2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

International ice hockey competition

2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries|  Belarus
Italy
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 9–15 April 2016
18–24 April 2016
Teams| 12

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Main article: 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

## Division I A

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The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 April 2016.[1]

### Participants

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Team  | Qualification

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Germany | placed 10th in 2015 Top Division and were relegated
Belarus | hosts, placed 2nd in 2015 Division I A
France | placed 3rd in 2015 Division I A
Norway | placed 4th in 2015 Division I A
Kazakhstan | placed 5th in 2015 Division I A
Austria | placed 1st in 2015 Division I B and were promoted

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  |  Belarus | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 15  | +8  | 12  | Promoted to the 2017 Top Division
2  |  Germany | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 20  | 14  | +6  | 11  |
3  |  Kazakhstan | 5  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 17  | 16  | +1  | 9
4  |  France | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 18  | 18  | 0  | 6
5  |  Norway | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 16  | 22  | −6  | 4
6  |  Austria | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 20  | −9  | 3  | Relegated to the 2017 Division I B

Source: IIHF
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.

### Results

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All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+3)

9 April 2016
12:00| France | 5–2
(1–0, 1–2, 3–0)|  Austria| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 410

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| Gaetan Richard| Goalies| Jakob Holzer| Referee:
Oldrich Hejduk
Linesmen:
Pavel Badyl
Stanislav Raming
| Addamo (Cantagallo) – 03:06| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 26:13 – Winkler (Witting, Obersteiner) (PP)
| 1–2| 34:06 – Winkler (Witting) (PP)
Gleizes (Texier) (PP) – 38:39| 2–2|
Gleizes (Mathieu) (PP) – 46:29| 3–2|
Devouassoux (Sarlin) – 52:51| 4–2|
Munoz (ENG) – 59:42| 5–2|
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
40| Shots| 20
9 April 2016
15:30| Germany | 6–3
(2–1, 1–2, 3–0)|  Norway| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1200

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Game reference

| Jonas Steinmann| Goalies| Fredrik Bockmann| Referee:
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Maksims Bogdanovs
Marc-Henri Progin
| Kiefersauer – 03:25| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 08:25 – Karlsen (Ellingsen, Ronnild)
Weyrauch (Latta) – 19:20| 2–1|
Reichel (Hessler, Jahnke) – 23:47| 3–1|
| 3–2| 30:30 – Noer (Ekberg, Harbosen)
| 3–3| 35:13 – Ekberg (Christensen) (SH)
Latta (Weyrauch, Appendino) – 48:50| 4–3|
Reichel (Jahnke, Postel) – 52:40| 5–3|
Latta (Kohler, Weyrauch) – 55:32| 6–3|
18 min| Penalties| 4 min
30| Shots| 29
9 April 2016
19:00| Belarus | 5–2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)|  Kazakhstan| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4700

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| Dzmitry Rodzik| Goalies| Nikita Boyarkin| Referee:
Gints Zviedritis
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Marek Hlavaty
| Astashevich (Anosau, Ivanovski) (PP) – 22:14| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 30:27 – Vakulenko (Sinitsyn, Gabdullin)
Mikalayeu (Bovin) – 30:52| 2–1|
| 2–2| 34:43 – Borisevich (Lazarev) (PP)
Sharangovich (Yaromenka, Arlouski) – 41:01| 3–2|
Mikalayeu (Bovin) – 52:34| 4–2|
Sushko – 53:08| 5–2|
10 min| Penalties| 6 min
30| Shots| 26

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10 April 2016
12:00| Austria | 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)|  Germany| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 789

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| Daniel Polzl| Goalies| Mirko Pantkowski| Referee:
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavaty
Mark-Henry Progin
| | 0–1| 29:49 – Walther (Eder, Busch)

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| 0–2| 52:01 – Sorames (Postel, Walther)
8 min| Penalties| 18 min
17| Shots| 25
10 April 2016
15:30| Kazakhstan | 4–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)|  France| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 530

