2016 IIHF World U18 Championships

2016 IIHF World U18 Championships

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	14 – 24 April 2016
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Finland (3rd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	233 (7.52 per match)
Attendance	71,505 (2,307 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Tyson Jost (15 points)
MVP	Clayton Keller
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The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 18th IIHF World U18 Championship, and was hosted by Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. The tournament is played in April 2016.^[1]

Venues

Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,643	Icon Sports Center (Judd/Rydell)
United States – Grand Forks, North Dakota	United States – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Top Division

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	4	0	0	0	30	4	+26	12	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	4	2	1	0	1	18	11	+7	8
3	Russia	4	1	1	0	2	12	14	−2	5
4	Switzerland	4	0	1	1	2	7	18	−11	3
5	Latvia	4	0	0	2	2	8	28	−20	2	Advance to Relegation

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (Central Daylight Time – UTC−05:00)

14 April 2016 12:00

Latvia

4–5 OT (1–0, 1–3, 2–1) (OT 0–1)

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,538

Game reference
	Gustavs Grigals Mareks Mitens	Goalies	Matteo Ritz	Referees: Vladimir Baluska Brett Sheva Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Jake Davis
	Krastenbergs (Smons) – 03:05 Vulkanovs (Kļaviņš, Krastenbergs) – 25:47 Ezītis (Apfelbaums) – 45:55 Kļaviņš (Krastenbergs, Kaļķis) – 54:02	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 4–5	20:40 – Simic (Riva, Hischier) 24:05 – Simic (Hischier) 39:44 – Geisser (Hischier) 50:33 – Kurashev (Lust, Volejnicek) 64:53 – Volejnicek (le Coultre) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	36

14 April 2016 19:30

Russia

2–8 (1–2, 1–2, 0–4)

United States

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 4,137

Game reference
	Maxim Zhukov Danil Tarasov	Goalies	Jake Oettinger	Referees: Marcus Linde Viktor Trilar Linesmen: Joonas Saha Libor Suchanek
	Y. Alexeyev (Samorukov) – 05:17 I. Kozlov (Lipanov) – 22:21	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6 2–7 2–8	03:44 – Keller (Fox) 04:28 – Sanchez (Frederic) 36:18 – Keller (Yamamot) 36:32 – Bellows (Anderson, Greenway) 46:19 – Yamamoto (Krys) 47:30 – Anderson (Krys, Keller) (PP) 50:46 – Yamamoto (Brown, Mittelstadt) (PP) 54:00 – Brown (Yamamoto, Luce)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	45

15 April 2016 15:00

Sweden

4–3 OT (2–0, 0–1, 1–2) (OT 1–0)

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,282

Game reference
	Filip Larsson	Goalies	Mareks Mitens	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Jari-Pekka Pajula Linesmen: Alexander Sysuev Nathan Vanoosten
	Bratt (Danielsson) – 01:26 Thilander (Steen) (PP) – 09:28 Nylander (Davidsson) (EA) – 59:41 Moverare (Söderlund) – 64:36	1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3	29:06 – Kļaviņš (Svars) 40:50 – Apfelbaums 43:16 – Zeile
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	15

16 April 2016 12:00

Switzerland

1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT 0–1)

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,538

Game reference
	Matteo Ritz	Goalies	Danil Tarasov	Referees: Ryostain Hansen Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Johannes Kack David Nothegger
	Hischier (Miranda) – 49:07	0–1 1–1 1–2	33:21 – Y. Alexeyev (Kostin, Zaitsev) 61:58 – Dyomin (A. Alexeyev)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	28

16 April 2016 15:45

United States

6–1 (1–0, 3–0, 2–1)

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,401

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Filip Larsson	Referees: Jan Hribik Sirko Hunnius Linesmen: Tibor Rovensky Joonas Saha
	Mittelstadt (Brown, Yamamoto) – 17:51 Bellows (Fox) – 22:17 Lindgren (McPhee) – 23:58 Greenway (Keller, Fox) (SH) – 37:17 Howdeshell (Brown) – 42:42 Anderson (Krys, Keller) (PP) – 52:03	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1	50:32 – Liljegren (Lindström, Nylander) (PP)
	24 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	35

