2016 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico on 9–15 April 2016.[1]

Main article: 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2016 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Mexico
Dates9–15 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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Venues
Group A Group B
Jaca Mexico City
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca
Capacity: 3,579		 Icedome
Capacity: 4,155

Group A tournament
2016 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates9–15 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored94 (6.27 per match)
Attendance8,297 (553 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Erik Tummers
(9 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants
Team Qualification
 Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Serbia Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 Spain Host, placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Iceland Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 China Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 0 24 6 +18 14 Promoted to Division I B
2  Spain (H) 5 3 1 1 0 17 9 +8 12
3  Belgium 5 1 2 0 2 15 18 −3 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  Serbia 5 2 0 1 2 16 14 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
5  Iceland 5 1 0 1 3 16 23 −7 4
6  China 5 0 0 1 4 6 24 −18 1 Relegation to 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.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Belgium 4–2 Serbia

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2016
13:00		Belgium 5–4 GWS
(2–2, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 IcelandPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 120
9 April 2016
16:30		Serbia 2–3
(0–0, 2–3, 0–0)		 NetherlandsPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 850
9 April 2016
20:00		China 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 1,500
10 April 2016
13:00		Belgium 4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 SerbiaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 150
10 April 2016
16:30		Iceland 7–4
(3–2, 2–2, 2–0)		 ChinaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 250
10 April 2016
20:00		Netherlands 3–2 OT
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT 1–0)		 SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 1,100
12 April 2016
13:00		Netherlands 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 IcelandPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 102
12 April 2016
16:30		Belgium 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT 1–0)		 ChinaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 148
12 April 2016
20:00		Serbia 3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SpainPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 950
14 April 2016
13:00		China 0–9
(0–3, 0–2, 0–4)		 NetherlandsPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 60
14 April 2016
16:30		Iceland 3–6
(3–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 SerbiaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 120
14 April 2016
20:00		Spain 4–1
(3–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 BelgiumPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 1,150
15 April 2016
13:00		Serbia 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 ChinaPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 67
15 April 2016
16:30		Netherlands 6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)		 BelgiumPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 250
15 April 2016
20:00		Spain 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 IcelandPabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Attendance: 1,480

Awards and statistics

Awards
  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Ander Alcaine
    • Best Defenseman: Erik Tummers
    • Best Forward: Ben Van den Bogaert

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Erik Tummers5189+112D
Kevin Bruijsten5516+54F
Ben Van den Bogaert542602F
Raphael Joly5246+629F
Alan van Bentem5156+24F
Julian van Lijden5505+22F
Yoren De Smet5325+26F
Nenad Raković5325+50F
Max Hermens5235+46F
Robert Sigurðsson5235–10F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Sjoerd Idzenga282:0461.2811694.831
Ander Alcaine247:0471.7010693.401
Tom Prodi134:3862.677491.890
Arsenije Ranković299:25132.6116091.880
Dennis Hedström157:28103.8112091.670

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament
2016 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates9–15 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored169 (11.27 per match)
Attendance5,315 (354 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Wehebe Darge
(24 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants
Team Qualification
 Australia Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Mexico Host, placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Israel Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 North Korea Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 0 58 10 +48 14 Promoted to Division II A
2  Mexico (H) 5 4 0 1 0 30 13 +17 13
3  Israel 5 2 0 0 3 22 33 −11 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 0 3 27 19 +8 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  North Korea 5 2 0 0 3 24 42 −18 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Bulgaria 5 0 0 0 5 8 52 −44 0 Relegation to 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.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points and goal difference: Israel 3, 11–10; New Zealand 3, 10–10; North Korea 3, 11–12

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

9 April 2016
13:00		New Zealand 6–3
(3–0, 1–2, 2–1)		 IsraelIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 115
9 April 2016
16:30		North Korea 9–3
(4–1, 2–1, 2–1)		 BulgariaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 200
9 April 2016
20:00		Mexico 4–5 OT
(1–0, 1–4, 2–0)
(OT 0–1)		 AustraliaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 2,000
10 April 2016
13:00		Israel 8–4
(5–1, 2–1, 1–2)		 North KoreaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 20
10 April 2016
16:30		Australia 14–0
(2–0, 6–0, 6–0)		 BulgariaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 150
10 April 2016
20:00		New Zealand 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		 MexicoIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 500
12 April 2016
13:00		Australia 11–3
(6–2, 3–0, 2–1)		 IsraelIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 40
12 April 2016
16:30		New Zealand 4–7
(0–0, 2–3, 2–4)		 North KoreaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 50
12 April 2016
20:00		Mexico 10–1
(4–0, 4–1, 2–0)		 BulgariaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 500
14 April 2016
13:00		Bulgaria 1–14
(0–6, 1–6, 0–2)		 New ZealandIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 30
14 April 2016
16:30		North Korea 1–22
(1–5, 0–9, 0–8)		 AustraliaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 60
14 April 2016
20:00		Israel 3–9
(2–2, 0–4, 1–3)		 MexicoIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 400
15 April 2016
13:00		Australia 6–2
(2–0, 4–0, 0–2)		 New ZealandIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 200
15 April 2016
16:30		Bulgaria 3–5
(1–1, 2–2, 0–2)		 IsraelIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 50
15 April 2016
20:00		Mexico 5–3
(0–1, 3–0, 2–2)		 North KoreaIcedome, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,000

Awards and statistics

Awards
  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Kimlin
    • Best Defenseman: Paul Baranzelli
    • Best Forward: Héctor Majul

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders
Wehebe Darge of Australia led Division IIB in scoring, with 24 points in 5 games.

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Wehebe Darge5111324+252F
Cameron Todd581321+2314F
Lliam Webster551116+518F
Mitch Humphries58513+24F
Héctor Majul57613+716F
Adrián Cervantes531013+86F
Brian Arroyo5841202F
Thomas Powell52101204F
Robert Malloy52911+142D
Andrew Cox55510+614F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Anthony Kimlin254:56102.3510990.830
Alfonso de Alba148:5241.613889.470
Rick Parry258:48163.7114288.730
Maxim Gokhberg173:40186.2212085.000
Andrés de la Garma154:5093.495683.930

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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References
  1. "Tournament allocations". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. IIA Assignments
  3. IIB Assignments
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