2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, 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
2016 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
DatesDecember 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016
Teams10
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
Games played30
Goals scored193 (6.43 per game)
Attendance215,226 (7,174 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Jesse Puljujärvi
(17 points)
MVPFinland Jesse Puljujärvi
Website
2016 World Junior

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 International Ice Hockey Federation (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
Helsinki
Helsinki
Hartwall Arena
Capacity: 13,349		 Helsinki Ice Hall
Capacity: 8,200

Officials

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to officiate during the tournament:[4]

Referees

  • Russia Alexei Anisimov
  • Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Finland Stefan Fonselius
  • Canada Brett Iverson
  • Slovakia Daniel Konc
  • Sweden Mikael Nord
  • Czech Republic Vladimir Pešina
  • Germany Daniel Piechaczek
  • United States Christopher Pitoscia
  • Finland Aleksi Rantala
  • Canada Jean-Philippe Sylvain
  • Switzerland Marc Wiegand

Linesmen

  • Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
  • Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
  • Denmark Rene Jensen
  • Switzerland Roman Kaderli
  • Finland Pasi Nieminen
  • United States Brian Oliver
  • Russia Alexander Otmakhov
  • Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
  • Finland Hannu Sormunen
  • Norway Alexander Waldejer

Rosters
Main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Format

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.[5]

