2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I International ice hockey tournament
2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I Host countries Austria France Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 13–19 December 2015 12–18 December 2015 Teams 11
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . In each of the two groups, the participating teams played a round-robin tournament ; the first-placed team was promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and third tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . To be eligible as a "junior" a player couldn't be born earlier than 1996.
The winners of Division I A, Latvia, were promoted to the 2017 Top Division and the winners of Division I B, France, were promoted to the 2017 Division I A.
Division I A
2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I A Host country Austria City Vienna Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 13–19 December 2015 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 95 (6.33 per game) Attendance 10,062 (671 per game) Scoring leader(s) Dominic Zwerger (7 points)www.iihf.com
The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna , Austria, from 13 to 19 December 2015.[ 1] [ 2]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Germany
placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Norway
placed 2nd in Division I A last year
Latvia
placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Italy
placed 4th in Division I A last year
Austria
hosts; placed 5th in Division I A last year
Kazakhstan
placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Division I B
2016 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I B Host country France City Megève Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 12–18 December 2015 Teams 5 Games played 10 Goals scored 60 (6 per game) Attendance 5,585 (559 per game) Scoring leader(s) Bastien Maia (11 points)www.iihf.com
The Division I B tournament was played in Megève , France, from 12 to 18 December 2015.[ 3] [ 4]
On 10 December, it was announced that Japan had withdrawn, and would be automatically relegated for the 2017 tournament.[ 5]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Slovenia
placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Ukraine
placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Poland
placed 3rd in Division I B last year
France
hosts; placed 4th in Division I B last year
Japan
placed 5th in Division I B last year; withdrew this year
Great Britain
placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted
Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
References
External links