2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships Explained

Year:	2016
Nextseason:	2017

The 2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 80th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2017 competition.

Championship (top division)

The tournament took place in Russia from 6 May to 22 May 2016.^[1]

See main article: article and 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Division I

Group A was held in Katowice, Poland from 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia from 17–23 April 2016.

See main article: article and 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I.

Group B

Division II

Group A was held in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico from 9–15 April 2016.

See main article: article and 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II.

Group B

Division III

See main article: article and 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III.

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 31 March to 6 April 2016.^[1] Prior to the start of the tournament the United Arab Emirates withdrew, leaving six teams to play.^[2] Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.^[3]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournament allocations. 15 May 2015. iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416193438/http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/news/tournament-allocations. 16 April 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Men's Div. III begins. IIHF. 2016-03-31. IIHF.com. 2016-03-31.
3. Web site: Division III standings. IIHF. IIHF.com. 2016-10-20.