2011 IIHF World U18 Championships

2011 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	April 14–24, 2011
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (6th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	207 (6.68 per match)
Attendance	47,309 (1,526 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Nikita Kucherov (21 points)
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The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany. The championships ran from April 14–24, 2011.^[1]

The United States won the title for the third straight time after beating Sweden 4–3 in the final in Overtime.^[2]

Top Division

Preliminary Round

	1st place: Team qualified to Semifinals
	2nd-3rd place: Teams qualified to Quarterfinals
	4th-5th place: Teams played in Relegation Round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Diff	PTS
United States	4	4	0	0	0	21	8	+13	12
Russia	4	2	1	0	1	24	13	+11	8
Germany	4	1	0	1	2	11	17	−6	4
Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	8	16	−8	3
Slovakia	4	1	0	0	3	9	19	−10	3

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

April 14, 2011 15:30

Russia

8 – 2 (3–0, 2–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 1,590

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski Pavel Shegalo	Goalies	Richard Sabol Patrik Rybár	Referees: Morgan Johansson Devin Klein
	N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, N. Nesterov) (PP) – 03:17 V. Tkachev (A. Ivanyuzhenkov, M. Shalunov) (PP) – 06:05 M. Grigorenko – 13:08 M. Shalunov – 28:50 A. Slepyshev – 29:35 N. Yakupov (N. Kucherov, M. Grigorenko) (PP) – 48:07 N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, A. Yarullin) – 48:07 M. Grigorenko (N. Kucherov) (SH) – 58:06	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1 7–1 7–2 8–2	38:14 – F. Vaško (D. Fujerik, K. Korím) (PP) 54:08 – K. Korím (F. Vaško) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	28 min
	36	Shots	45

April 14, 2011 19:30

Switzerland

1 – 2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

United States

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 356

Game reference
	Luca Boltshauser	Goalies	John Gibson	Referees: Teemu Salminen Robin Sir
	D. Simion (Y. Celio, L. Balmelli) – 21:11	0–1 1–1 1–2	03:18 – R. Haggerty (D. Carlson, Z. Larraza) 45:09 – R. Boucher (J. Miller, R. Russo)
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	46

April 15, 2011 15:30

Slovakia

1 – 8 (0–2, 0–4, 1–2)

United States

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 800

Game reference
	Richard Sabol Patrik Rybar	Goalies	John Gibson Matt McNeely	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Per Gustav Solem
	M. Daňo (F. Vaško) – 50:32	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 1–8	11:22 – R. Grimaldi (J. Miller, S. Jones) (PP) 19:31 – C. Murphy (T. Boyd, H. Samuelsson) (PP2) 21:00 – R. Russo (S. Jones, R. Grimaldi) (PP) 30:42 – T. Boyd (Z. Larraza) (SH) 35:57 – R. Boucher (J. Miller, R. Grimaldi) (PP) 39:01 – A. Reid (T. Biggs, R. Russo) (PP) 44:38 – D. Carlson (Z. Larraza, R. Russo) 47:08 – R. Haggerty (M. Paliotta, J. McCabe) (PP2)
	24 min	Penalties	28 min
	25	Shots	46

April 15, 2011 19:30

Switzerland

1 – 4 (0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Germany

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 3,053

Game reference
	Luca Boltshauser	Goalies	Marvin Cupper	Referees: Morgan Johansson Devin Klein
	D. Simion (D. Kukan, C. Hachler) (PP) – 36:40	0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–4	12:15 – T. Rieder (K. Keller, L. Pfoderl) (PP) 15:10 – T. Rieder 27:39 – K. Keller (D. Reimer, H. Sekesi) 58:31 – D. Fischbuch (H. Haase) (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	45	Shots	46

April 16, 2011 19:30

Germany

4 – 5 GWS (0–3, 3–0, 1–1) ( OT: 0–0 ) ( SO: 0–1 )

