# 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2016 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 18th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2017 competition and finalized seeding for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.

## Championship (Top Division)

The Top Division tournament was played in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, from 28 March to 4 April 2016.
| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Japan |
* Relegated to the 2017 Division I A
| 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 |

## Division I
### Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 25 to 31 March 2016.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Top Division |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 | Relegated to the 2017 Division I B |
* 1 2 France 0–5 Germany

### Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 4 to 10 April 2016.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 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 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II A |
* 1 2 Italy 3–2 China

## Division II
### Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 2 to 8 April 2016.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I B |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 12 | |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55 | −51 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B |
* 1 2 3 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.
* ↑ Croatia actually did not participate in 2017. Their next World Championship participation was in the 2018 Division II B Qualification.

### Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 13 | Promoted to the 2017 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B Qualification |

### Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 December 2015.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | Promoted to the 2017 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 | |