Claim: In the 2016 IIHF World Championship Group A (one of two groups to compete), the four best placed teams, who were Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden and Denmark, made it to the playoff round.
Evidence: Group A was one of two groups of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. 1 2 Russia (H) 3 Sweden 4 Denmark Playoff round 
Group A was one of two groups of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2017. 1 Czech Republic 2 Russia (H) 3 Sweden 4 Denmark