Russia

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 4,060

Game reference
	Marvin Cupper	Goalies	Pavel Shegalo	Referees: Teemu Salminen Per Gustav Solem
	N. Latta (D. Fischbuch, O. Mebus) (PP) – 29:34 A. Ackermann (K. Keller, L. Grozinger) (PP) – 36:34 D. Daxlberger (L. Pfoderl, S. Bar) (PP2) – 37:56 L. Grozinger (H. Sekesi, S. Kronthaler) – 50:00	0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 4–5	06:25 – R. Konkov (N. Nesterov, N. Kucherov) 09:46 – R. Konkov (N. Kucherov, A. Yarullin) (PP) 12:01 – M. Shalunov (PS) 49:29 – A. Saveliev (M. Grigorenko, N. Kucherov) (PP) 65:00 – N. Kucherov (GWG)
	14 min	Penalties	59 min
	41	Shots	51

April 17, 2011 15:30

Slovakia

2 – 3 (1–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Switzerland

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 624

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Luca Boltshauser	Referees: Morgan Johansson Maxim Sidorenko
	D. Hudec (T. Nechala, P. Čerešňák) (PP) – 03:22 P. Boltun (M. Gernat, E. Bagin) – 41:59	0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3	01:48 – T. Richard (L. Martschini, A. Bertaggia) 09:07 – S. Andrighetto (D. Grassi) 50:47 – C. Bertschy (SH)
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	28	Shots	32

April 17, 2011 19:30

United States

4 – 3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Russia

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 2,216

Game reference
	John Gibson	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Devin Klein Robin Sir
	T. Boyd (N. Kerdiles) – 07:07 J. Miller (R. Russo) – 11:02 (PP) J. Miller (R. Boucher) – 26:22 R. Boucher (R. Grimaldi) – 59:39	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 4–3	25:04 – N. Kucherov (N. Yakupov, A. Yarullin) 43:35 – N. Yakupov (A. Yarullin, M. Grigorenko) (PP) 55:16 – N. Kucherov (A. Yarullin, N. Yakupov)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	39

April 18, 2011 19:30

Germany

0 – 4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0)

Slovakia

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 2,037

Game reference
	Marvin Cupper	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees: Teemu Salminen Per Gustav Solem
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	03:02 – B. Mráz (P. Boltun, F. Vaško) 06:29 – T. Mikúš (M. Hindos, V. Dolník) (PP) 28:31 – V. Dolník (M. Hindos) 33:52 – V. Dolník (M. Hindos, M. Daňo)
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	33

April 19, 2011 15:30

Russia

8 – 3 (4–0, 3–2, 1–1)

Switzerland

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 1,010

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski Pavel Shegalo	Goalies	Luca Boltshauser Robin Kuonen	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Robin Sir
	N. Yakupov (M. Grigorenko, N. Kucherov) – 04:01 M. Grigorenko (N. Yakupov, A. Yarullin) (SH) – 09:10 N. Nesterov (N. Yakupov, A. Yarullin) – 16:54 N. Kucherov (N. Yakupov, M. Grigorenko) (PP) – 19:52 N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, N. Yakupov) (PP) – 30:34 B. Yakimov (A. Slepyshev, D. Mikhailov) – 33:37 M. Grigorenko (N. Kucherov) – 39:25 N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko) – 51:24 (SH)	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1 6–2 7–2 8–2 8–3	30:58 – D. Simion (L. Hoffmann, D. Kukan) 33:53 – J. Neuenschwander (S. Andrighetto) 53:38 – S. Andrighetto
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	49

April 19, 2011 19:30

United States

7 – 3 (2–0, 4–2, 1–1)

Germany

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 3,743

Game reference
	John Gibson	Goalies	Philip Lehr	Referees: Morgan Johansson Devin Klein
	J. Miller (R. Boucher, R. Grimaldi) – 01:02 R. Boucher (J. Miller, R. Grimaldi) – 12:40 R. Grimaldi (J. Miller, R. Russo) – 29:16 R. Boucher (R. Russo, S. Jones) (PP) – 30:26 A. Reid (B. Kaib) – 35:43 T. Biggs (T. Boyd, N. Kerdiles) – 39:19 B. Pietila (Z. Larraza, B. Kaib) – 55:05	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 6–3 7–3	28:26 – S. Uvira (A. Ackermann, L. Grozinger) (PP) 30:00 – D. Fischbuch (M. Meirandres) 46:28 – L. Pfoderl (O. Mebus, A. Ackermann) (PP2)
	33 min	Penalties	16 min
	43	Shots	27

