Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2016

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: Finland

The 18th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2016 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). A total of 43 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III between February 14 and April 24, 2016 .

For the third time, the world champion was the Finnish team, which Swedes were able to defeat 6-1 in the purely Scandinavian final. It was the Finns' first title win since the 2000 World Cup , while it was their fifth loss in the final for the Swedes. Third place went to the series world champion from the United States, who missed the final for the first time since the 2008 World Cup . The German team narrowly missed promotion to the top division by finishing second in Group A of Division I. The Swiss team finished the tournament in eighth place. Austria rose in Group A of Division I by placing sixth immediately back down to Group B.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Grand Forks	Apr 14, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016	10	71.505	31	2,306
Division IA	Minsk	0Apr 9, 2016 - Apr 15, 2016	6th	38.507	15th	2,567
Division IB	Asiago	Apr 18, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016	6th	4,600	15th	306
Division II A	Brașov	0Apr 4, 2016 - Apr 10, 2016	6th	4,045	15th	270
Division II B	Valdemoro	26th Mar 2016 - Apr 1, 2016 0	6th	2,427	15th	162
Division III A	Sofia	14 Mar 2016 - March 20 2016	6th	11,180	15th	745
Division III B	Cape Town	Feb 14, 2016 - Feb 19, 2016	3	1,751	6th	291

Participants, venues and periods

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

  Participants: Denmark (promoted) , Finland, Canada, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, USA (defending champion)

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 9-15, 2016 in Minsk , Belarus

    Participants: Germany (relegated) , France, Kazakhstan, Norway, Austria (promoted) , Belarus

  • Group B: April 18-24 , 2016 in Asiago , Italy

    Participants: Italy, Japan, Slovenia, South Korea (promoted) , Ukraine, Hungary (relegated)

• Division II
  • Group A: April 4-10, 2016 in Brașov , Romania

    Participants: Great Britain, Croatia, Lithuania (relegated) , Netherlands, Poland, Romania (promoted)

  • Group B: March 26th to April 1st, 2016 in Valdemoro , Spain

    Participants: Belgium, People's Republic of China, Estonia (relegated) , Iceland (promoted) , Serbia, Spain

• Division III:
  • Group A: March 14-20, 2016 in Sofia , Bulgaria

    Participants: Australia (relegated) , Bulgaria, Republic of China (Taiwan), Israel, Mexico, Turkey (promoted)

  • Group B: February 14-19, 2016 in Cape Town , South Africa

    Participants: Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa (relegated)

Top division

World Cup 2016 of the U18 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	Finland
silver	Sweden
bronze	United States
Relegated	Denmark
Venue (s)	Grand Forks , North Dakota , USA
opening	April 14, 2016
Endgame	April 24, 2016
spectator	71,505 (2,306 per game)
Gates	233 (7.52 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Filip Gustavsson
Best defender	Adam Fox
Best striker	Tyson Jost
MVP	Clayton Basement
Top scorer	Tyson Jost (15 points)

The U18 World Championship was held from April 14 to 24, 2016 in the US city ​​of Grand Forks in the state of North Dakota . The game was played in the Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,643 seats) and the Purpur Arena with 5,400 seats.

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each. The two groups were composed according to the positions of the national teams at the 2015 World Cup according to the following key:

Group A	Group B
USA (1)	Finland (2)
Switzerland (4)	Canada (3)
Russia (5)	Czech Republic (6)
Sweden (8)	Slovakia (7)
Latvia (9)	Denmark (11)

Two weeks before the tournament, the majority of the players in the Russian team tested positive for meldonium , which had been on the doping list of the World Anti-Doping Agency since January 1, 2016 . The team was then almost completely replaced by the Russian U17 team under coach Sergei Golubowitsch .

mode

A new game mode was decided for the 2013 World Cup. After the group matches in the preliminary round, the four best in the group qualify for the quarter-finals. The two fifths of the group games contest the relegation round in the " best-of-three " mode and determine who was relegated to Division IA. The placement games for seventh and fifth place are still canceled.

Venues

Grand Forks , North Dakota
Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,640	Grand Forks World championship venue	Purple Arena Capacity: 5,400

Preliminary round

Group A

April 14, 2016 12:00 p.m. (local time)

Latvia

4: 5 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 3, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,538

April 14, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Russia

2: 8 (1: 2, 1: 2, 0: 4) game report

United States

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 4,137

April 15, 2016 3:00 p.m.

