2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
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. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.
Two-time defending champions, the United States, defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their third consecutive and seventh title overall. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout.
Participating teams
;Group A- – Hosts
- – ''Promoted from 2015 Division I Group A''
Match officials
10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.;Referees
- Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
- Melanie Bordeleau
- Anna Eskola
- Drahomira Fialova
- Jerilyn Glenn
- Gabriella Gran
- Nicole Hertrich
- Aina Hove
- Jamie Huntley
- Miyuki Nakayama
- Bettina Angerer
- Michaela Frattarelli
- Charlotte Girard
- Jenni Heikkinen
- Veronica Johansson
- Ilona Novotná
- Nataša Pagon
- Vanessa Stratton
- Johanna Tauriainen
Rosters
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters 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.Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 16 September 2015.''All times are local.''
Relegation round
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.Final round
Bracket
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
 Leading goaltendersOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
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