2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U20 Championship. To be eligible as a "junior" a player cannot be born earlier than 1996.

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Austria
 France
Dates12 – 19 December 2015
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2015
2017

The winners of Division I B, France, was promoted to the 2017 Division I A, and the winners of Division I A, Latvia, was promoted to the 2017 top division.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from 13 to 19 December 2015.[1]

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Dates13 – 19 December 2015
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored95 (6.33 per match)
Attendance10,062 (671 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Dominic Zwerger
(7 points)

Participants

Team Qualification
 Germany placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Norway placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Latvia placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Italy placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Austria placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Kazakhstan placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Latvia 5 4 1 0 0 20 7 +13 14
 Austria 5 3 0 0 2 18 18 0 9
 Kazakhstan 5 2 1 0 2 21 13 +8 8
 Norway 5 1 1 2 1 21 14 +7 7
 Germany 5 2 0 1 2 10 14 4 7
 Italy 5 0 0 0 5 5 29 24 0
Promoted to the 2017 Top Division Relegated to the 2017 Division I B

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 December 2015
13:00
Kazakhstan 2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
 GermanyEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 350
13 December 2015
16:30
Italy 1–10
(1–3, 0–2, 0–5)
 NorwayEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 325
13 December 2015
20:00
Austria 2–6
(0–3, 1–3, 1–0)
 LatviaEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 1048
14 December 2015
13:00
Germany 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 ItalyEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 352
14 December 2015
16:30
Latvia 5–3
(0–2, 1–0, 4–1)
 KazakhstanEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 253
14 December 2015
20:00
Norway 3–4
(3–2, 0–0, 0–2)
 AustriaEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 914
16 December 2015
13:00
Norway 1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 LatviaEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 558
16 December 2015
16:30
Kazakhstan 7–0
(1–0, 5–0, 1–0)
 ItalyEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 346
16 December 2015
20:00
Germany 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 AustriaEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 2246
17 December 2015
13:00
Norway 3–4 GWS
(2–0, 1–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 KazakhstanEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 168
17 December 2015
16:30
Latvia 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 GermanyEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 307
17 December 2015
20:00
Italy 3–7
(0–1, 0–4, 3–2)
 AustriaEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 865
19 December 2015
13:00
Latvia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 ItalyEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 170
19 December 2015
16:30
Germany 3–4 GWS
(0–0, 3–0, 0–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 NorwayEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 810
19 December 2015
20:00
Austria 2–5
(1–2, 0–2, 1–1)
 KazakhstanEissportzentrum Kagran, Vienna
Attendance: 1350

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Dominic Zwerger Austria5347+22
2Vladimir Volkov Kazakhstan5257–10
3Alikhan Asetov Kazakhstan5606+20
4Florian Baltram Austria5336+44
5Dmitri Grents Kazakhstan5246+12
6Anders Gulliksen Norway5156+40
7Henrik Knold Norway5505+52
8Rodrigo Ābols Latvia5415+10
9Fredrik Jorgensen Norway5325+42
10Frenks Razgals Latvia5235+50

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Matiss Kivlenieks Latvia245:00794.121.710
2Hannes Treibenreif Italy214:021491.303.920
3Fredrik Gronstrand Norway194:24989.772.780
4Thomas Stroj Austria180:00989.413.000
5Anton Bruyev Kazakhstan303:561388.792.571

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Matiss Kivlenieks
  • Defenceman: Karlis Cukste
  • Forward: Florian Baltram

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from 12 to 18 December 2015.[2] On 10 December it was announced that Japan had withdrawn, and would be automatically relegated for the 2017 tournament.[3]

2016 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates12 – 18 December 2015
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored60 (6 per match)
Attendance5,585 (559 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Bastien Maia
(11 points)

Participants

Team Qualification
 Slovenia placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Ukraine placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Poland placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 France placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Japan placed 5th in Division I B last year, withdrew.
 Great Britain placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 France 4 2 1 0 1 17 9 +8 8
 Poland 4 2 1 0 1 15 10 +5 8
 Great Britain 4 2 1 0 1 13 16 3 8
 Ukraine 4 1 0 2 1 9 10 1 5
 Slovenia 4 0 0 1 3 6 15 9 1
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promoted to the 2017 Division I A Relegated to the 2017 Division II A

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

12 December 2015
15:30
Great Britain 3–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 SloveniaPalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 206
12 December 2015
19:00
France 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 UkrainePalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 700
13 December 2015
15:30
Poland 9–3
(3–0, 3–1, 3–2)
 Great BritainPalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 128
13 December 2015
19:00
Slovenia 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 FrancePalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 1030
15 December 2015
15:30
Ukraine 0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 PolandPalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 180
15 December 2015
19:00
Great Britain 4–3
(1–2, 1–1, 2–0)
 FrancePalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 1138
16 December 2015
15:30
Ukraine 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
 Great BritainPalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 126
16 December 2015
19:00
Poland 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 SloveniaPalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 185
18 December 2015
15:30
Slovenia 3–5
(0–1, 1–3, 2–1)
 UkrainePalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 103
18 December 2015
19:00
Poland 2–7
(0–1, 1–3, 1–3)
 FrancePalais des Sports, Megève
Attendance: 1789

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Bastien Maia France46511+410
2Fabien Colotti France4336+44
2Olexi Vorona Ukraine433600
4Kamil Sikora Poland4246+54
5Guillaume Leclerc France4156+42
6Ivan Radetsky Ukraine441500
7Macaulay Heywood Great Britain4325-24
8Gabin Ville France3235+429
9Marcin Horzelski Poland4235+44
10Oliver Betteridge Great Britain4134-20
10Hugo Gallet France4134+54
10Kamil Paszek Poland4134+50

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Bogdan Dyachenko Ukraine247:161093.292.430
2Quentin Papillon France124:36492.451.930
3Ben Churchfield Great Britain149:09892.163.220
4Michal Czernik Poland244:041091.382.462
5Mark Vlahovic Slovenia178:44990.433.020

Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

References

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