2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
# 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

## Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 15 April 2016.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Germany | placed 10th in 2015 Top Division and were relegated |
| Belarus | hosts, placed 2nd in 2015 Division I A |
| France | placed 3rd in 2015 Division I A |
| Norway | placed 4th in 2015 Division I A |
| Kazakhstan | placed 5th in 2015 Division I A |
| Austria | placed 1st in 2015 Division I B and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2017 Top Division |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to the 2017 Division I B |

### Results

All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+3)

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Niklas Postel | Germany | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cristoffer Karlsen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Vladislav Martynyuk | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Maksim Sushko | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexandre Texier | France | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | Sayan Daniyar | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Addamo | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Jean Gleizes | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mathias Emilio Pettersen | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –2 | 0 |
| 10 | Leonid Ivanovski | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Jahnke | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 2 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nikita Boyarkin | Kazakhstan | 297:03 | 151 | 15 | 3.03 | 90.07 | 0 |
| 2 | Gaetan Richard | France | 297:05 | 156 | 17 | 3.43 | 89.10 | 0 |
| 3 | Mirko Pantkowski | Germany | 180:03 | 66 | 8 | 2.67 | 87.88 | 1 |
| 4 | Jakob Holzer | Austria | 200:49 | 122 | 15 | 4.48 | 87.70 | 0 |
| 5 | Alexei Potapchenko | Belarus | 131:49 | 38 | 5 | 2.28 | 86.84 | 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

**IIHF best player awards**

* Goaltender: Mirko Pantkowski
* Defenceman: Vladislav Martynyuk
* Forward: Sayan Daniyar

## Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 18 to 24 April 2016.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Hungary | placed 6th in 2015 Division I A and were relegated |
| Slovenia | placed 2nd in 2015 Division I B |
| Japan | placed 3rd in 2015 Division I B |
| Ukraine | placed 4th in 2015 Division I B |
| Italy | placed 5th in 2015 Division I B |
| South Korea | placed 1st in 2015 Division II A and were promoted |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I A |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II A |

### Results

All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

### Statistics and awards

**Scoring leaders**

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vadim Mazur | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 | Andri Denyskin | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 2 |
| 2 | Patrik Kiss | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 4 |
| 4 | Balint Horvath | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 2 |
| 4 | Donat Szita | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| 6 | Jan Drozg | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
| 7 | Simon Berger | Italy | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –2 | 10 |
| 8 | Igor Merezhko | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 24 |
| 9 | Kevin Fink | Italy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | –2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bogdan Stupak | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 14 |

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

**Goaltending leaders**

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martin Szeles | Hungary | 151:14 | 80 | 5 | 1.98 | 93.75 | 0 |
| 2 | Ryota Koda | Japan | 239:42 | 91 | 6 | 1.50 | 93.41 | 1 |
| 3 | David Mark Kovacs | Hungary | 148:46 | 68 | 6 | 2.42 | 91.18 | 0 |
| 4 | Bogdan Dyachennko | Ukraine | 299:00 | 156 | 14 | 2.81 | 91.03 | 0 |
| 5 | Ziga Kogovsek | Slovenia | 176:47 | 72 | 7 | 2.38 | 90.28 | 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

**IIHF best player awards**

* Goaltender: David Mark Kovacs
* Defenceman: Junki Shinoda
* Forward: Jan Drozg
