2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I International ice hockey competition
2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I Host countries Belarus Italy Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 9–15 April 2016 18–24 April 2016 Teams 12
The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship .
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk , Belarus, from 9 to 15 April 2016.[ 1]
Participants
Team
Qualification
Germany
placed 10th in 2015 Top Division and were relegated
Belarus
hosts, placed 2nd in 2015 Division I A
France
placed 3rd in 2015 Division I A
Norway
placed 4th in 2015 Division I A
Kazakhstan
placed 5th in 2015 Division I A
Austria
placed 1st in 2015 Division I B and were promoted
Standings
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.
Results
All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+3 )
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago , Italy, from 18 to 24 April 2016.[ 2]
Participants
Team
Qualification
Hungary
placed 6th in 2015 Division I A and were relegated
Slovenia
placed 2nd in 2015 Division I B
Japan
placed 3rd in 2015 Division I B
Ukraine
placed 4th in 2015 Division I B
Italy
placed 5th in 2015 Division I B
South Korea
placed 1st in 2015 Division II A and were promoted
Standings
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.
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 )
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF best player awards
References