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| Nikita Boyarkin| Goalies| Gaetan Richard| Referee:
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Maksims Bogdanovs
Ryan Daisy
| Pismarkin (Gabdullin, Orekhov) – 04:08| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 14:54 – Gleizes (Munoz)
| 1–2| 35:13 – Texier (Robert)
| 1–3| 45:27 – Texier (Guebey, Prissaint)
Dzhangazinov (Nazarenko) – 47:39| 2–3|
Sam. Daniyar (Pismarkin, Say. Daniyar) (PP) – 58:13| 3–3|
Borisevich (Saburov) – 58:46| 4–3|
0 min| Penalties| 12 min
39| Shots| 32
10 April 2016
19:00| Norway | 3–6
(3–3, 0–3, 0–0)|  Belarus| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,450

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| Jakob Opsahl
Fredrik Bockmann| Goalies| Dzmitry Rodzik
Aliaksei Patapchanka| Referee:
Oldrich Hejduk
Linesmen:
Kensuke Kanazawa
Stanislav Raming
| | 0–1| 07:19 – Pishchuk (Martyniuk, Sushko) (PP)

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Noer (Jessesen) – 14:45| 1–1|
Pettersen (Johansen) (PP) – 15:25| 2–1|
Grosvik (Borvik) – 15:42| 3–1|
| 3–2| 17:12 – Sokolovski (Arlouski)
| 3–3| 18:29 – Boubel (Arlouski)
| 3–4| 20:47 – Martyniuk (Pishchuk)
| 3–5| 30:56 – Litvinau (Ivanovski)
| 3–6| 31:40 – Anosau (Bovin)
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
19| Shots| 37

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12 April 2016
12:00| Germany | 4–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)|  Kazakhstan| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 789

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| Mirko Pantkowski| Goalies| Nikita Boyarkin| Referee:
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Pavel Badyl
Kensuke Kanazawa
| | 0–1| 05:16 – Nazarenko (Shulga, Dzhangazinov)

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Soramies (Walther, Adam) (PP) – 09:06| 1–1|
Jahnke (Reichel, Hessler) – 22:48| 2–1|
| 2–2| 26:20 – Ponomaryov (Vakulenko, Sinitsyn)
Walther (Soramies, Postel) – 58:39| 3–2|
| 3–3| 59:59 – Melikhov (Lazarev) (EA)
Hessler (Jahnke, Appendino) – 61:29| 4–3|
4 min| Penalties| 14 min
44| Shots| 24
12 April 2016
15:30| Austria | 2–4
(1–3, 0–1, 1–0)|  Norway| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 853

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Game reference

| Jakob Holzer
Daniel Polzl| Goalies| Fredrik Bockmann| Referee:
Gints Zviedritis
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Stanislav Raming
| | 0–1| 02:41 – Harbosen (Ellingsen)

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| 0–2| 10:56 – Karlsen (Borvik, Johansen)
Zitz (Bretschneider, Trothan) – 11:35| 1–2|
| 1–3| 18:51 – Pettersen (Johansen) (PP)
| 1–4| 24:21 – Christensen (Ellingsen, Karlsen) (PP2)
Winkler (Goritschnig, Witting) (PP)| 2–4|
16 min| Penalties| 10 min
15| Shots| 34
12 April 2016
19:00| Belarus | 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)|  France| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,800

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Game reference

| Aliaksei Patapchanka| Goalies| Gaetan Richard| Referee:
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Marek Hlavaty
Marc-Henri Progin
| Martynau (Martyniuk, Sushko) (PP) – 02:10| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 15:07 – Guebey (Boudon, Addamo) (PP)
Martyniuk (Mikalayeu) (PP) – 32:35| 2–1|
Ivanovski (Anosau) – 45:56| 3–1|
| 3–2| 47:23 – Mathieu (Bougro, Petit)
8 min| Penalties| 59 min
29| Shots| 17

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13 April 2016
12:00| Norway | 2–3 GWS
(2–0, 0–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)|  Kazakhstan| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 678

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| Fredrik Bockmann| Goalies| Nikita Boyarkin| Referee:
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Marc-Henri Progin
Stanislav Raming
| Johanse (Pettersen, Ekberg) (PP) – 14:34| 1–0|

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Dahl (Ellingsen) – 18:19| 2–0|
| 2–1| 21:05 – Daniyar (Gabdullin, Pismarkin)
| 2–2| 24:15 – Daniyar (Orekhov, Pismarkin)
Karlsen
Pettersen | Shootout|  Daniyar
Borisevich
10 min| Penalties| 12 min
36| Shots| 36
13 April 2016
15:30| France | 3–5
(0–1, 2–2, 1–2)|  Germany| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 630

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| Gaetan Richard| Goalies| Jonas Steinmann| Referee:
Gints Zviedritis
Linesmen:
Pavel Badyl
Ryan Daisy
| | 0–1| 05:55 – Adam (Postel)

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Robert (Berard, Texier) – 20:58| 1–1|
Bougro (Addamo) (PP) – 24:21| 2–1|
| 2–2| 34:12 – Eder (Eckl, Huss)
| 2–3| 35:08 – Adam (Gawanke, Postel) (PP)
Robert (Texier, Guebey) – 49:26| 3–3|
| 3–4| 49:44 – Postel (Busch)
| 3–5| 59:31 – Kiefersauer (Eder) (ENG)
10 min| Penalties| 12 min
34| Shots| 41
13 April 2016
19:00| Belarus | 4–5
(2–2, 1–3, 1–0)|  Austria| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,800

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Game reference

| Dmitri Holzer
Alexei Potapchenko| Goalies| Jakob Holzer| Referee:
Oldrich Hejduk
Linesmen:
Maksims Bogdanovs
Kensuke Kanazawa
| Sushko (Martynyuk, Litvinov) (PP) – 02:45| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 11:24 – Pusnik (Witting)
| 1–2| 12:29 – Haberl (Zitz)
Martynov (Martynyuk, Pishuk) (PP) – 16:49| 2–2|
| 2–3| 25:59 – Obersteiner (Artner)
| 2–4| 26:26 – Artner (Maxa)
| 2–5| 31:39 – Klockl (Demuth)
Sharangovich (Yeryomenko) (PP) – 35:48| 3–5|
Bovin (Bovbel, Nikolayev) – 43:07| 4–5|
4 min| Penalties| 14 min
38| Shots| 16

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15 April 2016
12:00| France | 5–4
(1–2, 3–2, 1–0)|  Norway| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 678

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Game reference

| Gaetan Richard| Goalies| Fredrik Bockmann| Referee:
Ken Mollard
Linesmen:
Maksims Bogdanovs
Marek Hlavaty
| Munoz (Gleizes) – 03:23| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 14:51 – Karlsen (Pettersen, Borvik)
| 1–2| 15:38 – Noer (Dahl)
| 1–3| 21:35 – Pettersen (Karlsen)
Robert (Pascal, Texier) (PP) – 23:23| 2–3|
Addamo (Bougro) – 31:08| 3–3|
Munoz (Boudon, Gleizes) – 32:07| 4–3|
| 4–4| 33:49 – Karlsen (Ellingsen, Christensen) (PP)
Addamo (Bougro, Guebey) – 40:38| 5–4|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
27| Shots| 28
15 April 2016
15:30| Kazakhstan | 5–2
(1–0, 4–1, 0–1)|  Austria| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1000

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| Nikita Boyarkin
Andrei Shutov| Goalies| Jakob Holzer
Daniel Polzl| Referee:
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Pavel Badyl
Kensuke Kanazawa
| Daniyar – 17:18| 1–0|

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Beketayev (Nazarenko) – 21:45| 2–0|
| 2–1| 25:29 – Maxa (Goritschnig) (SH)
Dzhangazinov (Shulga) (PP) – 27:49| 3–1|
Sinitsyn (Durnev) – 32:58| 4–1|
Borisevich (Polokhov) (PP) – 36:27| 5–1|
| 5–2| 55:30 – Konig (Steffler)
10 min| Penalties| 6 min
28| Shots| 18
15 April 2016
19:00| Germany | 3–5
(1–2, 2–1, 0–2)|  Belarus| Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 9,200

