2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia became the 9th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 18 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Top Division

Participants
Team2014 Results Won gold medal in 2015 Won bronze medal in 2015 Runner up of Division I in 2015 4th place in 2015 Host, Won silver medal in 2015

Preliminary round
Team 1   4  4  0  0  0  46  6  +40  12 2   4  3  0  0  1  17  7  +10  9 3   4  2  0  0  2  21  26 -5  6 4   4  1  0  0  3  12  22 −10  3 5   4  0  0  0  4  5  37  −32  0

Won gold medalWon silver medalWon bronze medalRelegated to Division I 2017

Awards and statistics

Awards
Media All-Stars:
 MVP:  To Weng
 Goalkeeper:  Ahmed Ald Dhaheri
 Defenceman:  Yen-Lin Shen
 Forward:  Hung-Ju Lin

Scoring Leaders

 Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM To Weng  4  14  5  19  +22  8 Hung-Ju Lin  4  8  8  16  +22  4 Yen-Lin Shen  4  3  12  15  +22  4 Yen-Chin Shen  4  4  10  14  +19  4 Mishigsuren Namjil  4  4  4  8  -1  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 Yu-Cheng Liao  185:16  4  1.30  64  93.75  0 Ahmed Al Dhaheri  160:00  6  2.25  53  88.68  0 Pirapong Lertkitsiri  236:12  20  5.08  116  85.29  0 Khai Shene Eugene Chin  156.52  22  8.41  98  77.55  0 Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan  194:00  19  5.88  80  76.25  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

Division I

The Division I competition will played between 9 and 14 April 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Participants
Team2015 Results Did not participate in 2015 Host, 3rd in Division I in 2015 Relegated from Top Division in 2015 5th in Division I in 2015 Did not participate in 2015

Preliminary round
Team 1   4  4  0  0  0  37  7  +30  12 2   4  3  0  0  1  25  16  +9  9 3   4  1  1  0  2  13  21  -8  5 4   4  1  0  0  3  7  18  −11  3 5   4  0  0  1  3  14  34  -20  1

Promoted to Top Division 2017

References

Other websites
International Ice Hockey Federation
Challenge Cup of Asia - IIHF

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Category:March 2016 events