| Tourney Name: | IIHF U18 World Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 170px |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | April 14–24, 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ih18 |
| Winners: | FIN |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | SWE |
| Third: | USA |
| Games: | 31 |
| Goals: | 233 |
| Attendance: | 71505 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Tyson Jost |
| Points: | 15 |
| Mvp: |  Clayton Keller |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 18th IIHF World U18 Championship. It was played from April 14 to 24, 2016 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.[1] [2]
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:[3]
Referees
Vladimir Baluska
Roystian Hansen
Jan Hribik Jeff Ingram
Marcus Linde
Jari-Pukka Pajula Brett Sheva
Viktor Trilar Cameron Voss
Shane WarschawLinesmen
Andrew Dalton Jake Davis
Dmitry Golyak Johannes Kack David Nothegger Tibor Rovensky Joonas Saha Libor Suchanek
Alexander Sysuev Nathan VanoostenAll times are local. (Central Daylight Time –)
All times are local. (Central Daylight Time –)
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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +11 | 2 | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 12 | |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +5 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +12 | 2 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +6 | 0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 12 | |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179:31 | 75 | 4 | 1.34 | 94.67 | 1 | ||
| 240:00 | 91 | 6 | 1.50 | 93.41 | 1 | ||
| 227:48 | 101 | 8 | 2.11 | 92.08 | 1 | ||
| 180:00 | 72 | 6 | 2.00 | 91.67 | 0 | ||
| 289:21 | 138 | 13 | 2.70 | 90.58 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Most Valuable Player
Clayton KellerAll-star team
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Adam Fox, David Quenneville Tyson Jost, Jesse Puljujärvi, Clayton KellerIIHF best player awards
Filip Gustavsson Adam Fox Tyson JostReferences: http://u18worlds2016.iihf.com/en/news/keller-named-mvp/
| Rank | width=170 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| 5th | ||
| 6th | ||
| 7th | ||
| 8th | ||
| 9th | ||
| 10th |
| Relegated to the 2017 Division I A |
The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from April 9 to 15, 2016.[4]
The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from April 18 to 24, 2016.[5]
The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from April 4 to 10, 2016.[6]
The Division II B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from March 26 to April 1, 2016.[7]
The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 20, 2016.[8]
The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from February 14 to 19, 2016.[9]