| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Junior Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | x240px |
| Country: | Finland |
| City: | Helsinki |
| Dates: | December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | FIN |
| Count: | 4 |
| Second: | RUS |
| Third: | USA |
| Fourth: | SWE |
| Games: | 30 |
| Goals: | 193 |
| Attendance: | 215226 |
| Website: | worldjunior2016.com |
| Scoring Leader: |  Jesse Puljujärvi |
| Points: | 17 |
| Mvp: | Jesse Puljujärvi |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland.[1] [2] [3] It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.
A player is eligible to play in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:[4]
If a player who has never played in IIHF-organized competition wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for two consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, as well as show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card. In case the player has previously played in IIHF-organized competition but wishes to switch national eligibility, he must have played in competitions for four consecutive years in the new country without playing in another country, he must show his move to the new country's national association with an international transfer card, as well as be a citizen of the new country. A player may only switch national eligibility once.[5]
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[6]
Referees
Alexei Anisimov Stefan Fonselius
Brett Iverson
Daniel Konc
Mikael Nord
Vladimir Pešina
Christopher Pitoscia Aleksi Rantala Jean-Philippe SylvainLinesmen
Nicolas Chartrand-Piché Pasi Nieminen Brian Oliver Alexander Otmakhov Henrik Pihlblad Hannu Sormunen
Alexander WaldejerSee main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters.
The four best ranked teams from each group of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinals, while the last-placed team from both groups play a relegation round in a best-of-three format to determine the relegated team.[7]
All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Note: was relegated to the 2017 Division I A
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A ! | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +10 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |||||||||||
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | width=120 | Country | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 295:28 | 7 | 1.42 | 94.70 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 325:52 | 9 | 1.66 | 94.27 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 185:00 | 10 | 3.24 | 91.45 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 214:13 | 9 | 2.52 | 90.91 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 292:30 | 19 | 3.90 | 89.89 | 0 |
Reference: http://www.worldjunior2016.com/en/news/puljujarvi-mvp/Most Valuable Player
Jesse PuljujärviAll-star team
Linus Söderström Olli Juolevi, Zach Werenski Jesse Puljujärvi, Patrik Laine, Auston MatthewsIIHF best player awards
Linus Söderström Zach Werenski Jesse Puljujärvi| width=30 | Rank | width=160 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 5th | |||
| 6th | |||
| 7th | |||
| 8th | |||
| 9th | |||
| 10th |
| Relegated to the 2017 Division I A |
See main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I.
The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[9] [10]
The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from December 12 to 18, 2015.[11] [12] Prior to the start of the tournament, Japan withdrew, and was relegated for 2017.[13]
See main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II.
The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[14] [15]
The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from January 17 to 23, 2016.[16] [17]
See main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III. The Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 15 to 24, 2016.[18] [19]