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Diff	PTS
Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	20	8	+12	9
Canada	4	3	0	0	1	17	8	+9	9
Finland	4	2	0	0	2	16	15	+1	6
Czech Republic	4	2	0	0	2	8	13	–5	6
Norway	4	0	0	0	4	6	23	−17	0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

April 14, 2011 15:30

Finland

5 – 2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Norway

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 276

Game reference
	Samu Perhonen	Goalies	Steffen Søberg Espen Johansen	Referees: Jozef Kubus Daniel Stricker
	M. Aaltonen (J. Tommila) – 06:32 T. Wilenius (M. Salomäki) – 07:57 M. Salomäki (V. Järveläinen, J. Armia) (PP) – 38:06 K. Torniainen (V. Järveläinen) – 41:50 M. Salomäki (J. Armia, M. Granlund) (PP) – 59:59	1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2	21:12 – E. Medby (PP) 32:28 – A. Heier (E. Medby, E. Salo)
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	56	Shots	13

April 14, 2011 19:30

Czech Republic

2 – 1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Sweden

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 1,548

Game reference
	Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Niklas Lundström	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Shane Warschaw
	T. Kvapil (M. Hrbas, M. Frk) (PP) – 43:28 D. Jaškin (M. Frk, M. Hrbas) (PP) – 51:33	0–1 1–1 2–1	10:49 – F. Forsberg (G. Björklund)
	24 min	Penalties	22 min
	26	Shots	45

April 15, 2011 15:30

Norway

2 – 10 (1–1, 0–3, 1–6)

Sweden

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 553

Game reference
	Steffen Søberg Espen Johansen	Goalies	Niklas Lundström	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Alexei Vasilyev
	J. Knutsen (M. Trittenes) (PP) – 18:53 J. Knutsen (E. Salo) (PP) – 37:13	1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 2–6 2–7 2–8 2–9 2–10	19:01 – F. Forsberg (W. Karlsson) 23:23 – M. Zibanejad (O. Klefbom) 34:39 – M. Zibanejad (J. Boyce-Rotevall, V. Rask) 37:12 – J. Boyce-Rotevall (M. Zibanejad, R. Bengtsson) 40:15 – V. Rask (M. Vikstrand) (SH) 44:53 – G. Björklund (A. Blomkvist) (SH) 47:13 – F. Forsberg (R. Bengtsson, K. Johansson) (PP) 49:02 – M. Zibanejad (J. Boyce-Rotevall, O. Klefbom) 53:25 – V. Rask (M. Zibanejad) (PP) 56:41 – J. Boyce-Rotevall (V. Rask)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	77

April 15, 2011 19:30

Czech Republic

0 – 5 (0–3, 0–0, 0–2)

Canada

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 2,027

Game reference
	Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Malcolm Subban	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Daniel Stricker
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5	01:10 – E. Locke (R. Murphy, A. Quine) 03:44 – M. Rielly (A. Quine, M. McNeill) 14:28 – M. Scheifele (R. Murray, R. Murphy) (PP) 50:52 – M. Scheifele (D. Catenacci, R. Murray) 54:33 – R. Murphy (R. Murray, N. Cousins) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	29

April 16, 2011 19:30

Canada

5 – 4 (1–0, 1–2, 3–2)

Finland

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 1,625

Game reference
	Malcolm Subban	Goalies	Samu Perhonen	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Alexei Vasilyev
	E. Locke (R. Murphy, M. McNeill) (PP) – 03:24 R. Murphy (C. Smith) – 37:46 M. Scheifele (C. Ceci) – 50:05 N. Cousins (R. Murray, T. Ewanyk) – 50:45 C. Smith (A. Brassard) – 54:44	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3 5–4	23:37 – M. Aaltonen (J. Armia, T. Kallela) (PP) 31:56 – O. Määttä (T. Kallela, J. Armia) 41:06 – J. Armia (PP) 58:05 – M. Granlund (O. Määttä) (PP)
	32 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	38

