Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.

Group A Canada A 32-player roster was announced on 21 January 2016. The final squad was revealed on 29 February 2016.

Head coach: Laura Schuler

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 2 F Meghan Agosta – A Free agent 3 D Jocelyne Larocque Brampton Thunder 4 D Brigitte Lacquette Calgary Inferno 5 D Lauriane Rougeau Les Canadiennes 6 F Rebecca Johnston Calgary Inferno 7 F Jamie Lee Rattray Brampton Thunder 8 D Laura Fortino Brampton Thunder 9 F Jennifer Wakefield Linköpings HC 11 F Jillian Saulnier Calgary Inferno 12 D Meaghan Mikkelson – A Calgary Inferno 17 F Bailey Bram Calgary Inferno 19 F Brianne Jenner Calgary Inferno 22 F Hayley Wickenheiser Calgary Inferno 24 F Natalie Spooner Toronto Furies 27 D Tara Watchorn Boston Blades 29 F Marie-Philip Poulin – C Les Canadiennes 30 G Emerance Maschmeyer Harvard Univ. 32 G Charline Labonté Les Canadiennes 33 G Erica Howe Brampton Thunder 37 F Sarah Davis Calgary Inferno 38 D Halli Krzyzaniak Univ. of North Dakota 39 F Emily Clark Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison 40 F Blayre Turnbull Calgary Inferno

Finland The roster was announced on 10 March 2016.

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Tiina Ranne JYP Jyväskylä 4 D Rosa Lindstedt JYP Jyväskylä 5 D Anna Kilponen Univ. of North Dakota 6 D Jenni Hiirikoski – C JYP Jyväskylä 7 D Mira Jalosuo Luleå HF 8 D Ronja Savolainen Espoo Blues 9 F Venla Hovi Univ. of Manitoba 10 D Ella Viitasuo JYP Jyväskylä 11 F Petra Nieminen Team Kuortane 13 F Riikka Välilä – A JYP Jyväskylä 14 F Sanni Hakala JYP Jyväskylä 15 D Minttu Tuominen Espoo Blues 16 F Vilma Tanskanen Univ. of North Dakota 18 G Meeri Räisänen JYP Jyväskylä 19 F Tanja Niskanen JYP Jyväskylä 20 F Sari Kärnä JYP Jyväskylä 21 F Michelle Karvinen – A Luleå HF 23 F Sara Säkkinen Team Kuortane 24 F Noora Tulus Luleå HF 25 F Suvi Ollikainen St. Cloud State Univ. 26 F Saana Valkama Univ. of Vermont 27 F Saila Saari JYP Jyväskylä 31 G Anni Keisala Team Kuortane

Russia A 32-player roster was announced on 4 March 2016. The final squad was revealed on 22 March 2016.

Head coach: Mikhail Chekanov

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Nadezhda Morozova Biryusa Krasnoyarsk 2 D Angelina Goncharenko Tornado Moscow 3 F Fanuza Kadirova Arktik-Univ. Ukhta 4 D Yekaterina Nikolayeva HC St. Petersburg 7 F Elina Mitrofanova HC Agidel Ufa 8 F Iya Gavrilova – A Univ. of Calgary 9 F Alexandra Vafina Univ. of Calgary 10 F Liudmila Belyakova New York Riveters 13 D Nina Pirogova Tornado Moscow 15 F Valeria Pavlova Biryusa Krasnoyarsk 16 F Yelena Silina Nizhni Novgorod 17 F Yekaterina Smolentseva – A Connecticut Whale 18 F Olga Sosina HC Agidel Ufa 21 D Anna Shukina – C HC St. Petersburg 23 F Tatiana Burina Tornado Moscow 24 F Alevtina Shtaryova Tornado Moscow 26 F Yelena Dergachyova Tornado Moscow 31 G Anna Prugova HC St. Petersburg 33 G Maria Sorokina HC St. Petersburg 44 D Alexandra Kapustina HC Agidel Ufa 55 F Galina Skiba Tornado Moscow 70 D Anna Shibanova HC Agidel Ufa 88 F Yekaterina Smolina HC St. Petersburg

United States The roster was announced on 24 February 2016.

Head coach: Ken Klee

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 2 D Lee Stecklein Univ. of Minnesota 5 D Megan Keller Boston College 7 D Monique Lamoureux – A Minnesota Whitecaps 8 D Emily Pfalzer Buffalo Beauts 9 D Megan Bozek Buffalo Beauts 10 F Meghan Duggan – C Buffalo Beauts 11 F Haley Skarupa Boston College 14 F Brianna Decker Boston Pride 16 F Kelli Stack Connecticut Whale 17 F Jocelyne Lamoureux Minnesota Whitecaps 21 F Hilary Knight Boston Pride 22 D Kacey Bellamy – A Boston Pride 23 D Michelle Picard Harvard Univ. 24 F Shiann Darkangelo Connecticut Whale 25 F Alexandra Carpenter Boston College 26 F Kendall Coyne Northeastern Univ. 27 F Annie Pankowski Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison 30 G Nicole Hensley Lindenwood Univ. 31 G Jessica Vetter Minnesota Whitecaps 32 F Dana Trivigno Boston College 33 G Alex Rigsby Minnesota Whitecaps 36 F Zoe Hickel Boston Pride 37 F Amanda Pelkey Boston Pride

