2016 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2016 IIHF World Championship

Group A was one of two groups of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2017.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Czech Republic 7 5 1 1 0 27 12 +15 18[a] Playoff round
2  Russia (H) 7 6 0 0 1 32 10 +22 18[a]
3  Sweden 7 3 2 0 2 23 18 +5 13
4  Denmark 7 2 2 1 2 17 22 −5 11
5  Norway 7 2 1 0 4 13 22 −9 8[b]
6   Switzerland 7 1 1 3 2 20 26 −6 8[b]
7  Latvia 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 −9 6
8  Kazakhstan (R) 7 0 1 0 6 15 28 −13 2 Relegation to Division I A[c]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czech Republic 3–0 Russia
  2. ^ a b Norway 4–3 (OT) Switzerland
  3. ^ The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2017 hosts (France and Germany) cannot be relegated by rule.[2]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Matches

Sweden vs Latvia

6 May 2016
16:15		Sweden 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
OT (1–0)		 LatviaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 4,420
Game reference
Jacob MarkströmGoaliesElvis MerzļikinsReferees:
Stefan Fonselius
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Alexander Otmakhov
Ericsson (Backlund, Fransson) – 02:521–0
1–152:29 – Sotnieks (Rēdlihs, Džeriņš) (PP)
Nyquist (Wennberg) – 64:062–1
10 minPenalties10 min
44Shots21

Czech Republic vs Russia

6 May 2016
20:15		Czech Republic 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 RussiaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 9,696
Game reference
Dominik FurchGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Henrik Pihlblad
Kundrátek (Kovář, Kempný) – 14:481–0
Červenka (Jeřábek, Pastrňák) (PP) – 20:482–0
Birner (ENG) – 58:283–0
10 minPenalties10 min
27Shots25

Switzerland vs Kazakhstan

7 May 2016
12:15		Switzerland 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
OT (0–0)
GWS (0–1)		 KazakhstanVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 5,420
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesVitali KolesnikReferees:
Roman Gofman
Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Vit Lederer
Walser (Diaz, Andrighetto) – 14:561–0
1–130:57 – Savchenko (SH)
1–250:30 – Starchenko (Rymarev) (PP)
Hollenstein (Ambühl, Du Bois) (PP) – 52:012–2
Hollenstein
Martschini
Niederreiter
Martschini 		Shootout Dawes
Starchenko
Rymarev
Dawes
6 minPenalties8 min
51Shots27

Norway vs Denmark

7 May 2016
16:15		Norway 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 DenmarkVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 6,668
Game reference
Lars HaugenGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
Stefan Fonselius
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Peter Sefcik
0–121:06 – Nick. Jensen (Storm, Madsen)
0–234:12 – J. Jensen (Eller, D. Nielsen)
0–359:45 – Nick. Jensen (D. Nielsen) (ENG)
4 minPenalties16 min
44Shots28

Latvia vs Czech Republic

7 May 2016
20:15		Latvia 3–4 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
OT (0–0)
GWS (0–1)		 Czech RepublicVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 4,650
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesPavel FrancouzReferees:
Jozef Kubuš
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
0–103:33 – Plekanec (Pastrňák, Červenka)
0–206:23 – Plekanec (Kašpar, Červenka) (PP)
Bukarts (Džeriņš, Rēdlihs) – 35:261–2
Girgensons (Ābols, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 48:202–2
Rēdlihs (Džeriņš, Bukarts) – 57:413–2
3–359:01 – Řepík (Jeřábek, Kovář) (EA)
Ābols
Daugaviņš
Bukarts 		Shootout Kašpar
Kovář
Koukal
31 minPenalties8 min
25Shots39

Kazakhstan vs Russia

8 May 2016
12:15		Kazakhstan 4–6
(3–3, 0–1, 1–2)		 RussiaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 10,122
Game reference
Vitali KolesnikGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
Jozef Kubuš
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Peter Šefčík
0–106:43 – Dadonov (Shipachyov, Belov)
Boyd (Bochenski, Dawes) (PP) – 08:041–1
Starchenko (Khudyakov, Rymarev) – 09:022–1
2–209:21 – Lyubimov (Kalinin, Plotnikov)
2–311:11 – Mozyakin (Dadonov, Shipachyov) (PP2)
Rymarev (Starchenko) (PP) – 19:463–3
3–438:02 – Belov (Datsyuk, Antipin) (PP)
Semyonov (Boyd, Dawes) (PP) – 41:004–4
4–543:57 – Belov (Chudinov, Mozyakin)
4–648:38 – Lyubimov (Belov, Datsyuk) (PP)
10 minPenalties8 min
19Shots49

Norway vs Switzerland

8 May 2016
16:15		Norway 4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 0–2)
OT (1–0)		  SwitzerlandVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 4,515
Game reference
Lars VoldenGoaliesRobert MayerReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
0–102:27 – Walser (Weber, Martschini) (PP)
K. Olimb (M. Olimb, Zuccarello) (EA) – 14:071–1
Røymark (Forsberg) – 23:032–1
M. Olimb (K. Olimb, Olsen) (PP) – 38:033–1
3–243:24 – Moser (Diaz, Niederreiter)
3–359:50 – Du Bois (Diaz, Ambühl) (EA)
Martinsen (M. Olimb, Trygg) (PP) – 63:234–3
8 minPenalties6 min
26Shots39

Sweden vs Denmark

8 May 2016
20:15		Sweden 5–2
(0–1, 4–0, 1–1)		 DenmarkVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 5,385
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
Roman Gofman
Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Pasi Nieminen
0–115:05 – Ehlers (J. Jensen, Eller) (PP)
Rosén (Fantenberg, Ritola) – 27:031–1
Backlund (Ericsson, Omark) (PP) – 28:302–1
Nygren (Omark, Sundström) (PP2) – 37:063–1
Backlund (Ericsson, Omark) (PP) – 39:004–1
Nyquist (PP) – 49:355–1
5–259:54 – J. Jensen (Bjorkstrand, Christensen)
10 minPenalties16 min
42Shots25

Latvia vs Russia

9 May 2016
16:15		Latvia 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 RussiaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 10,440
Game reference
Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
Stefan Fonselius
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Henrik Pihlblad
0–120:29 – Panarin (Datsyuk)
0–227:34 – Dadonov (Shipachyov, Panarin)
0–347:02 – Shipachyov (Panarin, Dadonov)
0–457:30 – Panarin (Chudinov, Shipachyov) (PP)
8 minPenalties35 min
27Shots37

Sweden vs Czech Republic

9 May 2016
20:15		Sweden 2–4
(2–0, 0–3, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,780
Game reference
Jacob MarkströmGoaliesPavel FrancouzReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Alexander Otmakhov
Rosén (Gustafsson, Wennberg) (PP) – 09:151–0
Lundberg (Sjögren) (SH) – 19:522–0
2–126:45 – Pastrňák (Červenka, Jeřábek)
2–233:38 – Kovář (Jeřábek, Birner)
2–337:59 – Birner (SH)
2–454:32 – Birner
4 minPenalties6 min
28Shots33

Switzerland vs Denmark

10 May 2016
16:15		Switzerland 3–2 OT
(0–2, 0–0, 2–0)
OT (1–0)		 DenmarkVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 5,962
Game reference
Reto Berra
Robert Mayer		GoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Alexander Otmakhov
0–107:08 – Storm (Nielsen, Nick. Jensen) (PP)
0–218:54 – Ehlers (Eller, Hansen) (PP)
Weber (Moser, Niederreiter) – 49:421–2
Niederreiter (Moser, Diaz) – 57:582–2
Blum (Ambühl) – 64:083–2
16 minPenalties12 min
42Shots28

Kazakhstan vs Norway

10 May 2016
20:15		Kazakhstan 2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 NorwayVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,384
Game reference
Vitali KolesnikGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
Timothy Mayer
Linus Ohlund
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
0–103:24 – Johannessen (Forsberg)
Dawes (Boyd, Semyonov) (PP) – 07:001–1
1–233:04 – K. Olimb (Olsen, Nørstebø)
Bochenski (Savchenko, Dawes) (PP) – 35:472–2
2–338:17 – M. Olimb (K. Olimb, Holøs)
2–457:37 – Zuccarello (Haugen) (ENG)
18 minPenalties12 min
19Shots43

Switzerland vs Latvia

11 May 2016
16:15		Switzerland 5–4
(0–0, 3–3, 2–1)		 LatviaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 5,692
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Timothy Mayer
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Pasi Nieminen
Niederreiter (Andrighetto, Diaz) (PP) – 23:331–0
Niederreiter (Du Bois, Diaz) (PP) – 26:062–0
Hofmann (Andrighetto, Schäppi) – 28:303–0
3–133:24 – Rēdlihs (Sotnieks, Cibuļskis) (PP)
3–237:23 – Rēdlihs (Sotnieks, Cibuļskis) (PP)
3–338:36 – Ķēniņš
Andrighetto (Geering) – 45:564–3
4–446:22 – A. Širokovs (Galviņš, Daugaviņš)
Blum – 58:315–4
10 minPenalties22 min
31Shots17

