ga=7}}
{{iht team|t={{ihw18|AUS}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=2|ga=22}}
|}

<small>''All times are local.'' (CET – UTC+1)</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 January 2016
| time        = 11:45
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|POL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|AUS}}
| score       = 11 – 0
| periods     = (6–0, 2–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B01_74_4_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = [[Nockhalle]]
| attendance  = 110
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 January 2016
| time        = 15:15
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|ITA}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|GBR}}
| score       = 3 – 1
| periods     = (0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B03_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 110
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 January 2016
| time        = 11:45
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|POL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|GBR}}'''
| score       = 1 – 3
| periods     = (0–2, 0–1, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B05_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 120
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 January 2016
| time        = 15:15
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|ITA}}'''
| score       = 0 – 8
| periods     = (0–2, 0–3, 0–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B07_74_5_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 11:45
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|AUS}}
| score       = 3 – 2
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B09_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 120
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 10 January 2016
| time        = 15:15
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|ITA}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|POL}}
| score       = 4 – 2
| periods     = (0–0, 2–0, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577B11_74_5_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

===Playoff round===

====Seventh place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 11:45
| team1       = {{ihw18-rt|ROU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihw18|AUS}}'''
| score       = 6 – 7 <small>SO</small>
| periods     = (3–1, 2–2, 1–3, 0–0, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577113_74_4_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 130
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}

====Fifth place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 15:15
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|CHN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|POL}}
| score       = 5 – 2
| periods     = (1–0, 4–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577115_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Nockhalle
| attendance  = 
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|GBR}}
| score       = 2 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577114_74_5_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Eis Sport Arena
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
|bg         = #FFDAB9
}}

====Gold medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 January 2016
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ihw18-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ihw18|ITA}}
| score       = 3 – 2
| periods     = (1–2, 1–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/577/IHW577116_74_4_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = Eis Sport Arena
| attendance  = 736
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| note        = 
|bg         = #F7F6A8
}}

===Ranking and statistics===

====Final standings====
The final standings of the tournament according to [[IIHF]]:<ref name="2016WU18D1QRANKING"/>
{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" 
|-bgcolor="#E4E4E4"
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=40|Rk.
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=120|Team
|- style="background:#ffd700;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|AUT}}
|- style="background:#c0c0c0;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|ITA}}
|- style="background:#CD853F;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|KAZ}}
|-
|align=center|4.|| {{ihw18|GBR}}
|-
|align=center|5.|| {{ihw18|CHN}}
|-
|align=center|6.|| {{ihw18|POL}}
|-
|align=center|7.|| {{ihw18|AUS}}
|- 
|align=center|8.|| {{ihw18|ROU}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/competition/559/statistics.html Division I] at IIHF.com
*[http://www.iihf.com/competition/577/statistics.html Division I Qualification] at IIHF.com

{{IIHF Women's Ice Hockey championships}}
[[Category:2016 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]]