2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I
# 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the third IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 9 and 14 April 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

## Participants

| Team | 2015 Results |
| - | - |
| India | 6th in Division I in 2015 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Host, 3rd in Division I in 2015 |
| Macau | Relegated from Top Division in 2015 |
| Malaysia | 5th in Division I in 2015 |
| Qatar | Did not participate in 2015 |

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 12 | Promoted to Top Division 2017 |
| | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 9 | Promoted to Top Division 2017 |
| | Macau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 5 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 1 | |

### Awards and statistics

**Awards**

* Media All-Stars:
   * MVP: Oleg Kolodii
   * Goalkeeper: Te Lin Chu
   * Defenceman: Ali Amir
   * Forward: Ban Kin Loke

**Scoring Leaders**

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oleg Kolodii | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | +25 | 6 |
| Ban Kin Loke | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +8 | 4 |
| Bryan Chee Ming Lim | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +6 | 4 |
| Nural Nizam Versluis | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +8 | 0 |
| Mishigsuren Namjil | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +16 | 2 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**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.

| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elzar Bolotbekov | 128:08 | 2 | 0.94 | 37 | 94.59 | 1 |
| Tengku Azlly Tengku Abdillah | 214:56 | 11 | 3.07 | 109 | 89.91 | 0 |
| Ahmad Alsulaiti | 240:00 | 18 | 4.50 | 109 | 83.49 | 0 |
| Te Lin Chu | 180.26 | 14 | 4.66 | 79 | 82.28 | 0 |
| Rinat Mustafaev | 111:52 | 5 | 2.68 | 24 | 79.17 | 0 |

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