Sweden vs Kazakhstan

11 May 2016
20:15		Sweden 7–3
(3–1, 3–0, 1–2)		 KazakhstanVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 8,729
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesVitali Kolesnik
Pavel Poluektov		Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Peter Šefčík
Backlund (Omark, Fantenberg) – 12:201–0
Klasen (Nyquist, Wennberg) – 15:112–0
Larsson (Norman) – 16:153–0
3–119:59 – Boyd (Dawes) (PP)
Nyquist (Wennberg, Klasen) (PP) – 24:254–1
Nyquist (Omark, Ericsson) – 28:515–1
Wennberg (SH) – 30:426–1
6–246:49 – Markelov (Pushkaryov, Solaryov)
6–347:57 – Savchenko (Rymarev, Poluektov)
Nyquist (Fransson, Wennberg) (SH) – 54:027–3
14 minPenalties8 min
46Shots26

Czech Republic vs Norway

12 May 2016
16:15		Czech Republic 7–0
(3–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 NorwayVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 5,124
Game reference
Dominik FurchGoaliesLars Volden
Lars Haugen		Referees:
Tobias Björk
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Červenka (Pastrňák, Kundrátek) – 05:111–0
Zohorna – 09:332–0
Kousal – 19:453–0
Kašpar (Kundrátek) – 22:104–0
Šimek (Birner) – 28:375–0
Řepík (Jeřábek, Kovář) – 34:536–0
Kašpar (Zohorna, Doudera) (PP) – 39:097–0
20 minPenalties12 min
33Shots26

Russia vs Denmark

12 May 2016
20:15		Russia 10–1
(3–0, 4–1, 3–0)		 DenmarkVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 11,022
Game reference
Sergei Bobrovsky
Ilya Sorokin		GoaliesSimon NielsenReferees:
Martin Fraňo
Linus Ohlund
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Henrik Pihlblad
Marchenko (Dadonov, Zaitsev) – 02:381–0
Chudinov (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP) – 12:452–0
Zaitsev (Burmistrov) – 13:063–0
3–129:56 – Hansen (Ehlers, Eller)
Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Lyubimov) (PP) – 30:434–1
Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Belov) – 33:425–1
Shirokov (Voinov) – 33:526–1
Dadonov (Shipachyov, Panarin) – 37:377–1
Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) (PP) – 41:508–1
Shipachyov (Panarin, Dadonov) – 44:389–1
Panarin (Voinov, Shipachyov) (PP) – 55:3110–1
6 minPenalties16 min
41Shots17

Czech Republic vs Kazakhstan

13 May 2016
16:15		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 KazakhstanVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 8,234
Game reference
Pavel FrancouzGoaliesVitali KolesnikReferees:
Péter Gebei
Timothy Mayer
Linesmen:
Roman Kaderli
Judson Ritter
Plekanec (Pastrňák, Červenka) – 06:551–0
Plekanec (Pastrňák) – 42:512–0
2–155:30 – Dawes (Boyd, Tryasunov)
Kousal (Jordán, Řepík) (ENG) – 58:513–1
8 minPenalties6 min
36Shots20

Denmark vs Latvia

13 May 2016
20:15		Denmark 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
OT (0–0)
GWS (1–0)		 LatviaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,788
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesElvis MerzļikinsReferees:
Linus Ohlund
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Alexander Otmakhov
Nick. Jensen (Madsen, Green) (PP) – 11:571–0
1–117:45 – Džeriņš (Bukarts, Cibuļskis) (PP)
1–221:57 – Daugaviņš (Bukarts, Džeriņš) (PP)
Poulsen (Bødker, Christensen) – 28:282–2
Eller
Ehlers
Nick. Jensen 		Shootout Džeriņš
Indrašis
Daugaviņš
10 minPenalties33 min
36Shots32

Norway vs Sweden

14 May 2016
12:15		Norway 2–3
(0–0, 0–1, 2–2)		 SwedenVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 6,221
Game reference
Lars HaugenGoaliesJacob MarkströmReferees:
Péter Gebei
Timothy Mayer
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
0–120:56 – Nyquist
0–242:43 – Lundberg (Fransson, Sjögren) (SH)
Olsen (M. Olimb, Johannessen) – 43:411–2
1–351:47 – Rosén (Gustafsson, Wennberg) (PP)
Martinsen (Holøs, M. Olimb) (EA) – 58:022–3
12 minPenalties10 min
25Shots35

Russia vs Switzerland

14 May 2016
16:15		Russia 5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)		  SwitzerlandVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 11,222
Game reference
Sergei Bobrovsky
Ilya Sorokin		GoaliesReto BerraReferees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Fraser McIntyre
Peter Šefčík
Telegin (Lyubimov) – 05:131–0
Kuznetsov (Ovechkin) – 28:402–0
Telegin (Lyubimov) – 48:503–0
Shirokov (Zaitsev) – 55:204–0
4–158:44 – Moser (Weber, Niederreiter)
Mozyakin (Datsyuk, Sannikov) – 59:435–1
6 minPenalties26 min
38Shots35

