2011 IIHF World Championship

Tournament format

The tournament is divided into four stages. The preliminary round, qualification round and relegation round use a round-robin format with each team playing every other team in its group once. The winner of a game in regulation time will earn 3 points, with the loser earning zero points. The winner of a game decided in overtime or in a shootout will be awarded 2 points, with the loser getting one point. Teams in the preliminary round are divided into four groups of four teams each; the last-place team in each group moves to the relegation round while the remainder move to the qualification round. The qualification round is divided into two groups of six teams each with the top four teams in each group moving to the playoff round. Games played in the preliminary round against teams in the same qualification round group count for the qualification round standings; therefore, teams who were previously in the same Preliminary round group do not play each other again in the qualification round. The relegation round is a single group of four teams with the bottom 2 teams being relegated to Division I of the World Championships. The tournament concludes with the playoff round, which is an 8-team tournament, to determine the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals.

In the event of a tie in points at the conclusion of the preliminary, qualification or relegation rounds, the following tie-breaker format will be used:

1. Points earned in games against tied teams
2. Goal differential in games against tied teams
3. Highest number of goals in games against tied teams
4. Repetition of steps 1, 2 and 3, in order, including results against the next closest ranked team to the tied teams
5. Repetition of step 4, including the next closest ranked teams one at a time
6. 2010 IIHF World Ranking

Rosters

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster for the 2011 IIHF World Championship consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 28 April 2011.

Summary

Preliminary round

The first gameday in Group A started with an upset, when Germany went on to win 2–0 against Russia after goals from Thomas Greilinger in the second period and Patrick Reimer, who decided the game with a goal two minutes before the final horn. It was the first win for the German team over Russia in a World Championship and the first one since the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. After the second gameday, the group was decided in the outcome who advances and who would battle against relegation. Germany pulled another surprise victory over host Slovakia; after being down 4–0, Slovakia started a comeback but could only cut the deficit to one, losing by a final of 4–3. Germany was the group winner and advanced alongside Slovakia and Russia into the second round, while Slovenia finished fourth and went to the relegation round. The last time Germany won a preliminary round group was 78 years ago, in 1933.

Group B saw the first overtime of the tournament in a game between Switzerland and France. Julien Vauclair scored the decisive goal after 1:46 minutes played in overtime. Canada defeated Switzerland after overtime to capture first place, while France won against Belarus to go through to the qualifying round and sent Belarus to the relegation round.

In Group C, Sweden played against Norway and it was a back-and-forth game. Sweden went up 3–1 in the first period, but Norway fought back and at the end it was 4–4 after 60 minutes. The overtime went scoreless and so it went into a shootout; Per-Åge Skrøder scored on the first try for Norway and Eriksson missed on the first for Sweden and so Norway won 5–4, making it their first win against the Scandinavian rival in World Championship history. Sweden and the US team both got their second wins as the United States came back from being down 0–2 to win 4–2 against Norway. On the last gameday, Sweden captured the top seed in the group after a 6–2 win over the USA. Norway followed those two in the qualifying round after a 5–0 win over Austria, who found themselves in the relegation round.

Group D saw two wins from the respective favorites at the start: Finland and the Czech Republic. The picture was the same on the second game day, though Finland needed a shootout against Latvia to win 3–2. Jarkko Immonen scored the game-winning goal. Denmark needed a win over Latvia to advance and they got one after a shootout; 3–2 was the result, Latvia then saw themselves facing the relegation.

Qualifying round

Every game in Group E was close, each was decided by one goal. The Czech team was still perfect after their fifth win, defeating Russia 3–2. Alongside them, Germany, Russia and Finland qualified for the quarterfinals and the Czech team was set to win the group with one more game to play. The host Slovakia was eliminated after losing to Finland 1–2. After the last game day, the Czech team was still perfect after winning 5–2 against Germany.

In Group F, Canada and Sweden played each other to determine the group winner, and the United States also qualified for the quarterfinals. Switzerland and Norway played for the last spot in the final round as Norway will face France which are already eliminated before their last game. Switzerland won 5–3 against the United States but they were still eliminated because Norway defeated France 5–2 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Relegation round

After two game days in Group G every team had three points and so the last two games determined the two teams going down and the two that remained in the top division for the next year. Slovenia faced Belarus, while Latvia played against Austria. Belarus crushed Slovenia into the Division A with a 7–1 win to stay in the top division. Austria joined Slovenia in the second division after losing against Latvia 1–4.

