2016 postage stamp of Russia, dedicated to 2016 IIHF World Championship. Laika, the mascot of the championship, is in the centre.

The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), being held from 6 to 22 May 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Canada entered the tournament as the defending 2015 champions. Hungary returned to the Championship after a 6-year absence, and Kazakhstan after a 1-year absence.

Canada won their 26th gold medal, defeating Finland 2–0 in the gold medal game. With the win Corey Perry became the second consecutive Canadian team captain to earn membership in the Triple Gold Club. Russia won the bronze medal, defeating the United States 7–2 in the bronze medal game.

Bids

There were three official bids to host these championships. The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided during the final weekend of the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Denmark has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Parken Stadium (Copenhagen, 15,000 seats) and Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, 12,000 seats).

Russia was the only bidder to ever have hosted these championships, with the most recent being in 2007. The tournament was proposed to run from April 29 – May 15, 2016 in Megasport Arena (Moscow, 13,577 seats) and Ice Palace (Saint Petersburg, 12,300 seats).

Ukraine, like Denmark, has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in Palace of Sports (Kyiv, 7,000 seats) and a new 12,000 seat arena to be built by 2015 in Kyiv.

Venues

MoscowMoscowSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
VTB Ice PalaceYubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity: 12,100Capacity:7,300

Participants

Format

The 16 teams were split into two groups of eight teams. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams advance to the knockout stage, to play out the winner. The last team of each group will be relegated to Division I the following year.

Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2015 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2015 IIHF World Championship.

Group A (Moscow) Russia (2) Sweden (3) Czech Republic (6) Switzerland (7) Latvia (10) Norway (11) Denmark (15) Kazakhstan (17)Group B (St. Petersburg) Canada (1) Finland (4) United States (5) Slovakia (8) Belarus (9) France (12) Germany (13) Hungary (19)

Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.

Henrik Pihlblad, Tobias Wehrli, Stefan Fonselius and Peter Šefčík during Norway vs. Denmark match
RefereesLinesmen
Sweden Tobias Björk Finland Stefan Fonselius Czech Republic Martin Fraňo Hungary Péter Gebei Russia Roman Gofman Canada Brett Iverson Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek Slovakia Jozef Kubuš United States Timothy Mayer Sweden Linus Ohlund Russia Konstantin Olenin Germany Daniel Piechaczek Finland Aleksi Rantala Belarus Maxim Sidorenko Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Switzerland Marc WiegandCanada Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Switzerland Nicolas Fluri Switzerland Roman Kaderli Norway Jon Killian Russia Gleb Lazarev Czech Republic Vit Lederer Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský Sweden Andreas Malmqvist United States Fraser McIntyre Finland Pasi Nieminen Russia Alexander Otmakhov Sweden Henrik Pihlblad Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow United States Judson Ritter Slovakia Peter Šefčík Finland Sakari Suominen

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.

Group A

Russia vs Czech Republic at the VTB Ice Palace
PosTeamvtePldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Czech Republic751102712+1518Playoff round
2Russia (H)760013210+2218
3Sweden732022318+513
4Denmark722121722−511
5Norway721041322−98
6Switzerland711322026−68
7Latvia710331322−96
8Kazakhstan (R)701061528−132Relegation to Division I A
6 May 2016
Sweden2–1 (OT)Latvia
Czech Republic3–0Russia
7 May 2016
Switzerland2–3 (GWS)Kazakhstan
Norway0–3Denmark
Latvia3–4 (GWS)Czech Republic
8 May 2016
Kazakhstan4–6Russia
Norway4–3 (OT)Switzerland
Sweden5–2Denmark
9 May 2016
Latvia0–4Russia
Sweden2–4Czech Republic
10 May 2016
Switzerland3–2 (OT)Denmark
Kazakhstan2–4Norway
11 May 2016
Switzerland5–4Latvia
Sweden7–3Kazakhstan
12 May 2016
Czech Republic7–0Norway
Russia10–1Denmark
13 May 2016
Czech Republic3–1Kazakhstan
Denmark3–2 (GWS)Latvia
14 May 2016
Norway2–3Sweden
Russia5–1Switzerland
Kazakhstan1–2Latvia
15 May 2016
Denmark2–1 (GWS)Czech Republic
Switzerland2–3 (GWS)Sweden
16 May 2016
Russia3–0Norway
Denmark4–1Kazakhstan
17 May 2016
Czech Republic5–4Switzerland
Latvia1–3Norway
Russia4–1Sweden

