The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was played in Kamloops, Canada, from 28 March to 4 April 2016.^[1][2][3] Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

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2016 IIHF Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	28 March – 4 April 2016
Opened by	David Johnston
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	107 (5.1 per game)
Attendance	41,109 (1,958 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Hilary Knight (9 points)
MVP	Hilary Knight
Website	Official website
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United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their seventh title.^[4] Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout.^[5]

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[6]

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.^[7]

All times are local (Pacific Time Zone – UTC−7).

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Semifinals
2	Canada (H)	3	2	0	0	1	15	5	+10	6
3	Finland	3	1	0	0	2	7	11	−4	3	Quarterfinals
4	Russia	3	0	0	0	3	4	21	−17	0

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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

28 March 2016 15:30

Russia

3–5 (0–1, 2–1, 1–3)

Finland

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,107

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	Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Charlotte Girard
	0–1 18:42 – Niskanen (Saari) Gavrilova – 31:44 1–1 1–2 34:12 – Hiirikoski (Lindstedt, Välilä) (PP) Shibanova (Vafina, Pirogova) (PP) – 35:43 2–2 2–3 43:31 – Niskanen (Jalosuo) (PP) Gavrilova (PP) – 47:05 3–3 3–4 48:07 – Savolainen (Niskanen) 3–5 50:35 – Tulus (Saari, Jalosuo)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	28

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28 March 2016 19:30

United States

3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Canada

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 5,580

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	Alex Rigsby	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Gabriella Gran Aina Hove Linesmen: Ilona Novotná Johanna Tauriainen
	0–1 40:14 – Fortino (Spooner, Poulin) Knight (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux) – 49:58 1–1 Decker (M. Lamoureux) (PP) – 53:55 2–1 Knight (Decker) (ENG) – 59:40 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	23

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29 March 2016 15:30

Finland

1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

United States

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,149

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	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Jessie Vetter	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Vanessa Stratton
	Karvinen (Valila, Jalosuo) – 05:03 1–0 1–1 19:02 – Knight (Stecklein) 1–2 35:09 – J. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Pankowski)
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	7	Shots	51

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29 March 2016 19:30

Canada

8–1 (0–1, 6–0, 2–0)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,453

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	Charline Labonté	Goalies	Anna Prugova Maria Sorokina	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Nataša Pagon
	0–1 13:29 – Gavrilova (Vafina, Smolentseva) Johnston (Jenner, Rougeau) (SH) – 20:40 1–1 Krzyzanik (Jenner, Johnstone) – 23:07 2–1 Wakefield (Johnston) – 23:42 3–1 Mikkelson (Saulnier, Wickenheiser) – 24:42 4–1 Mikkelson (Watchorn, Johnston) (PP2) – 25:20 5–1 Krzyzaniak (Wakefield, Jenner) (PP) – 37:05 6–1 Poulin (Jenner) (SH) – 53:19 7–1 Clark (Saulnier, Turnbull) – 57:52 8–1
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	14

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31 March 2016 15:30

United States

8–0 (3–0, 0–0, 5–0)

Russia

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,323

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	Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Maria Sorokina	Referees: Anna Eskola Aina Hove Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Jenni Heikkinen
	Coyne (Pankowski) – 05:07 1–0 M. Lamoureux (Darkangelo, Skarupa) – 06:29 2–0 Keller (Skarupa, Carpenter) – 14:19 3–0 M. Lamoureux (Decker) (PP) – 44:54 4–0 Darkangelo (J. Lamoureux) – 46:19 5–0 Knight (Coyne) – 49:10 6–0 Knight (Coyne, Decker) (PP2) – 56:17 7–0 Pankowski (J. Lamoureux) (PP) – 57:14 8–0
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	16

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31 March 2016 19:30

Canada

6–1 (1–0, 4–1, 1–0)

Finland

Sandman Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 4,234

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	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen Anni Keisala	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Charlotte Girard
	Poulin (Agosta, Spooner) – 01:04 1–0 Johnston (Fortino, Wakefield) (PP) – 28:01 2–0 2–1 28:22 – Nieminen (Välilä) (PP) Jenner (Wakefield, Johnston) – 33:35 3–1 Saulnier (Turnbull) – 34:33 4–1 Wakefield – 36:06 5–1 Wakefield (Johnston, Watchorn) (PP) – 58:18 6–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	19

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Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	8	6	+2	5
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	1	1	6	7	−1	4	Relegation round
4	Japan	3	0	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

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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.

