2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2][3] It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.

2016 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CityHelsinki
Venue(s)Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall (in 1 host city)
DatesDecember 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Finland (4th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored193 (6.43 per game)
Attendance215,226 (7,174 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Jesse Puljujärvi (17 points)
MVPFinland Jesse Puljujärvi
Official website
worldjunior2016.com
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Nations participating at 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships

Player eligibility

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A player is eligible to play in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:[4]

  • the player is of male gender;
  • the player was born at the earliest in 1996, and at the latest, in 2001;
  • the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
  • the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.[5]

Top Division

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Venues

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Helsinki Helsinki
Hartwall Arena
Capacity: 13,349
Helsinki Ice Hall
Capacity: 8,200
   

Match officials

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The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[6]

Referees

  •   Alexei Anisimov
  •   Andris Ansons
  •   Stefan Fonselius
  •   Brett Iverson
  •   Daniel Konc
  •   Mikael Nord
  •   Vladimir Pešina
  •   Daniel Piechaczek
  •   Christopher Pitoscia
  •   Aleksi Rantala
  •   Jean-Philippe Sylvain
  •   Marc Wiegand

Linesmen

  •   Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  •   Matjaž Hribar
  •   Rene Jensen
  •   Roman Kaderli
  •   Pasi Nieminen
  •   Brian Oliver
  •   Alexander Otmakhov
  •   Henrik Pihlblad
  •   Hannu Sormunen
  •   Alexander Waldejer

Rosters

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Format

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The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups play a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team.[7]

