2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2017 competition.

Championship (top division)

The tournament took place in Russia from 6 May to 22 May 2016.^[1]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
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	2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

Division I

Group A was held in Katowice, Poland from 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia from 17–23 April 2016.^[1]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Slovenia (P)	5	4	0	0	1	18	8	+10	12	Promoted to the 2017 Top division
2	Italy (P)	5	3	0	0	2	11	10	+1	9^[a]	Promoted to the 2017 Top division
3	Poland (H)	5	3	0	0	2	17	12	+5	9^[a]
4	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	11	8	+3	8
5	South Korea	5	2	0	1	2	11	11	0	7
6	Japan (R)	5	0	0	0	5	7	26	−19	0	Relegation to Division I B

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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Italy 3–1 Poland

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ukraine (P)	5	4	0	0	1	20	6	+14	12	Promoted to Division I A
2	Great Britain	5	3	1	0	1	23	7	+16	11
3	Lithuania	5	3	0	1	1	15	14	+1	10
4	Croatia (H)	5	2	1	0	2	21	17	+4	8
5	Estonia	5	1	0	1	3	12	23	−11	4
6	Romania (R)	5	0	0	0	5	8	32	−24	0	Relegation to Division II A

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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division II

Group A was held in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico from 9–15 April 2016.^[1]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Netherlands (P)	5	4	1	0	0	24	6	+18	14	Promoted to Division I B
2	Spain (H)	5	3	1	1	0	17	9	+8	12
3	Belgium	5	1	2	0	2	15	18	−3	7^[a]
4	Serbia	5	2	0	1	2	16	14	+2	7^[a]
5	Iceland	5	1	0	1	3	16	23	−7	4
6	China (R)	5	0	0	1	4	6	24	−18	1	Relegation to Division II B

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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Belgium 4–2 Serbia

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Australia (P)	5	4	1	0	0	58	10	+48	14	Promoted to Division II A
2	Mexico (H)	5	4	0	1	0	30	13	+17	13
3	Israel	5	2	0	0	3	22	33	−11	6
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	0	3	27	19	+8	6
5	North Korea	5	2	0	0	3	24	42	−18	6
6	Bulgaria (R)	5	0	0	0	5	8	52	−44	0	Relegation to Division III

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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division III

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 31 March to 6 April 2016.^[1] Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates withdrew, leaving six teams to play.^[2] Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Turkey (H, P)	5	5	0	35	7	+28	15	Promoted to Division II B
2	South Africa	5	4	1	29	10	+19	12
3	Luxembourg	5	3	2	29	14	+15	9
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	2	3	12	35	−23	6
5	Hong Kong	5	1	4	12	26	−14	3
6	Georgia	5	0	5	0	25	−25	0

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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ IIHF (2016-03-31). "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
^ IIHF. "Division III standings". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.