17 April 2016 15:00

Latvia

1–12 (0–2, 1–6, 0–4)

United States

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,560

Game reference
	Niklāvs Rauza Gustavs Grigals	Goalies	Jake Oettinger	Referees: Marcus Linde Viktor Trilar Linesmen: Johannes Kack Nathan Vanoosten
	Nazarovs (Štrombergs, Rauza) (SH) – 28:26	0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 1–8 1–9 1–10 1–11 1–12	14:27 – Sanchez (Frederic, Hellickson) 16:29 – Anderson (Bellows, Greenway) 20:30 – Yamamoto (Brown, Mittelstadt) 29:38 – Walker (Howdeshell, Fox) 30:03 – Frederic (Lockwood, Hellickson) 30:47 – Fox (Bellows, Keller) 36:31 – Yamamoto (Brown, Martin) (EA) 37:30 – Pastujov (Walker) 48:04 – Keller (Lockwood, Fox) 51:56 – Bellows (Keller) 55:24 – Frederic (Greenway, Lockwood) (PP) 58:44 – Frederic (SH)
	14 min	Penalties	37 min
	23	Shots	58

18 April 2016 12:00

Russia

7–0 (4–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,754

Game reference
	Danil Tarasov	Goalies	Mareks Mittens Gustav Grigals	Referees: Jan Hribik Sirko Hunnius Linesmen: Jake Davis David Nothegger
	Svechnikov (Dyomin, Samorukov) (PP) – 11:09 Lipanov (Chekhovich, Baranov) – 17:43 Bitsadze (Kostin) – 17:57 Rubinchik (Lipanov) (SH) – 18:55 Bitsadze (Kostin, Y. Alexeyev) – 25:49 Marushev (Kuznetsov, Samorukov) – 34:35 Marushev (Kuznetsov, A. Alexeyev) (PP2) – 44:06	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0
	24 min	Penalties	32 min
	46	Shots	20

18 April 2016 15:45

Switzerland

1–8 (1–1, 0–3, 0–4)

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,787

Game reference
	Matteo Ritz Leo Chuard	Goalies	Filip Gustavsson	Referees: Cameron Voss Shane Warschaw Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Nathan Vanoosten
	Eggenberger (Riva, Lust) – 08:55	1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 1–8	15:04 – Nylander (Andersson, Pettersson) 22:33 – Davidsson (Liljegren, Nylander) (PP) 36:09 – Davidsson (Bratt, Nylander) (PP) 38:56 – Nylander (Pettersson) 46:28 – Wahlgren (Andersson, Nylander) (PP) 48:17 – Wahlgren (Nylander) (PP) 49:25 – Wahlgren (Pettersson, Andersson) (PP) 50:04 – Bokvist (Hugg, Sellgren)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	13	Shots	36

19 April 2016 12:00

Sweden

5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,619

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson Filip Larsson	Goalies	Maxim Zhukov Danil Tarasov	Referees: Vladimir Baluska Brett Sheva Linesmen: Tibor Rovensky Joonas Saha
	Andersson (Pettersson, Liljegren) – 11:52 Wahlgren (Lindström, Moverare) – 20:52 Steen (Liljegren, Davidsson) – 22:20 Andersson (Pettersson, Thilander) (PP) – 23:19 Jonsson Fjällby – 51:37	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1	56:19 – Svechnikov (Dyomin, Samorukov)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	23

19 April 2016 19:30

United States

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,267

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Philip Wüthrich	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Jari-Pekka Pajula Linesmen: Alexander Sysuev Nathan Vanoosten
	Mittelstadt (Brown, Martin) – 12:46 Yamamoto (Lindgren, Martin) (PP) – 16:43 McPhee (Lockwood) – 25:24 Mittelstadt (Brown, Yamamoto) – 56:23	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	15