Preliminary round

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All times are local. (Eastern European TimeUTC+2)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 19 5 +14 12 Quarterfinals
2   United States 4 3 0 0 1 18 5 +13 9
3   Canada 4 1 1 0 2 13 12 +1 5
4   Denmark 4 1 0 0 3 4 16 −12 3
5    Switzerland 4 0 0 1 3 7 23 −16 1 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2015
16:00
Switzerland  3–8
(1–3, 1–3, 1–2)
  SwedenHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,600
Game reference
Gauthier Descloux
Joren van Pottelberghe
GoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Pasi Nieminen
  Brian Oliver
0–101:21 – W. Nylander (A. Nylander, Timashov)
0–210:17 – Lindblom (Holmström, Kempe)
Kessler (Malgin, Glauser) – 17:231–2
1–319:31 – Timashov (A. Nylander) (PP)
1–421:48 – Timashov (Pettersson, A. Nylander) (PP)
1–524:17 – Asplund (Carlsson, Pettersson)
Rod (Harlacher, Malgin) – 27:112–5
2–632:50 – Forsbacka-Karlsson (Lagesson)
2–742:34 – Larsson (A. Nylander, A. Holmström)
Kessler (SH) – 51:573–7
3–856:40 – Ollas Matsson (Pettersson)
60 minPenalties10 min
18Shots39
December 26, 2015
20:00
United States  4–2
(0–0, 1–1, 3–1)
  CanadaHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 6,112
Game reference
Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesMason McDonaldReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Hannu Sormunen
0–125:06 – Barzal (Chartier, Gauthier)
White (Milano, Dvorak) – 36:331–1
Werenski (Matthews, Tkachuk) (PP) – 47:222–1
2–250:45 – Strome (Marner, Dermott) (PP)
Belpedio (Borgen, White) – 56:423–2
Matthews (Werenski, Tkachuk) – 57:234–2
27 minPenalties4 min
25Shots27
December 27, 2015
20:00
Denmark  2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
   SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 1,596
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Thomas LillieGoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
  Alexei Anisimov
  Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  Alexander Waldejer
0–108:21 – Rod (Harlacher, Karrer)
Nielsen (K. Jensen, Røndbjerg) – 41:171–1
From (True, Krag) – 46:202–1
25 minPenalties4 min
22Shots23
December 28, 2015
16:00
Sweden  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  United StatesHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,415
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Linus SöderströmGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Jean-Phillippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Hannu Sormunen
A. Nylander (Timashov, Carlsson) – 22:411–0
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots46
December 28, 2015
20:00
Canada  6–1
(1–1, 4–0, 1–0)
  DenmarkHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,891
Game reference
Mason McDonaldGoaliesMathias SeldrupReferees:
  Daniel Konc
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Roman Kaderli
  Pasi Nieminen
0–112:49 – True (From, Krogsgaard)
Beauvillier (Barzal, Chartier) – 13:521–1
Quenneville (Marner, Fleury) – 21:142–1
Barzal (Chabot, Hicketts) (PP) – 25:033–1
Crouse (Konecny, Dermott) – 25:544–1
Marner (Strome, Point) – 31:305–1
Strome (Point) (PP) – 49:326–1
6 minPenalties10 min
58Shots11
December 29, 2015
20:00
Switzerland  2–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  CanadaHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 3,522
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Joren van PottelbergheGoaliesMackenzie BlackwoodReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Hannu Sormunen
Riat (Rod, Malgin) (PP) – 02:121–0
Meyer (Forrer, Privet) – 15:372–0
2–119:37 – Strome (Chabot, Crouse)
2–232:17 – Hicketts (Crouse)
Suter  
Meier  
Shootout  Strome
  Point
  Barzal
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots35
December 30, 2015
16:00
Sweden  5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)
  DenmarkHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 4,193
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Felix SandströmGoaliesThomas LillieReferees:
  Aleksi Rantala
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Alexander Waldejer
Kempe (Lindblom) – 00:131–0
Forsling (Forsbacka-Karlsson) (PP) – 10:222–0
Lindblom (Holmström, Ollas Mattsson) – 37:173–0
Lagesson (Lööke, Ehn) – 50:024–0
A. Nylander (Asplund, Larsson) – 55:555–0
4 minPenalties10 min
48Shots9
December 30, 2015
20:00
United States  10–1
(6–0, 4–1, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 3,701
Game reference
Alex Nedeljkovic
Brandon Halverson
GoaliesJoren van Pottelberghe
Ludovic Waeber
Referees:
  Daniel Konc
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Pasi Nieminen
Dvorak (Werenski, Milano) – 7:231–0
Matthews (Tkachuk, White) – 8:262–0
Carlo (Werenski) – 10:133–0
Werenski (Dvorak, Milano) – 12:594–0
Tkachuk (Matthews) – 15:105–0
Schmaltz (Hitchcock, Boeser) – 16:336–0
6–121:26 – Meier (Hischier)
Tkachuk (Matthews) – 22:127–1
Matthews (Schmaltz, White) (PP) – 28:098–1
White (Dvorak) (SH) – 29:009–1
Donato – 30:5810–1
6 minPenalties14 min
33Shots28
December 31, 2015
16:00
Denmark  1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)
  United StatesHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,128
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Mathias SeldrupGoaliesBrandon HalversonReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Henrik Pihlblad
Lassen – 10:141–0
1–117:04 – Matthews (White, Tkachuk)
1–224:02 – Milano (Belpedio)
1–345:40 – White (Tkachuk, Matthews)
1–447:43 – Bjork (Milano, Fortunato) (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
17Shots44
December 31, 2015
20:00
Canada  2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)
  SwedenHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 7,003
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Mackenzie BlackwoodGoaliesLinus Söderström
Felix Sandström
Referees:
  Alexei Anisimov
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Pasi Nieminen
  Brian Oliver
0–14:37 – A. Nylander (Asplund, Timashov) (PP)
0–27:08 – Forsling (Nylander, Kempe) (PP)
Stephens (Chabot) – 15:511–2
1–333:38 – Kempe (Holmström, Forsling) (PP)
1–447:09 – Karlsson (Carlsson, Lööke)
Marner (Hicketts, Strome) (PP2) – 54:102–4
2–559:49 – Asplund (Englund) (ENG)
20 minPenalties14 min
24Shots32

