The 2016 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 48th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 52 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition.
Championship (top division)[]
The top division was contested in Prague and Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
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The official IIHF final ranking of the tournament:
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Division I[]
The Division I competition took place in May 2016. Group A games were played in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, and Group B were played in Vilnius, Lithuania. Division I represented the second and third tiers of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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 Poland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Top Division |
 South Korea
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
 Japan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
 Great Britain
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 Netherlands
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5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Australia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Relegation to Division I B |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lithuania
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division I A |
 Estonia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
 China
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
 Romania
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bulgaria
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Argentina
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division II A |
Division II[]
The Division II competition took place in April 2016. Group A games were played in Mexico City, Mexico, and Group B were played in Reykjavik, Iceland. Division II represented the fourth and fifth tiers of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division I B |
 Spain
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
 Mexico
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
 Israel
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 New Zealand
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 South Africa
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division II B |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division II A |
 Iceland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
 North Korea
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
 Chile
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 Ireland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Luxembourg
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division III |
Division III[]
The Division II competition took place in April 2016 and was contested in Tbilisi, Georgia. Division III represented the sixth tier of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division II B |
 Mongolia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
 United Arab Emirates
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
 Armenia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
 Kuwait
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Morocco
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualification tournament[]
The qualification tournament was contested in Algiers, Algeria.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Qualified to Division III for 2016 |
 Algeria
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
 Colombia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Tunisia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Thailand
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Malaysia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also[]
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