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals started with the undefeated Czech Republic against Team USA. The United States started off better but Jaromír Jágr scored for the Czechs to take a 1–0 into the first intermission. Jágr scored the second goal during a 5 on 3 power play after a strong shot from the right side. The third goal came after a good combination over the whole ice leading to a goal by Tomáš Plekanec. Jágr became the man of the match after he scored his third goal four minutes before the end during another power play and the game ended in a comfortable 4–0 win for the Czech Republic.

In the evening game, Sweden took on Germany and scored the first goal in the first minute by Martin Thörnberg. Germany came right back and tied the game after two minutes as Alexander Barta was credited with the goal. Both teams had chances during the first period but Sweden took the 2–1 lead into the intermission. In the second period, Sweden went up 4–1 before Germany came closer by going 2–4 in the last break. Sweden scored a goal in the last period which was disallowed because a whistle occurred before the goal was scored, however Thörnberg scored his second goal of the night shortly after and Sweden won 5–2 at the end. Both, Thörnberg and Berglund were credited with three points.

Day two of the quarterfinals started with a Nordic matchup as Finland faced Norway. After a scoreless opening period, Norway took the lead after Ken André Olimb scored on a penalty shot. Five minutes later, Finland had the lead after two quick goals. Jarkko Immonen scored his second goal to give Finland a two-goal lead before Jani Lajunen scored to make it 4–1 for the Finnish squad. Three of those four goals were scored during a power play. The third and last period went scoreless again and so Finland won 4–1, Mikael Granlund scored two points in the game alongside Immonen.

The last game of the quarterfinal round brought up a rivalry between Russia and Team Canada. Jason Spezza seemed to be the hero after he scored the first goal after 25 minutes and the lead held into the last period, when Alexei Kaigorodov went on his way to score the equalizer shorthanded, he went by two defenders to put the puck high into the Canadian net. Three minutes later, Ilya Kovalchuk scored to give Russia the lead. Canada pulled the goalie with a minute to go but they did not score, and Russia won the game 2–1.

Semifinals

The first semifinal was the matchup between the favourite and defending champion, the Czech Republic against Sweden. After the first period went scoreless Patrik Eliáš brought the lead to the Czechs after just 46 seconds into the second period. Sweden struck back twice with goals from Patrik Berglund and Mikael Backlund to take a one-goal lead into the last intermission. Jimmie Ericsson and Marcus Krüger scored to increase Sweden's lead to 4–1. Six minutes before the end, Eliáš scored his second goal and the Czechs gained hope again. They pulled their goaltender with under a minute to go but Sweden's Berglund scored an empty net goal. The Czech Republic was eliminated and Sweden advanced to the final with a 5–2 win.

In the evening game of the semifinals Finland played against Russia. Despite having a so-so tournament so far the Russian team qualified for this late stage of it. Konstantin Barulin was again the goaltender instead of Evgeni Nabokov and the first period ended scoreless. Mikael Granlund scored an airhook goal to take the Finnish team into a 1–0 lead in the second period. The goal has been noted by multiple media outlets worldwide as the finest goal in the tournament, and as one of the finest in the history of international hockey. In the last period Jani Lajunen scored the second goal before Immonen decided the game with the 3–0 goal, assisted by Granlund. Both players received their second point in the game.

Bronze medal game

The Czech Republic took on Russia for the bronze medal. The first period was a wild one ending in a 3–2 advantage for the Russian team while Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals. The second period belonged to the Czech team after Petr Průcha scored his second point and Roman Červenka his second goal in the game. After the lead grew to 5–3 Vladimir Tarasenko brought Russia back into the game making it a one-goal game before the last period. After Jan Marek scored to make it 6–4, the Russian team pulled their goalie with two minutes to go. The Czech's Tomáš Plekanec scored an empty net goal to decide the game and give the Czech Republic the bronze medal after winning 7–4.

Gold medal game

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship Final

The gold medal game was played between Sweden and Finland at the Orange Arena on 15 May.

After a goal-less first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden took a time-out before the last period's half but did not manage to regroup, and the tournament was decided by a clear 6–1 victory to Finland by Janne Pesonen's, Mika Pyörälä's and Pihlström goals.

Host selection

Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:

• SVK Slovakia
• SWE Sweden
• HUN Hungary
• FIN Finland

Finland withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2012 World Championship. Finland and Sweden would both later win respective bids to host in 2012 and 2013, but this decision was later changed instead for the two Nordic countries to be joint hosts of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions.

