Tournament details | |
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Host country | Russia |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 6–22 May |
Opened by | Dmitry Medvedev |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (26th title) |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 64 |
Goals scored | 363 (5.67 per game) |
Attendance | 417,414 (6,522 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Vadim Shipachyov (18 points) |
MVP | Patrik Laine |
The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held from 6 to 22 May 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] Canada entered the tournament as the defending 2015 champions. Hungary returned to the Championship after a 6-year absence, and Kazakhstan after a 1-year absence. [2]
Canada won their 26th gold medal, defeating Finland 2–0 in the gold medal game. [3] With the win Corey Perry became the second consecutive Canadian team captain to earn membership in the Triple Gold Club. [4] Russia won the bronze medal, defeating the United States 7–2 in the bronze medal game. [5]
There were three official bids to host these championships. The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided during the final weekend of the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. [6]
Moscow | Saint Petersburg | |
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VTB Ice Palace | Yubileyny Sports Palace | |
Capacity: 12,100 | Capacity: 7,300 | |
The 16 teams were split into two groups of eight teams. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams advance to the knockout stage, to play out the winner. The last team of each group will be relegated to Division I the following year. [7]
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2015 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2015 IIHF World Championship. [8]
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Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.
The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament. [9]
Referees | Linesmen |
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The schedule was released on 15 July 2015. [10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Czech Republic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 18 [lower-alpha 1] | Playoff round |
2 | Russia (H) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 18 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 13 | |
4 | Denmark | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 11 | |
5 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 6 | |
8 | Kazakhstan (R) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 | Relegation to Division I A [lower-alpha 3] |
6 May 2016 | |||||
Sweden | 2–1 (OT) | Latvia | |||
Czech Republic | 3–0 | Russia | |||
7 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland | 2–3 (GWS) | Kazakhstan | |||
Norway | 0–3 | Denmark | |||
Latvia | 3–4 (GWS) | Czech Republic | |||
8 May 2016 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 4–6 | Russia | |||
Norway | 4–3 (OT) | Switzerland | |||
Sweden | 5–2 | Denmark | |||
9 May 2016 | |||||
Latvia | 0–4 | Russia | |||
Sweden | 2–4 | Czech Republic | |||
10 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland | 3–2 (OT) | Denmark | |||
Kazakhstan | 2–4 | Norway | |||
11 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland | 5–4 | Latvia | |||
Sweden | 7–3 | Kazakhstan | |||
12 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic | 7–0 | Norway | |||
Russia | 10–1 | Denmark | |||
13 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | |||
Denmark | 3–2 (GWS) | Latvia | |||
14 May 2016 | |||||
Norway | 2–3 | Sweden | |||
Russia | 5–1 | Switzerland | |||
Kazakhstan | 1–2 | Latvia | |||
15 May 2016 | |||||
Denmark | 2–1 (GWS) | Czech Republic | |||
Switzerland | 2–3 (GWS) | Sweden | |||
16 May 2016 | |||||
Russia | 3–0 | Norway | |||
Denmark | 4–1 | Kazakhstan | |||
17 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic | 5–4 | Switzerland | |||
Latvia | 1–3 | Norway | |||
Russia | 4–1 | Sweden |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Finland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 21 | Playoff round |
2 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 18 | |
3 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 13 | |
4 | United States | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 10 | |
5 | Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | |
6 | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 6 | |
7 | France | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 | |
8 | Hungary (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 3 | Relegation to Division I A [lower-alpha 1] |
6 May 2016 | |||||
United States | 1–5 | Canada | |||
Finland | 6–2 | Belarus | |||
7 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia | 4–1 | Hungary | |||
France | 3–2 (GWS) | Germany | |||
Belarus | 3–6 | United States | |||
8 May 2016 | |||||
Hungary | 1–7 | Canada | |||
Finland | 5–1 | Germany | |||
France | 1–5 | Slovakia | |||
9 May 2016 | |||||
Belarus | 0–8 | Canada | |||
Finland | 3–2 | United States | |||
10 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia | 1–5 | Germany | |||
Hungary | 2–6 | France | |||
11 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia | 2–4 | Belarus | |||
Finland | 3–0 | Hungary | |||
12 May 2016 | |||||
United States | 4–0 | France | |||
Canada | 5–2 | Germany | |||
13 May 2016 | |||||
United States | 5–1 | Hungary | |||
Germany | 5–2 | Belarus | |||
14 May 2016 | |||||
France | 1–3 | Finland | |||
Hungary | 5–2 | Belarus | |||
Canada | 5–0 | Slovakia | |||
15 May 2016 | |||||
Germany | 3–2 | United States | |||
Slovakia | 0–5 | Finland | |||
16 May 2016 | |||||
Canada | 4–0 | France | |||
Germany | 4–2 | Hungary | |||
17 May 2016 | |||||
United States | 2–3 (OT) | Slovakia | |||
Belarus | 3–0 | France | |||
Canada | 0–4 | Finland |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
A1 | Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||
B4 | United States (GWS) | 2 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||
B4 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Canada | 6 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Finland | 0 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Finland | 5 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Finland | 3 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