April 17, 2011 15:30

Norway

2 – 3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 878

Game reference
	Steffen Søberg	Goalies	Matěj Machovský	Referees: Jozef Kubus Daniel Stricker
	A. Heier (E. Medby) – 02:19 J. Karterud (M. Noteng) – 33:28	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3	20:18 – M. Frk (T. Hyka) 38:13 – T. Rousek (M. Švihálek) 58:12 – D. Jaškin (M. Hrbas) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	51

April 17, 2011 19:30

Sweden

5 – 2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Finland

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 1,114

Game reference
	Niklas Lundström	Goalies	Richard Ullberg	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Shane Warschaw
	J. Boyce-Rotevall (V. Rask, J. Brodin) (PP) – 06:26 E. Lundberg (V. Arvidsson) (PP) – 24:39 W. Karlsson (T. Nilsson, G. Björklund) – 31:53 M. Zibanejad (R. Bengtsson) – 32:12 W. Karlsson (F. Forsberg, R. Bengtsson) (PP) – 48:50	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–2	12:34 – T. Kallela (M. Granlund, A. Salonen) (PP) 52:58 – V. Järveläinen (J. Armia) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	40	Shots	14

April 18, 2011 19:30

Canada

5 – 0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Norway

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 638

Game reference
	Andrew D'Agostini	Goalies	Steffen Søberg	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Jacob Grumsen
	N. Cousins (B. Ritchie, M. Scheifele) – 00:58 M. Scheifele (M. McNeill) (PP) – 07:39 C. Smith (B. Andrews, D. Catenacci) – 12:23 M. Scheifele (R. Murphy, R. Murray) (PP) – 30:06 S. Koekkoek (C. Hudon, M. McNeill) (PP) – 51:01	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	63	Shots	19

April 19, 2011 15:30

Finland

5 – 3 (0–1, 1–1, 4–1)

Czech Republic

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 1,048

Game reference
	Samu Perhonen	Goalies	Matěj Machovský	Referees: Daniel Stricker Alexei Vasilyev
	M. Aaltonen (J. Armia) – 32:18 V. Järveläinen (M. Granlund) (PP2) – 40:46 J. Armia (A. Salonen) – 54:43 T. Kallela (O. Määttä) – 55:16 M. Hannikainen (M. Granlund) – 59:29	0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3	18:56 – D. Jaškin (M. Frk) 39:05 – T. Rousek (M. Švihálek) 51:21 – L. Sedlák (M. Frk)
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	30

April 19, 2011 19:30

Sweden

4 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 4–1)

Canada

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 2,098

Game reference
	Niklas Lundström	Goalies	Malcolm Subban	Referees: Jozef Kubus Shane Warschaw
	L. Fröberg (O. Klefbom) – 42:04 G. Björklund (F. Forsberg) – 54:14 O. Klefbom – 54:52 J. Nermark (PP, ENG) – 59:34	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2	12:59 – N. Cousins 41:47 – R. Murphy
	20 min	Penalties	24 min
	36	Shots	22

Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.

	Team qualified for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship
	Team relegated to 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	11	5	9
Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	9	9	6
Norway	3	1	0	0	2	9	9	3
Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	7	13	0

Schedule

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

April 21, 2011 15:30

Switzerland

4 – 1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Norway

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 328

Game reference
	Luca Boltshauser	Goalies	Steffen Søberg	Referees: Jozef Kubus Alexei Vasilyev
	S. Guerra (L. Martschini) (PP) – 38:19 L. Martschini (T. Richard, S. Andrighetto) – 39:51 T. Richard (PP2) – 49:36 T. Richard (SH, ENG) – 58:40	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1	24:53 – M. Hoff (J. Knutsen, M. Søberg) (PP)
	20 min	Penalties	30 min
	51	Shots	29

