Tournament Format

The 16 teams are divided into two groups for the Preliminary Round.

The top-four ranked teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals that will be played cross-over. The first-place team in each preliminary-round group plays the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team plays the third-place team of the other group. 1A-4B, 2A-3B, 1B-4A, 2B-3A. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-final pairings: Winner 1A-4B vs Winner 2B-3A, Winner 1B-4A vs Winner 2A-3B. Both semi-final games and the medal games will be played in Moscow.

The winning teams of the semi-final games advance to the gold medal game while the semi-final losing teams play for bronze.

Teams

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to playoff round
2	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Division I A[a]

6 May 2016
Sweden		–		Latvia
Czech Republic		–		Russia
7 May 2016
Switzerland		–		Kazakhstan
Norway		–		Denmark
Latvia		–		Czech Republic
8 May 2016
Kazakhstan		–		Russia
Norway		–		Switzerland
Sweden		–		Denmark
9 May 2016
Latvia		–		Russia
Sweden		–		Czech Republic
10 May 2016
Switzerland		–		Denmark
Kazakhstan		–		Norway
11 May 2016
Switzerland		–		Latvia
Sweden		–		Kazakhstan
12 May 2016
Czech Republic		–		Norway
Russia		–		Denmark
13 May 2016
Czech Republic		–		Kazakhstan
Denmark		–		Latvia
14 May 2016
Norway		–		Sweden
Russia		–		Switzerland
Kazakhstan		–		Latvia
15 May 2016
Denmark		–		Czech Republic
Switzerland		–		Sweden
16 May 2016
Russia		–		Norway
Denmark		–		Kazakhstan
17 May 2016
Czech Republic		–		Switzerland
Latvia		–		Norway
Russia		–		Sweden

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to playoff round
2	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Division I A[a]

6 May 2016
United States		–		Canada
Finland		–		Belarus
7 May 2016
Slovakia		–		Hungary
France		–		Germany
Belarus		–		United States
8 May 2016
Hungary		–		Canada
Finland		–		Germany
France		–		Slovakia
9 May 2016
Belarus		–		Canada
Finland		–		United States
10 May 2016
Slovakia		–		Germany
Hungary		–		France
11 May 2016
Slovakia		–		Belarus
Finland		–		Hungary
12 May 2016
United States		–		France
Canada		–		Germany
13 May 2016
United States		–		Hungary
Germany		–		Belarus
14 May 2016
France		–		Finland
Hungary		–		Belarus
Canada		–		Slovakia
15 May 2016
Germany		–		United States
Slovakia		–		Finland
16 May 2016
Canada		–		France
Germany		–		Hungary
17 May 2016
United States		–		Slovakia
Belarus		–		France
Canada		–		Finland