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
SpodekCapacity: 11,500	Dom SportovaCapacity: 6,500
 	
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 	Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated.
 	Host, placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	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===
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IA AssignmentsReferees named
;Referees
* Jonathan Alarie
* Mikko Kaukokari
* Artur Kulev
* Trpimir Piragić
* Stephen Reneau
* Marian Rohatsch
* Robin Šír
;Linesmen
* Henrik Haurum
* Artur Hyliński
* Martin Korba
* Kriss Kupcus
* Joep Leermakers
* Yakov Paley
* Anton Semjonov
===Standings===
===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
 	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.
 	Host, placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	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
* Jimmy Bergamelli
* Daniel Gamper
* Mikael Holm
* Manuel Nikolic
;Linesmen
* Vanja Belić
* Franco Espinoza
* Tomislav Grozaj
* Markus Hägerström
* Shunsuke Ichikawa
* Park Jun-soo
* Damir Rakovič
===Standings===
===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
==References==
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2016 IIHF World Championship Division I
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