April 21, 2011 19:30

Czech Republic

4 – 3 (1–2, 1–1, 2–0)

Slovakia

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 728

Game reference
	Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Shane Warschaw
	T. Hertl (D. Jaškin, O. Hampl) – 01:29 L. Sedlák (PS) – 23:39 J. Matai (M. Hrbas) – 50:15 L. Sedlák (ENG) – 59:58	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3	06:36 – B. Mráz (M. Daňo, M. Hindos) 18:22 – B. Rapáč (K. Korím, P. Bezuška) (PP) 25:41 – M. Daňo (K. Korím) (PP2)
	26 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	36

April 23, 2011 15:30

Slovakia

2 – 6 (2–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Norway

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 255

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Steffen Søberg	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Robin Sir
	A. Bires (B. Rapáč) – 07:28 B. Mráz (SH) – 13:06	1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6	19:02 – M. Hoff (S. Weberg) 21:15 – J. Knutsen (S. Weberg, M. Hoff) (PP2) 22:41 – M. Lund (M. Pedersen) 37:38 – M. Hoff (M. Trettenes, M. Søberg) (PP) 37:38 – M. Søberg (M. Hoff) (PP) 58:20 – E. Salo (I. Haaland, E. Medby) (PP)
	57 min	Penalties	24 min
	51	Shots	25

April 23, 2011 19:30

Switzerland

4 – 2 (2–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Czech Republic

EnergieVerbund Arena Attendance: 535

Game reference
	Luca Boltshauser	Goalies	Jaroslav Pavelka	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Per Gustav Solem
	S. Andrighetto (L. Martschini) – 16:00 A. Bertaggia (C. Marti) – 17:12 T. Richard (L. Martschini) – 34:11 L. Martschini (S. Hebeisen) – 44:03	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2	10:49 – D. Jaškin 42:22 – T. Hyka (O. Hampl, L. Sedlák)
	22 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	33

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Sweden

3

A2

Russia

5

A2

Russia

1

B3

Finland

2

B1

Sweden

3

A1

United States

4

A1

United States

5

B2

Canada

4

B2

Canada

4

Third place

A3

Germany

3

A2

Russia

6

B2

Canada

4

Quarterfinals

April 21, 2011 15:30

Russia

5 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Finland

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 694

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski Pavel Shegalo	Goalies	Samu Perhonen	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Morgan Johansson
	A. Ivanyuzhenkov (A. Pedan A. Kuvayev) – 19:55 A. Slepyshev (A. Pedan D. Mikhailov) (PP) – 35:08 N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, A. Yarullin) (PP) – 49:50 A. Slepyshev (D. Mikhailov) – 55:36 N. Nesterov (N. Kucherov, M. Grigorenko) (ENG) – 58:47	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2	33:11 – M. Aaltonen (O. Määttä) (PP) 44:27 – M. Salomäki (J. Armia, M. Granlund) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	30

April 21, 2011 19:30

Canada

4 – 3 (1–2, 1–0, 2–1)

Germany

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 3,150

Game reference
	Malcolm Subban	Goalies	Marvin Cupper	Referees: Teemu Salminen Robin Sir
	R. Murray (M. McNeill) (PP) – 01:15 B. Ritchie (R. Murray) – 39:49 M. Rielly (S. Koekkoek, M. McNeill) (PP) – 50:47 N. Cousins (M. Rielly) (PP) – 55:18	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3	06:57 – L. Pfoderl (M. Meirandres) (PP) 12:52 – T. Rieder (L. Pfoderl) 41:57 – A. Ackermann (S. Uvira)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	31

5th place game

April 23, 2011 10:30

Finland

6 – 0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Germany

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 915

Game reference
	Richard Ullberg	Goalies	Philip Lehr	Referees: Jozef Kubus Alexei Vasilyev
	H. Liedes (T. Kallela, J. Valkonen) (SH) – 14:31 J. Valkonen (M. Granlund) – 23:30 M. Salomäki (J. Armia) – 29:31 M. Granlund (M. Salomäki) (SH) – 43:21 J. Armia (M. Granlund, A. Salonen) – 51:59 J. Armia (M. Granlund) – 58:28	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	26

