# 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Katowice, Poland, on 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia, on 17–23 April 2016.

## Venues

| Group A | Group B |
| Katowice | Zagreb |
| Spodek Capacity: 11,500 | Dom Sportova Capacity: 6,500 |

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Austria | Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated. |
| Slovenia | Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated. |
| Poland | Host, placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
| Japan | Placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Italy | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| South Korea | Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

7 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 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Top division |
| 2 | Italy | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 0 | Relegation to Division I B |
* 1 2 Italy 3–1 Poland

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Bernhard Starkbaum
** Best Defenseman: Thomas Larkin
** Best Forward: Patryk Wronka
Source: IIHF.com
* Media All-Stars:
** MVP: Jan Urbas
** Goalkeeper: Gašper Krošelj
** Defenceman: Sabahudin Kovačević / Paweł Dronia
** Forwards: Michael Swift / Jan Urbas / Patryk Wronka
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ken Ograjenšek | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| Jan Urbas | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
| Tomasz Malasiński | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
| Michael Swift | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
| Kim Ki-sung | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
| Krzysztof Zapała | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| Grzegorz Pasiut | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Žiga Jeglič | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| Aleš Mušič | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| Miha Verlič | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes 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 |
| Gašper Krošelj | 200:00 | 3 | 0.90 | 82 | 96.34 | 0 |
| Bernhard Starkbaum | 302:45 | 8 | 1.59 | 126 | 93.65 | 0 |
| Matt Dalton | 302:47 | 11 | 2.18 | 156 | 92.95 | 1 |
| Andreas Bernard | 180:00 | 6 | 2.00 | 79 | 92.41 | 0 |
| Przemysław Odrobny | 238:22 | 9 | 2.27 | 113 | 92.04 | 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

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Ukraine | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated. |
| Great Britain | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| Lithuania | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
| Croatia | Host, placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| Estonia | Placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
| Romania | Placed 1st in Division II A 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 | Ukraine | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 0 | Relegation to Division II A |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Eduard Zakharchenko
** Best Defenseman: Ben O'Connor
** Best Forward: Borna Rendulić
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Robert Rooba | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | F |
| Ben O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 12 | D |
| Vladyslav Gavryk | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Borna Rendulić | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 0 | F |
| Mike Glumac | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Russell Cowley | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Jonathan Phillips | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 6 | F |
| Aleksandr Petrov | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 0 | F |
| Nerijus Ališauskas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 | D |
| Ivan Janković | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Andrei Makrov | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 6 | 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 |
| Eduard Zakharchenko | 298:25 | 6 | 1.21 | 129 | 95.35 | 0 |
| Vilim Rosandič | 135:21 | 4 | 1.77 | 56 | 92.86 | 0 |
| Artur Pavliukov | 275:42 | 11 | 2.39 | 140 | 92.14 | 0 |
| Ben Bowns | 302:56 | 7 | 1.39 | 86 | 91.86 | 1 |
| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 222:45 | 14 | 3.77 | 114 | 87.72 | 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