Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
City | Helsinki |
Venue(s) | Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall (in 1 host city) |
Dates | December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Finland (4th title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 30 |
Goals scored | 193 (6.43 per game) |
Attendance | 215,226 (7,174 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Jesse Puljujärvi (17 points) |
MVP | Jesse Puljujärvi |
Official website | |
worldjunior2016.com | |
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland. [1] [2] [3] It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.
A player is eligible to play in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if: [4]
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once. [5]
Helsinki | Helsinki | |
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Hartwall Arena Capacity: 13,349 | Helsinki Ice Hall Capacity: 8,200 | |
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament: [6]
Referees
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups play a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team. [7]
All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | |
3 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
5 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 1 | Relegation round |
December 26, 2015 16:00 | Switzerland | 3–8 (1–3, 1–3, 1–2) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,600 |
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Gauthier Descloux Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Linus Söderström | Referees: Andris Ansons Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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60 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 39 |
December 26, 2015 20:00 | United States | 4–2 (0–0, 1–1, 3–1) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 6,112 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic | Goalies | Mason McDonald | Referees: Mikael Nord Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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27 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 27 |
December 27, 2015 20:00 | Denmark | 2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,596 |
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Thomas Lillie | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Matjaž Hribar Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||
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25 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
22 | Shots | 23 |
December 28, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,415 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Jean-Phillippe Sylvain Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Hannu Sormunen | ||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
23 | Shots | 46 |
December 28, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 6–1 (1–1, 4–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,891 |
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Mason McDonald | Goalies | Mathias Seldrup | Referees: Daniel Konc Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Shots | 11 |
December 29, 2015 20:00 | Switzerland | 2–3 GWS (2–1, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 3,522 |
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Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Mackenzie Blackwood | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Mikael Nord Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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Suter Meier | Shootout | Strome Point Barzal | ||||||||||||
8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 35 |
December 30, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 4,193 |
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Felix Sandström | Goalies | Thomas Lillie | Referees: Aleksi Rantala Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 9 |
December 30, 2015 20:00 | United States | 10–1 (6–0, 4–1, 0–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 3,701 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic Brandon Halverson | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe Ludovic Waeber | Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Rene Jensen Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 28 |
December 31, 2015 16:00 | Denmark | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,128 |
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Mathias Seldrup | Goalies | Brandon Halverson | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Henrik Pihlblad | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 44 |
December 31, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 7,003 |
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Mackenzie Blackwood | Goalies | Linus Söderström Felix Sandström | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 32 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Finland (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Relegation round |
December 26, 2015 14:00 | Czech Republic | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Russia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,106 |
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Vítek Vaněček | Goalies | Alexandar Georgiev | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Henrik Pihlblad | |||||
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Lakatoš Chlapík Kaše | Shootout | Lazarev Polunin Lauta | ||||||
27 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
25 | Shots | 22 |
December 26, 2015 18:00 | Finland | 6–0 (0–0, 1–0, 5–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,222 |
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Ivan Kulbakov | Referees: Daniel Konc Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Matjaž Hribar Rene Jensen | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 10 |
December 27, 2015 16:00 | Belarus | 2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Slovakia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 1,472 |
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Ivan Kulbakov Vladislav Verbitski | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Rene Jensen Roman Kaderli | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 39 |
December 28, 2015 14:00 | Slovakia | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 8,998 |
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Adam Húska | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček | Referees: Andris Ansons Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
18 | Shots | 34 |
December 28, 2015 18:00 | Russia | 6–4 (1–2, 4–1, 1–1) | Finland | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,526 |
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Alexandar Georgiev | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Brett Iverson Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Brian Oliver Henrik Pihlblad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 32 |
December 29, 2015 16:00 | Belarus | 1–4 (0–3, 0–0, 1–1) | Russia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 2,342 |
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Vladislav Verbitski | Goalies | Ilya Samsonov | Referees: Andris Ansons Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Matjaž Hribar Rene Jensen | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 32 |
December 30, 2015 14:00 | Czech Republic | 5–3 (1–0, 1–3, 3–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 8,456 |
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Vítek Vaněček | Goalies | Ivan Kulbakov | Referees: Brett Iverson Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Roman Kaderli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Shots | 24 |
December 30, 2015 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–8 (2–1, 0–2, 1–5) | Finland | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,723 |
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Adam Húska Stanislav Skorvanek | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Cristopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Matjaž Hribar Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 48 |
December 31, 2015 14:00 | Russia | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 6,497 |
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Alexandar Georgiev | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Mikael Nord Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 21 |
December 31, 2015 18:00 | Finland | 5–4 (0–0, 3–3, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,198 |
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček | Referees: Andris Ansons Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 35 |