Preliminary round

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 19 5 +14 12 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 0 1 18 5 +13 9
3  Canada 4 1 1 0 2 13 12 +1 5
4  Denmark 4 1 0 0 3 4 16 −12 3
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 1 3 7 23 −16 1 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF
December 26, 2015
16:00		Switzerland 3–8
(1–3, 1–3, 1–2)		 SwedenHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,600
Game reference
Gauthier Descloux
Joren van Pottelberghe		GoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Czech Republic Vladimir Pesina
Linesmen:
Finland Pasi Nieminen
United States Brian Oliver
0–101:21 – W. Nylander (A. Nylander, Timashov)
0–210:17 – Lindblom (Holmström, Kempe)
Kessler (Malgin, Glauser) – 17:231–2
1–319:31 – Timashov (A. Nylander) (PP)
1–421:48 – Timashov (Pettersson, A. Nylander) (PP)
1–524:17 – Asplund (Carlsson, Pettersson)
Rod (Harlacher, Malgin) – 27:112–5
2–632:50 – Forsbacka-Karlsson (Lagesson)
2–742:34 – Larsson (A. Nylander, A.Holmström)
Kessler (SH) – 51:573–7
3–856:40 – Ollas Matsson (Pettersson)
60 minPenalties10 min
18Shots39
December 26, 2015
20:00		United States 4–2
(0–0, 1–1, 3–1)		 CanadaHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 6,112
Game reference
Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesMason McDonaldReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Finland Hannu Sormunen
0–125:06 – Barzal (Chartier, Gauthier)
White (Milano, Dvorak) – 36:331–1
Werenski (Matthews, Tkachuk) (PP) – 47:222–1
2–250:45 – Strome (Marner, Dermott) (PP)
Belpedio (Borgen, White) – 56:423–2
Matthews (Werenski, Tkachuk) – 57:234–2
27 minPenalties4 min
25Shots27
December 27, 2015
20:00		Denmark 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 1,596
Game reference
Thomas LillieGoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
Russia Alexei Anisimov
United States Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaz Hribar
Norway Alexander Waldejer
0–108:21 – Rod (Harlacher, Karrer)
Nielsen (K. Jensen, Røndbjerg) – 41:171–1
From (True, Krag) – 46:202–1
25 minPenalties4 min
22Shots23
December 28, 2015
16:00		Sweden 1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 United StatesHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,415
Game reference
Linus SöderströmGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Canada Jean-Phillippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Finland Hannu Sormunen
A. Nylander (Timashov, Carlsson) – 22:411–0
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots46
December 28, 2015
20:00		Canada 6–1
(1–1, 4–0, 1–0)		 DenmarkHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,891
Game reference
Mason McDonaldGoaliesMathias SeldrupReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
Finland Pasi Nieminen
0–112:49 – True (From, Krogsgaard)
Beauvillier (Barzal, Chartier) – 13:521–1
Quenneville (Marner, Fleury) – 21:142–1
Barzal (Chabot, Hicketts) (PP) – 25:033–1
Crouse (Konecny, Dermott) – 25:544–1
Marner (Strome, Point) – 31:305–1
Strome (Point) (PP) – 49:326–1
6 minPenalties10 min
58Shots11
December 29, 2015
20:00		Switzerland 2–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 CanadaHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 3,522
Game reference
Joren van PottelbergheGoaliesMackenzie BlackwoodReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Sweden Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Finland Hannu Sormunen
Riat (Rod, Malgin) (PP) – 02:121–0
Meyer (Forrer, Privet) – 15:372–0
2–119:37 – Strome (Chabot, Crouse)
2–232:17 – Hicketts (Crouse)
Suter MISS
Meier MISS		ShootoutMISS Strome
GOAL Point
GOAL Barzal
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots35
December 30, 2015
16:00		Sweden 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 4,193
Game reference
Felix SandströmGoaliesThomas LillieReferees:
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Norway Alexander Waldejer
Kempe (Lindblom) – 00:131–0
Forsling (Forsbacka-Karlsson) (PP) – 10:222–0
Lindblom (Holmström, Ollas Mattsson) – 37:173–0
Lagesson (Lööke, Ehn) – 50:024–0
A. Nylander (Asplund, Larsson) – 55:555–0
4 minPenalties10 min
48Shots9
December 30, 2015
20:00		United States 10–1
(6–0, 4–1, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 3,701
Game reference
Alex Nedeljkovic
Brandon Halverson		GoaliesJoren van Pottelberghe
Ludovic Waeber		Referees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Finland Pasi Nieminen
Dvorak (Werenski, Milano) – 7:231–0
Matthews (Tkachuk, White) – 8:262–0
Carlo (Werenski) – 10:133–0
Werenski (Dvorak, Milano) – 12:594–0
Tkachuk (Matthews) – 15:105–0
Schmaltz (Hitchcock, Boeser) – 16:336–0
6–121:26 – Meier (Hischier)
Tkachuk (Matthews) – 22:127–1
Matthews (Schmaltz, White) (PP) – 28:098–1
White (Dvorak) (SH) – 29:009–1
Donato – 30:5810–1
6 minPenalties14 min
33Shots28
December 31, 2015
16:00		Denmark 1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 United StatesHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 5,128
Game reference
Mathias SeldrupGoaliesBrandon HalversonReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Canada Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Lassen – 10:141–0
1–117:04 – Matthews (White, Tkachuk)
1–224:02 – Milano (Belpedio)
1–345:40 – White (Tkachuk, Matthews)
1–447:43 – Bjork (Milano, Fortunato) (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
17Shots44
December 31, 2015
20:00		Canada 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 7,003
Game reference
Mackenzie BlackwoodGoaliesLinus Söderström
Felix Sandström		Referees:
Russia Alexei Anisimov
Czech Republic Vladimir Pesina
Linesmen:
Finland Pasi Nieminen
United States Brian Oliver
0–14:37 – A. Nylander (Asplund, Timashov) (PP)
0–27:08 – Forsling (Nylander, Kempe) (PP)
Stephens (Chabot) – 15:511–2
1–333:38 – Kempe (Holmström, Forsling) (PP)
1–447:09 – Karlsson (Carlsson, Lööke)
Marner (Hicketts, Strome) (PP2) – 54:102–4
2–559:49 – Asplund (Englund) (ENG)
20 minPenalties14 min
24Shots32

