2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Dates | December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Finland (4th title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 193 (6.43 per match) |
Attendance | 215,226 (7,174 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Jesse Puljujärvi (17 points) |
MVP | Jesse Puljujärvi |
Website | 2016 World Junior |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland.[1] It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.
Player eligibility[]
A player is eligible to play in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:[2]
- the player is of male gender;
- the player was born at the earliest in 1996, and at the latest, in 2001;
- the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
- the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the IIHF.
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.[3]
Top Division[]
Venues[]
Helsinki | Helsinki |
Helsinki |
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Hartwall Arena Capacity: 13,349 |
Helsinki Ice Hall Capacity: 8,200 | |
Officials[]
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[4]
Referees
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Linesmen
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Rosters[]
Format[]
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last placed team from both groups play a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team.[5]
Preliminary round[]
All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Team qualified to Quarterfinals | |
Team will play in Relegation round |
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | |
3 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
5 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 1 | Advance to Relegation |
December 26, 2015 16:00 | Switzerland | 3–8 (1–3, 1–3, 1–2) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,600 |
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Gauthier Descloux Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Linus Söderström | Referees: Andris Ansons Vladimir Pesina Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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60 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 39 |
December 26, 2015 20:00 | United States | 4–2 (0–0, 1–1, 3–1) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 6,112 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic | Goalies | Mason McDonald | Referees: Mikael Nord Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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27 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 27 |
December 27, 2015 20:00 | Denmark | 2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,596 |
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Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||
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25 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
22 | Shots | 23 |
December 28, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,415 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Jean-Phillippe Sylvain Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piche Hannu Sormunen | ||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
23 | Shots | 46 |
December 28, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 6–1 (1–1, 4–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,891 |
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Mason McDonald | Goalies | Referees: Daniel Konc Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Pasi Nieminen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Shots | 11 |
December 29, 2015 20:00 | Switzerland | 2–3 GWS (2–1, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 3,522 |
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Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Mackenzie Blackwood | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Mikael Nord Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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Suter Meier | Shootout | Strome Point Barzal | ||||||||||||
8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 35 |
December 30, 2015 16:00 | Sweden | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 4,193 |
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Felix Sandström | Goalies | Referees: Aleksi Rantala Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 9 |
December 30, 2015 20:00 | United States | 10–1 (6–0, 4–1, 0–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 3,701 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic Brandon Halverson | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Rene Jensen Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 28 |
December 31, 2015 16:00 | Denmark | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 5,128 |
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Goalies | Brandon Halverson | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piche Henrik Pihlblad | |||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 44 |
December 31, 2015 20:00 | Canada | 2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 7,003 |
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Mackenzie Blackwood | Goalies | Linus Söderström Felix Sandström | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Vladimir Pesina Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 32 |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | Finland (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
December 26, 2015 14:00 | Czech Republic | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Russia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,106 |
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Vítek Vaněček | Goalies | Alexandar Georgiyev | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piche Henrik Pihlblad | |||||
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Lakatos Chlapik Kaše | Shootout | Lauta | ||||||
27 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
25 | Shots | 22 |
December 26, 2015 18:00 | Finland | 6–0 (0–0, 1–0, 5–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,222 |
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Referees: Daniel Konc Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Rene Jensen | ||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 10 |
December 27, 2015 16:00 | Belarus | 2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Slovakia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 1,472 |
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Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Rene Jensen Roman Kaderli | ||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 39 |
December 28, 2015 14:00 | Slovakia | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 8,998 |
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Adam Húska | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček | Referees: Andris Ansons Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
18 | Shots | 34 |
December 28, 2015 18:00 | Russia | 6–4 (1–2, 4–1, 1–1) | Finland | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,526 |
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Alexandar Georgiyev | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Brett Iverson Christopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Brian Oliver Henrik Pihlblad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 32 |
December 29, 2015 16:00 | Belarus | 1–4 (0–3, 0–0, 1–1) | Russia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 2,342 |
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Goalies | Ilya Samsonov | Referees: Andris Ansons Vladimir Pesina Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Rene Jensen | |||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 32 |
December 30, 2015 14:00 | Czech Republic | 5–3 (1–0, 1–3, 3–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 8,456 |
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Vítek Vaněček | Goalies | Referees: Brett Iverson Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Nicolas Chartrand-Piche Roman Kaderli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Shots | 24 |
December 30, 2015 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–8 (2–1, 0–2, 1–5) | Finland | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,723 |
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Adam Húska Stanislav Skorvanek | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Cristopher Pitoscia Linesmen: Matjaz Hribar Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 48 |
December 31, 2015 14:00 | Russia | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 6,497 |
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Alexandar Georgiyev | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Mikael Nord Jean-Philippe Sylvain Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 21 |
December 31, 2015 18:00 | Finland | 5–4 (0–0, 3–3, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,198 |
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček | Referees: Andris Ansons Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 35 |
Relegation[]
January 2, 2016 12:00 | Switzerland | 5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | Belarus | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 453 |