Semifinals

April 23, 2011 14:30

Sweden

3 – 1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Russia

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 1,003

Game reference
	Niklas Lundström	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Devin Klein Shane Warschaw
	J. Boyce-Rotevall (M. Zibanejad) – 31:02 G. Björklund (W. Karlsson) – 45:23 G. Björklund (ENG) – 59:35	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1	03:07 – S. Smurov (N. Kucherov R. Konkov)
	4 min	Penalties	60 min
	47	Shots	29

April 23, 2011 18:30

United States

5 – 4 OT (1–1, 1–0, 2–3) ( OT: 1–0 )

Canada

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 1,376

Game reference
	John Gibson	Goalies	Malcolm Subban	Referees: Teemu Salminen Daniel Stricker
	J. Miller – 11:14 R. Boucher (J. Miller) – 36:10 Z. Larraza (T. Boyd) – 46:43 R. Boucher (J. Miller) (SH) – 47:17 T. Biggs– 64:22	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–3 4–4 5–4	04:37 – B. Ritchie (R. Murphy, A. Quine) (PP2) 49:15 – B. Ritchie (N. Cousins, A. Quine) (PP) 58:25 – R. Murphy (R. Murray) (PP) 59:09 – M. Scheifele (R. Murray)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	42	Shots	42

Bronze medal game

April 24, 2011 14:30

Russia

6 – 4 (1–1, 4–2, 1–1)

Canada

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 2,024

Game reference
	Andrew D'Agostini	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevski	Referees: Morgan Johansson Daniel Stricker
	N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, A. Yarullin) – 11:36 N. Yakupov (R. Konkov, A. Yarullin) – 27:40 V. Tkachev (N. Yakupov) – 28:24 N. Yakupov (V. Tkachev) (SH) – 30:25 N. Kucherov (M. Grigorenko, A. Yarullin) (PP) – 35:42 N. Yakupov (N. Kucherov, M. Grigorenko) (ENG) – 59:56	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 5–3 5–4 6–4	18:47 – R. Murphy (B. Ritchie, A. Quine) (PP) 23:07 – A. Quine (M. Scheifele, R. Murphy) (PP2) 37:59 – R. Murray (R. Murphy, E. Locke) (PP) 58:20 – B. Ritchie (R. Murphy, N. Cousins)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	42

Final

April 24, 2011 18:30

Sweden

3 – 4 OT (1–1, 2–0, 0–2) ( OT: 0–1 )

United States

Eisstadion Crimmitschau Attendance: 5,007

Game reference
	Niklas Lundström	Goalies	John Gibson	Referees: Devin Klein Teemu Salminen
	F. Forsberg – 03:24 A. Blomkvist (G. Björklund) – 32:21 G. Björklund (W. Karlsson, K. Johansson) – 37:50	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 3–4	19:52 – J. Trouba (C. Murphy, T. Boyd) (PP) 41:20 – C. Murphy (R. Grimaldi, J. Miller) 58:31 – R. Boucher (J. Miller) 66:06 – C. Murphy (R. Russo)
	31 min	Penalties	41 min
	10	Shots	6

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Nikita Kucherov	7	11	10	21	+10	6
Mikhail Grigorenko	7	4	14	18	+10	18
Nail Yakupov	7	6	7	13	+6	6
Joel Armia	6	4	9	13	+2	8
J. T. Miller	6	4	9	13	+8	6
Ryan Murphy	7	4	9	13	+2	2
Albert Yarullin	7	0	11	11	+12	4
Reid Boucher	6	8	2	10	+9	8
Ryan Murray	7	3	7	10	+1	6
Markus Granlund	6	2	8	10	+4	6

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
Andrei Vasilevski	343:30	235	15	2.62	93.62	0
Steffen Søberg	338:46	317	22	3.90	93.06	0
John Gibson	358:52	189	14	2.34	92.59	0
Marvin Cupper	245:00	176	14	3.43	92.05	0
Luca Boltshauser	332:44	198	16	2.89	91.92	0

