# 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico on 9–15 April 2016.

## Venues

| Group A | Group B |
| Jaca | Mexico City |
| Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca Capacity: 3,579 | Icedome Capacity: 4,155 |

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Netherlands | Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated. |
| Belgium | Placed 2nd in Division II A last year. |
| Serbia | Placed 3rd in Division II A last year. |
| Spain | Host, placed 4th in Division II A last year. |
| Iceland | Placed 5th in Division II A last year. |
| China | Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Netherlands | 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 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 4 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | Relegation to Division II B |
* 1 2 Belgium 4–2 Serbia

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Ander Alcaine
** Best Defenseman: Erik Tummers
** Best Forward: Ben Van den Bogaert
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Erik Tummers | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +11 | 2 | D |
| Kevin Bruijsten | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Ben Van den Bogaert | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Raphael Joly | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 29 | F |
| Alan van Bentem | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Julian van Lijden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Yoren De Smet | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 6 | F |
| Nenad Raković | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Max Hermens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Robert Sigurðsson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –1 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Sjoerd Idzenga | 282:04 | 6 | 1.28 | 116 | 94.83 | 1 |
| Ander Alcaine | 247:04 | 7 | 1.70 | 106 | 93.40 | 1 |
| Tom Prodi | 134:38 | 6 | 2.67 | 74 | 91.89 | 0 |
| Arsenije Ranković | 299:25 | 13 | 2.61 | 160 | 91.88 | 0 |
| Dennis Hedström | 157:28 | 10 | 3.81 | 120 | 91.67 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Australia | Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated. |
| New Zealand | Placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
| Mexico | Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Israel | Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
| North Korea | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points and goal difference: Israel 3, 11–10; New Zealand 3, 10–10; North Korea 3, 11–12

### Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Kimlin
** Best Defenseman: Paul Baranzelli
** Best Forward: Héctor Majul
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Wehebe Darge | 5 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +25 | 2 | F |
| Cameron Todd | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +23 | 14 | F |
| Lliam Webster | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +5 | 18 | F |
| Mitch Humphries | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Héctor Majul | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 16 | F |
| Adrián Cervantes | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +8 | 6 | F |
| Brian Arroyo | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Thomas Powell | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | F |
| Robert Malloy | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +14 | 2 | D |
| Andrew Cox | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 14 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Anthony Kimlin | 254:56 | 10 | 2.35 | 109 | 90.83 | 0 |
| Alfonso de Alba | 148:52 | 4 | 1.61 | 38 | 89.47 | 0 |
| Rick Parry | 258:48 | 16 | 3.71 | 142 | 88.73 | 0 |
| Maxim Gokhberg | 173:40 | 18 | 6.22 | 120 | 85.00 | 0 |
| Andrés de la Garma | 154:50 | 9 | 3.49 | 56 | 83.93 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com