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 3 1 0 0 14 7 +7 11 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Finland (H) 4 3 0 0 1 23 13 +10 9
3  Czech Republic 4 2 0 1 1 12 10 +2 7
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 8 14 −6 3
5  Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 6 19 −13 0 Advance to Relegation
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 26, 2015
14:00		Czech Republic 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 RussiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 10,106
Game reference
Vítek VaněčekGoaliesAlexandar GeorgiyevReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Špaček (PS) – 33:541–0
1–149:09 – Lauta (Fazleyev, Dergachyov)
Lakatos MISS
Chlapik MISS
Kaše MISS		ShootoutGOALLazarev
MISS Polunin
MISS Lauta
27 minPenalties6 min
25Shots22
December 26, 2015
18:00		Finland 6–0
(0–0, 1–0, 5–0)		 BelarusHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,222
Game reference
Veini VehviläinenGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
France Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaz Hribar
Denmark Rene Jensen
Puljujärvi (Aho) – 37:141–0
Laine (Puljujärvi, Juolevi) – 41:332–0
Niku (Siikonen, Björkqvist) – 45:463–0
Puljujärvi (Juolevi, Aho) (PP) – 47:264–0
Repo (Saarela) – 53:045–0
Rantanen (Aho, Mikkola) (SH, ENG) – 59:406–0
8 minPenalties18 min
37Shots10
December 27, 2015
16:00		Belarus 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)		 SlovakiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 1,472
Game reference
Ivan Kulbakov
Vladislav Verbitski		GoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
0–106:56 – Koch (Sukeľ, Šiška) (EA)
Malinovski (Chernikov, Sushko) – 11:331–1
Vasilchuk (Belevich, Karaban) (PP) – 22:212–1
2–232:28 – Lešťan (Surový)
2–340:19 – Hrusik (Paločko)
2–459:41 – Šiška (AG, EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
26Shots39
December 28, 2015
14:00		Slovakia 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicHartwall Arena
Attendance: 8,998
Game reference
Adam HúskaGoaliesVítek VaněčekReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Norway Alexander Waldejer
0–136:58 – Pastrňák (Zbořil, Kaše) (PP)
0–251:55 – Lakatos (Hronek)
6 minPenalties4 min
18Shots34
December 28, 2015
18:00		Russia 6–4
(1–2, 4–1, 1–1)		 FinlandHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,526
Game reference
Alexandar GeorgiyevGoaliesVeini VehviläinenReferees:
Canada Brett Iverson
United States Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
0–104:13 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine)
Kaprizov (Provorov, Lazarev) (PP) – 06:101–1
1–218:53 – Laine (Puljujärvi, Keskitalo)
1–320:53 – Saarela (Puljujärvi, Laine) (PP)
Svetlakov (Korshkov, Voronkov) (SH) – 28:482–3
Kraskovsky (Korshkov, Zhuldikov) (PP) – 32:293–3
Kamenev (Kaprizov, Lazarev) (PP) – 35:284–3
Polunin (Korshkov) – 36:055–3
5–441:18 – Saarela (Nättinen)
Fazleyev (Provorov, Lauta) – 53:486–4
12 minPenalties12 min
25Shots32
December 29, 2015
16:00		Belarus 1–4
(0–3, 0–0, 1–1)		 RussiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 2,342
Game reference
Vladislav VerbitskiGoaliesIlya SamsonovReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Czech Republic Vladimir Pesina
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaz Hribar
Denmark Rene Jensen
0–110:00 – Lazarev (Kamenev, Kaprizov) (PP)
0–215:42 – Polunin (Kraskovsky, Korshkov) (PP)
0–318:19 – Kamenev (Provorov, Lazarev)
Alexei Patsenkin (Busko) – 46:141–3
1–447:41 – Polunin (Korshkov, Zhuldikov)
6 minPenalties6 min
18Shots32
December 30, 2015
14:00		Czech Republic 5–3
(1–0, 1–3, 3–0)		 BelarusHartwall Arena
Attendance: 8,456
Game reference
Vítek VaněčekGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
Canada Brett Iverson
Canada Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
Stransky – 15:391–0
1–120:43 – Falkovski (Chernikov, Karaban)
1–230:26 – Sharangovich (Karaban, Falkovski) (PP)
Lakatos (Pastrňák, Hronek) – 32:262–2
2–337:31 – Vladislav Goncharov (Karaban) (PP)
Smejkal (Špaček, Ordos) – 52:063–3
Veselý (Špaček) – 54:204–3
Masin (Smejkal) (ENG) – 59:405–3
4 minPenalties2 min
49Shots24
December 30, 2015
18:00		Slovakia 3–8
(2–1, 0–2, 1–5)		 FinlandHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,723
Game reference
Adam Húska
Stanislav Skorvanek		GoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
Russia Alexei Anisimov
United States Cristopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaz Hribar
United States Brian Oliver
Sukeľ (Paločko, Sloboda) (PP) – 9:501–0
Bondra (Romančík, Surový) – 11:552–0
2–115:15 – Aho (Laine, Puljujärvi) (PP)
2–234:07 – Saarela (Juolevi, Puljujärvi) (PP)
2–338:22 – Hintz (Saarijärvi, Rantanen)
2–440:28 – Puljujärvi (Laine, Aho)
2–542:41 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Juolevi) (PP)
Maier (Sukeľ, Jaroš) (PP,EA) – 45:273–5
3–651:52 – Laine
3–752:30 – Kapanen (Saarijärvi, Hintz) (PP)
3–857:42 – Björkqvist (Saarijärvi, Siikonen)
16 minPenalties8 min
28Shots48
December 31, 2015
14:00		Russia 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 SlovakiaHartwall Arena
Attendance: 6,497
Game reference
Alexandar GeorgiyevGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Canada Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
Finland Hannu Sormunen
Lauta (Mikulovich, Provorov) – 15:291–0
Rykov – 29:122–0
2–135:50 – Jaroš (Sukeľ)
14 minPenalties8 min
27Shots21
December 31, 2015
18:00		Finland 5–4
(0–0, 3–3, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicHartwall Arena
Attendance: 12,198
Game reference
Veini VehviläinenGoaliesVítek VaněčekReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Norway Alexander Waldejer
Puljujärvi (Aho) – 20:571–0
1–124:22 – Smejkal (Špaček, Pastrňák)
1–226:08 – Ordos (Voženílek, Soustal)
Hintz – 28:062–2
Kalapudas (Kapanen, Niku) (PP) – 30:463–2
3–339:27 – Sklenicka (Mašín, Zacha)
3–448:37 – Špaček (Pastrňák, Smejkal)
Puljujärvi (Nättinen, Juolevi) (PP) – 50:104–4
Laine (Juolevi, Aho) – 54:135–4
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots35

Relegation
January 2, 2016
12:00		Switzerland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 BelarusHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 453
Game reference
Joren van PottelbergheGoaliesIvan KulbakovReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Czech Republic Vladimir Pesina
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Finland Hannu Sormunen
0–101:59 – Buinitsky (Veremyov) (PP)
Rod (Kessler) – 06:361–1
Malgin (Meier, Riat) – 35:362–1
Riat (Malgin, Meier) – 38:413–1
Privet (Hischier) – 51:054–1
Meier (Suter, Malgin) (PP) – 58:595–1
8 minPenalties26 min
42Shots21
January 3, 2016
12:00		Belarus 2–6
(2–3, 0–3, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Attendance: 748
Game reference
Vladislav Verbitski
Ivan Kulbakov		GoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
Russia Alexei Anisimov
Sweden Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Finland Hannu Sormunen
0–103:41 – Suter (Meier, Malgin) (PP)
0–203:50 – Suter (Karrer, Siegenthaler)
0–312:43 – Suter (Rod, Malgin) (PP)
Buinitsky (Vorobei, Bokun) – 15:201–3
Filippovich (Belevich, Patsenkin) – 16:442–3
2–428:18 – Rod (Malgin, Kessler) (PP)
2–531:52 – Thurkauf (Kessler, Riat)
2–635:21 – Meyer (Thurkauf)
16 minPenalties14 min
23Shots44

Playoff round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1A  Sweden 6
4B  Slovakia 0
1A  Sweden 1
2B  Finland 2
2B  Finland 6
3A  Canada 5
2B  Finland 4
1B  Russia 3
1B  Russia 4
4A  Denmark 3
1B  Russia 2 Bronze medal game
2A  United States 1
2A  United States 7 1A  Sweden 3
3B  Czech Republic 0 2A  United States 8