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	19	5	+14	12	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Finland	4	2	1	0	1	13	9	+4	8
3	Slovakia	4	2	0	0	2	12	14	−2	6
4	Czech Republic	4	1	0	1	2	16	13	+3	4
5	Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	9	28	−19	0	Advance to Relegation

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (Central Daylight Time – UTC−05:00)

14 April 2016 15:45

Slovakia

5–4 (4–3, 0–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,557

Game reference
	Dávid Hrenák Roman Durný	Goalies	Kasper Krog Mads-Emil Gransoe	Referees: Roystian Hansen Jan Hribik Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Johannes Kack
	Lacka (Fehérváry) – 02:43 Solenský (Ružička) – 04:55 Buček – 10:59 Solenský (Ružička, Lacka) – 17:45 Roman – 48:11	1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 4–3 4–4 5–4	03:25 – Schmidt-Svejstrup (Mathiasen-Wejse) 03:58 – Molge 04:21 – Krag (Røndbjerg) 25:54 – Blichfeldt (Krag, Gatz) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	16

14 April 2016 18:00

Czech Republic

3–4 GWS (1–3, 0–0, 2–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 406

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář	Goalies	Leevi Laakso	Referees: Sirko Hunnius Jeff Ingram Linesmen: David Nothegger Tibor Rovensky
	Zadina (Reichel, Hájek) (PP) – 12:31 Pavlík (Zadina) – 45:41 Najman (Kvasnička, Bélohorský) – 52:11 Reichel Zadina Najman	0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 Shootout:	09:58 – Tolvanen (Tuulola) (PP) 14:19 – Vesalainen (Tolvanen) 16:24 – Oksanen (Somppi, Kuokkanen) (PP) Tolvanen Räsänen Kuokkanen
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	47

15 April 2016 19:00

Denmark

2–10 (2–2, 0–5, 0–3)

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,475

Game reference
	Mats-Emil Gransoe Kasper Krog	Goalies	Stuart Skinner	Referees: Cameron Voss Shane Warschaw Linesmen: Jake Davis Dimitri Golyak
	Schmidt-Svejstrup (D. Nielsen) – 05:31 Blichfeldt (Gatz, Krag) (PP) – 06:10	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6 2–7 2–8 2–9 2–10	01:05 – Kyrou (Morrison, Stanley) 01:31 – Malenstyn (Laberge, Fabbro) 20:27 – Kyrou (Jost, Hague) 26:30 – Comtois 27:21 – Shaw (Laberge, Phillips) (PP) 27:55 – Bitten (Fabbro, Jost) (PP) 34:13 – Kyrou (Bitten, Quenneville) 44:26 – Kyrou (Jost, Tippet) 50:02 – Jost (Quenneville, Morrison) 53:42 – Jost (Fabbro, Bitten) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	9	Shots	52

16 April 2016 18:00

Finland

4–2 (1–0, 2–2, 1–0)

Slovakia

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 427

Game reference
	Leevi Laakso	Goalies	Roman Durný	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Cameron Voss Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Libor Suchanek
	Räsänen (Vesalainen, Välimäki) – 13:20 Vesalainen (Räsänen) – 22:02 Mäkinen (Jääskä) – 33:39 Mäkinen (Vesalainen) – 52:19	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2	28:24 – Buček (Fehérváry) (PP) 34:01 – Ružička (Fehérváry)
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	16

16 April 2016 19:30

Canada

3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,478

Game reference
	Evan Fitzpatrick	Goalies	Josef Kořenář	Referees: Vladimir Baluska Jari-Pekka Pajula Linesmen: Dmitri Golyak Alexander Sysuev
	Howden (Fabbro) – 17:41 Quenneville (Jost, Fabbro) (PP) – 18:58 Howden (Shaw) – 25:17	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	42:35 – Zadina (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	39

