| 2016 IIHF World Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Russia
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| Dates | 6–22 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Canada (26 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 363 (5.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 417,414 (6,522 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Vadim Shipachyov
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| MVP |  Patrik Laine
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2016 postage stamp of Russia, dedicated to 2016 IIHF World Championship. Laika, the mascot of the championship, is in the centre.
The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 6 May to 22 May 2016.[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]
Bids[]
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]
Denmark
- Copenhagen/Herning
- Denmark has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Parken Stadium (Copenhagen, 15,000 seats) and Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, 12,000 seats).[6]
- Russia
- Moscow/Saint Petersburg
- Ukraine
- Kiev
- Ukraine, like Denmark, has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Palace of Sports (Kiev, 7,000 seats) and a new 12,000 seat arena to be built by 2015 in Kiev.[6]
Participants[]
- Belarus*
- Canada*
- Czech Republic*
- Denmark*
- Finland*
- France*
- Germany*
- Hungary^
- Kazakhstan^
- Latvia*
- Norway*
- Russia†
- Slovakia*
- Sweden*
- Switzerland*
- United States*
- * = Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2015 IIHF World Championship
- ^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I
- † = Qualified as host
Format[]
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]
Seeding[]
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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Preliminary round[]
The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.[9]
Group A[]
- Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group A
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Czech Republic |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 18 |
| 2. | Russia |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 18 |
| 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 |
| 6. |  Switzerland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 8 |
| 7. |  Latvia |
7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 6 |
| 8. |  Kazakhstan |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 |
| 6 May 2016 | |||||
Sweden  |
2–1 (OT) | Latvia |
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Czech Republic  |
3–0 | Russia |
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| 7 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland  |
2–3 (GWS) | Kazakhstan |
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Norway  |
0–3 | Denmark |
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Latvia  |
3–4 (GWS) | Czech Republic |
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| 8 May 2016 | |||||
Kazakhstan  |
4–6 | Russia |
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| Norway |
4–3 (OT) | Switzerland |
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| Sweden |
5–2 | Denmark |
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| 9 May 2016 | |||||
| Latvia |
0–4 | Russia |
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| Sweden |
2–4 | Czech Republic |
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| 10 May 2016 | |||||
| Switzerland |
3–2 (OT) | Denmark |
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| Kazakhstan |
2–4 | Norway |
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| 11 May 2016 | |||||
| Switzerland |
5–4 | Latvia |
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| Sweden |
7–3 | Kazakhstan |
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| 12 May 2016 | |||||
| Czech Republic |
7–0 | Norway |
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Russia  |
10–1 | Denmark |
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| 13 May 2016 | |||||
| Czech Republic |
3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Denmark  |
3–2 (GWS) | Latvia |
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| 14 May 2016 | |||||
| Norway |
2–3 | Sweden |
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| Russia |
5–1 | Switzerland |
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| Kazakhstan |
1–2 | Latvia |
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| 15 May 2016 | |||||
| Denmark |
2–1 (GWS) | Czech Republic |
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| Switzerland |
2–3 (GWS) | Sweden |
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| 16 May 2016 | |||||
| Russia |
3–0 | Norway |
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| Denmark |
4–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| 17 May 2016 | |||||
| Czech Republic |
5–4 | Switzerland |
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| Latvia |
1–3 | Norway |
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| Russia |
4–1 | Sweden |
Group B[]
- Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship Group B
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Finland |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 21 |
| 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 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 3 |
| 6 May 2016 | |||||
United States  |
1–5 | Canada |
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Finland  |
6–2 | Belarus |
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| 7 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia  |
4–1 | Hungary |
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France  |
3–2 (GWS) | Germany |
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Belarus  |
3–6 | United States |
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| 8 May 2016 | |||||
Hungary  |
1–7 | Canada |
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| Finland |
5–1 | Germany |
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| France |
1–5 | Slovakia |
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| 9 May 2016 | |||||
| Belarus |
0–8 | Canada |
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| Finland |
3–2 | United States |
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| 10 May 2016 | |||||
| Slovakia |
1–5 | Germany |
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| Hungary |
2–6 | France |
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| 11 May 2016 | |||||
| Slovakia |
2–4 | Belarus |
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| Finland |
3–0 | Hungary |
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| 12 May 2016 | |||||
| United States |
4–0 | France |
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Canada  |
5–2 | Germany |
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| 13 May 2016 | |||||
| United States |
5–1 | Hungary |
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Germany  |
5–2 | Belarus |
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| 14 May 2016 | |||||
| France |
1–3 | Finland |
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| Hungary |
5–2 | Belarus |
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| Canada |
5–0 | Slovakia |
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| 15 May 2016 | |||||
| Germany |
3–2 | United States |
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| Slovakia |
0–5 | Finland |
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| 16 May 2016 | |||||
| Canada |
4–0 | France |
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| Germany |
4–2 | Hungary |
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| 17 May 2016 | |||||
| United States |
2–3 (OT) | Slovakia |
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| Belarus |
3–0 | France |
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| Canada |
0–4 | Finland |
Playoff round[]
- Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship playoff round
Final[]
References[]
- ↑ IIHF: 2016 Worlds go to Russia
- ↑ Merk, Martin (2015-06-02). "To Russia with love". IIHFWorlds2016.com. http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/news/to-russia-with-love/. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Connor-da Gold!". iihfworlds2016.com. 22 May 2016. http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/news/gold-game/.
- ↑ Nelson, Dustin L. (May 22, 2016). "Corey Perry Enters Triple Gold Club". The Hockey Writers. http://thehockeywriters.com/corey-perry-enters-triple-gold-club/. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Happy ending for hosts". iihfworlds2016.com. 22 May 2016. http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/news/rus-usa/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Three bids for 2016
- ↑ Format
- ↑ "Canada tops World Ranking". iihfworlds2015.com. 17 May 2015. http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/news/world-ranking/.
- ↑ "Russia to open vs. Czechs". iihfworlds2016.com. 15 July 2015. http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/news/russia-to-open-vs-czechs/.
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