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Game reference

| Mirko Pantkowski| Goalies| Dmitri Rodik| Referee:
Oldrich Hejduk
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Stanislav Raming
| | 0–1| 03:14 – Martynov (Sushko)

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| 0–2| 04:48 – Litvinov (Ivanovski, Deryabin)
Postel – 18:26| 1–2|
| 1–3| 23:10 – Ivanovski (Yeryomenko) (PP)
Jahnke (Reichel) – 24:37| 2–3|
Kiefersauer (Huss, Busch) (PP) – 32:44| 3–3|
| 3–4| 44:01 – Pishuk (Yeryomenko)
| 3–5| 58:12 – Martynov (Sushko)
33 min| Penalties| 18 min
18| Shots| 25

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### Statistics and awards

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#### Scoring leaders

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Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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1 | Niklas Postel |  Germany | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 0
2 | Cristoffer Karlsen |  Norway | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2
3 | Vladislav Martynyuk |  Belarus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4
3 | Maksim Sushko |  Belarus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2
3 | Alexandre Texier |  France | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 6
6 | Sayan Daniyar |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 0
7 | Justin Addamo |  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27
7 | Jean Gleizes |  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0
7 | Mathias Emilio Pettersen |  Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –2 | 0
10 | Leonid Ivanovski |  Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0
10 | Charlie Jahnke |  Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 2

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

Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | SA  | GA  | GAA  | Sv%  | SO

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1 | Nikita Boyarkin |  Kazakhstan | 297:03 | 151 | 15 | 3.03 | 90.07 | 0
2 | Gaetan Richard |  France | 297:05 | 156 | 17 | 3.43 | 89.10 | 0
3 | Mirko Pantkowski |  Germany | 180:03 | 66 | 8 | 2.67 | 87.88 | 1
4 | Jakob Holzer |  Austria | 200:49 | 122 | 15 | 4.48 | 87.70 | 0
5 | Alexei Potapchenko |  Belarus | 131:49 | 38 | 5 | 2.28 | 86.84 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

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* Goaltender:  Mirko Pantkowski
* Defenceman:  Vladislav Martynyuk
* Forward:  Sayan Daniyar

## Division I B

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The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 18 to 24 April 2016.[2]

### Participants

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Hungary | placed 6th in 2015 Division I A and were relegated
Slovenia | placed 2nd in 2015 Division I B
Japan | placed 3rd in 2015 Division I B
Ukraine | placed 4th in 2015 Division I B
Italy | placed 5th in 2015 Division I B
South Korea | placed 1st in 2015 Division II A and were promoted

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  |  Hungary | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 11  | +17  | 15  | Promoted to the 2017 Division I A
2  |  Japan | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 9  | +4  | 12  |
3  |  Ukraine | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 17  | 15  | +2  | 9
4  |  Slovenia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 19  | 17  | +2  | 6
5  |  Italy | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 20  | −8  | 3
6  |  South Korea | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 10  | 27  | −17  | 0  | Relegated to the 2017 Division II A

Source: IIHF
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.

### Results

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

18 April 2016
13:30| South Korea | 2–6
(0–1, 1–1, 1–4)|  Hungary| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 100

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| Kim Tae-kyung| Goalies| Martin Szeles| Referee:
Vladimir Nalivaiko
Linesmen:
Lukas Kohlmuller
Ulrich Pardatscher
| | 0–1| 19:14 – Kreisz

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Lee C. – 37:07| 1–1|
| 1–2| 38:05 – Toth (P. Kiss)
Lee J. (Choi, Lee C.) (PP) – 40:41| 2–2|
| 2–3| 44:58 – Szita
| 2–4| 45:17 – Horvath (R. Kiss, P. Kiss)
| 2–5| 49:03 – Kreisz (Szita)
| 2–6| 59:01 – Horvath (P. Kiss)
6 min| Penalties| 6 min
31| Shots| 47
18 April 2016
17:00| Ukraine | 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)|  Slovenia| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 120