17 April 2016 19:00

Denmark

1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,644

Game reference
	Kasper Krog	Goalies	Leevi Laakso	Referees: Brett Sheva Shane Warschaw Linesmen: Tibor Rovensky Libor Suchanek
	Mathiasen-Wejse (Krag, Heine) (PP) – 16:17	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4	07:38 – Kuokkanen (Mäkinen) 14:56 – Tuulola (Kotkansalo) 34:16 – Tolvanen (Räsänen, Vaakanainen) 59:40 – Tolvanen (Räsänen, Kotkansalo) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	10	Shots	46

18 April 2016 18:00

Czech Republic

9–2 (1–0, 2–1, 6–1)

Denmark

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 417

Game reference
	Josef Kořenář	Goalies	Mads-Emil Gransoe	Referees: Jeff Ingram Marcus Linde Linesmen: Joonas Saha Alexander Sysuev
	Kantner (Kousal, Najman) – 6:03 Kurovský (Budík, Karafiát) – 32:09 Najman – 32:49 Kantner (Najman, Kousal) – 41:37 Havelka (Zachar) – 45:12 Zadina (Reichel, Budík) – 49:52 Najman (Kvasnička, Kousal) – 50:45 Karafiát (Kurovský) – 52:12 Doudera (Hájek, Najman) – 59:59	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 8–2 9–2	31:00 – D. Nielsen 54:26 – Blichfeldt (Krag) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	22 min
	35	Shots	22

18 April 2016 19:30

Canada

3–1 (0–0, 3–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,122

Game reference
	Stuart Skinner	Goalies	Roman Durny	Referees: Brett Sheva Viktor Trilar Linesmen: Johannes Kack Libor Suchanek
	Quenneville (Jost) – 23:50 Howden (Gregor, Hall) – 28:16 Katchouk (Jost, Bitten) – 39:20	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	50:17 – Buček (SH)
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	46	Shots	20

19 April 2016 15:45

Finland

1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,832

Game reference
	Leevi Laakso	Goalies	Evan Fitzpatrick	Referees: Roystian Hansen Marcus Linde Linesmen: Andrew Dalton David Nothegger
	Tuulola (Salo, Nurmi) – 54:44	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3	07:16 – Laberge (Kyrou, Shaw) (PP) 12:30 – Quenneville 59:24 – Jost (McLeod, Chychrun) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	18 min
	27	Shots	24

19 April 2016 18:00

Slovakia

4–3 (1–2, 1–1, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 463

Game reference
	Roman Durný	Goalies	Joseph Kořenář	Referees: Cameron Voss Shane Warschaw Linesmen: Jake Davis Dmitry Golyak
	Liska (Smolka) – 03:18 Bjalončik (Kmec) (SH) – 35:01 Solenský (PS) – 42:09 Buček (Studenič, Roman) – 56:33	0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 4–3	01:18 – Zachar (Havelka) 12:22 – Karafiát (Bělohorský, Kurovský) 20:43 – Zadina (Doudera, Reichel)
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	36

Relegation round

21 April 2016 11:00

Latvia

5–1 (1–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Denmark

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 101

Game reference
	Gustav Grigals	Goalies	Kasper Krog	Referees: Roystian Hansen Viktor Trilar Linesmen: David Nothegger Tibor Rovensky
	Smirnovs (Zeile, Svars) – 13:25 Vulkanovs (Zeile, Svars) (PP) – 28:50 Zeile (Svars, Krastenbergs) (PP) – 51:14 Kļaviņš (Svars) – 55:12 Kļaviņš (ENG) – 58:37	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1	15:30 – Blichfeldt (Gatz) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	22

22 April 2016 19:00

Denmark

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,703

Game reference
	Kasper Krog	Goalies	Mareks Mitens	Referees: Jari-Pekka Pajula Shane Warschaw Linesmen: Libor Suchanek Alexander Sysuev
	Molge (Blichfeldt, Larsen) – 17:00 Mortensen (Mohr, Røndbjerg) – 21:24 Jessen (Mathiasen-Wejse) (ENG) – 57:19 Grundtvig (Rondbjerg) – 58:04	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1	56:55 – Bļugers (Krastenbergs, Kļaviņš) (EA)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	32