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Joren van Pottelberghe | Goalies | Referees: Daniel Konc Vladimir Pesina Linesmen: Rene Jensen Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 21 |
January 3, 2016 12:00 | Belarus | 2–6 (2–3, 0–3, 0–0) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 748 |
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Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Mikael Nord Linesmen: Rene Jensen Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 44 |
Playoff round[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
1A | Sweden | 6 | |||||||||||
4B | Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||||
1A | Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||
2B | Finland | 2 | |||||||||||
2B | Finland | 6 | Final | ||||||||||
3A | Canada | 5 | |||||||||||
2B | Finland | 4 | |||||||||||
1B | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
1B | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
4A | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||
1B | Russia | 2 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
2A | United States | 1 | |||||||||||
2A | United States | 7 | 1A | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||
3B | Czech Republic | 0 | 2A | United States | 8 |
Quarterfinals[]
2 January 2016 14:00 | Russia | 4–3 OT (1–0, 0–2, 2–1) (OT 1–0) | Denmark | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,869 |
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Alexandar Georgiyev | Goalies | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 21 |
2 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,796 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | Shots | 17 |
2 January 2016 18:00 | Finland | 6–5 (1–2, 3–1, 2–2) | Canada | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,016 |
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Veini Vehviläinen (out 27:20) Kaapo Kähkönen (in 27:20) | Goalies | Mackenzie Blackwood | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 34 |
2 January 2016 20:00 | United States | 7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,113 |
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Alex Nedeljkovic | Goalies | Vítek Vaněček (out 20:00) (in 20:00) | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 28 |
Semifinals[]
4 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Finland | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,340 |
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Linus Söderström | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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22 | Shots | 28 |
4 January 2016 20:00 | Russia | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | United States | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,812 |
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Ilya Samsonov | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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33 | Shots | 27 |
Bronze medal game[]
5 January 2016 16:00 | Sweden | 3–8 (2–2, 0–4, 1–2) | United States | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,889 |
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Felix Sandström | Goalies | Alex Nedeljkovic | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | Shots | 29 |
Final[]
5 January 2016 20:30 | Russia | 3–4 OT (1–0, 0–0, 2–3) (OT 0–1) | Finland | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,479 |
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Alexandar Georgiyev | Goalies | Kaapo Kähkönen | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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25 | Shots | 29 |
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Jesse Puljujärvi | Finland | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +8 | 0 |
2 | Sebastian Aho | Finland | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 4 |
3 | Patrik Laine | Finland | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +8 | 6 |
4 | Auston Matthews | United States | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 2 |
5 | Matthew Tkachuk | United States | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 6 |
6 | Alexander Nylander | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 |
7 | Zach Werenski | United States | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +10 | 4 |
8 | Denis Malgin | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
9 | Olli Juolevi | Finland | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
10 | Christian Dvorak | United States | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 0 |
10 | Adrian Kempe | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF[6]
Goaltending leaders[]
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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1 | Linus Söderström | Sweden | 295:28 | 7 | 1.42 | 94.70 | 2 |
2 | Alex Nedeljkovic | United States | 325:52 | 9 | 1.66 | 94.27 | 1 |
3 | Denmark | 185:00 | 10 | 3.24 | 91.45 | 0 | |
4 | Kaapo Kähkönen | Finland | 214:13 | 9 | 2.52 | 90.91 | 0 |
5 | Adam Huska | Slovakia | 292:30 | 19 | 3.90 | 89.89 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[7]
Tournament awards[]
Reference: [1] Most Valuable Player
- Forward: Jesse Puljujärvi
All-star team
- Goaltender: Linus Söderström
- Defencemen: Olli Juolevi, Zach Werenski
- Forwards: Jesse Puljujärvi, Patrik Laine, Auston Matthews
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: Linus Söderström
- Defenceman: Zach Werenski
- Forward: Jesse Puljujärvi
Final standings[]
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Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.
Division I[]
Group A[]
The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from 13 to 19 December 2015.[8]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 14 |
Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 8 |
Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 7 |
Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 |
Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 |
Promoted to the 2017 Top Division | Relegated to the 2017 Division I B |
Group B[]
The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from 12 to 18 December 2015.[9] Prior to the start of the tournament Japan withdrew, and was relegated for 2017.[10]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 8 |
Poland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 8 |
Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 8 |
Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 |
Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Promoted to the 2017 Division I A | Relegated to the 2017 Division II A |
Division II[]
Group A[]
The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 13 to 19 December 2015.[11]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 15 |
Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 11 |
Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 9 |
Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 6 |
Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 2 |
South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 |
Promoted to the 2017 Division I B | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B |
Group B[]
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 17 to 23 January 2016.[12]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 14 |
Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 12 |
Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 10 |
Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 6 |
Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 3 |
China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 0 |
Promoted to the 2017 Division II A | Relegated to the 2017 Division III |
Division III[]
The Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 15 to 24 January 2016.[13]
Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 15 |
Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 |
New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 12 |
Israel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 10 |
Iceland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 8 |
Turkey | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 |
South Africa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 0 |
Promoted to the 2017 Division II B |
References[]
- ^ "Future Hosts". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "IIHF statutes and bylaws" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "IIHF Eligibility". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Referee assignments 2015/2016". IIHF.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF.com. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF) (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF.com. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Division IA statistics
- ^ Division IB statistics
- ^ Japan withdraws
- ^ Division II A statistics
- ^ Division II B statistics
- ^ Division III statistics
External links[]
- Media related to 2016 IIHF World U20 Championship at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site for the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
See also[]
- 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 2015 in ice hockey
- 2016 in ice hockey
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland
- 2015 in Finnish sport
- 2016 in Finnish sport
- International sports competitions in Helsinki
- January 2016 sports events in Europe
- December 2015 sports events in Europe
- 2010s in Helsinki