Sweden

4: 3 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,282

April 16, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Switzerland

1: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,538

April 16, 2016 3:45 p.m.

United States

6: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 2: 1) game report

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 3,401

April 17, 2016 3:00 p.m.

Latvia

1:12 (0: 2, 1: 6, 0: 4) game report

United States

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,560

April 18, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Russia

7: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 2,754

April 18, 2016 3:45 p.m.

Switzerland

1: 8 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 4) game report

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,787

April 19, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Sweden

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,619

April 19, 2016 7:30 p.m.

United States

4: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,267

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	0	30: 04	12
2.	Sweden	4th	2	1	0	1	18:11	08th
3.	Russia	4th	1	1	0	2	12:14	05
4th	Switzerland	4th	0	1	1	2	07:18	03
5.	Latvia	4th	0	0	2	2	08:28	02

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 14, 2016 3:45 p.m. (local time)

Slovakia

5: 4 (4: 3, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Denmark

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,557

April 14, 2016 6:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

3: 4 n.P. (1: 3, 0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Finland

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 406

April 15, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Denmark

2:10 (2: 2, 0: 5, 0: 3) game report

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,475

April 16, 2016 6:00 p.m.

Finland

4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) game report

Slovakia

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 427

April 16, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Canada

3: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Czech Republic

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,478

April 17, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Denmark

1: 4 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1) match report

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,644

April 18, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

9: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 6: 1) game report

Denmark

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 417

April 18, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Canada

3: 1 (0: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1) game report

Slovakia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,122

April 19, 2016 3:45 p.m.

Finland

1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,832

April 19, 2016 6:00 p.m.

Slovakia

4: 3 (1: 2, 1: 1, 2: 0) match report

Czech Republic

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 463

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	0	19: 05	12
2.	Finland	4th	2	1	0	1	13: 09	06th
3.	Slovakia	4th	2	0	0	2	12:14	06th
4th	Czech Republic	4th	1	0	1	2	16:13	04th
5.	Denmark	4th	0	0	0	4th	09:28	00

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round was held in the " best-of-three " mode. Here the fifth placed in group A and the fifth in group B met. The team that won two out of a maximum of three games stayed in the World Cup group, the loser was relegated to Division IA.

April 21, 2016 11:00 a.m. (local time)

Latvia

5: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Denmark

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 101

April 22, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Denmark

4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

Latvia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 3,703

April 24, 2016 11:00 a.m.

Latvia

4: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Denmark

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 3,039

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

United States

8th

B4

Czech Republic

0

A1

United States

2

B2

Finland

4th

B2

Finland

4th

A3

Russia

3

A2

Sweden

1

B2

Finland

6th

B1

Canada

9

A4

Switzerland

1

B1

Canada

5

3rd place match

A2

Sweden

6th

A2

Sweden

7th

A1

United States

10

B3

Slovakia

2

B1

Canada

3

Quarter finals

April 21, 2016 12:00 p.m. (local time)

Finland

4: 3 (1: 0, 3: 2, 0: 1) game report

Russia

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,117

April 21, 2016 3:45 p.m.

Canada

9: 1 (2: 0, 3: 1, 4: 0) game report

Switzerland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,164

April 21, 2016 6:00 p.m.

Sweden

7: 2 (3: 1, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Slovakia

Purpur Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 301

April 21, 2016 7:30 p.m.

United States

8: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 5: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 2,381

Semifinals

April 23, 2016 3:00 p.m.

United States

2: 4 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 3) game report

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks Spectators: 2,931

April 23, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Canada

5: 6 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 2, 3: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Sweden

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 3,073

3rd place match

April 24, 2016 3 p.m.

United States

10: 3 (6: 1, 1: 0, 3: 2) game report

Canada

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 3,448

final

April 24, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Sweden

1: 6 (0: 3, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report

Finland

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks spectators: 3,543

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Tyson Jost	Canada	7th	6th	9	15th	+7	2
Clayton Basement	United States	7th	4th	10	14th	+11	2
Kailer Yamamoto	United States	7th	7th	6th	13	+7	12
Logan Brown	United States	7th	3	9	12	+6	2
Alexander Nylander	Sweden	7th	3	8th	11	+5	0
Joey Anderson	United States	7th	7th	2	9	+12	2
Eeli Tolvanen	Finland	7th	7th	2	9	+6	0
Lias Andersson	Sweden	7th	5	4th	9	+3	8th
Casey Mittelstadt	United States	7th	4th	5	9	+6	2
Aapeli Räsänen	Finland	7th	3	6th	9	+8	12