24 April 2016 11:00

Latvia

4–3 GWS (0–1, 0–1, 3–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Denmark

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,039

Game reference
	Gustavs Grigals	Goalies	Kasper Krog	Referees: Vladimir Baluska Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Jake Davis Nathan Vanoosten
	Krastenbergs (Nazarovs, Svars) (PP) – 44:57 Smirnovs (Smons) (PP) – 53:56 Zeile (Krastenbergs, Grigals) – 58:53 Krastenbergs Vulkanovs Ģēģeris Smirnovs	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 Shootout:	11:31 – Mathiasen-Wejse (Grundtvig, Gatz) (PP) 24:05 – Gatz (Krag, Blichfeldt) (PP2) 48:17 – Grundtvig (Gath, Mortensen) Schmidt-Svejstrup Blichfeldt Heine Heine
	37 min	Penalties	16 min
	41	Shots	25

Latvia won two games to one, relegating Denmark

Playoff round

Quarterfinal

1A

United States

8

4B

Czech Republic

0

Semifinal

1A

United States

2

Quarterfinal

2B

Finland

4

2B

Finland

4

3A

Russia

3

Final

2B

Finland

6

Quarterfinal

2A

Sweden

1

1B

Canada

9

4A

Switzerland

1

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

1B

Canada

5

1A

United States

10

Quarterfinal

2A

Sweden

6

1B

Canada

3

2A

Sweden

7

3B

Slovakia

2

Quarterfinals

21 April 2016

Finland

4–3 (1–0, 3–2, 0–1)

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,117

Game reference
	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Goalies	Danil Tarasov	Referees: Vladimir Baluska Marcus Linde Linesmen: Jake Davis Johannes Kack
	Tolvanen (Vesalainen, Jokiharju) – 16:19 Puljujärvi (Heiskanen) (PP) – 26:31 Tolvanen (Vaakanainen) – 30:48 Tolvanen (Puljujärvi, Räsänen) (PP) – 39:39	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3	30:07 – Marushev (Lobanov, Kuznetsov) 31:05 – Samorukov (Alexeyev) 52:31 – Alexeyev (Bitsadze, Kostin) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	26

21 April 2016 15:30

Canada

9–1 (2–0, 3–1, 4–0)

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,164

Game reference
	Evan Fitzpatrick	Goalies	Philip Wüthrich	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Cameron Voss Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Joonas Saha
	Jost (Bitten, Fabbro) (SH) – 06:40 Quenneville (Howden, Jost) (PP) – 11:56 Jost (Howden) (PP) – 23:36 Morrison (Howden, Fabbro) – 30:17 McLeod (Kyrou) – 36:19 Howden (Fabbro, Jost) (PP) – 42:01 Jost (Bitten, Quenneville) (PP) – 50:07 McLeod (Tippett, Comtois) – 51:21 Howden (Gregor, Morrison) – 55:25	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1	38:37 – Loosli (Kuruashev, Riva) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	45	Shots	26

21 April 2016 18:00

Sweden

7–2 (3–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Icon Sports Center, Grand Forks Attendance: 301

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Roman Durný	Referees: Jan Hribik Brett Sheva Linesmen: Libor Suchanek Alexander Sysuev
	Brännström (Lindström) – 11:37 Lindström (Liljegren) (PP) – 15:24 Hugg (Jonsson Fjällby, Brännström) (PP) – 16:28 Bokvist (Thilander, Moverare) – 33:59 Jonsson Fjällby (Hugg) – 38:50 Bratt – 39:31 Wahlgren (Pettersson, Andersson) (PP) – 49:00	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 6–2 7–2	06:03 – Ružička 44:28 – Zeleňak (Buček, Studenič) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	42	Shots	20