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 selected by the directorate

• Best Goalkeeper:  John Gibson (USA)
• Best Forward:  Nikita Kucherov (RUS)
• Best Defenseman:  Ryan Murphy (CAN)

Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Team	Players
Canada	Ryan Murray Mark Scheifele Ryan Murphy
Czech Republic	Matěj Machovský David Musil Lukáš Sedlák
Finland	Joel Armia Miikka Salomäki Olli Määttä
Germany	Marvin Cupper Daniel Fischbuch Tobias Rieder
Norway	Steffen Søberg Magnus Hoff Sebastian Weberg
Russia	Albert Yarullin Anton Slepyshev Bogdan Yakimov
Switzerland	Luca Boltshauser Jan Neuenschwander Tanner Richard
Slovakia	Vladimír Dolník Peter Boltun Karol Korím
Sweden	Oscar Klefbom Victor Rask Joachim Nermark
United States	J. T. Miller Robbie Russo John Gibson

Division I

Group A was played in Riga, Latvia between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Maribor, Slovenia between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.^[3]

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Latvia	4	4	0	0	0	21	2	+19	12
Italy	4	3	0	0	1	16	9	+7	9
Kazakhstan	4	1	1	0	2	12	19	–7	5
Hungary	4	1	0	1	2	10	16	–6	4
Great Britain	4	0	0	0	4	12	25	–13	0

promoted to Top Division

relegated to Division II

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	31	10	+21	12
Slovenia	5	4	0	0	1	18	14	+4	12
France	5	2	1	0	2	19	11	+8	8
Belarus	5	2	0	1	2	25	13	+12	7
Poland	5	2	0	0	3	12	20	–8	6
South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	11	48	–37	0

promoted to Top Division

relegated to Division II

Division II

Group A was played in Braşov, Romania between March 19 and March 25, 2011. Group B was played in Donetsk, Ukraine between March 27 and April 2, 2011.

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Austria	5	5	0	0	0	56	3	+53	15
Romania	5	3	1	0	1	26	12	+14	11
Croatia	5	3	0	1	1	28	9	+19	10
Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	33	25	+8	6
Serbia	5	1	0	0	4	6	43	–37	3
New Zealand	5	0	0	0	5	1	58	–57	0

promoted to Division I

relegated to Division III

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Ukraine	5	5	0	0	0	51	7	+44	15
Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	19	11	+8	11
Lithuania	5	3	0	0	2	44	15	+29	9
Spain	5	2	0	1	2	19	21	–2	7
China	5	1	0	0	4	13	47	–34	3
Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	8	53	–45	0

promoted to Division I

relegated to Division III

Division III

Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Mexico City, Mexico between March 13 and March 20, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.^[4]

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	0	29	2	+27	9
Bulgaria	3	2	0	0	1	16	11	+5	6
Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	0	2	12	11	+1	3
Turkey	3	0	0	0	3	4	37	–33	0

Semifinals

April 15, 2011

Australia

12 – 1

Turkey

April 15, 2011

Bulgaria

5 – 6

Chinese Taipei

Third place game

April 17, 2011

Turkey

2 – 4

Bulgaria

Advancement Game

April 24, 2011

Australia

6 – 2

Chinese Taipei

Australia promoted to Division II

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	Pts
Iceland	4	3	1	0	0	52	5	+47	11
Mexico	4	3	0	1	0	30	8	+22	10
South Africa	4	2	0	0	2	19	25	–6	6
Israel	4	1	0	0	3	17	24	–7	3
Ireland	4	0	0	0	4	3	59	–56	0

promoted to Division II

 Iceland is promoted to the Division II for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.

See also

• 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

References

1. "2011 IIHF Championship Program" (Press release). IIHF. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
2. "The best things in life are three". iihf.com. 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
3. "Japan withdraws from events". IIHF. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
4. IIHF (2011-03-31). "Mongolia cancels trips". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

• IIHF