# 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2017 competition.

## Championship (top division)

The tournament took place in Russia from 6 May to 22 May 2016.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | Canada | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 27 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Finland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 27 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Russia (H) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 24 | Third place |
| 4 | B | United States | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Czech Republic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | A | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | B | Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | A | Denmark | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 11 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | B | Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | A | Norway | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | A | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | B | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | A | Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 14 | B | France | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 15 | B | Hungary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 3 | 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I |
| 16 | A | Kazakhstan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 | 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I |

## Division I

Group A was held in Katowice, Poland from 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia from 17–23 April 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Slovenia (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Top division |
| 2 | Italy (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | Promoted to the 2017 Top division |
| 3 | Poland (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | Japan (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 0 | Relegation to Division I B |
* 1 2 Italy 3–1 Poland

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ukraine (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to Division I A |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 11 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Croatia (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Romania (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 0 | Relegation to Division II A |

## Division II

Group A was held in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico from 9–15 April 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Netherlands (P) | 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 (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | Relegation to Division II B |
* 1 2 Belgium 4–2 Serbia

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Australia (P) | 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 (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |

## Division III

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 31 March to 6 April 2016. Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates withdrew, leaving six teams to play. Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Turkey (H, P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 15 | Promoted to Division II B |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 9 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 6 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | |