2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016.[1] Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 28 March – 4 April 2016 |
Opened by | David Johnston |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (7th title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 21 |
Goals scored | 108 (5.14 per game) |
Attendance | 41,109 (1,958 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Hilary Knight (9 points) |
MVP | Hilary Knight |
Website | Website |
United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their seventh title.[2] Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout.[3]
Venues edit
Kamloops | |
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Sandman Centre Capacity: 5,464 | McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre Capacity: 1,000 |
Participants edit
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Match officials edit
10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Rosters edit
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.
Preliminary round edit
The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.[5]
All times are local (UTC−7).
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
28 March 2016 15:30 | Russia | 3–5 (0–1, 2–1, 1–3) | Finland | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,107 |
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Nadezhda Morozova | Goalies | Meeri Räisänen | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Charlotte Girard | |
8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
25 | Shots | 28 |
28 March 2016 19:30 | United States | 3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1) | Canada | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 5,580 |
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Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Emerance Maschmeyer | Referees: Gabriella Gran Aina Hove Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Johanna Tauriainen | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 23 |
29 March 2016 15:30 | Finland | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | United States | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,149 |
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Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Jessie Vetter | Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Vanessa Stratton | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
7 | Shots | 51 |
29 March 2016 19:30 | Canada | 8–1 (0–1, 6–0, 2–0) | Russia | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,453 |
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Charline Labonté | Goalies | Anna Prugova Maria Sorokina | Referees: Nicole Hertrich Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Nataša Pagon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 14 |
31 March 2016 15:30 | United States | 8–0 (3–0, 0–0, 5–0) | Russia | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,323 |
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Nicole Hensley | Goalies | Maria Sorokina | Referees: Anna Eskola Aina Hove Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Jenni Heikkinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 16 |
31 March 2016 19:30 | Canada | 6–1 (1–0, 4–1, 1–0) | Finland | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,234 |
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Emerance Maschmeyer | Goalies | Meeri Räisänen Anni Keisala | Referees: Drahomira Fialova Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Charlotte Girard | |
10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
41 | Shots | 19 |
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Advance to relegation round |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
28 March 2016 13:00 | Switzerland | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Japan | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,000 |
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Florence Schelling | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Nataša Pagon | |
8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
32 | Shots | 28 |
28 March 2016 17:00 | Sweden | 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Czech Republic | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 613 |
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Sara Grahn | Goalies | Klára Peslarová | Referees: Anna Eskola Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Vanessa Stratton | |
8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
31 | Shots | 18 |
29 March 2016 13:00 | Switzerland | 1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Czech Republic | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 570 |
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Florence Schelling | Goalies | Klára Peslarová | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Jenni Heikkinen | |
18 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
23 | Shots | 17 |
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Nana Fujimoto | Goalies | Sara Grahn | Referees: Drahomira Fialova Aina Hove Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Ilona Novotná | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
16 | Shots | 35 |
31 March 2016 13:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Japan | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 782 |
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Klára Peslarová | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Gabriella Gran Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Johanna Tauriainen | |
Polenská Pejzlová Hymlarová Povová Hymlarová Herzigová Hymlarová | Shootout | Kubo Yoneyama Osawa Osawa Kubo Ono Ukita | ||
8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
33 | Shots | 28 |
31 March 2016 17:00 | Sweden | 2–1 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Switzerland | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 874 |
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Sara Grahn | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Nataša Pagon Vanessa Stratton | |||||
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Olsson Borgqvist | Shootout | Zollinger Stalder Meier | ||||||
6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||
39 | Shots | 22 |
Relegation series edit
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.
1 April 2016 13:00 | Switzerland | 3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Japan | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 522 |
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Florence Schelling | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Johanna Tauriainen | |
10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
27 | Shots | 15 |
3 April 2016 13:00 | Japan | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Switzerland | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 791 |
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Akane Konishi | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Ilona Novotná | |
6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
20 | Shots | 23 |
Switzerland won series 2–0 |
Final round edit
Bracket edit
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 9 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Russia | 4 | A4 | Russia | 0 | |||||||||
B1 | Sweden | 1 | A1 | United States (OT) | 1 | |||||||||
A2 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Finland | 5 | A3 | Finland | 3 | |||||||||
B2 | Czech Republic | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
A4 | Russia (GWS) | 1 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Finland | 0 |
Quarterfinals edit
1 April 2016 15:30 | Russia | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Sweden | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,126 |
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Nadezhda Morozova | Goalies | Sara Grahn | Referees: Anna Eskola Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Nataša Pagon | |
12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
26 | Shots | 27 |
1 April 2016 19:30 | Finland | 5–0 (0–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,256 |
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Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Klára Peslarová | Referees: Drahomira Fialova Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Charlotte Girard | |
8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
44 | Shots | 8 |
Semifinals edit
3 April 2016 15:00 | United States | 9–0 (5–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Russia | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 2,297 |
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Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Anna Prugova Nadezhda Morozova | Referees: Anna Eskola Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Vanessa Stratton Johanna Tauriainen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 17 |
3 April 2016 19:30 | Canada | 5–3 (1–1, 1–0, 3–2) | Finland | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,007 |
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Charline Labonté | Goalies | Meeri Räisänen | Referees: Gabriella Gran Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Veronica Johansson | |
10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
39 | Shots | 19 |
Fifth place game edit
3 April 2016 17:00 | Sweden | 4–2 (0–2, 0–0, 4–0) | Czech Republic | McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 612 |
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Sara Grahn | Goalies | Klára Peslarová | Referees: Jerilyn Glenn Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Charlotte Girard | |
10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
22 | Shots | 20 |
Bronze medal game edit
4 April 2016 15:00 | Finland | 0–1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Russia | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 2,351 |
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Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Nadezhda Morozova | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Vanessa Stratton | |
Tuominen Kärnä | Shootout | Shukina Dergachyova Sosina | ||
10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
32 | Shots | 23 |
Gold medal game edit
4 April 2016 19:30 | United States | 1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 1–0) | Canada | Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 5,850 |
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Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Emerance Maschmeyer | Referees: Anna Eskola Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Johanna Tauriainen | ||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
34 | Shots | 32 |
Statistics edit
Final standings edit
United States | |
Canada | |
Russia | |
4 | Finland |
5 | Sweden |
6 | Czech Republic |
7 | Switzerland |
8 | Japan |
Relegated to Division I A |
Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Hilary Knight | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +8 | 0 | F |
Christine Meier | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 0 | F |
Jocelyne Lamoureux | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 2 | F |
Lara Stalder | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 12 | F |
Rebecca Johnston | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 0 | F |
Monique Lamoureux | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 | D |
Natalie Spooner | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F |
Jenn Wakefield | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
Brianna Decker | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 2 | F |
Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 6 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders edit
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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Alex Rigsby | 192:30 | 1 | 0.31 | 72 | 98.61 | 2 |
Emerance Maschmeyer | 191:23 | 4 | 1.25 | 90 | 95.56 | 0 |
Florence Schelling | 303:49 | 8 | 1.58 | 117 | 93.16 | 1 |
Sara Grahn | 301:52 | 8 | 1.59 | 101 | 92.08 | 1 |
Meeri Räisänen | 346:07 | 14 | 2.43 | 176 | 92.05 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards edit
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Emerance Maschmeyer
- Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski
- Best Forward: Hilary Knight
Source: IIHF.com
- All-star team
- Goaltender: Meeri Räisänen
- Defence: Monique Lamoureux, Jenni Hiirikoski
- Forwards: Hilary Knight, Rebecca Johnston, Christine Meier
- MVP: Hilary Knight
Source: IIHF.com
References edit
- ^ . iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Pure gold for America". worldwomen2016.com. 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Sosina shoots to thrill!". worldwomen2016.com. 5 April 2016.
- ^ "COMPETITION OFFICIALS" (PDF). IIHF. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Women's Worlds schedule released". worldwomen2016.com. 16 September 2015.
External links edit
- Official website