Quarterfinals
2 January 2016
14:00		Russia 4–3 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1)
(OT 1–0)		 DenmarkHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,869
Game reference
Alexandar GeorgiyevGoaliesThomas LillieReferees:
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaz Hribar
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
Korshkov (Kraskovsky, Rykov) – 2:491–0
1–122:37 – Ma. Jensen (Holmberg, Olsen)
1–229:20 – Olsen (K. Jensen, Nielsen)
Lauta (Dergachyov, Fazleyev) – 52:312–2
2–354:36 – E. Christensen (Krogsgaard)
Kamenev (Lauta, Provorov) (EA) – 59:163–3
Kamenev (Provorov, Svetlakov) – 65:004–3
14 minPenalties2 min
46Shots21
2 January 2016
16:00		Sweden 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 SlovakiaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,796
Game reference
Linus SöderströmGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Jean-Philippe Sylvain
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Norway Alexander Waldejer
Eriksson Ek (Forsbacka-Karlsson) – 5:101–0
Lindblom (Holmström, Kempe) (PP) – 11:352–0
Ehn (Lööke) – 30:073–0
Kempe (Holmström, Englund) – 43:434–0
Lööke (Forsbacka-Karlsson) (SH) – 45:365–0
A. Nylander (Timashov, Pettersson) – 56:576–0
12 minPenalties14 min
55Shots17
2 January 2016
18:00		Finland 6–5
(1–2, 3–1, 2–2)		 CanadaHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,016
Game reference
Veini Vehviläinen (out 27:20)
Kaapo Kähkönen (in 27:20)		GoaliesMackenzie BlackwoodReferees:
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
United States Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
0–15:21 – Konecny (Quenneville, Stephens)
0–210:59 – Strome (Gauthier, Crouse)
Laine (Aho, Puljujärvi) – 19:491–2
Kalapudas (Juolevi, Tuulola) – 26:182–2
2–327:20 – Crouse (Virtanen)
Saarela (Puljujärvi) (PP) – 35:443–3
Nättinen (Saarela, Juolevi) – 37:174–3
4–443:14 – Marner (Point, Sanheim) (PP)
Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine) – 44:215–4
5–545:57 – Marner (P. Point) (PP)
Laine (Juolevi, Aho) (PP2) – 54:106–5
12 minPenalties18 min
29Shots34
2 January 2016
20:00		United States 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,113
Game reference
Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesVítek Vaněček (out 20:00)
Aleš Stezka (in 20:00)		Referees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Canada Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Finland Pasi Nieminen
Schmaltz (Boeser) – 5:171–0
Dvorak (Carlo, Milano) – 15:142–0
Matthews (Borgen, Tkachuk) – 24:153–0
Matthews (Schmaltz, Werenski) (PP) – 29:084–0
Eansor (SH) – 38:045–0
Matthews (Schmaltz, Werenski) (PP) – 40:246–0
DeBrincat (Donato, MacInnis) – 51:537–0
6 minPenalties10 min
35Shots28

Semifinals
4 January 2016
16:00		Sweden 1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 FinlandHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,340
Game reference
Linus SöderströmGoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
United States Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
Asplund (Timashov, Larsson) – 10:171–0
1–131:08 – Hintz (Rantanen, Kapanen)
1–233:04 – Kalapudas (Rantanen, Kapanen) (PP)
20 minPenalties6 min
22Shots28
4 January 2016
20:00		Russia 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 United StatesHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,812
Game reference
Ilya SamsonovGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
Canada Brett Iverson
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Finland Pasi Nieminen
0–19:03 – Dvorak (Milano, Werenski)
Kraskovsky (Korshkov) – 35:081–1
Korshkov – 37:562–1
4 minPenalties8 min
33Shots27

Bronze medal game
5 January 2016
16:00		Sweden 3–8
(2–2, 0–4, 1–2)		 United States 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,889
Game reference
Felix SandströmGoaliesAlex NedeljkovicReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Canada Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Finland Pasi Nieminen
0–111:59 – Bjork (Dvorak)
0–215:32 – Tkachuk (Werenski, Schmaltz)
Lagesson (Kempe) – 17:391–2
Grundström (Eriksson Ek, Forsbacka-Karlsson) – 18:342–2
2–322:17 – Boeser (Borgen, Tkachuk)
2–424:06 – Donato (Carlo, MacInnis)
2–536:31 – Bjork (Milano, Dvorak)
2–639:51 – Carlo (Schmaltz, Hitchcock)
2–743:38 – Donato (MacInnis)
2–851:12 – Tkachuk (Schmaltz)
Holmström (Lindblom, Kempe) – 58:283–8
8 minPenalties10 min
38Shots29

Final
5 January 2016
20:30		2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russia 3–4 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 2–3)
(OT 0–1)		 Finland 1st place, gold medalist(s)Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,479
Game reference
Alexandar GeorgiyevGoaliesKaapo KähkönenReferees:
Canada Brett Iverson
United States Christopher Pitoscia
Linesmen:
United States Brian Oliver
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Kamenev (Provorov, Lazarev) (PP) – 4:501–0
1–140:24 – Laine (Aho, Puljujärvi)
Svetlakov – 41:412–1
2–250:07 – Aho (Puljujärvi, Laine)
2–357:51 – Rantanen (Saarijärvi, Kalapudas) (PP)
Svetlakov (Provorov, Rykov) (EA) – 59:543–3
3–461:33 – Kapanen (Saarela)
40 minPenalties4 min
25Shots29