After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 19 May 2006, at the delegates congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation in Riga, Latvia. Slovakia's bidding cities received 70 votes, followed by the Swedish bid cities of Stockholm, and Gothenburg with 20 votes, and finally the Hungarian bid with 14 votes. The required 50% of the vote had been attained in the first round, which finalized Slovakia's successful bid.

Ivan Gašparovič, the President of Slovakia, was instrumental in Slovakia winning its successful bid, as he came in person to the delegates congress in Riga to endorse his country's bid, and convince the IIHF delegates of the viability of Slovakia. Gašparovič is himself an avid hockey fan and past vice-president of the Slovak Extraliga team, HC Slovan Bratislava.

Voting results

• Finland withdrew from the 2011 bid prior to the start of the congress, postponed 2012.

Promotions

Official song

Song Life is a Game by Slovak singer Kristina was officially released on 18 March.

Mascot

Goooly is the official mascot of the tournament. Goooly is a Gray wolf, and Igor Nemeček, the 2011 IIHF World Championship general director, said he was chosen because: "Wolves are animals which are typically Slovak, evoking our forests and countryside". Over 14,000 entries were submitted for a national contest to name the mascot organized in association with Radio Expres and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. It is a word-play on the Slovak words for goal, and/or goals (). Goooly, the mascot, was subjected to considerable ridicule in the English-speaking world because "gooly" is a well known slang term for a testicle.

Motto

Slovenská republika. Hokejová republika. (Slovak Republic. Hockey Republic).

Ambassadors

The official ambassadors of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Slovakia are Slovak hockey players Peter Bondra, Zdeno Chára, Marián Gáborík, Ľubomír Višňovský, Pavol Demitra, Jozef Stümpel, Marián Hossa, Miroslav Šatan and Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič.

Venues

The Orange Arena in Bratislava, also known as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, was substantially upgraded for the championship, in line with IIHF, Slovak, and international specifications, largely funded by the Slovakian government. Construction began on 23 April 2009 and was completed on 30 November 2010. More than €65 million (US$90 million) was spent to install a new roof, modernize facilities, build two new adjacent practice arenas, and bring the seating from 8,350 to 10,000. The Steel Aréna, also known as the Ladislav Troják Arena, which was newly constructed in 2006, had a new €11 million practice rink built adjacent, between April 2009 and February 2010 for the World Championship legacy of future hockey development in Slovakia. The stadium would have the name Orange Arena, but only for the time of World Championship 2011 (29 April to 15 May 2011).

Both arenas were known by their Slovak honorific titles during the 2011 World Championship to correspond with IIHF neutral non-inclusive sponsorship rules. (Samsung Arena as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, and Steel Aréna as the Ladislav Troják Arena.)

• As Ondrej Nepela Arena
• As Ladislav Troják Arena

Nations

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. 14 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.

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;North America

Seeding and Groups

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2010 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2010 IIHF World Championship. The 2010 Olympics were included. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):

**Group A **

• (1)
• (8)
• (9)
• (19) **Group B **
• (2)
• (7)
• (10)
• (15) **Group C **
• (3)
• (6)
• (11)
• (14) **Group D **
• (4)
• (5)
• (12)
• (13)

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competes in the relegation round.

Groups A and D played in Bratislava, and groups B and C played in Košice.

Group A

All times are local (UTC+2). 2–0 P. Reimer – 57:53 1–1 2–1 3–1 M. Šatan (T. Surový) – 35:16 P. Podhradský (R. Zedník, T. Surový) – 47:03 Ľ. Bartečko (ENG) – 59:52 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 4–4 5–4 6–4

M. Afinogenov (K. Korneyev) – 35:41

D. Kulikov (A. Kaigorodov) – 46:15 E. Artyukhin (M. Afinogenov, A. Kaigorodov) – 46:53

A. Radulov (I. Kovalchuk, K. Gorovikov) – 56:19 S. Zinovjev (D. Zaripov) – 59:22 29:15 – A. Hebar (B. Gregorc)

42:49 – B. Goličič (M. Šivic, M. Hočevar)

47:21 – B. Goličič (D. Rodman) 51:28 – R. Pajič (A. Tavželj) 0–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 2–4 3–4

L. Nagy (Ľ. Bartečko) – 45:26 J. Stümpel (L. Nagy, M. Šatan) (PP) – 47:49 P. Demitra (M. Hossa) – 52:43 33:07 – J. Tripp (F. Schütz, F. Mauer) 36:35 – F. Hördler (C. Ullmann, K. Holzer) 44:37 – F. Schütz (J. Tripp, N. Goc) 2–0 2–1 2–2 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) R. Tičar (R. Sabolič) – 28:33 Ž. Jeglič R. Pajič D. Rodman R. Sabolič D. Rodman M. Rodman Ž. Jeglič

35:19 – M. Wolf (A. Rankel, K. Hospelt) (PP) 45:32 – F. Schütz (J. Krueger, P. Gogulla) C. Ullmann M. Wolf P. Reimer P. Reimer D. Kreutzer M. Müller F. Hördler 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 Konstantin Barulin

I. Nikulin (I. Kovalchuk, F. Tyutin) – 18:04

I. Nikulin (I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 38:10 A. Morozov (V. Atyushov, A. Kaigorodov) (PP) – 43:38 01:28 – M. Šatan (L. Nagy, M. Jurčina)

30:06 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra) 32:01 – L. Nagy (I. Majeský, Ľ. Višňovský)

Group B

All times are local (UTC+2). ( OT: 1–0 ) 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 A. Stepanov (A. Kulakov, A. Kitarov) – 19:26

30:27 – J. Skinner (J. Tavares) 45:18 – J. Tavares (J. Skinner) 48:39 – J. Eberle (D. Phaneuf, M. Scalzo) (PP) 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 Devan Dubnyk Fabrice Lhenry J. Spezza (D. Phaneuf) – 06:35 J. Skinner (J. Tavares) – 12:02

C. Stewart (J. Skinner, J. Tavares) – 36:06 A. Pietrangelo – 36:49 B. Burns (J. Neal, R. Nash) (PP) – 41:41 R. Nash – 44:38 J. Skinner (PS) – 54:30 T. Zajac (C. Clutterbuck, A. Pietrangelo) – 57:44

29:14 – P. Bellemare (S. Treille, Y. Auvitu) (PP) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1

G. Bezina (I. Rüthemann, R. Gardner) – 24:11 R. Gardner (B. Gerber, I. Rüthemann) – 27:03 I. Rüthemann (A. Ambühl, F. Du Bois) (SH) – 30:51 21:33 – D. Korobov (V. Kostyuchenok, A. Stepanov) 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 4–3 ( OT: 1–0 ) J. Eberle (E. Kane) – 31:57 J. Tavares – 36:51

C. Stewart (T. Zajac) – 56:46

A. Pietrangelo (T. Zajac) – 64:14

48:08 – F. Du Bois (L. Sbisa, R. Gardner)

58:38 – A. Ambühl (J. Vauclair) 1–1 2–1 ( OT: 1–0 )

K. Hecquefeuille (S. Da Costa, S. Treille) – 60:46 55:32 – S. Demagin (O. Goroshko, A. Mikhalev)

Group C

All times are local (UTC+2). 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 B. Wheeler (D. Stepan) – 17:15

Y. Šťastný (C. Wilson, C. Fowler) – 38:36 K. Shattenkirk (N. Palmieri, R. Shannon) – 42:47 C. Smith (J. Johnson) (PP) – 56:42

34:00 – M. Pewal (T. Raffl, M. Raffl) 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) M. Røymark (M. Hansen, M. Ask) (PP) – 08:06

M. Ask (M. Olimb) (PP) – 21:00 M. Holtet (A. Bastiansen, P. Skrøder) (PP) – 33:45

A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) – 55:06 M. Olimb

11:41 – P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg) 15:01 – P. Berglund (D. Petrasek, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) (PP)

49:37 – L. Eriksson (R. Nilsson) (PP) P. Berglund 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2

N. Palmieri (C. Kreider, R. Shannon) – 41:16 J. Skille (T. Stapleton, R. McDonagh) – 44:59 N. Palmieri (R. Shannon, K. Shattenkirk) (PP) – 53:44 C. Smith (D. Stepan, J. Johnson) (PP) – 58:34 09:22 – A. Bastiansen (SH) 2–0 3–0 N. Persson (D. Petrasek, R. Nilsson) – 25:39 M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (D. Petrasek) (PP) – 42:34 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 09:31 – M. Olimb (L. Spets, A. Bastiansen) 10:27 – J. Holøs (P. Skrøder, M. Olimb) (PP) 39:41 – L. Spets (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb) 49:51 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Skrøder) (PP) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 6–2