21 April 2016 19:30

United States

8–0 (0–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Czech Republic

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,381

Game reference
	Jake Oettinger	Goalies	Josef Kořenář Dominik Groh	Referees: Sirko Hunnius Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Nathan Vanoosten
	Mittelstadt (Brown) – 24:50 Frederic (Lockwood) – 25:51 Anderson (Bellows, Keller) (PP) – 35:35 Keller (Fox, Lindgren) – 40:36 McPhee (Pastujov, Fox) – 43:40 Pastujov (Walker, McPhee) – 43:53 Anderson (Keller) (SH) – 49:51 Lindgren (Pastujov) (PP) – 58:02	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	38	Shots	15

Semifinals

23 April 2016 15:00

United States

2–4 (1–1, 0–0, 1–3)

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 2,931

Game reference
	Joseph Woll	Goalies	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde Linesmen: Johannes Kack Nathan Vanoosten
	Bellows (Fox, Keller) – 11:42 Yamamoto (Martin, Lindgren) (PP1) – 56:33	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4	15:50 – Vaakanainen (Jokiharju, Nurmi) 55:11 – Räsänen (Jokiharju) (SH) 59:23 – Räsänen (Vesalainen, Puljujärvi) (PP1) 59:59 – Puljujärvi (Räsänen) (ENG)
	31 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	26

23 April 2016 19:00

Canada

5–6 (1–1, 1–2, 3–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,073

Game reference
	Evan Fitzpatrick	Goalies	Filip Gustavsson	Referees: Brett Sheva Cameron Voss Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Dmitry Golyak
	Laberge (Chychrun) (PP1) – 02:20 Quenneville (McLeod) – 28:11 Chychrun (Jost) – 48:34 Bitten (Shaw, Chychrun) – 52:45 Kyrou (Katchouk, Hague) – 54:44 Jost Bitten Howden	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–4 3–5 4–5 5–5 Shootout:	16:35 – Wahlgren (Brannström, Bokvist) 21:17 – Steen (Bratt, Moverare) 29:42 – Söderlund (Hugg, Jonsson Fjallby) 47:50 – Andersson (Moverare, Nylander) 52:28 – Pettersson (Nylander) Andersson Bratt Lindström
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	59	Shots	35

,

Bronze medal game

24 April 2016 15:00

United States

10–3 (6–1, 1–0, 3–2)

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,448

Game reference
	Jake Oettinger	Goalies	Stuart Skinner Evan Fitzpatrick	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde Linesmen: Libor Suchanek Alexander Sysuev
	Anderson (Keller, Krys) (PP) – 04:40 Brown (Yamamoto, Mittelstadt) – 05:11 Bellows (Keller, Greenway) – 07:28 Brown (Mittelstadt, Yamamoto) – 11:10 Anderson (Keller, Greenway) (SH) – 14:11 Pastujov (Howdeshell, Lockwood) – 16:48 Yamamoto (Mittelstadt, Brown) (PP) – 21:27 Walker – 44:22 Luce (Hellickson, Frederic) (PP2) – 45:05 Lockwood (Hellickson, McPhee) – 58:59	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 9–2 9–3 10–3	06:31 – Bitten (Shaw, Phillips) 47:06 – Hall (Shaw, Malenstyn) 51:19 – Tippett (Malenstyn, Hall)
	20 min	Penalties	34 min
	33	Shots	32

Final

24 April 2016 19:00

Sweden

1–6 (0–3, 1–1, 0–2)

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Attendance: 3,543

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson Filip Larsson	Goalies	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Referees: Brett Sheva Cameron Voss Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Dmitry Golyak
	Andersson (Nylander) – 32:01	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–5 1–6	01:15 – Tolvanen (Kotkansalo) 15:28 – Somppi (Kuokkanen) 16:19 – Tuulola (Välimäki, Räsänen) 31:01 – Puljujärvi (Kuokkanen) 45:14 – Puljujärvi (Kuokkanen, Kotkansalo) 59:12 – Puljujärvi (Tolvanen)
	51 min	Penalties	16 min
	18	Shots	34