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Joseph Woll	United States	3	179: 31	4th	1	94.67	1.34
Jake Oettinger	United States	4th	240: 00	6th	1	93.41	1.50
Daniil Tarasov	Russia	5	227: 48	8th	1	92.08	2.11
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	Finland	3	180: 00	6th	0	91.67	2.00
Filip Gustavsson	Sweden	5	289: 21	13	0	90.58	2.70

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Finland
2	Sweden
3	United States
4th	Canada
5	Slovakia
6th	Russia
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Switzerland
9	Latvia
10	Denmark

Title, promotion and relegation

World champion Finland

Niilo Halonen , Miro Heiskanen , Juha Jääskä , Henri Jokiharju , Joona Koppanen , Kasper Kotkansalo , Janne Kuokkanen , Leevi Laakso , Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen , Otto Mäkinen , Sami Moilanen , Markus Niemeläinen , Markus Nurmi , Emil Oksanen , Jesse Puljujärvi , Aapeli Räsänen , Robin Salo , Otto Somppi , Eeli Tolvanen , Eetu Tuulola , Urho Vaakanainen , Juuso Välimäki , Kristian Vesalainen Trainer: Jussi Ahokas

Silver Sweden

Lias Andersson , Jesper Boqvist , Erik Brännström , Jesper Bratt , Jacob Cederholm , Hugo Danielsson , Marcus Davidsson , Olle Eriksson Ek , Filip Gustavsson , Rickard Hugg , Axel Jonsson-Fjällby , Filip Larsson , Timothy Liljegren , Linus Lindström , Isac Lundeström , Jacob Moverare , Alexander Nylander , Elias Pettersson , Jesper Sellgren , Tim Söderlund , Oskar Steen , Adam Tilander , Tim Wahlgren Trainer: Torgny Bendelin

Bronze USA

Joseph Anderson , Kieffer Bellows , Logan Brown , Adam Fox , Trent Frederic , James Greenway , Matthew Hellickson , Keeghan Howdeshell , Clayton Keller , Chad Krys , Ryan Lindgren , William Lockwood , Griffin Luce , Luke Martin , Graham McPhee , Casey Mittelstadt , Jake Oettinger , Nick Pastujov , James Sanchez , Zach Walker , Joseph Woll , Kailer Yamamoto Trainers: Danton Cole

Relegated to Division IA:	Denmark
Promoted to the top division:	Belarus

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Clayton Basement	United States
Best goalkeeper	Filip Gustavsson	Sweden
Best defender	Adam Fox	United States
Best striker	Tyson Jost	Canada

All-Star Team

Attack:	Tyson Jost - Jesse Puljujärvi - Clayton Keller
Defense:	Adam Fox - David Quenneville
Goal:	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Division I.

Group A in Minsk, Belarus

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Belarus
Relegated	Austria
Venue (s)	Minsk , Belarus
opening	April 9, 2016
Final day	April 15, 2016
spectator	38,507 (2,567 per game)
Gates	105 (7.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Mirko Pantkowski
Best defender	Uladsislau Martynjuk
Best striker	Sayan Danijar
Top scorer	Niklas Postel (8 points)

The group A tournament was held from April 9th ​​to 15th, 2016 in the Belarusian capital Minsk . The games took place in the Tschyschouka Arena , which has a capacity of 9,614 .

venue

Minsk , Belarus

Minsk World championship venue

Venue

Tschyschouka Arena Capacity: 9,614

Exterior view of the Tschyschouka Arena

April 9, 2016 12:00 p.m. (local time)

France

5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 3: 0) game report

Austria

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 410

April 9, 2016 3:30 p.m.

Germany

6: 3 (2: 1, 1: 2, 3: 0) game report

Norway

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 1,200

April 9, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Belarus

5: 2 (0: 0, 2: 2, 3: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 4,700

April 10, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Austria

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Germany

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 789

April 10, 2016 3:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

4: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 3: 1) game report

France

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 530

April 10, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Norway

3: 6 (3: 3, 0: 3, 0: 0) game report

Belarus

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 5,450

April 12, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Germany

4: 3 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Kazakhstan

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 789

April 12, 2016 3:30 p.m.

Austria

2: 4 (1: 3, 0: 1, 1: 0) match report

Norway

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 853

April 12, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Belarus

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

France

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 6,800

April 13, 2016 12:00 p.m.