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| Bogdan Dyachenko| Goalies| Luka Sotlar| Referee:
Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
Christian Cristeli
Mihail Stupak
| | 0–1| 03:58 – Svetina (Brglez)

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Stupak (Mazur) (SH) – 15:25| 1–1|
Stupak (Denyskin, Mazur) – 24:37| 2–1|
Mazur (Stupak, Shvachka) – 41:49| 3–1|
10 min| Penalties| 14 min
35| Shots| 25
18 April 2016
20:30| Italy | 2–3
(2–0, 0–2, 0–1)|  Japan| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 400

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| Robin Quagliato| Goalies| Ryota Koda| Referee:
Stefan Siegel
Linesmen:
Havar Dahl
Jakob Schauer
| de Francesco (Vinatzer, Bergmeister) (PP) – 04:42| 1–0|

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Oberrauch (Spinell, Fink) – 16:32| 2–0|
| 2–1| 29:48 – Namae (Takebe, Miura)
| 2–2| 31:56 – Kobori
| 2–3| 53:55 – Igari
14 min| Penalties| 10 min
33| Shots| 30

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19 April 2016
13:30| Hungary | 6–2
(2–1, 0–1, 4–0)|  Ukraine| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 130

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| David Mark Kovacs| Goalies| Bogdan Dyachenko| Referee:
Stefan Siegel
Linesmen:
Christian Cristeli
Jakob Schauer
| | 0–1| 05:16 – Mazur (Merezhko)

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Revesz (Szabó) – 06:20| 1–1|
Almasi (Szita, Peter) (PP) – 13:27| 2–1|
| 2–2| 25:47 – Lesnikov (Mkrtchyan)
P. Kiss (Horvath) (PP) – 45:10| 3–2|
P. Kiss (Toth, Fejes) (PP2) – 55:42| 4–2|
Kreisz (SH,ENG, AG) – 58:57| 5–2|
Horvath (SH) – 59:27| 6–2|
Bruno Kreisz was awarded the goal at 58:57 when Ivan Ganopolsky threw his stick in an attempt to prevent an empty net goal.
16 min| Penalties| 16 min
35| Shots| 31
19 April 2016
17:00| Japan | 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)|  South Korea| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 100

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| Ryota Koda| Goalies| Kim Tae-kyung| Referee:
Milan Novak
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatscher
Gabriel Pointel
| Arai (Shimizu) – 10:11| 1–0|

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12 min| Penalties| 16 min
25| Shots| 21
19 April 2016
20:30| Slovenia | 4–2
(0–2, 1–0, 3–0)|  Italy| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 500

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| Kogovsek| Goalies| Robin Quagliato| Referee:
Vladimir Nalivaiko
Linesmen:
Lukas Kohlmuller
Mihail Stupak
| | 0–1| 11:23 – Berger (Gios) (PP)

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| 0–2| 16:27 – Fink (Berger, Oberrauch) (PP)
Sodja (Rajsar) – 33:14| 1–2|
Ban (Drozg) – 50:53| 2–2|
Drozg (Klofutar, Ban) – 56:12| 3–2|
Ban (Matevz, Jugovic) (PP) – 56:46| 4–2|
37 min| Penalties| 12 min
29| Shots| 22

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21 April 2016
13:30| Slovenia | 1–4
(0–3, 1–0, 0–1)|  Japan| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 200

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Game reference

| Luka Sotlar| Goalies| Ryota Koda| Referee:
Milan Novak
Linesmen:
Christian Cristelli
Ulrich Padatscher
| | 0–1| 01:58 – Sawade (Yasuda)

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| 0–2| 02:48 – Igari (Kaneko, Aki)
| 0–3| 08:33 – Iwamura (Sawade, Yasuda)
Svetina (Sturm, Sodja) (PP) – 33:12| 1–3|
| 1–4| 41:24 – Sawade
18 min| Penalties| 16 min
17| Shots| 32
21 April 2016
17:00| South Korea | 3–6
(1–2, 1–2, 1–2)|  Ukraine| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 150