Group B

PosTeamvtePldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Finland77000296+2321Playoff round
2Canada76001348+2618
3Germany740122220+213
4United States730132218+410
5Slovakia721041523−88
6Belarus720051632−166
7France711051123−125
8Hungary (R)710061231−193Relegation to Division I A
6 May 2016
United States1–5Canada
Finland6–2Belarus
7 May 2016
Slovakia4–1Hungary
France3–2 (GWS)Germany
Belarus3–6United States
8 May 2016
Hungary1–7Canada
Finland5–1Germany
France1–5Slovakia
9 May 2016
Belarus0–8Canada
Finland3–2United States
10 May 2016
Slovakia1–5Germany
Hungary2–6France
11 May 2016
Slovakia2–4Belarus
Finland3–0Hungary
12 May 2016
United States4–0France
Canada5–2Germany
13 May 2016
United States5–1Hungary
Germany5–2Belarus
14 May 2016
France1–3Finland
Hungary5–2Belarus
Canada5–0Slovakia
15 May 2016
Germany3–2United States
Slovakia0–5Finland
16 May 2016
Canada4–0France
Germany4–2Hungary
17 May 2016
United States2–3 (OT)Slovakia
Belarus3–0France
Canada0–4Finland

Playoff round

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
A1Czech Republic1
B4United States (GWS)2
B2Canada4
B4United States3
B2Canada6
A3Sweden0
B1Finland0
B2Canada2
B1Finland5
A4Denmark1
B1Finland3Bronze medal game
A2Russia1
A2Russia4A2Russia7
B3Germany1B4United States2

Quarterfinals

19 May 2016 16:15Czech Republic1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) OT (0–0) GWS (0–1)United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 7,853
Dominik FurchGoaliesKeith KinkaidReferees: Sweden Linus Ohlund Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Russia Alexander Otmakhov Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Zohorna (PS) – 15:231–01–121:27 – Matthews (Vatrano, Wideman)
Zohorna (PS) – 15:231–0
1–121:27 – Matthews (Vatrano, Wideman)
Kašpar Koukal ZohornaShootoutHendricks Matthews
12 minPenalties12 min
32Shots28
19 May 2016 16:15Finland5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)DenmarkYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 5,038
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees: Czech Republic Martin Fraňo Slovakia Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Switzerland Nicolas Fluri Russia Gleb Lazarev
Granlund (Koivu, Komarov) – 14:291–0Koskiranta (Pyörälä, Ohtamaa) – 21:452–02–131:42 – Eller (Christensen, Ehlers) (PP)Laine (Hietanen, Jaakola) – 38:573–1Jokinen (Koivu) (EN) – 57:464–1Granlund – 58:075–1
Granlund (Koivu, Komarov) – 14:291–0
Koskiranta (Pyörälä, Ohtamaa) – 21:452–0
2–131:42 – Eller (Christensen, Ehlers) (PP)
Laine (Hietanen, Jaakola) – 38:573–1
Jokinen (Koivu) (EN) – 57:464–1
Granlund – 58:075–1
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots17
19 May 2016 20:15Russia4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0)GermanyVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,199
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesThomas GreissReferees: Sweden Tobias Björk Finland Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský United States Fraser McIntyre
0–104:45 – ReimerShipachyov (Dadonov, Belov) – 20:401–1Dadonov (Shipachyov) – 27:172–1Shipachyov (Telegin) – 34:143–1Ovechkin (Kuznetsov, Lyubimov) – 42:454–1
0–104:45 – Reimer
Shipachyov (Dadonov, Belov) – 20:401–1
Dadonov (Shipachyov) – 27:172–1
Shipachyov (Telegin) – 34:143–1
Ovechkin (Kuznetsov, Lyubimov) – 42:454–1
2 minPenalties4 min
37Shots20
19 May 2016 20:15Canada6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0)SwedenYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 6,090
Cam TalbotGoaliesJacob MarkströmReferees: Russia Roman Gofman Belarus Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: United States Judson Ritter Finland Sakari Suominen
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Stone) – 18:391–0Dumba (Stone, Scheifele) (PP) – 26:052–0Marchand (Dumba, Scheifele) – 32:023–0Domi (Reinhart, Matheson) – 32:134–0Stone – 51:055–0Brassard (Gallagher, Hall) – 53:226–0
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Stone) – 18:391–0
Dumba (Stone, Scheifele) (PP) – 26:052–0
Marchand (Dumba, Scheifele) – 32:023–0
Domi (Reinhart, Matheson) – 32:134–0
Stone – 51:055–0
Brassard (Gallagher, Hall) – 53:226–0
10 minPenalties18 min
34Shots24

