See main article: 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 130 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Dates: | 31 March–6 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 162 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Boris Kochkin |
| Points: | 19 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31 March to 6 April 2016.[1] The host team, Turkey, won all of its games and was promoted to Division II B for 2017.
The United Arab Emirates withdrew shortly before the tournament, leaving six teams to play.[2] Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded their first victory in an IIHF tournament, defeating Hong Kong 5–4.[3] Georgia's results were later recorded as 5–0 forfeits due to the use of ineligible players.[4]
| width=220px | Istanbul |
| Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Capacity: 900 |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated. | ||
| Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 7th in Division III last year. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Stefan Hogarth
Christoffer Holm
Joonas Kova
Valentin Lascar
Yasin Akyürek Murat Aygün
Knut Braten Timo Heinonen
Charlie O'Connor
Josef Špůr
Laurynas StepankevičiusAll times are local (UTC+3).
Erol Kahraman Boris KochkinSource: IIHF.com
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +18 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +11 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +12 | 14 | D | ||
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +10 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 6 | D | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 6 | F | ||
| Andy Koçoğlu | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 6 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 6 | 2.00 | 100 | 94.00 | 1 | ||
| 263:04 | 10 | 2.28 | 126 | 92.06 | 1 | ||
| 260:00 | 9 | 2.08 | 108 | 91.67 | 0 | ||
| 180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 80 | 88.75 | 1 | ||
| 120:00 | 13 | 6.50 | 91 | 85.71 | 0 |