# 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was played in Kamloops, Canada, from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.
Two-time defending champions, the United States, defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their third consecutive and seventh title overall. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout.

## Venues

Kamloops :
| Sandman Centre Capacity: 5,464 | McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre Capacity: 1,000 |

## Match officials

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

## Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.
All times are local (Pacific Time Zone – UTC−7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Relegation round |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | Relegation round |

## Relegation round

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
* Switzerland won series 2–0; Japan were relegated to the 2017 Division I A

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | United States | 9 | | | |
| A4 | Russia | 4 | A4 | Russia | 0 | | | |
| B1 | Sweden | 1 | | | | A1 | United States (OT) | 1 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Canada | 0 |
| | | | A2 | Canada | 5 |
| A3 | Finland | 5 | A3 | Finland | 3 |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | | | | A4 | Russia (GWS) | 1 |
| | | | | | | A3 | Finland | 0 |

#### Final
## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Japan |
* Relegated to the 2017 Division I A

## Statistics and awards
### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Hilary Knight | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Christine Meier | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Lara Stalder | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Rebecca Johnston | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Monique Lamoureux | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 | D |
| Natalie Spooner | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Jenn Wakefield | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Brianna Decker | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 6 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| Alex Rigsby | 192:30 | 1 | 0.31 | 72 | 98.61 | 2 |
| Emerance Maschmeyer | 191:23 | 4 | 1.25 | 90 | 95.56 | 0 |
| Florence Schelling | 303:49 | 8 | 1.58 | 117 | 93.16 | 1 |
| Sara Grahn | 301:52 | 8 | 1.59 | 101 | 92.08 | 1 |
| Meeri Räisänen | 346:07 | 14 | 2.43 | 176 | 92.05 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Emerance Maschmeyer
** Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski
** Best Forward: Hilary Knight
Source: IIHF.com
* All-star team
** Goaltender: Meeri Räisänen
** Defence: Monique Lamoureux, Jenni Hiirikoski
** Forwards: Hilary Knight, Rebecca Johnston, Christine Meier
* MVP: Hilary Knight
Source: IIHF.com