Ice Hockey World Championship 2016

The ice hockey world championships of 2016 are organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation in five different age and gender categories. A total of 28 tournaments are held in all divisions.

Tournament overview

Men's

The 80th men's ice hockey world championship was held in Russia from May 6-22, 2016. The venues were Moscow and Saint Petersburg . Russia last hosted the World Cup in 2007. The country also hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics , which took place in Sochi .

Russia , Denmark with Copenhagen and Herning and the Ukraine with two halls in Kiev had originally applied to host the top division of the Men's World Championship . Denmark and Ukraine withdrew their applications before the vote. For Denmark and Ukraine it would have been the first world championships; Ukraine had already failed with applications for the 2014 and 2015 tournaments . The tournament was awarded at the IIHF annual congress in May 2011 in Bratislava .

Venues and dates

• Top division: May 6-22, 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg , Russia

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 23-29, 2016 in Katowice , Poland
  • Group B: April 17-23, 2016 in Zagreb , Croatia

• Division II
  • Group A: April 9-15 , 2016 in Jaca , Spain
  • Group B: April 9-15, 2016 in Mexico City , Mexico

• Division III: March 31 to April 9, 2016 in Istanbul , Turkey

U20 juniors

The 40th U20 Ice Hockey World Championship took place from December 26, 2015 to January 5, 2016 in Helsinki , Finland .

Venues and dates

• Top Division: December 26, 2015 to January 5, 2016 in Helsinki , Finland

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 14-20, 2015 in Vienna , Austria
  • Group B: December 12-18 , 2015 in Megève , France

• Division II
  • Group A: December 13-19, 2015 in Elektrėnai , Lithuania
  • Group B: January 17-23, 2016 in Novi Sad , Serbia

• Division III: January 15-24, 2016 in Mexico City , Mexico

U18 juniors

The 18th Junior U18 Ice Hockey World Championship took place from April 14 to 24, 2016 in Grand Forks , United States .

Venues and dates

• Top Division: April 14th to 24th, 2016 in Grand Forks , North Dakota , USA

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 9-15, 2016 in Minsk , Belarus
  • Group B: April 18-24 , 2016 in Asiago , Italy

• Division II
  • Group A: April 4-10, 2016 in Brașov , Romania
  • Group B: March 26th to April 1st, 2016 in Valdemoro , Spain

• Division III:
  • Group A: March 14-20, 2016 in Sofia , Bulgaria
  • Group B: February 14-19, 2016 in Cape Town , South Africa

Women

The 19th Women's Ice Hockey World Championship took place from March 28 to April 4, 2016 in Kamloops , Canada .

Venues and dates

• Top Division: March 28 to April 4, 2016 in Kamloops , British Columbia , Canada

• Division I.
  • Group A: March 25th to 31st, 2016 in Aalborg , Denmark
  • Group B: April 4-10, 2016 in Asiago , Italy

• Division II
  • Group A: April 2-8 , 2016 in Bled , Slovenia
  • Group B: February 29 to March 6, 2016 in Jaca , Spain

• Qualification for Division IIB: December 7-10, 2015 in Sofia , Bulgaria

U18 juniors

The 9th Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 women took place from January 8th to 15th, 2016 in St. Catharines , Canada .

Venues and dates

• Top Division: January 8-15, 2016 in St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada

• Division I: January 10-16 , 2016 in Miskolc , Hungary

• Qualification for Division I: January 7-11, 2016 in Spittal an der Drau and Radenthein , Austria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} iihf.com, 2016 IIHF CALENDAR OF EVENTS ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file) 
2. ↑ Martin Merk: Three bids for 2016. In: iihf.com. May 10, 2011, accessed July 5, 2017 . 
3. ↑ 2016 Worlds go to Russia. In: iihf.com. May 13, 2011, accessed September 9, 2015 .