ICE HOCKEY - 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

 

 

2016 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	December 26 – January 5
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Finland (4th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	193 (6.43 per match)
Attendance	215,226 (7,174 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Jesse Puljujärvi (17 points)
MVP	Jesse Puljujärvi
Website	http://www.worldjunior2016.com
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The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship was the 40th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki in Finland.^[1] 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.

Nations participating at 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships

Contents

• 1 Player eligibility
• 2 Top Division
  • 2.1 Venues
  • 2.2 Officials
  • 2.3 Rosters
• 3 Results
  • 3.1 Preliminary round
    • 3.1.1 Format
    • 3.1.2 Group A
    • 3.1.3 Group B
  • 3.2 Relegation
  • 3.3 Playoff round
    • 3.3.1 Quarterfinals
    • 3.3.2 Semifinals
    • 3.3.3 Bronze medal game
    • 3.3.4 Final
• 4 Statistics
  • 4.1 Scoring leaders
  • 4.2 Goaltending leaders
  • 4.3 Tournament awards
  • 4.4 Final standings
• 5 Division I
  • 5.1 Group A
  • 5.2 Group B
• 6 Division II
  • 6.1 Group A
  • 6.2 Group B
• 7 Division III
• 8 References
• 9 External links
• 10 See also

Player eligibility

A player is eligible to play in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if:^[2]

• the player is of male gender;
• the player was born at the earliest in 1996, and at the latest, in 2001;
• the player is a citizen in the country he represents;
• the player is under the jurisdiction of a national association that is a member of the IIHF.

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.^[3]

Top Division

Venues

Hartwall Arena Capacity: 13,349	Helsinki Ice Hall Capacity: 8,200
Finland – Helsinki	Finland – Helsinki