Norway

2: 3 n.P. (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Kazakhstan

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 678

April 13, 2016 3:30 p.m.

France

3: 5 (0: 1, 2: 2, 1: 2) game report

Germany

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 630

April 13, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Belarus

4: 5 (2: 2, 1: 3, 1: 0) game report

Austria

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 4,800

April 15, 2016 12:00 p.m.

France

5: 4 (1: 2, 3: 2, 1: 0) game report

Norway

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 678

April 15, 2016 3:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

5: 2 (1: 0, 4: 1, 0: 1) game report

Austria

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk spectators: 1,000

April 15, 2016 7:00 p.m.

Germany

3: 5 (1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 2) game report

Belarus

Tschyschouka-Arena, Minsk Spectators: 9,200

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Niklas Postel	5	2	6th	8th	+3	0
Christoffer Karlsen	5	4th	2	6th	± 0	2
Uladsislau Martynjuk	5	2	4th	6th	± 0	4th
Maksim Suschko	5	2	4th	6th	± 0	2
Alexandre Texier	5	2	4th	6th	+1	6th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Nikita Boyarkin	5	297: 03	15th	0	3.03	90.07
Gaëtan Richard	5	297: 05	17th	0	3.43	89.10
Mirko Pantkowski	3	180: 03	8th	1	2.67	87.88

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Belarus	5	4th	0	0	1	23:15	12
2.	Germany	5	3	1	0	1	20:14	11
3.	Kazakhstan	5	2	1	1	1	17:16	9
4th	France	5	2	0	0	3	18:18	6th
5.	Norway	5	1	0	1	3	16:22	4th
6th	Austria	5	1	0	0	4th	11:20	3

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division IB

Group B in Asiago, Italy

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Hungary
Relegated	South Korea
Venue (s)	Asiago , Italy
opening	April 18, 2016
Final day	April 24, 2016
spectator	4,600 (306 per game)
Gates	99 goals (6.60 goals per game)
Best goalkeeper	Dávid Kovács
Best defender	Junki Shinoda
Best striker	Jan Drozg
Top scorer	Wadym Masur (11 points)

venue

Asiago , Italy

Asiago World championship venue

Venue

Pala Hodegart Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Pala Hodegart

The Group B tournament of Division I will be held from April 18 to 24, 2016 in Asiago , Italy . The games take place in the 3,000-seat Pala Hodegart .

April 18, 2016 1:30 p.m. (local time)

South Korea

2: 6 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 4) game report

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 100

April 18, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Ukraine

3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Slovenia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 120

April 18, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Italy

2: 3 (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Japan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 400

April 19, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Hungary

6: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 4: 0) game report

Ukraine

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 130

April 19, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Japan

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 100

April 19, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Slovenia

4: 2 (0: 2, 1: 0, 3: 0) match report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 500

April 21, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Slovenia

1: 4 (0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Japan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 200

April 21, 2016 5:00 p.m.

South Korea

3: 6 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2) match report

Ukraine

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 21, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Hungary

7: 1 (3: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 500

April 22, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Slovenia

9: 3 (3: 1, 3: 1, 3: 1) game report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 22, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Japan

2: 4 (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 2) game report

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 200

April 22, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Ukraine

4: 2 (2: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 600

April 24, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Japan

3: 2 (2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report

Ukraine

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 24, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Hungary

5: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 2: 1) game report

Slovenia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 250

April 24, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Italy

5: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1) game report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 1,050

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Wadym Masur	5	4th	7th	11	+10	6th
Andrij Denyskyn	5	4th	5	9	+5	2
Patrik Kiss	5	4th	5	9	+7	4th
Bálint Horváth	5	5	3	8th	+8	2
Donát Szita	5	5	3	8th	+4	2
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Martin Szeles	3	151: 14	5	0	1.98	93.75
Ryōta Koda	4th	239: 42	6th	1	1.50	93.41
Dávid Kovács	3	148: 46	6th	0	2.42	91.18

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hungary	5	5	0	0	0	28:11	15th
2.	Japan	5	4th	0	0	1	13: 09	12
3.	Ukraine	5	3	0	0	2	17:15	9
4th	Slovenia	5	2	0	0	3	19:17	6th
5.	Italy	5	1	0	0	4th	12:20	3
6th	South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	10:27	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Denmark
Promoted to the top division:	Belarus
Relegated to Division IB:	Austria
Promoted to Division IA:	Hungary
Relegated to Division IIA:	South Korea
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland

