2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

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]

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 Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 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

Top Division

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

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

Awards and statistics

Awards

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

Scoring Leaders

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

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
  Yu-Cheng Liao 185:16 4 1.30 64 93.75 0
  Ahmed Al Dhaheri 160:00 6 2.25 53 88.68 0
  Pirapong Lertkitsiri 236:12 20 5.08 116 85.29 0
  Khai Shene Eugene Chin 156.52 22 8.41 98 77.55 0
  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

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)
MVP  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

References

  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.

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