2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

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

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

Participants

Team	Qualification
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

Results

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

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Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
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; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
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

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

Division I B

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

Participants

Team	Qualification
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

Results

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

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Statistics and awards

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
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; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
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

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