[6] Group A preliminary games, as well as the medal rounds, were hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal.

For the first time in the history of the event, the defending champion (Finland) had to compete in the relegation round.

(Eastern Standard Time – UTC−5) Note:  Latvia was relegated to the 2018 Division I A GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutesSource: IIHF [15] (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF[16] Reference: [1] Most Valuable Player All-star team IIHF best player awards The Division I A tournament was held in Bremerhaven, Germany, from December 11 to 17, 2016.

[19][20] The hosts, entering as the bottom seed, won promotion for the second year in a row.

[25][26] Turkey defeated China in the Gold medal game to achieve promotion to Division II.