Kazakhstan vs Latvia

14 May 2016
20:15		Kazakhstan 1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 LatviaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,305
Game reference
Vitali KolesnikGoaliesElvis MerzļikinsReferees:
Tobias Björk
Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piche
Vit Lederer
Ivanov – 04:371–0
1–135:14 – Daugaviņš
1–254:49 – Bičevskis (Indrašis, Cibuļskis)
10 minPenalties4 min
20Shots38

Denmark vs Czech Republic

15 May 2016
16:15		Denmark 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
OT (0–0)
GWS (1–0)		 Czech RepublicVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 8,107
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesDominik FurchReferees:
Tobias Björk
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
Henrik Pihlblad
0–124:09 – Plekanec (Červenka)
Madsen (Storm, Nick. Jensen) (PP) – 43:101–1
Eller
Ehlers
Nick. Jensen 		Shootout Kašpar
Řepík
2 minPenalties19 min
21Shots41

Switzerland vs Sweden

15 May 2016
20:15		Switzerland 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
OT (0–0)
GWS (0–1)		 SwedenVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 8,214
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesJacob MarkströmReferees:
Stefan Fonselius
Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Andrighetto (Schneeberger) – 18:211–0
1–131:12 – Sundström (Omark, Nygren) (PP)
Hollenstein (Blum, Ambühl) (PP) – 44:582–1
2–250:02 – Nyquist (Larsson, Rosén) (PP)
Hollenstein
Andrighetto
Niederreiter
Niederreiter 		Shootout Burakovsky
Klasen
Omark
Burakovsky
18 minPenalties16 min
29Shots36

Russia vs Norway

16 May 2016
16:15		Russia 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 NorwayVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,116
Game reference
Ilya SorokinGoaliesSteffen SøbergReferees:
Tobias Björk
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Henrik Pihlblad
Telegin (Orlov, Kalinin) – 22:091–0
Panarin (Shipachyov) – 37:522–0
Lyubimov (Emelin, Orlov) – 42:313–0
6 minPenalties8 min
28Shots27

Denmark vs Kazakhstan

16 May 2016
20:15		Denmark 4–1
(3–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 KazakhstanVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,097
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesPavel Poluektov
Dmitri Malgin		Referees:
Péter Gebei
Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Peter Šefčík
Lauridsen (Eller, Hansen) (PP) – 08:561–0
Hansen (Storm) (PP) – 16:462–0
Nick. Jensen (Storm) (PP) – 17:503–0
3–123:57 – Dawes (Bochenski, Lipin)
Ehlers (Lauridsen) (PP) – 29:534–1
2 minPenalties12 min
36Shots19

Czech Republic vs Switzerland

17 May 2016
12:15		Czech Republic 5–4
(1–0, 1–1, 3–3)		  SwitzerlandVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,101
Game reference
Pavel FrancouzGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
Tobias Björk
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Peter Šefčík
Birner (Kempný, Řepík) (PP) – 17:001–0
1–111:36 – Hollenstein (Andrighetto, Schäppi)
Kašpar (PS) – 24:502–1
Zaťovič – 41:453–1
3–245:38 – Moser (Du Bois, Trachsler) (PP)
Zohorna (Kousal, Kolář) – 49:594–2
Jordán (SH, ENG) – 54:155–2
5–355:42 – Schneeberger (Moser, Hofmann)
5–459:34 – Andrighetto (Hollenstein) (EA)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots23

Latvia vs Norway

17 May 2016
16:15		Latvia 1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 NorwayVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 6,037
Game reference
Elvis Merzļikins
Edgars Masaļskis		GoaliesSteffen SøbergReferees:
Péter Gebei
Timothy Mayer
Linesmen:
Vit Lederer
Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Indrašis (Galviņš) (PP) – 11:421–0
1–116:12 – K. Olimb (Olsen)
1–220:40 – Holøs (Martinsen, Zuccarello)
1–320:56 – Johannessen
6 minPenalties26 min
24Shots26

Russia vs Sweden

17 May 2016
20:15		Russia 4–1
(2–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 SwedenVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 12,181
Game reference
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesJacob MarkströmReferees:
Jozef Kubuš
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Nicolas Chartrand-Piché
Fraser McIntyre
Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) – 14:431–0
Panarin (Shipachyov, Marchenko) – 17:522–0
Datsyuk (Zaitsev) – 21:343–0
Lyubimov (Mozyakin, Datsyuk) – 29:404–0
4–141:08 – Ekholm (Larsson, Wennberg) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots37

References

  1. ^ "Russia to open vs. Czechs". iihfworlds2016.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 September 2015.
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