Group B Czech Republic Head coach: Jiří Vozák

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Blanka Škodová HC Zubr Přerov 2 D Aneta Tejralová – A HC St. Petersburg 4 D Kateřina Flachsová SC Reinach 5 D Samantha Kolowratová Univ. of Vermont 6 D Petra Herzigová SDE HF 7 D Martina Zedníková Vajgar Hradec 8 F Kateřina Bukolská Stanstead College 9 F Alena Polenská – C HC St. Petersburg 10 F Denisa Křížová Univ. of Northeastern 11 F Simona Studentová SC Reinach 12 F Klára Hymlarová HC Slezan Opava 13 F Lucie Povová HC Litoměřice 15 F Aneta Lédlová Ontario Hockey Academy 17 D Pavlína Horálková – A HK Krasnoyarsk 19 F Barbora Patočková HC Praha 21 F Tereza Vanišová World Hockey Centre 22 F Lucie Manhartová SDE HF 25 F Michaela Pejzlová Stanstead College 26 F Vendula Přibylová Hokej Šumperk 27 D Anna Zíková AZ Havířov 28 F Noemi Neubauerova The Gunnery 29 G Klára Peslarová SDE HF 30 G Barbora Dvořáková SK Karviná

Japan The roster was announced on 18 February 2016.

Head coach: Yoshifumi Fujisawa

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Nana Fujimoto New York Riveters 2 D Shiori Koike Daito Perigrine 3 D Rina Takeda Mikage Gretz 4 D Ayaka Toko Seibu Rabbits 6 D Sena Suzuki Toronto Furies 7 D Mika Hori Toyota Cygnus 9 D Aina Takeuchi Calgary Inferno 10 F Haruna Yoneyama Daito Perigrine 11 F Yurie Adachi Seibu Rabbits 12 F Chiho Osawa – C Victory Honda 13 F Moeko Fujimoto Calgary Titans 14 F Haruka Toko Seibu Rabbits 15 F Rui Ukita Ontario Hockey Academy 16 F Naho Terashima Daishin HC 17 F Yuka Hirano – A Daito Perigrine 18 F Suzuka Taka Daito Perigrine 19 F Miho Shishiuchi HPK 21 F Hanae Kubo – A Seibu Rabbits 22 F Tomomi Iwahara Seibu Rabbits 27 F Shoko Ono Mikage Gretz 28 D Aoi Shiga Obihiro Ladies 29 G Mai Kondo Mikage Gretz 30 G Akane Konishi Seibu Rabbits

Sweden The roster was announced on 15 March 2016.

Head coach: Leif Boork

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Sara Grahn Brynäs IF 3 D Anna Kjellbin Linköpings HC 4 F Jenni Asserholt – C HV71 5 D Johanna Fällman Luleå HF 7 D Johanna Olofsson Modo Hockey 8 D Annie Svedin – A IF Sundsvall 9 D Caroline Markström Univ. of St. Cloud 10 D Emilia Ramboldt – A Linköpings HC 12 D Elin Lundberg Leksands IF 13 F Hanna Sköld Leksands IF 14 F Sabina Küller AIK IF 16 F Pernilla Winberg Linköpings HC 18 F Anna Borgqvist Brynäs IF 19 F Maria Lindh Univ. of Minnesota Duluth 20 F Fanny Rask HV71 21 F Erica Udén Johansson IF Sundsvall 22 D Emma Eliasson Luleå HF 23 F Lisa Johansson AIK IF 26 F Hanna Olsson Djurgårdens IF 28 F Michelle Löwenhielm Univ. of Minnesota Duluth 29 F Olivia Carlsson Modo Hockey 30 G Minatsu Murase AIK IF 35 G Sarah Berglind Modo Hockey

Switzerland The roster was announced on 2 March 2016.

Head coach: Daniela Diaz

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Sophie Anthamatten EHC Saastal 3 D Sarah Forster – A HC Université Neuchâtel 7 F Lara Stalder Univ. of Minnesota Duluth 10 D Reica Staiger ZSC Lions 11 D Sabrina Zollinger ZSC Lions 12 F Andrea Schranz EV Bomo Thun 13 F Tess Allemann HC Dragon 14 F Romy Eggimann HC Lugano 15 F Monika Waidacher ZSC Lions 16 F Nina Waidacher ZSC Lions 18 F Evelina Raselli HC Lugano 19 F Christine Meier ZSC Lions 21 D Laura Benz ZSC Lions 22 D Livia Altmann – C ZSC Lions 23 D Nicole Bullo HC Lugano 24 D Shannon Sigrist GCK Lions 25 F Alina Müller Kloten Flyers 26 F Dominique Rüegg EHC Uzwil 30 G Andrea Brändli EHC Winterthur 41 G Florence Schelling Linköpings HC 63 F Anja Stiefel – A HC Lugano 78 F Isabel Waidacher ZSC Lions 88 F Phoebe Staenz Yale Univ.

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