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Tyson Jost	7	6	9	15	+7	2
Clayton Keller	7	4	10	14	+11	2
Kailer Yamamoto	7	7	6	13	+7	12
Logan Brown	7	3	9	12	+6	2
Alexander Nylander	7	3	8	11	+5	0
Joey Anderson	7	7	2	9	+12	2
Eeli Tolvanen	7	7	2	9	+6	0
Lias Andersson	7	5	4	9	+3	8
Casey Mittelstadt	7	4	5	9	+6	2
Aapeli Räsänen	7	3	6	9	+8	12

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Joseph Woll	179:31	75	4	1.34	94.67	1
Jake Oettinger	240:00	91	6	1.50	93.41	1
Danil Tarasov	227:48	101	8	2.11	92.08	1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	180:00	72	6	2.00	91.67	0
Filip Gustavsson	289:21	138	13	2.70	90.58	0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

• Forward: Clayton Keller

All-star team

• Goaltender: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
• Defencemen: Adam Fox, David Quenneville
• Forwards: Tyson Jost, Jesse Puljujärvi, Clayton Keller

IIHF best player awards

• Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
• Defenceman: Adam Fox
• Forward: Tyson Jost

References:

Final standings

Team  Finland  Sweden  United States 4th  Canada 5th  Slovakia 6th  Russia 7th  Czech Republic 8th   Switzerland 9th  Latvia 10th  Denmark Relegated to the 2016 Division I A Division I Division I A The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 April 2016.[2] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Belarus 5 4 0 0 1 23 15 +8 12  Germany 5 3 1 0 1 20 14 +6 11  Kazakhstan 5 2 1 1 1 17 16 +1 9  France 5 2 0 0 3 18 18 0 6  Norway 5 1 0 1 3 16 22 −6 4  Austria 5 1 0 0 4 11 20 −9 3 Promoted to the 2017 Top Division Relegated to the 2017 Division I B Division I B The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 18 to 24 April 2016.[3] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 28 11 +17 15  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 13 9 +4 12  Ukraine 5 3 0 0 2 17 15 +2 9  Slovenia 5 2 0 0 3 19 17 +2 6  Italy 5 1 0 0 4 12 20 −8 3  South Korea 5 0 0 0 5 10 27 −17 0 Promoted to the 2017 Division I A Relegated to the 2017 Division II A Division II Division II A The Division II A tournament was played in Brasov, Romania, from 4 to 10 April 2016.[4] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Poland 5 5 0 0 0 43 8 +35 15  Romania 5 4 0 0 1 27 15 +12 12  Lithuania 5 3 0 0 2 17 19 −2 9  Great Britain 5 2 0 0 3 18 23 −5 6  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 8 25 −17 3  Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 6 29 −23 0 Promoted to the 2017 Division I B Relegated to the 2017 Division II B Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 26 March to 1 April 2016.[5] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Estonia 5 5 0 0 0 38 11 +27 15  Spain 5 4 0 0 1 26 14 +12 12  Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 12 10 +2 9  Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 11 30 −19 3  Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 15 29 −14 3  China 5 1 0 0 4 12 20 −8 3 Promoted to the 2017 Division II A Relegated to the 2017 Division III A Division III Division III A The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 14 to 20 March 2016.[6] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  Australia 5 4 0 0 1 25 22 +3 12  Turkey 5 3 1 0 1 22 13 +9 11  Bulgaria 5 3 0 0 2 20 13 +7 9  Israel 5 2 1 0 2 15 15 0 8  Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 2 2 17 26 −9 5  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 −10 0 Promoted to the 2017 Division II B Relegated to the 2017 Division III B Division III B The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 14 to 19 February 2016.[7] Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 30 9 +21 12  South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 11 19 −8 3  Hong Kong 4 1 0 0 3 12 25 −13 3 Promoted to the 2017 Division III A References "Calendar of events" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15. Division I A statistics Division I B statistics Division II A statistics Division II B statistics Division III A statistics Division III B statistics External links Website