2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

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2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12 – 18 March 2016
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei (6th title)
Runner-up  United Arab Emirates
Third place  Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored101 (10.1 per game)
Attendance1,503 (150 per game)
MVPChinese Taipei To Weng
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia is the 9th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 18 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Top Division[edit]

Participants
Team 2014 Results
 Chinese Taipei Won gold medal in 2015
 Mongolia Won bronze medal in 2015
 Singapore Runner up of Division I in 2015
 Thailand 4th place in 2015
 United Arab Emirates Host, Won silver medal in 2015

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 46 6 +40 12 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 0 1 17 7 +10 9 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mongolia 4 2 0 0 2 21 26 −5 6 Bronze medal
4  Thailand 4 1 0 0 3 12 22 −10 3
5  Singapore 4 0 0 0 4 5 37 −32 0 Possible relegated to Division I 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Awards and statistics[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • Media All-Stars:[2]
    • MVP: Chinese Taipei To Weng
    • Goalkeeper: United Arab Emirates Ahmed Ald Dhaheri
    • Defenceman: Chinese Taipei Yen-Lin Shen
    • Forward: Chinese Taipei Hung-Ju Lin

Scoring Leaders[edit]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Chinese Taipei To Weng 4 14 5 19 +22 8
Chinese Taipei Hung-Ju Lin 4 8 8 16 +22 4
Chinese Taipei Yen-Lin Shen 4 3 12 15 +22 4
Chinese Taipei Yen-Chin Shen 4 4 10 14 +19 4
Mongolia Mishigsuren Namjil 4 4 4 8 -1 6

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[edit]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Chinese Taipei Yu-Cheng Liao 185:16 4 1.30 64 93.75 0
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Dhaheri 160:00 6 2.25 53 88.68 0
Thailand Pirapong Lertkitsiri 236:12 20 5.08 116 85.29 0
Singapore Khai Shene Eugene Chin 156.52 22 8.41 98 77.55 0
Mongolia Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 194:00 19 5.88 80 76.25 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

Division I[edit]

Main article: 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The Division I competition was played between 9 and 14 April 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3]

2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9 – 14 April 2016
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Kyrgyzstan (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored96 (9.6 per game)
Attendance3,445 (345 per game)
MVPKyrgyzstan Oleg Kolodii
← 2015
2017 →
Participants
Team 2015 Results
 India Did not participate in 2015
 Kyrgyzstan Host, 3rd in Division I in 2015
 Macau Relegated from Top Division in 2015
 Malaysia 5th in Division I in 2015
 Qatar No previous participation

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Kyrgyzstan 4 4 0 0 0 37 7 +30 12 Promoted to Top Division 2017
2  Malaysia 4 3 0 0 1 25 16 +9 9
3  Macau 4 1 1 0 2 13 21 −8 5
4  Qatar 4 1 0 0 3 7 18 −11 3
5  India 4 0 0 1 3 14 34 −20 1
Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Challenge Cup of Asia Statistics". iihf.com. 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Media Allstars" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1 Statistics". iihf.com. 2016-05-20.

External links[edit]

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