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| Jong Hun Chun| Goalies| Bogdan Dyachenko| Referee:
Stefan Siegel
Linesmen:
Havar Dahl
Lukas Kohlmuller
| | 0–1| 02:45 – Mazur

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Lee J. – 05:40| 1–1|
| 1–2| 16:43 – Stupak (Mazur, Grygoryev) (PP)
Kim J. (Lee S., Lee T.) – 27:35| 2–2|
| 2–3| 29:11 – Denyskin (Mazur, Stupak)
| 2–4| 35:18 – Denyskin (Mazur, Merezhko)
| 2–5| 52:18 – Denyskin (Merezhko, Shevchenko) (PP)
| 2–6| 55:38 – Ruban (Denyskin)
Lee C. (Chae) – 56:33| 3–6|
49 min| Penalties| 49 min
40| Shots| 34
21 April 2016
20:30| Hungary | 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)|  Italy| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 500

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| Martin Szeles| Goalies| Robin Quagliato| Referee:
Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
Gabriel Pointel
Mikhail Stupak
| Nagy (Szabó) – 02:46| 1–0|

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Szita (Peter, Almasi) – 09:52| 2–0|
| 2–1| 17:18 – Spitfaller (Zebetto)
Peter (Almasi, Szita) – 17:57| 3–1|
Kriesz (Molnar) – 31:40| 4–1|
Almasi– 45:48| 5–1|
Horvath (Kiss, Toth) – 46:11| 6–1|
Revesz – 57:37| 7–1|
4 min| Penalties| 12 min
28| Shots| 31

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22 April 2016
13:30| Slovenia | 9–3
(3–1, 3–1, 3–1)|  South Korea| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 150

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| Ziga Kogovsek| Goalies| Kim Tae-kyung
Chun Jong-hun| Referee:
Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
Havar Dahl
Lukas Kohlmuller
| | 0–1| 02:47 – Chae (Lee J.)

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Drozg (Petek, Rajsar) (PP) – 08:30| 1–1|
Sodja (Sturm, Rajsar) – 09:43| 2–1|
Sturm (Rajsar, Svetina) (PP) – 13:09| 3–1|
| 3–2| 25:54 – Lee S. (SH)
Sersen (Brglez, Klofutar) – 27:27| 4–2|
Petek (Drozg) – 29:25| 5–2|
Voh – 29:51| 6–2|
Kujavec (Drozg) – 40:56| 7–2|
Sturm (Sodja) – 47:40| 8–2|
Svetina (Brglez) – 56:41| 9–2|
| 9–3| 56:57 – Chae (Lee S.)
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
39| Shots| 21
22 April 2016
17:00| Japan | 2–4
(0–0, 2–2, 0–2)|  Hungary| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 200

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Game reference

| Ryota Koda| Goalies| David Mark Kovacs| Referee:
Vladimir Nalivaiko
Linesmen:
Christian Cristeli
Jakob Schauer
| Arai (Kon} – 20:56| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 23:30 – Szigeti (Vas)
Yasuda (Iwamura, Tokuda) (PP) – 28:04| 2–1|
| 2–2| 33:44 – Szita (PS)
| 2–3| 45:23 – Toth (P. Kiss)
| 2–4| 59:52 – Horvath (ENG)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
24| Shots| 20
22 April 2016
20:30| Ukraine | 4–2
(2–2, 1–0, 1–0)|  Italy| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 600

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Game reference

| Bogdan Dyachenko| Goalies| Diego de Silvestro| Referee:
Milan Novak
Linesmen:
Gabriel Pointel
Mihail Stupak
| Stupak (Denyskin, Igor Merezhko) – 12:02| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 13:33 – Fink (Berger, Spinell)
Grygoryev (Denyskin, Merezhko) – 14:46| 2–1|
| 2–2| 15:54 – Topatigh
Grygoryev (Mazur, Merezhko) (PP2) – 24:12| 3–2|
Chorny (PS) – 47:15| 4–2|
64 min| Penalties| 24 min
36| Shots| 24

