2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the third IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 9 and 14 April 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.^[1]

2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia - Division 1

Tournament details
Host country	Kyrgyzstan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9 – 14 April 2016
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Kyrgyzstan (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaysia
Third place	Macau
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	96 (9.6 per game)
Attendance	3,445 (345 per game)
Awards
MVP	Oleg Kolodii
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Participants

Team	2015 Results
India	6th in Division I 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
	Kyrgyzstan	4	4	0	0	0	37	7	+30	12	Promoted to Top Division 2017
	Malaysia	4	3	0	0	1	25	16	+9	9
	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: IIHF

Results

1 SAT 9 APR 15:30 GMT QAT - MAS 1 - 3

2 SAT 9 APR 19:00 GMT IND - KGZ 1 - 11

3 SUN 10 APR 15:30 GMT MAC - IND 7 - 6

4 SUN 10 APR 19:00 GMT KGZ - QAT 9 - 0

5 MON 11 APR 15:30 GMT MAC - QAT 4 - 1

6 MON 11 APR 19:00 GMT KGZ - MAS 9 - 5

7 WED 13 APR 15:30 GMT MAS - MAC 6 - 1

8 WED 13 APR 19:00 GMT IND - QAT 2 - 5

9 THU 14 APR 15:30 GMT MAS - IND 11 - 5

10 THU 14 APR 19:00 GMT MAC - KGZ 1 - 8

Awards and statistics

Awards

• Media All-Stars:^[2]
  • MVP: Oleg Kolodii
  • Goalkeeper: Te Lin Chu
  • Defenceman: Ali Amir
  • Forward: Ban Kin Loke

Scoring Leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Oleg Kolodii	4	15	5	20	+25	6
Ban Kin Loke	4	9	9	18	+8	4
Bryan Chee Ming Lim	4	5	7	12	+6	4
Nural Nizam Versluis	4	6	5	11	+8	0
Mishigsuren Namjil	4	3	7	10	+16	2

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
Elzar Bolotbekov	128:08	2	0.94	37	94.59	1
Tengku Azlly Tengku Abdillah	214:56	11	3.07	109	89.91	0
Ahmad Alsulaiti	240:00	18	4.50	109	83.49	0
Te Lin Chu	180.26	14	4.66	79	82.28	0
Rinat Mustafaev	111:52	5	2.68	24	79.17	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