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G APts +/− PIM
1Jesse Puljujärvi Finland751217+80
2Sebastian Aho Finland75914+94
3Patrik Laine Finland77613+86
4Auston Matthews United States77411+62
5Matthew Tkachuk United States74711+76
6Alexander Nylander Sweden7459+50
7Zach Werenski United States7279+104
8Denis Malgin  Switzerland6189−16
9Olli Juolevi Finland7099+64
10Christian Dvorak United States7358+80
10Adrian Kempe Sweden7358+18

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF[6]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Linus Söderström Sweden295:2871.4294.702
2Alex Nedeljkovic United States325:5291.6694.271
3Thomas Lillie Denmark185:00103.2491.450
4Kaapo Kähkönen Finland214:1392.5290.910
5Adam Huska Slovakia292:30193.9089.890
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF[7]

Tournament awards

Reference: Most Valuable Player

All-star team

IIHF best player awards

Final standings
Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States
4th Sweden
5th Czech Republic
6th Canada
7th Slovakia
8th Denmark
9th  Switzerland
10th Belarus
Relegated to the 2017 Division I A
 2016 IIHF Junior World champions 

Finland
4th title

Note that due to the lack of playoff games for determining the spots 5–8, these spots were determined by the preliminary round records for each team.

Division I
Main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Group A

The Division I A tournament was played in Vienna, Austria, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[8]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Latvia 5 4 1 0 0 20 7 +13 14 Promoted to the 2017 Top Division
 Austria 5 3 0 0 2 18 18 0 9
 Kazakhstan 5 2 1 0 2 21 13 +8 8
 Norway 5 1 1 2 1 21 14 +7 7
 Germany 5 2 0 1 2 10 14 −4 7
 Italy 5 0 0 0 5 5 29 −24 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division I B
Source:

Group B

The Division I B tournament was played in Megève, France, from December 12 to 18, 2015.[9] Prior to the start of the tournament Japan withdrew, and was relegated for 2017.[10]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 France 4 2 1 0 1 17 9 +8 8 Promoted to the 2017 Division I A
 Poland 4 2 1 0 1 15 10 +5 8
 Great Britain 4 2 1 0 1 13 16 −3 8
 Ukraine 4 1 0 2 1 9 10 −1 5
 Slovenia 4 0 0 1 3 6 15 −9 1
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division II A
Source:

Division II
Main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Group A

The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from December 13 to 19, 2015.[11]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 36 9 +27 15 Promoted to the 2017 Division I B
 Lithuania 5 3 1 0 1 18 16 +2 11
 Estonia 5 3 0 0 2 27 26 +1 9
 Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 13 21 −8 6
 Netherlands 5 0 1 0 4 14 23 −9 2
 South Korea 5 0 0 2 3 15 28 −13 2 Relegated to the 2017 Division II B
Source:

Group B

The Division II B tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from January 17 to 23, 2016.[12]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Romania 5 4 1 0 0 37 14 +23 14 Promoted to the 2017 Division II A
 Spain 5 4 0 0 1 34 12 +22 12
 Serbia 5 3 0 1 1 34 9 +25 10
 Belgium 5 2 0 0 3 14 21 −7 6
 Australia 5 1 0 0 4 11 35 −24 3
 China 5 0 0 0 5 6 45 −39 0 Relegated to the 2017 Division III
Source:

Division III
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.[13]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
 Mexico 6 5 0 0 1 24 14 +10 15 Promoted to the 2017 Division II B
 Bulgaria 6 4 0 0 2 18 13 +5 12
 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 2 29 16 +13 12
 Israel 6 3 0 1 2 39 23 +16 10
 Iceland 6 2 1 0 3 24 21 +3 8
 Turkey 6 2 0 0 4 20 15 +5 6
 South Africa 6 0 0 0 6 7 59 −52 0
Source:

References
  1. "Future Hosts". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. "IIHF statutes and bylaws" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  3. "IIHF Eligibility". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  4. "Referee assignments 2015/2016". IIHF.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. "New format for U18, U20 Worlds". IIHF.com. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  6. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF) (PDF). IIHF. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF.com. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. Division IA statistics
  9. Division IB statistics
  10. Japan withdraws
  11. Division II A statistics
  12. Division II B statistics
  13. Division III statistics
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