2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2016 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 18th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also serve as qualification for the 2017 competition and finalized seeding for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.

2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries Canada
 Denmark
 Italy
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Bulgaria
Teams36
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (7th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
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Championship (Top Division)

The tournament was held in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016.[1]

Further information: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
 United States
 Canada
 Russia
4 Finland
5 Sweden
6 Czech Republic
7  Switzerland
8 Japan
 Relegated to Division I A 

Division I

Group A was held in Aalborg, Denmark from 25–31 March 2016 and Group B in Asiago, Italy from 4–10 April 2016.[1]

Further information: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany (P) 5 4 0 0 1 16 7 +9 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the 2017 Top division
2  France 5 4 0 0 1 15 9 +6 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Austria 5 3 1 0 1 16 10 +6 11
4  Denmark (H) 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 −1 6
5  Norway 5 0 1 1 3 10 17 −7 3
6  Slovakia (R) 5 0 0 1 4 7 20 −13 1 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. France 0–5 Germany

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Hungary (P) 5 4 0 0 1 15 10 +5 12 Promoted to Division I A
2  Latvia 5 3 0 0 2 16 15 +1 9
3  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 1 2 13 14 −1 7
4  Italy (H) 5 1 1 1 2 11 13 −2 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  China 5 2 0 0 3 10 10 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Netherlands (R) 5 1 1 0 3 11 14 −3 5 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.
Notes:
  1. Italy 3–2 China

Division II

Group A was held in Bled, Slovenia from 2–8 April 2016, Group B in Jaca, Spain from 29 February–6 March 2016 and the Group B qualification tournament was in Sofia, Bulgaria from 7–10 December 2015.[1]

Further information: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Poland (P) 5 4 0 0 1 37 9 +28 12[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to Division I B
2  South Korea 5 4 0 0 1 15 3 +12 12[lower-alpha 1]
3  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 34 3 +31 12[lower-alpha 1]
4  North Korea 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 −2 6
5  Slovenia (H) 5 1 0 0 4 9 27 −18 3
6  Croatia (R) 5 0 0 0 5 4 55 −51 0 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. Poland 3 Pts, 3–3 GD; South Korea 3 Pts, 2–2 GD; Great Britain 3 Pts, 2–2 GD. After the tie is broken, head-to-head is used and South Korea defeated Great Britain 1–0.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia (P) 5 4 0 1 0 32 6 +26 13 Promoted to Division II A
2  Spain (H) 5 4 0 0 1 26 8 +18 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 10 +11 9
4  Mexico 5 2 1 0 2 13 9 +4 8
5  New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 13 40 −27 3
6  Turkey (R) 5 0 0 0 5 8 40 −32 0 Relegation to Division II B qualification
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 B Qualification
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania (P) 3 2 0 1 0 15 9 +6 7 Promoted to Division II B
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 15 9 +6 6
3  South Africa 3 1 1 0 1 12 8 +4 5
4  Bulgaria (H) 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 −16 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. "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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