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 4 3 1 0 0 14 7 +7 11 Quarterfinals
2   Finland (H) 4 3 0 0 1 23 13 +10 9
3   Czech Republic 4 2 0 1 1 12 10 +2 7
4   Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 8 14 −6 3
5   Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 6 19 −13 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 26, 2015
14:00
Czech Republic  1–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  RussiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 10,106
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Vítek VaněčekGoaliesAlexandar GeorgievReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Henrik Pihlblad
Špaček (PS) – 33:541–0
1–149:09 – Lauta (Fazleyev, Dergachyov)
Lakatoš  
Chlapík  
Kaše  
Shootout Lazarev
  Polunin
  Lauta
27 minPenalties6 min
25Shots22
December 26, 2015
18:00
Finland  6–0
(0–0, 1–0, 5–0)
  BelarusHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,222
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Veini VehviläinenGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
  Daniel Konc
  Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  Rene Jensen
Puljujärvi (Aho) – 37:141–0
Laine (Puljujärvi, Juolevi) – 41:332–0
Niku (Siikonen, Björkqvist) – 45:463–0
Puljujärvi (Juolevi, Aho) (PP) – 47:264–0
Repo (Saarela) – 53:045–0
Rantanen (Aho, Mikkola) (SH, ENG) – 59:406–0
8 minPenalties18 min
37Shots10
December 27, 2015
16:00
Belarus  2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
  SlovakiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 1,472
Game reference
Ivan Kulbakov
Vladislav Verbitski
GoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Roman Kaderli
0–106:56 – Koch (Sukeľ, Šiška) (EA)
Malinovski (Chernikov, Sushko) – 11:331–1
Vasilchuk (Belevich, Karaban) (PP) – 22:212–1
2–232:28 – Lešťan (Surový)
2–340:19 – Hrušík (Paločko)
2–459:41 – Šiška (AG, EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
26Shots39
December 28, 2015
14:00
Slovakia  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  Czech RepublicHartwall Arena
Attendance: 8,998
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Adam HúskaGoaliesVítek VaněčekReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Alexander Waldejer
0–136:58 – Pastrňák (Zbořil, Kaše) (PP)
0–251:55 – Lakatoš (Hronek)
6 minPenalties4 min
18Shots34
December 28, 2015
18:00
Russia  6–4
(1–2, 4–1, 1–1)
  FinlandHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,526
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Alexandar GeorgievGoaliesVeini VehviläinenReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Henrik Pihlblad
0–104:13 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine)
Kaprizov (Provorov, Lazarev) (PP) – 06:101–1
1–218:53 – Laine (Puljujärvi, Keskitalo)
1–320:53 – Saarela (Puljujärvi, Laine) (PP)
Svetlakov (Korshkov, Voronkov) (SH) – 28:482–3
Kraskovsky (Korshkov, Zhuldikov) (PP) – 32:293–3
Kamenev (Kaprizov, Lazarev) (PP) – 35:284–3
Polunin (Korshkov) – 36:055–3
5–441:18 – Saarela (Nättinen)
Fazleyev (Provorov, Lauta) – 53:486–4
12 minPenalties12 min
25Shots32
December 29, 2015
16:00
Belarus  1–4
(0–3, 0–0, 1–1)
  RussiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 2,342
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Vladislav VerbitskiGoaliesIlya SamsonovReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  Rene Jensen
0–110:00 – Lazarev (Kamenev, Kaprizov) (PP)
0–215:42 – Polunin (Kraskovsky, Korshkov) (PP)
0–318:19 – Kamenev (Provorov, Lazarev)
Alexei Patsenkin (Busko) – 46:141–3
1–447:41 – Polunin (Korshkov, Zhuldikov)
6 minPenalties6 min
18Shots32
December 30, 2015
14:00
Czech Republic  5–3
(1–0, 1–3, 3–0)
  BelarusHartwall Arena
Attendance: 8,456
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Vítek VaněčekGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Roman Kaderli
Stránský – 15:391–0
1–120:43 – Falkovski (Chernikov, Karaban)
1–230:26 – Sharangovich (Karaban, Falkovski) (PP)
Lakatoš (Pastrňák, Hronek) – 32:262–2
2–337:31 – Vladislav Goncharov (Karaban) (PP)
Smejkal (Špaček, Ordoš) – 52:063–3
Veselý (Špaček) – 54:204–3
Mašín (Smejkal) (ENG) – 59:405–3
4 minPenalties2 min
49Shots24
December 30, 2015
18:00
Slovakia  3–8
(2–1, 0–2, 1–5)
  FinlandHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,723
Game reference
Adam Húska
Stanislav Skorvanek
GoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
  Alexei Anisimov
  Cristopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  Brian Oliver
Sukeľ (Paločko, Sloboda) (PP) – 9:501–0
Bondra (Romančík, Surový) – 11:552–0
2–115:15 – Aho (Laine, Puljujärvi) (PP)
2–234:07 – Saarela (Juolevi, Puljujärvi) (PP)
2–338:22 – Hintz (Saarijärvi, Rantanen)
2–440:28 – Puljujärvi (Laine, Aho)
2–542:41 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Juolevi) (PP)
Maier (Sukeľ, Jaroš) (PP,EA) – 45:273–5
3–651:52 – Laine
3–752:30 – Kapanen (Saarijärvi, Hintz) (PP)
3–857:42 – Björkqvist (Saarijärvi, Siikonen)
16 minPenalties8 min
28Shots48
December 31, 2015
14:00
Russia  2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
  SlovakiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 6,497
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Alexandar GeorgievGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
  Roman Kaderli
  Hannu Sormunen
Lauta (Mikulovich, Provorov) – 15:291–0
Rykov – 29:122–0
2–135:50 – Jaroš (Sukeľ)
14 minPenalties8 min
27Shots21
December 31, 2015
18:00
Finland  5–4
(0–0, 3–3, 2–1)
  Czech RepublicHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,198
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Veini VehviläinenGoaliesVítek VaněčekReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Alexander Waldejer
Puljujärvi (Aho) – 20:571–0
1–124:22 – Smejkal (Špaček, Pastrňák)
1–226:08 – Ordoš (Voženílek, Šoustal)
Hintz – 28:062–2
Kalapudas (Kapanen, Niku) (PP) – 30:463–2
3–339:27 – Sklenička (Mašín, Zacha)
3–448:37 – Špaček (Pastrňák, Smejkal)
Puljujärvi (Nättinen, Juolevi) (PP) – 50:104–4
Laine (Juolevi, Aho) – 54:135–4
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots35