28 March 2016 13:00

Switzerland

4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 1,000

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	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Jamie Huntley Linesmen: Bettina Angerer Nataša Pagon
	Meier (Stalder, Müller) (PP) – 07:33 1–0 1–1 18:22 – Osawa (Takeda, Adachi) Stalder (Bullo, Meier) (PP2) – 31:50 2–1 Staenz (Meier) – 41:10 3–1 Meier (Altmann, Bullo) – 47:04 4–1 4–2 49:47 – Hirano (Yoneyama, Osawa) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	28

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28 March 2016 17:00

Sweden

3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Czech Republic

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 613

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	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Anna Eskola Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Vanessa Stratton
	0–1 29:14 – Herzigová (Křížová, Hymlarová) Küller (Rask) (SH) – 37:36 1–1 Olsson (Eliasson, L. Johansson) (PP) – 41:22 2–1 2–2 47:58 – Lédlová (Vanišová) Carlsson – 59:52 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	18

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29 March 2016 13:00

Switzerland

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 570

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	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Jerilyn Glenn Linesmen: Charlotte Girard Jenni Heikkinen
	0–1 21:53 – Vanišová (Horálková) (PP) 0–2 23:11 – Vanišová Müller (Meier, Ruegg) (PP) – 27:50 1–2 1–3 54:25 – Kolowratová (Polenská, Horálková) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	17

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29 March 2016 17:00

Japan

0–2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2)

Sweden

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 612

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	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Sara Grahn	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Aina Hove Linesmen: Michaela Frattarelli Ilona Novotná
	0–1 40:59 – Winberg 0–2 45:33 – Eliasson (L. Johansson) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	35

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31 March 2016 13:00

Czech Republic

3–2 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 782

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	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Gabriella Gran Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Johanna Tauriainen
	0–1 04:55 – Osawa (Shishiuchi, Yoneyama) (PP) Polenská (Křížová, Hymlarová) – 39:19 1–1 Tejralová (Polenská, Křížová) – 47:48 2–1 2–2 49:57 – Hori (Adachi)
	Polenská Pejzlová Hymlarová Povová Hymlarová Herzigová Hymlarová	Shootout	Kubo Yoneyama Osawa Osawa Kubo Ono Ukita
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	28

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31 March 2016 17:00

Sweden

2–1 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 874

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	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Melanie Bordeleau Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Nataša Pagon Vanessa Stratton
	0–1 04:21 – Raselli (Staenz) L. Johansson (Eliasson, Winberg) (PP) – 39:34 1–1
	Olsson Borgqvist	Shootout	Zollinger Stalder Meier
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	22

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The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

1 April 2016 13:00

Switzerland

3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Japan

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 522

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	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Gabriella Gran Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Johanna Tauriainen
	0–1 01:49 – Adachi (Hirano, Suzuki) Stiefel (Staenz, Benz) (PP) – 06:59 1–1 Meier (Stalder, Altmann) – 18:40 2–1 Stalder (Rüegg) (PP) – 22:36 3–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	15

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3 April 2016 13:00

Japan

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Switzerland

McArthur Island Centre, Kamloops Attendance: 791

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	Akane Konishi	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Ilona Novotná
	0–1 08:50 – Raselli (Rüegg, Stalder) (PP) 0–2 31:16 – Stiefel (Meier, Stalder) 0–3 32:30 – Stalder (Waidacher) 0–4 59:22 – Meier (Stalder) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	23

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