2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Aalborg, Denmark, running from 25–31 March 2016 and Group B in Asiago, Italy from 4–10 April 2016.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B
Aalborg 	Asiago
GigantiumCapacity: 5,000	Pala HodegartCapacity: 3,000
 	
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 8th in the Elite Division last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Group IA assignments
;Referees
* Henna Aberg
* Deana Cuglietta
* Katie Guay
* Yana Zueva
;Linesmen
* Liv Andersson
* Magali Anex
* Marine Dinant
* Jamie Fenstermacher
* Amy Lack
* Trine Phillipsen
* Michaela Štefková
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	16	7 	12
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	15	9 	12
 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	16	10	11
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	13	14	6
 	5 	0	1 	1 	3	10	17	3
 	5 	0	0 	1 	4	7 	20	1
===Results===
All times are local (Until 26 March UTC+1 and from 28 March on 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
Emanuelle 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
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Host, placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IB Assignments
;Referees
* Nikoleta Celárová
* Maija Kontturi
* Lacey Senuk
* Ramona Weiss
;Linesmen
* Anina Egli
* Mirjam Gruber
* Michaela Kúdeľová
* Anne-Ruth Kuonen
* Joanna Pobożniak
* Jodi Price
* Svenja Strohmenger
===Standings===
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	15	10	12
 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	16	15	9
 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	13	14	7
 	5 	1	1 	1 	2	11	13	6
 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	10	10	6
 	5 	1	1 	0 	3	11	14	5
===Results===
All times are local (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
Kong Minghui 	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
Zhang Mengying 	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 de Divonne	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
Wang Yuqing 	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
==References==
Division I
2016
Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	30	2 	15
 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	23	5 	12
 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	21	8 	8
 	5 	1	1 	1 	2	17	17	6
 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	9 	45	3
 	5 	0	0 	1 	4	5 	28	1