Back Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji žen 2016 Czech VM i ishockey 2016 (kvinder) Danish Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2016 German Jääkiekon naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2016 Finnish Championnat du monde féminin de hockey sur glace 2016 French Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio femminile 2016 Italian 2016年女子アイスホッケー世界選手権 Japanese 2016년 세계 여자 아이스하키 선수권 대회 Korean Wereldkampioenschap ijshockey vrouwen 2016 Dutch Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди женщин 2016 Russian
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Canada Denmark Italy Slovenia Spain Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Teams | 36 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (7th title) |
Runner-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Russia |
The 2016 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 18th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2017 competition and finalized seeding for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualification.