2016 IIHF World Championship

2016 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Russia
Dates 6–22 May 2016
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2016 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Russia, after the other two bids were withdrawn.[1] The tournament will run in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Canada are the defending champions after defeating Russia 6–1 in the gold medal game of the 2015 World Championship. Hungary will return to the Championship after a 6-year absence. Kazakhstan returns after a 1-year absence.

Venues

Moscow Saint Petersburg
VTB Ice Palace
Capacity: 12,100		 Yubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity: 7,300

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.[2]

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).[2]
Russia was the only bidder to ever have hosted these championships, with the most recent being in 2007. The tournament was proposed to run from April 29 – May 15, 2016 in Megasport Arena (Moscow, 13,577 seats) and Ice Palace (Saint Petersburg, 12,300 seats).[2]
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.[2]

Qualified nations

Asia:

Europe:

North America:

* = 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

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.[3]

Group A (St. Petersburg)
Group B (Moscow)

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.[4]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoff round
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Division I A[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on 6 May 2016. Source:
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.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2017 hosts (France and Germany) cannot be relegated by rule, it remains possible for both relegated teams to come from Group A.[5]
6 May 2016
Sweden  –  Latvia
Czech Republic  –  Russia
7 May 2016
Switzerland   –  Kazakhstan
Norway  –  Denmark
Latvia  –  Czech Republic
8 May 2016
Kazakhstan  –  Russia
Norway  –   Switzerland
Sweden  –  Denmark
9 May 2016
Latvia  –  Russia
Sweden  –  Czech Republic
10 May 2016
Switzerland   –  Denmark
Kazakhstan  –  Norway
11 May 2016
Switzerland   –  Latvia
Sweden  –  Kazakhstan
12 May 2016
Czech Republic  –  Norway
Russia  –  Denmark
13 May 2016
Czech Republic  –  Kazakhstan
Denmark  –  Latvia
14 May 2016
Norway  –  Sweden
Russia  –   Switzerland
Kazakhstan  –  Latvia
15 May 2016
Denmark  –  Czech Republic
Switzerland   –  Sweden
16 May 2016
Russia  –  Norway
Denmark  –  Kazakhstan
17 May 2016
Czech Republic  –   Switzerland
Latvia  –  Norway
Russia  –  Sweden

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoff round
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Division I A[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on 6 May 2016. Source:
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.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2017 hosts (France and Germany) cannot be relegated by rule, it remains possible for both relegated teams to come from Group A.[6]
6 May 2016
United States  –  Canada
Finland  –  Belarus
7 May 2016
Slovakia  –  Hungary
France  –  Germany
Belarus  –  United States
8 May 2016
Hungary  –  Canada
Finland  –  Germany
France  –  Slovakia
9 May 2016
Belarus  –  Canada
Finland  –  United States
10 May 2016
Slovakia  –  Germany
Hungary  –  France
11 May 2016
Slovakia  –  Belarus
Finland  –  Hungary
12 May 2016
United States  –  France
Canada  –  Germany
13 May 2016
United States  –  Hungary
Germany  –  Belarus
14 May 2016
France  –  Finland
Hungary  –  Belarus
Canada  –  Slovakia
15 May 2016
Germany  –  United States
Slovakia  –  Finland
16 May 2016
Canada  –  France
Germany  –  Hungary
17 May 2016
United States  –  Slovakia
Belarus  –  France
Canada  –  Finland

Playoff round

  Quarterfinal                    
  A1    
  B4     Semifinal
          
  Quarterfinal      
  B2  
  A3           Final
               
  Quarterfinal              
  B1        
  A4     Semifinal   Bronze medal game
           
  Quarterfinal          
  A2  
  B3    

Final Ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runners-up
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third place
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth place
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 May 2016. Source: IIHF

References

  1. ↑ IIHF: 2016 Worlds go to Russia
  2. 1 2 3 4 Three bids for 2016
  3. ↑ "Canada tops World Ranking". iihfworlds2015.com. 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Russia to open vs. Czechs". iihfworlds2016.com. 15 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 September 2015.

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