Division II

Group A in Brașov, Romania

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Poland
Relegated	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Brașov , Romania
opening	April 4, 2016
Final day	April 10, 2016
spectator	4,045 (270 per game)
Gates	119 (7.9 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ors Adorjan
Best defender	Jakub Michalowski
Best striker	Dominik Bogdziul
Top scorer	Dominik Paś (12 points)

The Group A tournament was held from April 4 to 10, 2015 in the Romanian city ​​of Brașov . The games took place in the Patinoarul Olimpic with a capacity of 1,584 .

venue

Brașov , Romania

Brașov World championship venue

Venue

Patinoarul Olimpic Capacity: 1,584

Exterior view of the Patinoarul Olimpic

April 4, 2016 1:30 p.m. (local time)

Poland

7: 2 (1: 1, 3: 0, 3: 1) match report

Croatia

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 50

April 4, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Great Britain

2: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 1: 1) game report

Lithuania

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 75

April 4, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Romania

8: 1 (1: 0, 4: 0, 3: 1) game report

Netherlands

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 900

April 5, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Croatia

1: 7 (1: 3, 0: 2, 0: 2) match report

Great Britain

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 60

April 5, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Netherlands

1:10 (0: 5, 0: 5, 1: 0) game report

Poland

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 40

April 5, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Romania

6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report

Lithuania

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 600

April 7, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Great Britain

5: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1) game report

Netherlands

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 50

April 7, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Lithuania

6: 3 (2: 0, 4: 1, 0: 2) game report

Croatia

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 60

April 7, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Poland

10: 3 (2: 1, 5: 0, 3: 2) game report

Romania

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 600

April 8, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Lithuania

4: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 40

April 8, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Poland

9: 1 (3: 0, 1: 1, 5: 0) game report

Great Britain

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 60

April 8, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Croatia

0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

Romania

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 500

April 10, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Lithuania

1: 7 (0: 4, 0: 0, 1: 3) game report

Poland

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 50

April 10, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Netherlands

1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Croatia

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 60

April 10, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Great Britain

3: 6 (0: 1, 2: 4, 1: 1) game report

Romania

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 900

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Poland	5	5	0	0	0	43: 08	15th
2.	Romania	5	4th	0	0	1	27:15	12
3.	Lithuania	5	3	0	0	2	17:19	9
4th	Great Britain	5	2	0	0	3	18:23	6th
5.	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4th	08:25	3
6th	Netherlands	5	0	0	0	5	06:29	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Valdemoro, Spain

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Estonia
Relegated	People's Republic of China
Venue (s)	Valdemoro , Spain
opening	March 26, 2016
Final day	April 1, 2016
spectator	2,427 (162 per game)
Gates	114 (7.6 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ren Mingwei
Best defender	Bruno Baldris
Best striker	Vladimir Nestertsuk
Top scorer	Wladimir Nestertsuk (13 points)

The group B tournament was held between March 26th and April 1st, 2016 in Valdemoro , Spain . The games took place in the Pista Municipal de Hielo Francisco Fernández Ochoa with a capacity of 2,000 .

venue

Valdemoro , Spain

Valdemoro World championship venue

Venue

Pista Municipal de Hielo Francisco Fernández Ochoa Capacity: 2,000

March 26, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Iceland

4: 5 (2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 3) game report

Belgium

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 100

March 26, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Serbia

3: 5 (0: 1, 3: 2, 0: 2) game report

Estonia

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 94

March 26, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

7: 2 (2: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0) game report

People's Republic of China

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 200

March 27, 2016 1 p.m.

Estonia

10: 0 (2: 0, 7: 0, 1: 0) game report

Belgium

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 74

March 27, 2016 4:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

3: 5 (1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 3) game report

Iceland

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 80

March 27, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

4: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Serbia

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 350

March 29, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Estonia

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

People's Republic of China

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 55

March 29, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Serbia

2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Belgium

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 76

March 29, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Iceland

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 150

March 31, 2016 1:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Serbia

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 48

March 31, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

2:15 (1: 4, 1: 4, 0: 7) game report

Estonia

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 30

March 31, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Belgium

5: 8 (1: 3, 2: 2, 2: 3) game report

Spain

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 250

April 1, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Serbia

4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Iceland

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 30

April 1, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Belgium

4: 5 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 4) game report

People's Republic of China

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 90

April 1, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

5: 4 (1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 2) game report

Spain

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 800

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Estonia	5	5	0	0	0	38:11	15th
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	0	1	26:14	12
3.	Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	12:10	9
4th	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4th	11:30	3
5.	Belgium	5	1	0	0	4th	15:29	3
6th	People's Republic of China	5	1	0	0	4th	12:20	3