Relegation round

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January 2, 2016
12:00
Switzerland  5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
  BelarusHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 453
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Joren van PottelbergheGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
  Daniel Konc
  Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Hannu Sormunen
0–101:59 – Buinitsky (Veremyov) (PP)
Rod (Kessler) – 06:361–1
Malgin (Meier, Riat) – 35:362–1
Riat (Malgin, Meier) – 38:413–1
Privet (Hischier) – 51:054–1
Meier (Suter, Malgin) (PP) – 58:595–1
8 minPenalties26 min
42Shots21
January 3, 2016
12:00
Belarus  2–6
(2–3, 0–3, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 748
Game reference
Vladislav Verbitski
Ivan Kulbakov
GoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
  Alexei Anisimov
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Hannu Sormunen
0–103:41 – Suter (Meier, Malgin) (PP)
0–203:50 – Suter (Karrer, Siegenthaler)
0–312:43 – Suter (Rod, Malgin) (PP)
Buinitsky (Vorobei, Bokun) – 15:201–3
Filippovich (Belevich, Patsenkin) – 16:442–3
2–428:18 – Rod (Malgin, Kessler) (PP)
2–531:52 – Thürkauf (Kessler, Riat)
2–635:21 – Meyer (Thürkauf)
16 minPenalties14 min
23Shots44

Note:   Belarus was relegated to the 2017 Division I A

Playoff round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1A   Sweden 6
4B   Slovakia 0
1A   Sweden 1
2B   Finland 2
2B   Finland 6
3A   Canada 5
2B   Finland 4
1B   Russia 3
1B   Russia 4
4A   Denmark 3
1B   Russia 2 Bronze medal game
2A   United States 1
2A   United States 7 1A   Sweden 3
3B   Czech Republic 0 2A   United States 8

