The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international

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tournament run by the

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. Group A was contested in Katowice,

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, on 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in

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, on 17–23 April 2016.

Venues

Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Jonathan Alarie * Mikko Kaukokari * Artur Kulev * Trpimir Piragić * Stephen Reneau * Marian Rohatsch * Robin Šír ;Linesmen * Henrik Haurum * Artur Hyliński * Martin Korba * Kriss Kupcus * Joep Leermakers * Yakov Paley * Anton Semjonov

Standings

Results

''All times are local (

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).''

Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: ** Best Goalkeeper:

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** Best Defenseman: Thomas Larkin ** Best Forward: Patryk Wronka Source
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** Goalkeeper: Gašper Krošelj ** Defenceman: Sabahudin Kovačević / Paweł Dronia ** Forwards: Michael Swift /

/ Patryk Wronka Source
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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''
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Goaltending leaders

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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Group B tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.IB Assignments
/ref> ;Referees * Jimmy Bergamelli * Daniel Gamper * Mikael Holm * Manuel Nikolic ;Linesmen * Vanja Belić * Franco Espinoza * Tomislav Grozaj * Markus Hägerström * Shunsuke Ichikawa * Park Jun-soo * Damir Rakovič

Standings

Results

''All times are local (

).''

Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper:

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**Best Defenseman: Ben O'Connor **Best Forward:

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Source
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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''
Source
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Goaltending leaders

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References

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