2016 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016.

United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 after overtime, securing their seventh title. Russia won the bronze medal by beating Finland 1–0 after shootout.

Participants

 * Group A
 * – Hosts
 * – Hosts


 * Group B
 * – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015
 * – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015
 * – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015
 * – Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015

Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.

All times are local (UTC−7).

Relegation series
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.