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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Venue(s) | Hartwall Arena and Helsinki Ice Hall (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Finland (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 193 (6.43 per game) |
| Attendance | 215,226 (7,174 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jesse Puljujärvi (17 points) |
| MVP | Jesse Puljujärvi |
| Official website | |
| worldjunior2016.com | |
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2][3] It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.
- ^ 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
- ^ 2016 Top Division statistics
- ^ "Future Hosts". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 18, 2014.