2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

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

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia became 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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 46 6 +40 12
2  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 0 1 17 7 +10 9
3  Mongolia 4 2 0 0 2 21 26 -5 6
4  Thailand 4 1 0 0 3 12 22 −10 3
5  Singapore 4 0 0 0 4 5 37 −32 0
Won gold medal Won silver medal Won bronze medal Relegated to Division I 2017

Awards and statistics[change | change source]

Awards[change | change source]

  • 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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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

2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
Dates9 – 14 April 2016
Teams5
Venue(s)(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Kyrgyzstan (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored96 (9.6 per match)
Attendance3,445 (345 per match)
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 Did not participate in 2015

Preliminary round[change | change source]

Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
1  Kyrgyzstan 4 4 0 0 0 37 7 +30 12
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
Promoted to Top Division 2017

References[change | change source]

  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.

Other websites[change | change source]