The 2016 IIHF World Championship was the 80th such

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hosted by the

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(IIHF), being held from 6 to 22 May 2016 in

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and

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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entered the tournament as the defending 2015 champions.

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returned to the Championship after a 6-year absence, and

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after a 1-year absence. Canada won their 26th gold medal, defeating Finland 2–0 in the gold medal game. With the win

Corey Perry Corey Perry (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played the first 14 years of his career with the Anaheim Ducks. He then played for the Dallas Stars ...

became the second consecutive Canadian team captain to earn membership in the

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. Russia won the bronze medal, defeating the United States 7–2 in the bronze medal game.

Bids

There were three official bids to host these championships. The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided during the final weekend of the

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in Bratislava,

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/ Herning ::Denmark has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in

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, 15,000 seats) and

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( Herning, 12,000 seats). *

::Russia was the only bidder to ever have hosted these championships, with the most recent being in 2007. The tournament was proposed to run from April 29 – May 15, 2016 in

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, 13,577 seats) and

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, 12,300 seats). *

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::Ukraine, like Denmark, has never hosted these championships. The tournament was proposed to run from May 6–22, 2016 in

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, 7,000 seats) and a new 12,000 seat arena to be built by 2015 in

Venues

Participants

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Format

The 16 teams were split into two groups of eight teams. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams advance to the knockout stage, to play out the winner. The last team of each group will be relegated to Division I the following year.

Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2015

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, which ended at the conclusion of the 2015 IIHF World Championship. ;Group A (Moscow) * (2) * (3) * (6) * (7) * (10) * (11) * (15) * (17) ;Group B (St. Petersburg) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (8) * (9) * (12) * (13) * (19)

Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters ( forwards and

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) and two

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s, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament. 2016 IIHF WC Norway vs

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 15 July 2015.

Group A

Group B

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: ** Best

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** Best

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** Best Forward:

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** Goaltender:

** Defencemen: Nikita Zaitsev /

** Forwards:

/ Vadim Shipachyov /

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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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. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =

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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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References

External links

* {{2015–16 in men's ice hockey IIHF World Championship Iihf World Championship, 2016 World Ice Hockey Championships - Men's

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Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg