2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in April 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland.[1] This was the 13th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The United States were the defending champions and defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight.[2] IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.[3]

2011 IIHF World Women's Championship
Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2011 (German)
Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace féminin 2011 (French)
Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio femminile 2011 (Italian)
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
DatesApril 16–25
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored129 (6.14 per match)
Attendance28,437 (1,354 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Hilary Knight (14 points)
MVP Zuzana Tomčíková
2009
2012

Top Division

Preliminary Round

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD PTS
 United States 33000272+259
 Sweden 320011110+16
 Russia 31002621−153
 Slovakia 30003112−110
April 17, 2011
12:00
United States 5–0
(0–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 SlovakiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 585
April 17, 2011
16:00
Sweden 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 RussiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 520
April 18, 2011
12:00
Sweden 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 SlovakiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 829
April 18, 2011
16:00
Russia 1–13
(0–5, 1–3, 0–5)
 United StatesHallenstadion
Attendance: 535
April 20, 2011
14:00
Slovakia 1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)
 RussiaDeutweg rink
Attendance: 257
April 20, 2011
20:00
United States 9–1
(4–0, 5–0, 0–1)
 SwedenDeutweg rink
Attendance: 748

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD PTS
 Canada 33000210+219
  Switzerland 31101814−65
 Finland 3101167−14
 Kazakhstan 30003418−140
April 16, 2011
16:00
Finland 5–3
(2–1, 2–0, 1–2)
 KazakhstanDeutweg rink
Attendance: 634
April 16, 2011
20:00
Canada 12–0
(3–0, 5–0, 4–0)
  SwitzerlandDeutweg rink
Attendance: 2,900
April 17, 2011
16:00
Kazakhstan 0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)
 CanadaDeutweg rink
Attendance: 411
April 17, 2011
20:00
Finland 1 – 2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
( OT: 0–1 )
  SwitzerlandDeutweg rink
Attendance: 2,117
April 19, 2011
16:00
Canada 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 FinlandDeutweg rink
Attendance: 614
April 19, 2011
20:00
Switzerland  6–1
(3–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 KazakhstanDeutweg rink
Attendance: 2,436

Relegation series

Best of three.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

April 22, 2011
20:00
Slovakia 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 KazakhstanDeutweg rink
Attendance: 127
April 24, 2011
20:00
Kazakhstan 1 – 2 SO
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 SlovakiaDeutweg rink
Attendance: 113

Final round

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Canada 4  
  A2  Sweden 1     B3  Finland 1    
  B3  Finland 5         B1  Canada 2
      A1  United States 3
      A1  United States 5    
  B2   Switzerland 4     A3  Russia 1   Third place
  A3  Russia 5   B3  Finland 3
  A3  Russia 2

Quarterfinals

April 22, 2011
16:00
Sweden 1–5
(0–3, 0–1, 1–1)
 FinlandHallenstadion
Attendance: 931
April 22, 2011
20:00
Switzerland  4 – 5 OT
(1–0, 2–0, 1–4)
( OT: 0–1 )
 RussiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 4,123

Semifinals

April 23, 2011
16:00
Canada 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 FinlandHallenstadion
Attendance: 912
April 23, 2011
20:00
United States 5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 RussiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 821

5th place playoff

April 24, 2011
16:00
Sweden 3 – 2 SO
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SwitzerlandHallenstadion
Attendance: 2,043

Bronze medal game

April 25, 2011
16:00
Finland 3 – 2 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 RussiaHallenstadion
Attendance: 2,463

Gold medal game

April 25, 2011
20:00
Canada 2 – 3 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
( OT: 0–1 )
 United StatesHallenstadion
Attendance: 4,318

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Hilary Knight55914+112
Brianna Decker54711+108
Michelle Karvinen6448+28
Erika Holst5268−22
Meghan Duggan5437+52
Monique Lamoureux-Kolls3257+36
Julie Chu5167+60
Kendall Coyne5426+90
Rebecca Johnston5426+50
Karoliina Rantamäki5426+14

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

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.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Noora Räty304:05233101.9795.710
Shannon Szabados127:486431.4195.311
Jessica Vetter187:488441.2895.240
Zuzana Tomčíková305:00250132.5694.801
Kim Martin208:288661.7393.021

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Tournament Awards

Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Team Players
 Canada Meaghan Mikkelson
Hayley Wickenheiser
Rebecca Johnston
 Finland Noora Räty
Jenni Hiirikoski
Karoliina Rantamäki
 Kazakhstan Daria Obydennova
Natalya Yakovchuk
Lyubov Ibragimova
 Russia Tatyana Burina
Iya Gavrilova
Yekaterina Smolentseva
  Switzerland Julia Marty
Nicole Bullo
Sara Benz
 Slovakia Zuzana Tomčíková
Iveta Karafiatova
Jana Kapustova
 Sweden Erika Holst
Elin Holmlöv
Gunilla Andersson
 United States Jessica Vetter
Brianna Decker
Caitlin Cahow

Division I

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to April 16.[1] The winner of the group was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division II.

On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.[4] They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th placed team was relegated.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Germany 4400012212
 Norway 430011379
 Latvia 41003573
 Austria 410036123
 China 410038163

 Germany was promoted to Top Division for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  China was relegated to Division II (renamed Division I B).

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Caen, France.[1] The winner of the group, Czech Republic was promoted to Division I for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, North Korea was relegated to Division III. Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.[5]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Czech Republic 5500023215
 France 5400113512
 Denmark 5300217129
 Italy 520031196
 Great Britain 5100410213
 North Korea 500050250

 Czech Republic was promoted to Division I A for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  North Korea was relegated to Division III (renamed Division II A).

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament which was held in Newcastle, Australia. The winner of the group, Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, Belgium was relegated to Division IV.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Netherlands 5410033414
 Australia 5401022913
 Hungary 5210227118
 Slovenia 5201219167
 Croatia 510045293
 Belgium 500053400

 Netherlands was promoted to Division II (renamed I B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  Belgium was relegated to Division IV (renamed II B).

Division IV

The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament which was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 New Zealand 4400020612
 South Korea 430011569
 Iceland 4200210106
 Romania 410039153
 South Africa 400044210

 New Zealand was promoted to Division III (renamed II A) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.  South Africa should have been relegated to Division V (renamed II B Qualification) but were not.

Division V

The following teams took part in the Division V tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to March 20.

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Poland 4310061411
 Spain 4301032510
 Bulgaria 420025276
 Turkey 410034233
 Ireland 400040430

 Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating,  Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.[6][7]

References

  1. 2010 IIHF Championship Program iihf.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
  2. "USA wins WW gold". iihf.com. 2011-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. "Monique Scheier-Schneider enters the IIHF Hall of Fame". Embassy of Luxembourg in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Ukraine. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. "Japan withdraws from events". IIHF. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  5. IIHF (2011-03-28). "Withdrawals from Division II". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  6. Proposed 2012 Calendar
  7. Actual Schedule
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