2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2017 competition.

Championship (Top Division)

The tournament will be held in Russia from 6–22 May 2016.[1]

For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Qualified Teams

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]

For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I.

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[lower-alpha 1]
2  Italy (P) 5 3 0 0 2 11 10 +1 9[lower-alpha 2]
3  Poland (H) 5 3 0 0 2 17 12 +5 9[lower-alpha 2]
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:
  1. ↑ If 2017 co-hosts France and Germany finish 7th and 8th in Group B, then only Slovenia will be promoted, while Italy will play in Division I again in 2017.[2]
  2. 1 2 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]

For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II.

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[lower-alpha 1]
4  Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 16 14 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. 1 2 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

For more details on this topic, see 2016 IIHF World Championship 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.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Turkey (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 35 11 +24 15 Promoted to Division II B
2  Georgia 5 4 0 0 1 37 13 +24 12
3  South Africa 5 3 0 0 2 29 16 +13 9
4  Luxembourg 5 2 0 0 3 24 19 +5 6
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 0 0 4 7 43 −36 3
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 0 5 10 40 −30 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Division I Group A Tournament Format". iihf.com. 22 April 2016.
  3. ↑ IIHF (2016-03-31). "Men’s Div. III begins". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

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