# 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

## Venues

| Division I Group A | Division I Group B |
| Aalborg | Asiago |
| Gigantium Capacity: 5,000 | Pala Hodegart Capacity: 3,000 |

## Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 25 to 31 March 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Germany | Placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
| Austria | Placed 2nd in Division I A last year. |
| France | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
| Denmark | Hosts; placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Norway | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| Slovakia | Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | 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

### Match results

All times are local (until 26 March: Central European Time – UTC+1; from 28 March on: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Caroline Baldin
** Best Defenseman: Josefine Hansen
** Best Forward: Laura Kluge
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Laura Kluge | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Marion Allemoz | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Manuela Anwander | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Josefine Jakobsen | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –2 | 16 | F |
| Emmanuelle Passard | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Janine Weber | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Eva-Maria Beiter Schwärzler | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Anna Meixner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Denise Altmann | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 2 | F |
| Silke Glud | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 0 | F |
| Martine Henriksen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Esther Kantor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 4 | D |
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 |
| Jennifer Harß | 180:00 | 2 | 0.67 | 53 | 96.23 | 2 |
| Caroline Baldin | 180:00 | 4 | 1.33 | 70 | 94.29 | 0 |
| Lisa Jensen | 218:33 | 6 | 1.65 | 81 | 92.59 | 0 |
| Theresa Hornich | 284:18 | 7 | 1.48 | 93 | 92.47 | 0 |
| Caroline Lambert | 120:00 | 5 | 2.50 | 58 | 91.38 | 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

## Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 4 to 10 April 2016.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Latvia | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated. |
| Netherlands | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| China | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
| Hungary | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| Italy | Hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | 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

### Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Anikó Németh
** Best Defenseman: Bernadett Németh
** Best Forward: Alyona Fux
Source: IIHF.com

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Alyona Fux | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Minghui Kong | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Zarina Tukhtieva | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Līga Miljone | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Mengying Zhang | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Iveta Koka | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Chelsea Furlani | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –2 | 4 | F |
| Bieke van Nes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 10 | F |
| Savine Wielenga | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –1 | 4 | F |
| Anna De la Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –2 | 0 | F |
| Ieva Pētersone | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 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 |
| Yuquing Wang | 298:42 | 9 | 1.81 | 135 | 93.33 | 0 |
| Aizhan Raushanova | 304:38 | 14 | 2.76 | 186 | 92.47 | 0 |
| Evija Tētiņa | 240:00 | 11 | 2.75 | 134 | 91.79 | 0 |
| Anikó Németh | 240:00 | 7 | 1.75 | 76 | 90.79 | 0 |
| Claudia van Leeuwen | 226:26 | 10 | 2.65 | 108 | 90.74 | 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