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. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the

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Venues

Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in

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, Denmark, from 25 to 31 March 2016.

Participating teams

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Henna Aberg * Deana Cuglietta * Katie Guay * Yana Zueva ;Linesmen * Liv Andersson * Magali Anex * Marine Dinant * Jamie Fenstermacher * Amy Lack * Trine Phillipsen * Michaela Štefková

Final standings

Match results

''All times are local (until 26 March:

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Awards and statistics

Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: ** Best Goalkeeper: Caroline Baldin ** Best Defenseman: Josefine Hansen ** Best Forward: Laura Kluge 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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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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Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in

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, Italy, from 4 to 10 April 2016.

Participating teams

Match officials

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* Maija Kontturi * Lacey Senuk * Ramona Weiss ;Linesmen * Anina Egli * Mirjam Gruber * Michaela Kúdeľová * Anne-Ruth Kuonen * Joanna Pobożniak * Jodi Price * Svenja Strohmenger

Final standings

Match results

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Awards and statistics

Awards

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

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** Best Defenseman: Bernadett Németh ** Best Forward: Alyona Fux Source
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Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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References

External links

Official website of IIHF

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