The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the

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. It was contested in

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from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the

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, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

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defeated

in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their seventh title.

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won the bronze medal by defeating

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in a

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Venues

Participants

;Group A * * – ''Hosts'' * * ;Group B * * * * – ''Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015''

Match officials

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie * Melanie Bordeleau * Anna Eskola * Drahomira Fialova * Jerilyn Glenn * Gabriella Gran * Nicole Hertrich * Aina Hove * Jamie Huntley * Miyuki Nakayama ;Linesman * Bettina Angerer * Michaela Frattarelli * Charlotte Girard * Jenni Heikkinen * Veronica Johansson * Ilona Novotná * Nataša Pagon * Vanessa Stratton * Johanna Tauriainen

Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters ( forwards, and

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) and 2

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s, 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

The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015. ''All times are local ( UTC−7).''

Group A

Group B

Relegation series

The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a

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series to determine the relegated team.

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Statistics

Final standings

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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Leading goaltenders

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. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =

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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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**Best

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**Best

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: Hilary Knight Source
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**Defence:

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**Forwards: Hilary Knight,

Rebecca Johnston Rebecca Anne Johnston (born September 24, 1989) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player for the Calgary section of the PWHPA and, since 2007, the Canadian national team. She played four seasons at Cornell University and was selected second ove ...

, Christine Meier *

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: Hilary Knight Source
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References

External links

Official website
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