M. Krüger (M. Tedenby) – 23:17 M. Sjögren (J. Ericsson) – 30:27 P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) – 35:16

J. Ericsson (S. Kronwall, M. Sjögren) – 56:01 D. Petrasek (M. Sjögren) (PP) – 58:50 18:43 – C. Fowler (D. Stepan, C. Smith) (PP)

50:29 – B. Wheeler (C. Smith)

Group D

All times are local (UTC+2). 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 J. Aaltonen (M. Koivu) (PP) – 36:26 A. Pihlström (M. Pyörälä, P. Nokelainen) – 42:39

M. Granlund (J. Niskala, P. Puistola) (PP) – 52:29 T. Ruutu (J. Aaltonen) – 53:21

47:54 – N. Hardt (J. Jakobsen, M. Green) (PP) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 T. Rolinek (J. Voráček, M. Škoula) – 17:47

P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Michálek) – 33:02 M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:15 R. Červenka – 58:11

21:21 – R. Bukarts (A. Bērziņš, G. Meija) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 M. Michálek (M. Židlický) – 31:34 M. Michálek (P. Eliáš, M. Havlát) (PP) – 33:17 M. Frolík (P. Čáslava, J. Novotný) – 34:25 T. Plekanec (R. Červenka) – 34:38 P. Průcha (M. Frolík) – 56:23 1–1 2–1 2–2 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) K. Rēdlihs (M. Rēdlihs, A. Džeriņš) (PP) – 33:36 H. Vasiļjevs (M. Cipulis, G. Pujacs) (PP) – 42:12 L. Dārziņš

52:51 – N. Kapanen (J. Immonen, M. Granlund) (PP) M. Koivu 1–1 2–1 2–2 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

M. Christensen (D. Nielsen, N. Hardt) (PP) – 28:27 M. Madsen J. Jakobsen M. Christensen 23:03 – M. Cipulis (O. Cibuļskis, A. Ņiživijs)

35:14 – J. Rēdlihs (A. Ņiživijs, M. Rēdlihs) (PP) H. Vasiļjevs A. Džeriņš A. Ņiživijs 0–2 1–2

A. Salmela – 59:41 42:48 – J. Jágr (R. Červenka, L. Krajíček)

Qualifying round

The top three teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but didn't play against teams that they had already met in preliminary groups.

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

Group E

All times are local (UTC+2). 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 Konstantin Barulin

S.Zinoviev (A.Morozov, D.Zaripov) – 30:08 S.Zinoviev (D.Zaripov, A.Morozov) – 34:18 E.Artyukhin (A.Korneyev, D.Kalinin) – 45:21 11:12 – N.Hardt (K.Starkov) 19:46 – Ma. Bødker (P.Hersby) (PP)

47:27 – N.Hardt (K.Starkov) 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 4–4 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) Petri Vehanen A. Rankel (M. Wolf, K. Hospelt) – 14:45 F. Schütz (P. Gogulla, F. Mauer) – 26:28 K. Hospelt (K. Lavallée, N. Goc) – 27:32

P. Reimer (C. Braun, M. Mueller) – 39:03 K. Hospelt M. Wolf P. Reimer

31:39 – J. Pesonen (M. Granlund, P. Puistola) 38:07 – J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, J. Niskala)

54:12 – T. Ruutu (J. Pesonen, S. Lepistö) M. Koivu M. Granlund M. Koivu 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2

M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:06 M. Michálek (P. Eliáš, M. Havlát) – 44:28 22:54 – L. Nagy (Ľ Višňovský, J. Stümpel)

58:41 – T. Surový (B. Radivojevič, M. Cibák) 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Mi. Bødker (J. Jakobsen, K. Jensen) – 21:39

N. Hardt (M. Green, M. Madsen) – 57:33 M. Christensen Mi. Bødker J. Tripp (M. Müller, C. Ullmann) – 10:15

A. Barta (M. Kink, P. Reimer) – 22:05 K. Lavallée (F. Hördler, M. Müller) – 41:32 P. Reimer M. Wolf 1–1 2–1 T. Ruutu (M. Koivu) – 47:17 T. Ruutu (A. Salmela, M. Pyörälä) – 50:26 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec) – 15:52

T. Plekanec (PS) – 43:27

31:50 – A. Tereshchenko (V. Atyushov, A. Radulov) (PP)

55:04 – D. Zaripov (D. Kalinin, S. Zinovjev) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 J. Stümpel (M. Jurčina, M. Šatan) – 10:10 M. Šatan (Š Ružička, I. Majeský) – 15:52 M. Hossa (M. Gáborík, J. Halák) (PP) – 40:32 R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, D. Graňák) – 50:05 2–0 2–1 2–2 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) Teemu Lassila I. Nikulin (D. Zaripov, A. Morozov) – 04:37 A. Morozov

26:59 – M. Koivu (P. Puistola, M. Pyörälä) 36:39 – J. Niskala (J. Immonen) M. Koivu 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 2–5 J. Tripp (K. Lavallée, F. Hördler) – 01:49

T. Greilinger (PP) – 58:26

10:38 – M. Frolík (J. Novotný, P. Hubáček) 22:47 – K. Rachůnek (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (PP) 35:34 – T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (PP) 36:58 – P. Eliáš (P. Průcha, M. Havlát)

Group F

All times are local (UTC+2). 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3

T. Monnet (J. Sprunger, M. Seger) (PP) – 28:35

R. Diaz (I. Rüthemann) (PP) – 47:19 19:55 – P. Skrøder (J. Holøs, M. Olimb) (PP)

42:48 – K. Forsberg (M. Holtet) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) B. Burns (A. Pietrangelo) – 27:20

J. Tavares (C. Stewart, M. Gragnani) – 43:27 J. Spezza (J. Tavares, B. Burns) (PP) – 45:22 R. Nash

33:47 – J. Johnson (B. Wheeler, Y. Šťastný)

51:17 – D. Stepan (B. Wheeler) (PP) B. Wheeler 2–0 3–0 4–0 Fabrice Lhenry O. Ekman-Larsson (S. Kronwall) (PP) – 13:51 P. Berglund (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson, C. Gunnarsson) – 15:39 S. Kronwall (O. Ekman-Larsson, M. Backlund) – 45:34 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3

K. Olimb (M. Røymark) – 51:36 M. Holtet (O. Tollefsen) – 52:49 J. Tavares – 30:15 J. Neal (R. Nash, J. Spezza) – 49:02 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 D. Stepan (B. Wheeler) – 16:06 M. Stuart (C. Porter, P. Gaustad) – 21:16 C. Kreider (A. Miele) (PP) – 25:24

55:30 – L. Meunier (K. Hecquefeuille) 2–0 M. Backlund (ENG) – 59:28 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5

D. Fleury (D. Raux, J. Desrosiers) – 10:57

L. Meunier (K. Hecquefeuille, P. Bellemare) (SH) – 31:20 03:52 – M. Holtet (K. Olimb, J. Holøs)

17:50 – M. Holtet

35:19 – M. Holtet (P. Skrøder, J. Holøs) (PP) 52:26 – M. Holtet (A. Bonsaksen) 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3 Al Montoya K. Lotscher (M. Trachsler, S. Moser) – 11:35 R. Diaz (M. Plüss, I. Rüthemann) – 14:10 I. Rüthemann (M. Bieber, M. Plüss) – 21:06

K. Lotscher – 31:00

R. Gardner (M. Plüss, M. Trachsler) (ENG) – 59:43

26:09 – R. Shannon (A. Miele)

58:17 – J. van Riemsdyk (C. Fowler, D. Stepan) 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2

J. Tavares (J. Skinner, C. Stewart) – 13:20

R. Nash (B. Burns, J. Neal) (PP) – 52:31 03:43 – D. Petrasek (C. Gunnarsson, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) (PP) 30:38 – M. Tedenby (J. Silfverberg, M. Krüger) (PP)

Relegation round

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round plays in the relegation round. The bottom two teams in the relegation round move down to Division 1 for the 2012 World Championship.

Group G

All times are local (UTC+2). 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 5–2 Martins Raitums T. Razingar (M. Rodman, D. Rodman) – 33:55 T. Razingar (M. Rodman, D. Rodman) – 39:11 R. Tičar (R. Sabolič) – 40:54 R. Pajič (B. Goličič) – 41:27

51:33 – M. Cipulis (J. Rēdlihs, J. Andersons) 59:59 – R. Bukarts (K. Sotnieks, G. Meija) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1 7–1 7–2 Fabian Weinhandl M. Grabovski (D. Meleshko, N. Stasenko) – 17:17 A. Kostitsyn (A. Kulakov, E. Kovyrshin) – 18:57 A. Demkov – 30:17 S. Demagin (SH) – 32:49

D. Korobov (A. Kostitsyn, A. Stepanov) (PP2) – 42:53 A. Kulakov (E. Kovyrshin) – 51:55

40:47 – O. Setzinger (D. Werenka, T. Koch) (PP)

53:29 – M. Schiechl (T. Hundertpfund) 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 T. Raffl (M. Peintner, M. Trattnig) – 24:15

R. Rotter (P. Lukas) – 45:52

36:30 – T. Razingar (D. Rodman, M. Rodman) 39:41 – D. Rodman (B. Gregorc, R. Kristan) 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6 3–6

V. Kostyuchenok (A. Kitarov, A. Demkov) – 19:31 M. Grabovski (D. Korobov D. Meleshko) – 20:53

D. Meleshko (A. Kostitsyn, A. Kulakov) – 59:50 G. Pujacs (A. Džeriņš, J. Rēdlihs) – 13:23 G. Pujacs (M. Rēdlihs) – 17:19

A. Ņiživijs (M. Cipulis, H. Vasiļjevs) – 36:17 M. Cipulis (A. Ņiživijs, A. Reķis) – 49:44 K. Saulietis (M. Rēdlihs, A. Džeriņš) – 57:29 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 Andrej Hočevar

31:51 – R. Sabolič (R. Pajič, Ž Jeglič) 07:23 – A. Kostitsyn (E. Kovyrshin, A. Kulakov) 28:21 – A. Stepanov (A. Kitarov, A. Kostitsyn) (PP2)

35:52 – A. Mikhalev (A. Ugarov, V. Denisov) 37:13 – A. Kostitsyn (A. Stepanov, A. Demkov) (PP) 55:07 – A. Mikhalev (D. Korobov) (SH) 56:13 – A. Mikhalev (M. Grabovski, D. Korobov) (PP) 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 M. Rēdlihs (K. Saulietis, A. Bērziņš) – 13:30 K. Saulietis (A. Džeriņš, K. Sotnieks) (PP) – 22:57 K. Saulietis (K. Sotnieks, A. Džeriņš) (PP) – 48:47

59:01 – T. Raffl (R. Lukas, R. Rotter) (PP)

Playoff round

| RD1-seed1= E1 | RD1-team1= **** | RD1-score1= 4 | RD1-seed2= F4 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 0 | RD1-seed3= F2 | RD1-team3= **** | RD1-score3= 5 | RD1-seed4= E3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= 2 | RD1-seed5= F1 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= 1 | RD1-seed6= E4 | RD1-team6= **** | RD1-score6= 2 | RD1-seed7= E2 | RD1-team7= **** | RD1-score7= 4 | RD1-seed8= F3 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8= 1 | RD2-seed1= QF1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-seed2= QF2 | RD2-team2= **** | RD2-score2= 5 | RD2-team3= | RD2-seed3= QF3 | RD2-score3= 0 | RD2-seed4= QF4 | RD2-team4= **** | RD2-score4= 3 | RD3-seed3= SF1 | RD3-team3= **** | RD3-score3= 7 | RD3-seed4= SF2 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4= 4 | RD3-seed1= SF1 | RD3-team1 = | RD3-score1 = 1 | RD3-seed2= SF2 | RD3-team2 = **** | RD3-score2 = 6

Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC+2). 2–0 3–0 4–0 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec, K. Rachůnek) (PP2) – 24:47 T. Plekanec (M. Frolík, M. Židlický) – 50:33 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec) (PP) – 56:25 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2

P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg, V. Fasth) – 15:46 N. Persson (R. Nilsson, O. Ekman-Larsson) – 24:30 L. Eriksson (D. Rundblad, R. Nilsson) – 28:10

M. Thörnberg (P. Berglund, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) – 48:54 02:01 – A. Barta (F. Mauer, M. Kink)

38:44 – M. Wolf (A. Rankel, K. Holzer) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 J. Immonen (M. Granlund, J. Niskala) (PP) – 26:01 T. Ruutu (M. Koivu, J. Pesonen) (PP) – 28:43 J. Immonen (M. Granlund, J. Välivaara) (PP) – 35:38 J. Lajunen (L. Komarov, T. Jaakola) – 38:29 1–1 1–2 49:07 – A. Kaigorodov (SH) 52:19 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, D. Kalinin)