January 2, 2016 12:00 | Switzerland | 5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | Belarus | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 453 |
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Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Ivan Kulbakov | Referees: Daniel Konc Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Rene Jensen Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 21 |
January 3, 2016 12:00 | Belarus | 2–6 (2–3, 0–3, 0–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 748 |
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Vladislav Verbitski Ivan Kulbakov | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Mikael Nord Linesmen: Rene Jensen Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 44 |
Note: Belarus was relegated to the 2017 Division I A
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1A | Sweden | 6 | ||||||||||||
4B | Slovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||
1A | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||
2B | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||
2B | Finland | 6 | ||||||||||||
3A | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
2B | Finland (OT) | 4 | ||||||||||||
1B | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||
1B | Russia (OT) | 4 | ||||||||||||
4A | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||
1B | Russia | 2 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
2A | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||
2A | United States | 7 | 1A | Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
3B | Czech Republic | 0 | 2A | United States | 8 |
2 January 2016 14:00 | Russia | 4–3 OT (1–0, 0–2, 2–1) (OT 1–0) | Denmark | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,869 |
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Alexandar Georgiev | Goalies | Thomas Lillie | Referees: Aleksi Rantala Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Matjaž Hribar Roman Kaderli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 21 |
2 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,796 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Andris Ansons Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | Shots | 17 |
2 January 2016 18:00 | Finland | 6–5 (1–2, 3–1, 2–2) | Canada | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,016 |
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Veini Vehviläinen (out 27:20) Kaapo Kähkönen (in 27:20) | Goalies | Mackenzie Blackwood | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Brian Oliver Henrik Pihlblad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 34 |
2 January 2016 20:00 | United States | 7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,113 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček (out 20:00) Aleš Stezka (in 20:00) | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 28 |
4 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Finland | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,340 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Brian Oliver Alexander Otmakhov | ||||||||
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22 | Shots | 28 |
4 January 2016 20:00 | Russia | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | United States | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,812 |
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Ilya Samsonov | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Brett Iverson Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
33 | Shots | 27 |
5 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 3–8 (2–2, 0–4, 1–2) | United States | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,889 |
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Felix Sandström | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | Shots | 29 |
5 January 2016 20:30 | Russia | 3–4 OT (1–0, 0–0, 2–3) (OT 0–1) | Finland | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,479 |
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Alexandar Georgiev | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Brett Iverson Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Brian Oliver Henrik Pihlblad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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25 | Shots | 29 |
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Jesse Puljujärvi | Finland | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +8 | 0 |
2 | Sebastian Aho | Finland | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 4 |
3 | Patrik Laine | Finland | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +8 | 6 |
4 | Auston Matthews | United States | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 2 |
5 | Matthew Tkachuk | United States | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 6 |
6 | Alexander Nylander | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 |
7 | Zach Werenski | United States | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +10 | 4 |
8 | Denis Malgin | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
9 | Olli Juolevi | Finland | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
10 | Christian Dvorak | United States | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 0 |
10 | Adrian Kempe | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF [8]
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Linus Söderström | Sweden | 295:28 | 7 | 1.42 | 94.70 | 2 |
2 | Alex Nedeljkovic | United States | 325:52 | 9 | 1.66 | 94.27 | 1 |
3 | Thomas Lillie | Denmark | 185:00 | 10 | 3.24 | 91.45 | 0 |
4 | Kaapo Kähkönen | Finland | 214:13 | 9 | 2.52 | 90.91 | 0 |
5 | Adam Húska | Slovakia | 292:30 | 19 | 3.90 | 89.89 | 0 |
Reference: Most Valuable Player
All-star team
IIHF best player awards
Rank | Team |
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Finland | |
Russia | |
United States | |
4th | Sweden |
5th | Czech Republic |
6th | Canada |
7th | Slovakia |
8th | Denmark |
9th | Switzerland |
10th | Belarus |
Relegated to the 2017 Division I A |
2016 IIHF Junior World champions |
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Finland 4th title |
Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.
The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from December 13 to 19, 2015. [10] [11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 14 | Promoted to the 2017 Top Division |
2 | Austria (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 8 | |
4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 7 | |
5 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division I B |
The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from December 12 to 18, 2015. [12] [13] Prior to the start of the tournament, Japan withdrew, and was relegated for 2017. [14]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | France (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 8 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I A |
2 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 8 | |
3 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 8 | |
4 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | |
5 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; relegated to the 2017 Division II A |
The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from December 13 to 19, 2015. [15] [16]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I B |
2 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 11 | |
3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 9 | |
4 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 6 | |
5 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 2 | |
6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B |
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from January 17 to 23, 2016. [17] [18]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 14 | Promoted to the 2017 Division II A |
2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 12 | |
3 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 10 | |
4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 6 | |
5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 3 | |
6 | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division III |
The Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 15 to 24, 2016. [19] [20]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico (H) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 15 | Promoted to the 2017 Division II B |
2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 | |
3 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 12 | |
4 | Israel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 10 | |
5 | Iceland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 8 | |
6 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | |
7 | South Africa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 0 |
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