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tournament run by the

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. Group A was contested in

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and Group B in

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on 9–15 April 2016.

Venues

Group A tournament

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Eduard Ibatulin * Przemysław Kepa * Yuri Oskirko * Rasmus Toppel ;Linesmen * Sergio Biec * Daniel Hynek * Lukáš Kacej * Rudy Meyer * Attila Nagy * Emil Yletyinen * Viktor Zinchenko

Standings

Results

''All times are local (

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best Goalkeeper: Ander Alcaine **Best Defenseman: Erik Tummers **Best Forward: Ben Van den Bogaert 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''
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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

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Standings

Results

''All times are local ( UTC−5).''

Awards and statistics

Awards

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

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**Best Defenseman: Paul Baranzelli **Best Forward: Héctor Majul Source
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Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

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References

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Division II

2016 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Jaca, Spain and Group B in Mexico City, Mexico on 9–15 April 2016. Venues Group A ...

International ice hockey competitions hosted by Mexico

IIHF World Championship Division II The IIHF World Championship Division II are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The division championships are played in two groups, part of the Ice Hockey World Championships From 2001 until 2011, the tw ...

2010s in Mexico City April 2016 sports events in Mexico April 2016 sports events in Spain