Semifinals

21 May 2016 16:15Finland3–1 (0–1, 3–0, 0–0)RussiaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,215
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees: Czech Republic Martin Fraňo Slovakia Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: United States Fraser McIntyre United States Judson Ritter
0–102:52 – Shirokov (Telegin, Marchenko)Aho (Granlund, Lindell) (PP) – 25:341–1Jokinen (Laine) – 35:502–1Aho (Koskiranta, Koivu) (PP) – 38:153–1
0–102:52 – Shirokov (Telegin, Marchenko)
Aho (Granlund, Lindell) (PP) – 25:341–1
Jokinen (Laine) – 35:502–1
Aho (Koskiranta, Koivu) (PP) – 38:153–1
10 minPenalties8 min
16Shots29
21 May 2016 20:15Canada4–3 (2–0, 1–3, 1–0)United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 10,455
Cam TalbotGoaliesKeith KinkaidReferees: Russia Roman Gofman Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Gallagher (Jenner, Reinhart) – 08:591–0Marchand (Ceci) – 18:022–02–121:14 – Matthews (Wideman, Larkin) (PP)2–223:57 – Warsofsky (Nelson, Fasching)2–328:25 – Motte (Larkin, Compher)Brassard (O'Reilly, Perry) (PP) – 35:303–3Ellis (Murray, McDavid) – 41:344–3
Gallagher (Jenner, Reinhart) – 08:591–0
Marchand (Ceci) – 18:022–0
2–121:14 – Matthews (Wideman, Larkin) (PP)
2–223:57 – Warsofsky (Nelson, Fasching)
2–328:25 – Motte (Larkin, Compher)
Brassard (O'Reilly, Perry) (PP) – 35:303–3
Ellis (Murray, McDavid) – 41:344–3
6 minPenalties14 min
27Shots33

Bronze medal game

22 May 2016 16:15Russia7–2 (2–0, 3–1, 2–1)United StatesVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,043
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesKeith Kinkaid Mike CondonReferees: Sweden Tobias Björk Czech Republic Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Voynov (Kalinin, Shirokov) – 06:231–0Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Orlov) (PP) – 13:412–0Telegin (Datsyuk, Mozyakin) – 29:363–0Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) – 32:494–04–134:29 – Vatrano (Warsofsky, Nelson) (PP)Panarin (Belov, Chudinov) – 35:225–15–243:42 – Vatrano (Warsofsky)Mozyakin (Datsyuk) – 53:136–2Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) (PP) – 59:537–2
Voynov (Kalinin, Shirokov) – 06:231–0
Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Orlov) (PP) – 13:412–0
Telegin (Datsyuk, Mozyakin) – 29:363–0
Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) – 32:494–0
4–134:29 – Vatrano (Warsofsky, Nelson) (PP)
Panarin (Belov, Chudinov) – 35:225–1
5–243:42 – Vatrano (Warsofsky)
Mozyakin (Datsyuk) – 53:136–2
Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) (PP) – 59:537–2
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots30

Gold medal game

22 May 2016 20:45Finland0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)CanadaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 11,509
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesCam TalbotReferees: Russia Roman Gofman Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Russia Gleb Lazarev United States Fraser McIntyre
0–111:24 – McDavid (Duchene)0–259:59 – Duchene (Marchand) (ENG)
0–111:24 – McDavid (Duchene)
0–259:59 – Duchene (Marchand) (ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
16Shots33

Final ranking

Team Canada celebrates with the cup
PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1BCanada1090014611+3527Champions
2BFinland1090013710+2727Runners-up
3ARussia (H)1080024416+2824Third place
4BUnited States1031152930−112Fourth place
5ACzech Republic851202814+1419Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6ASweden832032324−113
7BGermany840132324−113
8ADenmark822131827−911
9BSlovakia721041523−88Eliminated in Group stage
10ANorway721041322−98
11ASwitzerland711322026−68
12BBelarus720051632−166
13ALatvia710331322−96
14BFrance711051123−125
15BHungary710061231−1932017 IIHF World Championship Division I
16AKazakhstan701061528−132

Awards and statistics

Awards

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Russia Vadim Shipachyov1061218+108F
Russia Artemi Panarin106915+94F
Russia Evgenii Dadonov106713+106F
Finland Patrik Laine107512+44F
Finland Mikael Granlund104812+62F
Canada Derick Brassard105611+94F
Russia Pavel Datsyuk1011011+60F
Canada Matt Duchene105510+102F
Finland Mikko Koivu104610+812F
Canada Mark Stone104610+86F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source:

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.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Czech Republic Dominik Furch255:0040.9410096.002
Finland Mikko Koskinen479:0191.1316994.671
Canada Cam Talbot480:00101.2516794.014
Denmark Sebastian Dahm434:04162.2124893.551
Russia Sergei Bobrovsky520:51151.7321893.121

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source:

IIHF honors and awards

The 2016 IIHF Hall of Fame inductees and award recipients were honored during the World Championship medal ceremonies in Moscow.

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

Award recipients

External links