Quarterfinals

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2 January 2016
14:00
Russia  4–3 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1)
(OT 1–0)
  DenmarkHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,869
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Alexandar GeorgievGoaliesThomas LillieReferees:
  Aleksi Rantala
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  Roman Kaderli
Korshkov (Kraskovsky, Rykov) – 2:491–0
1–122:37 – Ma. Jensen (Holmberg, Olsen)
1–229:20 – Olsen (K. Jensen, Nielsen)
Lauta (Dergachyov, Fazleyev) – 52:312–2
2–354:36 – E. Christensen (Krogsgaard)
Kamenev (Lauta, Provorov) (EA) – 59:163–3
Kamenev (Provorov, Svetlakov) – 65:004–3
14 minPenalties2 min
46Shots21
2 January 2016
16:00
Sweden  6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  SlovakiaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,796
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Linus SöderströmGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
  Alexander Otmakhov
  Alexander Waldejer
Eriksson Ek (Forsbacka-Karlsson) – 5:101–0
Lindblom (Holmström, Kempe) (PP) – 11:352–0
Ehn (Lööke) – 30:073–0
Kempe (Holmström, Englund) – 43:434–0
Lööke (Forsbacka-Karlsson) (SH) – 45:365–0
A. Nylander (Timashov, Pettersson) – 56:576–0
12 minPenalties14 min
55Shots17
2 January 2016
18:00
Finland  6–5
(1–2, 3–1, 2–2)
  CanadaHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,016
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Veini Vehviläinen (out 27:20)
Kaapo Kähkönen (in 27:20)
GoaliesMackenzie BlackwoodReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Henrik Pihlblad
0–15:21 – Konecny (Quenneville, Stephens)
0–210:59 – Strome (Gauthier, Crouse)
Laine (Aho, Puljujärvi) – 19:491–2
Kalapudas (Juolevi, Tuulola) – 26:182–2
2–327:20 – Crouse (Virtanen)
Saarela (Puljujärvi) (PP) – 35:443–3
Nättinen (Saarela, Juolevi) – 37:174–3
4–443:14 – Marner (Point, Sanheim) (PP)
Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine) – 44:215–4
5–545:57 – Marner (P. Point) (PP)
Laine (Juolevi, Aho) (PP2) – 54:106–5
12 minPenalties18 min
29Shots34
2 January 2016
20:00
United States  7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
  Czech RepublicHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,113
Game reference
Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesVítek Vaněček (out 20:00)
Aleš Stezka (in 20:00)
Referees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Pasi Nieminen
Schmaltz (Boeser) – 5:171–0
Dvorak (Carlo, Milano) – 15:142–0
Matthews (Borgen, Tkachuk) – 24:153–0
Matthews (Schmaltz, Werenski) (PP) – 29:084–0
Eansor (SH) – 38:045–0
Matthews (Schmaltz, Werenski) (PP) – 40:246–0
DeBrincat (Donato, MacInnis) – 51:537–0
6 minPenalties10 min
35Shots28

Semifinals

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4 January 2016
16:00
Sweden  1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
  FinlandHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,340
Game reference
Linus SöderströmGoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Alexander Otmakhov
Asplund (Timashov, Larsson) – 10:171–0
1–131:08 – Hintz (Rantanen, Kapanen)
1–233:04 – Kalapudas (Rantanen, Kapanen) (PP)
20 minPenalties6 min
22Shots28
4 January 2016
20:00
Russia  2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
  United StatesHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,812
Game reference
Ilya SamsonovGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Pasi Nieminen
0–19:03 – Dvorak (Milano, Werenski)
Kraskovsky (Korshkov) – 35:081–1
Korshkov – 37:562–1
4 minPenalties8 min
33Shots27

Bronze medal game

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5 January 2016
16:00
Sweden  3–8
(2–2, 0–4, 1–2)
  United States  Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,889
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Felix SandströmGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
  Pasi Nieminen
0–111:59 – Bjork (Dvorak)
0–215:32 – Tkachuk (Werenski, Schmaltz)
Lagesson (Kempe) – 17:391–2
Grundström (Eriksson Ek, Forsbacka-Karlsson) – 18:342–2
2–322:17 – Boeser (Borgen, Tkachuk)
2–424:06 – Donato (Carlo, MacInnis)
2–536:31 – Bjork (Milano, Dvorak)
2–639:51 – Carlo (Schmaltz, Hitchcock)
2–743:38 – Donato (MacInnis)
2–851:12 – Tkachuk (Schmaltz)
Holmström (Lindblom, Kempe) – 58:283–8
8 minPenalties10 min
38Shots29

Final

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5 January 2016
20:30
  Russia  3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 2–3)
(OT 0–1)
  Finland  Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,479
Game reference
Alexandar GeorgievGoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
  Brett Iverson
  Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Henrik Pihlblad
Kamenev (Provorov, Lazarev) (PP) – 4:501–0
1–140:24 – Laine (Aho, Puljujärvi)
Svetlakov – 41:412–1
2–250:07 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine)
2–357:51 – Rantanen (Saarijärvi, Kalapudas) (PP)
Svetlakov (Provorov, Rykov) (EA) – 59:543–3
3–461:33 – Kapanen (Saarela)
40 minPenalties4 min
25Shots29

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Jesse Puljujärvi   Finland 7 5 12 17 +8 0
2 Sebastian Aho   Finland 7 5 9 14 +9 4
3 Patrik Laine   Finland 7 7 6 13 +8 6
4 Auston Matthews   United States 7 7 4 11 +6 2
5 Matthew Tkachuk   United States 7 4 7 11 +7 6
6 Alexander Nylander   Sweden 7 4 5 9 +5 0
7 Zach Werenski   United States 7 2 7 9 +10 4
8 Denis Malgin    Switzerland 6 1 8 9 −1 6
9 Olli Juolevi   Finland 7 0 9 9 +6 4
10 Christian Dvorak   United States 7 3 5 8 +8 0
10 Adrian Kempe   Sweden 7 3 5 8 +1 8

