2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host nations	Austria / France
Dates	12 – 19 December 2015
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U20 Championship. To be eligible as a "junior" a player cannot be born earlier than 1996.

The winners of Division I B, France, was promoted to the 2017 Division I A, and the winners of Division I A, Latvia, was promoted to the 2017 top division.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from 13 to 19 December 2015.

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host nation	Austria
Dates	13 – 19 December 2015
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	95  (6.33 per game)
Attendance	10,062  (671 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Dominic Zwerger

Participants

Team	Qualification
Germany	placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
Norway	placed 2nd in Division I A last year
Latvia	placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Italy	placed 4th in Division I A last year
Austria	placed 5th in Division I A last year
Kazakhstan	placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	5	4	1	0	0	20	7	+13	14
Austria	5	3	0	0	2	18	18	0	9
Kazakhstan	5	2	1	0	2	21	13	+8	8
Norway	5	1	1	2	1	21	14	+7	7
Germany	5	2	0	1	2	10	14	−4	7
Italy	5	0	0	0	5	5	29	−24	0

Promoted to the 2017 Top Division

Relegated to the 2017 Division I B

Results

13 December 2015 13:00

Kazakhstan

2–3 (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)

Germany

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 350

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	21

13 December 2015 16:30

Italy

1–10 (1–3, 0–2, 0–5)

Norway

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 325

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	17	Shots	60

13 December 2015 20:00

Austria

2–6 (0–3, 1–3, 1–0)

Latvia

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 1048

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	24

14 December 2015 13:00

Germany

2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0)

Italy

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 352

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	49	Shots	12

14 December 2015 16:30

Latvia

5–3 (0–2, 1–0, 4–1)

Kazakhstan

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 253

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	29

14 December 2015 20:00

Norway

3–4 (3–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Austria

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 914

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	25

16 December 2015 13:00

Norway

1–2 SO (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Latvia

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 558

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	36

16 December 2015 16:30

Kazakhstan

7–0 (1–0, 5–0, 1–0)

Italy

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 346

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	39 min
	46	Shots	11

16 December 2015 20:00

Germany

1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Austria

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 2246

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	22

17 December 2015 13:00

Norway

3–4 SO (2–0, 1–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 168

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	33	Shots	27

17 December 2015 16:30

Latvia

4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Germany

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 307

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	22

17 December 2015 20:00

Italy

3–7 (0–1, 0–4, 3–2)

Austria

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 865

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	22 min
	13	Shots	30

19 December 2015 13:00

Latvia

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Italy

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 170

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	51	Shots	6

19 December 2015 16:30

Germany

3–4 SO (0–0, 3–0, 0–3) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Norway

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 810

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	25	Shots	20

19 December 2015 20:00

Austria

2–5 (1–2, 0–2, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Eissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna Attendance: 1350

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	20

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from 12 to 18 December 2015. On 10 December it was announced that Japan had withdrawn, and would be automatically relegated for the 2017 tournament.

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host nation	France
Dates	12 – 18 December 2015
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	60  (6 per game)
Attendance	5,585  (559 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Bastien Maia

Participants

Team	Qualification
Slovenia	placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Ukraine	placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Poland	placed 3rd in Division I B last year
France	placed 4th in Division I B last year
Japan	placed 5th in Division I B last year, withdrew.
Great Britain	placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	4	2	1	0	1	17	9	+8	8
Poland	4	2	1	0	1	15	10	+5	8
Great Britain	4	2	1	0	1	13	16	−3	8
Ukraine	4	1	0	2	1	9	10	−1	5
Slovenia	4	0	0	1	3	6	15	−9	1
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Promoted to the 2017 Division I A

Relegated to the 2017 Division II A

Results

12 December 2015 15:30

Great Britain

3–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT: 1–0)

Slovenia

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 206

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	35

12 December 2015 19:00

France

3–2 OT (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Ukraine

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 700

Game reference
	43 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	22

13 December 2015 15:30

Poland

9–3 (3–0, 3–1, 3–2)

Great Britain

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 128

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	54	Shots	28

13 December 2015 19:00

Slovenia

1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

France

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 1030

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	35 min
	23	Shots	31

15 December 2015 15:30

Ukraine

0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Poland

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 180

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	55

15 December 2015 19:00

Great Britain

4–3 (1–2, 1–1, 2–0)

France

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 1138

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	51 min
	19	Shots	40

16 December 2015 15:30

Ukraine

2–3 (1–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Great Britain

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 126

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	12 min
	36	Shots	22

16 December 2015 19:00

Poland

3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Slovenia

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 185

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	20 min
	30	Shots	24

18 December 2015 15:30

Slovenia

3–5 (0–1, 1–3, 2–1)

Ukraine

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 103

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	37 min
	28	Shots	24

18 December 2015 19:00

Poland

2–7 (0–1, 1–3, 1–3)

France

Palais des Sports, Megève Attendance: 1789

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	45

External links

• IIHF.com

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