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC+2). 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–4 2–5

P. Eliáš (J. Voráček) – 54:22 24:34 – P. Berglund (O. Ekman-Larsson) (PP) 35:10 – M. Backlund (M. Sjögren) 48:07 – J. Ericsson (M. Backlund) 52:29 – M. Krüger (M. Tedenby)

59:13 – P. Berglund (D. Petrasek) (ENG) 2–0 3–0 J. Lajunen – 47:40 J. Immonen (M. Granlund) – 49:15 (PP)

Bronze medal game

Time is local (UTC+2). 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3 5–4 6–4 7–4

P. Průcha (T. Rolinek, J. Marek) – 10:22

P. Průcha – 22:11 R. Červenka (P. Průcha) – 30:45 R. Červenka (T. Plekanec) – 35:10

J. Marek – 46:30 T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (ENG) – 58:16 09:25 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, F. Tyutin) 09:40 – D. Kulikov (M. Afinogenov, K. Gorovikov)

18:53 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, S. Zinovjev)

36:03 – V. Tarasenko (S. Zinovjev, K. Korneyev)

Gold medal game

Time is local (UTC+2). Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship final

1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, M. Koivu) (PP) – 39:53 P. Nokelainen (A. Pihlström) – 42:35 N. Kapanen (J. Aaltonen, L. Komarov) – 43:21 J. Pesonen (M. Granlund) – 56:41 M. Pyörälä (M. Koivu, A. Salmela) – 57:16 A. Pihlström (J. Lajunen) – 59:05

Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: SWE Viktor Fasth
  • Best Defenceman: CAN Alex Pietrangelo
  • Best Forward: CZE Jaromír Jágr
  • Most Valuable Player: SWE Viktor Fasth
• Media All-Star Team:
  • Goaltender: SWE Viktor Fasth
  • Defence: SWE David Petrasek, CZE Marek Židlický
  • Forwards: SWE Patrik Berglund, FIN Jarkko Immonen, CZE Jaromír Jágr,

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2011 IIHF World Championship. They are the following:

;Referees

• SVK Vladimír Baluška
• RUS Vyacheslav Bulanov
• CAN Darcy Burchell
• CZE Antonín Jeřábek
• SUI Danny Kurmann
• SWE Christer Lärking
• LAT Eduards Odiņš
• RUS Konstantin Olenin ;Referees
• SVK Peter Ország
• FIN Sami Partanen
• SWE Sören Persson
• GER Daniel Piechaczek
• SUI Brent Reiber
• FIN Jyri Rönn
• CZE Vladimír Šindler
• USA Thomas Sterns ;Linesmen
• SUI Roger Arm
• CAN Chris Carlson
• USA Paul Carnathan
• BLR Ivan Dedioulia
• CZE Jiří Gebauer
• AUT Manuel Hollenstein
• SVN Matjaž Hribar
• CAN Kiel Murchison ;Linesmen
• SVK Milan Novák
• GER Andre Schrader
• GER Sirko Schulz
• EST Anton Semionov
• RUS Sergei Shelyanin
• FIN Jussi Terho
• SWE Christian Tillerkvist
• SVK Miroslav Valach

IIHF broadcasting rights

Trailer

A trailer titled Slovak Republic becomes the Hockey Republic! () was created for the World Championships. The trailer starts with ice and snow gradually covering Slovakia and ends with Slovak hockey players jumping onto the ice and shooting a puck. The player who shoots has the number 38 on his hockey jersey, the same as the Slovak legend Pavol Demitra. It features the Slovak countryside, and Trojične square, in Trnava. The trailer took a 70-man film crew, more than 100 extras, several 3D animators, and the support of the Slovak Tourist Board.

Online

For the first time in an IIHF World Championship, a YouTube channel was created to promote the Slovakia 2011 tournament. A video campaign was launched on this YouTube website which featured the christening of the mascot Goooly, updates on the construction work of the arena's, and the status of general preparations.

An official Facebook page was also created for the championship, being only the second tournament to do so, after the previous championship in Germany. Its 10,000th "fan" was awarded a prize by the tournaments organizing committee.

IIHF honors and awards

The 2011 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Bratislava during the World Championships. Yuri Korolev of Russia was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

• Karyn Bye, United States
• Tord Lundström, Sweden
• Bohumil Modrý, Czech Republic
• Kalevi Numminen, Finland
• Ladislav Troják, Slovakia
• Doru Tureanu, Romania

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