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF[8]

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Linus Söderström   Sweden 295:28 7 1.42 94.70 2
2 Alex Nedeljkovic   United States 325:52 9 1.66 94.27 1
3 Thomas Lillie   Denmark 185:00 10 3.24 91.45 0
4 Kaapo Kähkönen   Finland 214:13 9 2.52 90.91 0
5 Adam Húska   Slovakia 292:30 19 3.90 89.89 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[9]

Tournament awards

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Jesse Puljujärvi being interviewed at the U20 World Championships 2016

Reference: [1] Most Valuable Player

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Finland
    Russia
    United States
4th   Sweden
5th   Czech Republic
6th   Canada
7th   Slovakia
8th   Denmark
9th    Switzerland
10th   Belarus
Relegated to the 2017 Division I A
 2016 IIHF Junior World champions 
 
Finland
4th title

Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.

Division I

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Group A

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The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[10][11]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Latvia 5 4 1 0 0 20 7 +13 14 Promoted to the 2017 Top Division
2   Austria (H) 5 3 0 0 2 18 18 0 9
3   Kazakhstan 5 2 1 0 2 21 13 +8 8
4   Norway 5 1 1 2 1 21 14 +7 7
5   Germany 5 2 0 1 2 10 14 −4 7
6   Italy 5 0 0 0 5 5 29 −24 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division I B
Source: IIHF
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Group B

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The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from December 12 to 18, 2015.[12][13] Prior to the start of the tournament, Japan withdrew, and was relegated for 2017.[14]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   France (H) 4 2 1 0 1 17 9 +8 8 Promoted to the 2017 Division I A
2   Poland 4 2 1 0 1 15 10 +5 8
3   Great Britain 4 2 1 0 1 13 16 −3 8
4   Ukraine 4 1 0 2 1 9 10 −1 5
5   Slovenia 4 0 0 1 3 6 15 −9 1
6   Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; relegated to the 2017 Division II A
Source: IIHF
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Division II

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Group A

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The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[15][16]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 36 9 +27 15 Promoted to the 2017 Division I B
2   Lithuania (H) 5 3 1 0 1 18 16 +2 11
3   Estonia 5 3 0 0 2 27 26 +1 9
4   Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 13 21 −8 6
5   Netherlands 5 0 1 0 4 14 23 −9 2
6   South Korea 5 0 0 2 3 15 28 −13 2 Relegated to the 2017 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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Group B

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The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from January 17 to 23, 2016.[17][18]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Romania 5 4 1 0 0 37 14 +23 14 Promoted to the 2017 Division II A
2   Spain 5 4 0 0 1 34 12 +22 12
3   Serbia (H) 5 3 0 1 1 34 9 +25 10
4   Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 14 21 −7 6
5   Australia 5 1 0 0 4 11 35 −24 3
6   China 5 0 0 0 5 6 45 −39 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division III
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
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Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 15 to 24, 2016.[19][20]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Mexico (H) 6 5 0 0 1 24 14 +10 15 Promoted to the 2017 Division II B
2   Bulgaria 6 4 0 0 2 18 13 +5 12
3   New Zealand 6 4 0 0 2 29 16 +13 12
4   Israel 6 3 0 1 2 39 23 +16 10
5   Iceland 6 2 1 0 3 24 21 +3 8
6   Turkey 6 2 0 0 4 20 15 +5 6
7   South Africa 6 0 0 0 6 7 59 −52 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

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  1. ^ 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
  2. ^ 2016 Top Division statistics
  3. ^ "Future Hosts". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "IIHF statutes and bylaws" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  5. ^ "IIHF Eligibility". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  6. ^ "Referee assignments 2015/2016". IIHF. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ^ "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  8. ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF) (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF.com. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. ^ 2016 Division I A official website
  11. ^ 2016 Division I A statistics
  12. ^ 2016 Division I B official website
  13. ^ 2016 Division I B statistics
  14. ^ Japan withdraws
  15. ^ 2016 Division II A official website
  16. ^ 2016 Division II A statistics
  17. ^ 2016 Division II B official website
  18. ^ 2016 Division II B statistics
  19. ^ 2016 Division III official website
  20. ^ 2016 Division III statistics
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