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to Division IIIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	South Korea
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland
Relegated to Division IIB:	Netherlands
Promoted to Division IIA:	Estonia
Relegated to Division IIIA:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IIB:	Australia

Division III

Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Australia
Relegated	Mexico
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 14, 2016
Final day	March 20, 2016
spectator	11,180 (745 per game)
Gates	109 (7.27 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Raz Werner
Best defender	Atanas Genkow
Best striker	Ferhat Bakal
Top scorer	Ferhat Bakal (14 points)

The Group A tournament was held from March 14th to 20th, 2016 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

March 14, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Mexico

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 258

March 14, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Turkey

5: 4 a.d. (4: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 268

March 14, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

3: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,150

March 15, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Israel

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 125

March 15, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Australia

6: 3 (1: 1, 1: 2, 4: 0) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 369

March 15, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Mexico

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,850

March 17, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Mexico

1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 100

March 17, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Australia

4: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 2) game report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 365

March 17, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

9: 3 (4: 0, 3: 2, 2: 1) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,890

March 18, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Turkey

9: 6 (4: 0, 2: 4, 3: 2) game report

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 230

March 18, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

4: 2 (1: 2, 1: 0, 2: 0) match report

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 190

March 18, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Israel

4: 3 (3: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,800

March 20, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

3: 4 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 140

March 20, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Bulgaria

1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace , Sofia Spectators: 1,995

March 20, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Australia

5: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 4: 2) game report

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 450

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Australia	5	4th	0	0	1	25:22	12
2.	Turkey	5	3	1	0	1	22:13	11
3.	Bulgaria	5	3	0	0	2	20:13	9
4th	Israel	5	2	1	0	2	15:15	8th
5.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	5	1	0	2	2	17:26	5
6th	Mexico	5	0	0	0	5	10:20	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB , relegated to Division IIIB

Group B in Cape Town, South Africa

World Cup 2016 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group B
Number of nations	3
Climbers	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Cape Town , South Africa
opening	February 14, 2016
Final day	19th February 2016
spectator	1,751 (291 per game)
Gates	53 (8.83 per game)
Best goalkeeper	James Moore
Best defender	Thomas Pugh
Best striker	Benjamin Harford
Top scorer	Benjamin Harford (11 points)

The group B tournament was held from February 14th to 19th, 2016 in the South African metropolis of Cape Town . The games took place in the 2,800 seat Grand West Ice Station .

venue

Cape Town , South Africa

Cape Town World championship venue

Venue

Grand West Ice Station Capacity: 2,800

February 14, 2016 8:00 p.m. (local time)

Hong Kong

3: 6 (1: 4, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 400

February 15, 2016 8:00 p.m.

New Zealand

8: 4 (5: 1, 0: 1, 3: 2) game report

Hong Kong

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 126

February 16, 2016 5:45 p.m.

South Africa

1: 6 (0: 3, 1: 3, 0: 0) match report

New Zealand

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 253

February 17, 2016 5:45 p.m.

Hong Kong

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

South Africa

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 289

February 18, 2016 5:45 p.m.

New Zealand

9: 2 (3: 0, 5: 0, 1: 2) game report

Hong Kong

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 94

February 19, 2016 5:45 p.m.

South Africa

2: 7 (0: 3, 0: 1, 2: 3) game report

New Zealand

Grand West Ice Station, Cape Town Spectators: 589

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	New Zealand	4th	4th	0	0	0	30: 09	12
2.	South Africa	4th	1	0	0	3	11:19	3
3.	Hong Kong	4th	1	0	0	3	12:25	3

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIIA:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IIB:	Australia
Relegated to Division IIIB:	Mexico
Promoted to Division IIIA:	New Zealand

See also

• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2016
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2016 for the U20 Juniors
• 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• 2016 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup

Web links

• Website of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://allhockey.ru/news/show/253913-Yuniorskaya_sbornaya_Rossii_U18_mozhet_propustit_Chempionat_mira_iz_za_mel_doniya
2. ↑ https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/doping-scandal-sees-entire-russian-u18-team-replaced-at-world-championships
3. ↑ Lucas Aykroyd: Keller named MVP. In: u18worlds2016.iihf.com. April 10, 2015, accessed October 18, 2016 .