2016 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Katowice, Poland, on 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia, on 17–23 April 2016.[1]

2016 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Poland
 Croatia
Dates23–29 April
17–23 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2015
2017

Venues

Group A Group B
Katowice Zagreb
Spodek
Capacity: 11,500
Dom Sportova
Capacity: 6,500

Group A tournament

2016 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored75 (5 per match)
Attendance55,300 (3,687 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Ken Ograjenšek
Jan Urbas
(6 points)
MVP Jan Urbas
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Austria Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 Slovenia Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 Poland Host, placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 Japan Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 Italy Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 South Korea Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2][3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Slovenia 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12 Promoted to the 2017 Top division
2  Italy 5 3 0 0 2 11 10 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Poland (H) 5 3 0 0 2 17 12 +5 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Austria 5 2 1 0 2 11 8 +3 8
5  South Korea 5 2 0 1 2 11 11 0 7
6  Japan 5 0 0 0 5 7 26 19 0 Relegation to Division I B[4]
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.
Notes:
  1. Italy 3–1 Poland

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 April 2016
13:00
Japan 1–7
(0–1, 0–4, 1–2)
 SloveniaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,300
23 April 2016
16:30
Italy 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 PolandSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,500
23 April 2016
20:00
South Korea 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 AustriaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,000
24 April 2016
13:00
Slovenia 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 ItalySpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,000
24 April 2016
16:30
Poland 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
 South KoreaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,500
24 April 2016
20:00
Austria 3–1
(1–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 JapanSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,000
26 April 2016
13:00
South Korea 3–0
(3–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 JapanSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
26 April 2016
16:30
Austria 4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)
 ItalySpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
26 April 2016
20:00
Slovenia 1–4
(1–1, 0–3, 0–0)
 PolandSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,500
27 April 2016
13:00
Japan 1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 ItalySpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
27 April 2016
16:30
Slovenia 5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 South KoreaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,500
27 April 2016
20:00
Poland 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 AustriaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 7,500
29 April 2016
13:00
Italy 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 South KoreaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,500
29 April 2016
16:30
Austria 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 SloveniaSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 4,000
29 April 2016
20:00
Poland 10–4
(6–1, 1–1, 3–2)
 JapanSpodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,500

Awards and statistics

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ken Ograjenšek5246+22
Jan Urbas5246+30
Tomasz Malasiński5505+54
Michael Swift5505+312
Kim Ki-sung5325+10
Krzysztof Zapała5055+24
Grzegorz Pasiut531400
Žiga Jeglič5224+12
Aleš Mušič5224+32
Miha Verlič5224+36

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Gašper Krošelj200:0030.908296.340
Bernhard Starkbaum302:4581.5912693.650
Matt Dalton302:47112.1815692.951
Andreas Bernard180:0062.007992.410
Przemysław Odrobny238:2292.2711392.041

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2016 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates17–23 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per match)
Attendance13,920 (928 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Robert Rooba
(8 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Ukraine Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 Lithuania Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 Croatia Host, placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 Estonia Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 20 6 +14 12 Promoted to Division I A
2  Great Britain 5 3 1 0 1 23 7 +16 11
3  Lithuania 5 3 0 1 1 15 14 +1 10
4  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 21 17 +4 8
5  Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 12 23 11 4
6  Romania 5 0 0 0 5 8 32 24 0 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.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

17 April 2016
13:00
Estonia 2–7
(1–2, 1–4, 0–1)
 LithuaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 95
17 April 2016
16:30
Romania 1–6
(1–2, 0–1, 0–3)
 UkraineDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
17 April 2016
20:00
Croatia 1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 Great BritainDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,600
18 April 2016
13:00
Lithuania 5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 RomaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 100
18 April 2016
16:30
Great Britain 4–3 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT 1–0)
 EstoniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 455
18 April 2016
20:00
Ukraine 4–1
(2–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,500
20 April 2016
13:00
Ukraine 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
 EstoniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 120
20 April 2016
16:30
Great Britain 8–0
(2–0, 6–0, 0–0)
 LithuaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 450
20 April 2016
20:00
Romania 5–12
(1–3, 2–4, 2–5)
 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,650
22 April 2016
13:00
Great Britain 6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
 RomaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 400
22 April 2016
16:30
Lithuania 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 UkraineDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 350
22 April 2016
20:00
Croatia 5–3
(1–2, 3–1, 1–0)
 EstoniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,800
23 April 2016
13:00
Ukraine 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 Great BritainDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 500
23 April 2016
16:30
Estonia 3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 RomaniaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
23 April 2016
20:00
Lithuania 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 CroatiaDom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,500

Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Robert Rooba5448−40F
Ben O'Connor5178+212D
Vladyslav Gavryk 5347+72F
Borna Rendulić4257−30F
Mike Glumac5426+34F
Russell Cowley5336+42F
Jonathan Phillips5336+66F
Aleksandr Petrov5246−30F
Nerijus Ališauskas5325+42D
Ivan Janković5325+14F
Andrei Makrov5325–36F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Eduard Zakharchenko298:2561.2112995.350
Vilim Rosandič135:2141.775692.860
Artur Pavliukov275:42112.3914092.140
Ben Bowns302:5671.398691.861
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa222:45143.7711487.721

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. IA Assignments
  3. Referees named
  4. "Division I Group A Tournament Format". iihf.com. 22 April 2016.
  5. IB Assignments
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