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24 April 2016
13:30| Japan | 3–2
(2–1, 1–1, 0–0)|  Ukraine| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 150

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| Yasuto Nakajima| Goalies| Bogdan Dyachenko| Referee:
Vladimir Nalivaiko
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatshcer
Gabriel Pointel
| Kobori (Sawade, Tokuda) – 00:58| 1–0|

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Kaneko (Arai, Igari) – 05:19| 2–0|
| 2–1| 08:31 – Denyskin (Merezhko, Mazur) (PP)
| 2–2| 26:17 – Mazur (Denyskin)
Tokuda (Iwamura, Kobori) (PP) – 34:37| 3–2|
10 min| Penalties| 22 min
32| Shots| 22
24 April 2016
17:00| Hungary | 5–4
(2–2, 1–1, 2–1)|  Slovenia| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 250

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| Martin Szeles
David Mark Kovacs| Goalies| Luka Sotlar| Referee:
Milan Novak
Linesmen:
Havar Dahl
Mihail Stupak
| Szita (Peter) – 01:19| 1–0|

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Szita (R. Kiss) (PP) – 04:13| 2–0|
| 2–1| 14:24 – Tislar (Jugovic, Ban) (PP)
| 2–2| 17:05 – Urukalo (Rajsar, Svetina) (PP2)
Molnar (Bugar, Szigeti) – 23:46| 3–2|
| 3–3| 31:50 – Sodja (Petek) (PP2)
P. Kiss (Horvath) – 51:29| 4–3|
| 4–4| 55:46 – Drozg (Ban) (SH)
P. Kiss (Horvath) – 59:37| 5–4|
14 min| Penalties| 6 min
28| Shots| 31
24 April 2016
20:30| Italy | 5–2
(1–0, 3–1, 1–1)|  South Korea| Pala Odegar, Asiago
Attendance: 1,050

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Game reference

| Robin Quagliato| Goalies| Kim Tae-kyung| Referee:
Stefan Siegel
Linesmen:
Lukas Kohlmuller
Jakob Schauer
| Gios (Berger, Oberrauch) (PP) – 19:38| 1–0|

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Fink (Berger, Oberrauch) (PP) – 24:42| 2–0|
Fink (Berger, Oberrauch) – 27:22| 3–0|
| 3–1| 28:15 – Park M. (Lee H.)
de Francesco (Kasslatter) – 32:09| 4–1|
Fink (Gios, Berger) (PP) – 40:49| 5–1|
| 5–2| 56:02 – Yoon (Chae)
14 min| Penalties| 10 min
28| Shots| 28

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### Statistics and awards

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#### Scoring leaders

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Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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1 | Vadim Mazur |  Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 6
2 | Andri Denyskin |  Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 2
2 | Patrik Kiss |  Hungary | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 4
4 | Balint Horvath |  Hungary | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 2
4 | Donat Szita |  Hungary | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2
6 | Jan Drozg |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 2
7 | Simon Berger |  Italy | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –2 | 10
8 | Igor Merezhko |  Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 24
9 | Kevin Fink |  Italy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | –2 | 4
10 | Bogdan Stupak |  Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 14

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | SA  | GA  | GAA  | Sv%  | SO

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1 | Martin Szeles |  Hungary | 151:14 | 80 | 5 | 1.98 | 93.75 | 0
2 | Ryota Koda |  Japan | 239:42 | 91 | 6 | 1.50 | 93.41 | 1
3 | David Mark Kovacs |  Hungary | 148:46 | 68 | 6 | 2.42 | 91.18 | 0
4 | Bogdan Dyachennko |  Ukraine | 299:00 | 156 | 14 | 2.81 | 91.03 | 0
5 | Ziga Kogovsek |  Slovenia | 176:47 | 72 | 7 | 2.38 | 90.28 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

#### IIHF best player awards

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* Goaltender:  David Mark Kovacs
* Defenceman:  Junki Shinoda
* Forward:  Jan Drozg

## References

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1. ^ Division I A statistics
2. ^ Division I B statistics

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