A2 | Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Russia | 4 | A2 | Russia | 7 | |||||||||
B3 | Germany | 1 | B4 | United States | 2 |
19 May 2016 16:15 | Czech Republic | 1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) OT (0–0) GWS (0–1) | United States | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 7,853 |
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Dominik Furch | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees: Linus Ohlund Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Henrik Pihlblad | |||||
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Kašpar Koukal Zohorna | Shootout | Hendricks Matthews | ||||||
12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
32 | Shots | 28 |
19 May 2016 16:15 | Finland | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Denmark | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 5,038 |
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Mikko Koskinen | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Martin Fraňo Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Gleb Lazarev | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 17 |
19 May 2016 20:15 | Russia | 4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0) | Germany | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,199 |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | Goalies | Thomas Greiss | Referees: Tobias Björk Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Fraser McIntyre | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 20 |
19 May 2016 20:15 | Canada | 6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 6,090 |
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Cam Talbot | Goalies | Jacob Markström | Referees: Roman Gofman Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Judson Ritter Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 24 |
21 May 2016 16:15 | Finland | 3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0) | Russia | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,215 |
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Mikko Koskinen | Goalies | Sergei Bobrovsky | Referees: Martin Fraňo Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Judson Ritter | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 29 |
21 May 2016 20:15 | Canada | 4–3 (2–0, 1–3, 1–0) | United States | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 10,455 |
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Cam Talbot | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees: Roman Gofman Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Alexander Otmakhov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 33 |
22 May 2016 16:15 | Russia | 7–2 (2–0, 3–1, 2–1) | United States | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,043 |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid Mike Condon | Referees: Tobias Björk Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Henrik Pihlblad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 30 |
22 May 2016 20:45 | Finland | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Canada | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 11,509 |
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Mikko Koskinen | Goalies | Cam Talbot | Referees: Roman Gofman Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Fraser McIntyre | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
16 | Shots | 33 |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | B | Canada | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 27 | Champions |
2 | B | Finland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 27 | Runners-up |
3 | A | Russia (H) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 24 | Third place |
4 | B | United States | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 12 | Fourth place |
5 | A | Czech Republic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
6 | A | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
7 | B | Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
8 | A | Denmark | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 11 | |
9 | B | Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
10 | A | Norway | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | |
11 | A | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 8 | |
12 | B | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 6 | |
13 | A | Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 6 | |
14 | B | France | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 | |
15 | B | Hungary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 3 | 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I |
16 | A | Kazakhstan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 |
Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Vadim Shipachyov | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +10 | 8 | F |
Artemi Panarin | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +9 | 4 | F |
Evgenii Dadonov | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +10 | 6 | F |
Patrik Laine | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 4 | F |
Mikael Granlund | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +6 | 2 | F |
Derick Brassard | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +9 | 4 | F |
Pavel Datsyuk | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +6 | 0 | F |
Matt Duchene | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 2 | F |
Mikko Koivu | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 12 | F |
Mark Stone | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 6 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
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 |
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Dominik Furch | 255:00 | 4 | 0.94 | 100 | 96.00 | 2 |
Mikko Koskinen | 479:01 | 9 | 1.13 | 169 | 94.67 | 1 |
Cam Talbot | 480:00 | 10 | 1.25 | 167 | 94.01 | 4 |
Sebastian Dahm | 434:04 | 16 | 2.21 | 248 | 93.55 | 1 |
Sergei Bobrovsky | 520:51 | 15 | 1.73 | 218 | 93.12 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
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