2011 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: United States

The 14th Ice Hockey World Championships for women of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2011 . Between February 1 and April 25, 2011, a total of 34 national teams took part in the six tournaments of the top division and divisions I to V.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Zurich Winterthur	Apr 16, 2011 - Apr 25, 2011	8th	28,437	21st	1,354
Division I.	Ravensburg	Apr 11, 2011 - Apr 17, 2011	5	8,600	10	860
Division II	Caen	0Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 10, 2011	5	9,755	10	975
Division III	Newcastle	0Feb 1, 2011 - Feb 6, 2011 0	6th	2,693	15th	179
Division IV	Reykjavík	27 Mar 2011 - Apr 1, 2011 0	5	3,987	10	398
Division V	Sofia	14 Mar 2011 - March 19 2011	5	5,344	10	534

Participants, venues and periods

The top division and divisions I and II were divided according to the results of the 2009 World Cup. Because of the reduction in the number of participants in the top division from nine to eight, there were two relegated teams and one promoted team. There was no promoter to Division II.

Divisions III and IV were divided according to the results of their last edition in 2008 . The newcomers were deleted. Estonia , qualified for Division IV, withdrew its team. Division V was formed from the last of Division IV in 2008 (Turkey) and four new teams.  

• Top division: April 16-25, 2011 in Winterthur and Zurich , Switzerland

Participants: Finland , Canada , Kazakhstan , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia (promoted) , USA (defending champion)         

• Division I: April 11-17, 2011 in Ravensburg , Germany

Participants: People's Republic of China (relegated) , Germany , Japan (relegated) , Latvia (promoted) , Norway , Austria         

• Division II: April 4-10, 2011 in Caen , France

Participants: Denmark , France (relegated) , Great Britain , Italy , North Korea , Czech Republic (relegated)       

• Division III: February 1-6, 2011 in Newcastle , Australia

Participants: Australia (relegated 2008) , Belgium , Croatia , the Netherlands (relegated 2009) , Slovenia , Hungary        

• Division IV: March 27 to April 1, 2011 in Reykjavík , Iceland

Participants: Iceland , New Zealand , Romania , South Africa , South Korea (relegated 2008)     

• Division V: March 14-19, 2011 in Sofia , Bulgaria

Participants: Bulgaria (newcomer) , Ireland (newcomer) , Poland (newcomer) , Spain (newcomer) , Turkey (relegated 2008)         

Top division

2011 Women's World Cup
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Kazakhstan
Venue (s)	Zurich & Winterthur , Switzerland
opening	April 16, 2011
Endgame	April 25, 2011
spectator	28,437 (1,354 per game)
Gates	129 (6.14 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Noora Räty
Best defender	Meaghan Mikkelson
Best striker	Monique Lamoureux-Kolls
Most valuable player	Zuzana Tomčíková
Top scorer	Hilary Knight (14 points)

The top division women's world championship took place from April 16 to 25, 2011 in Switzerland. Eight national teams took part, playing in two groups of four teams each.

Group A	Group B
United States	Canada
Sweden	Finland
Russia	Kazakhstan
Slovakia	Switzerland

organization

The Women's World Cup in the top division was organized by an organizing committee chaired by Fredy Weisser, who is also a member of the board of directors of the Swiss ice hockey club ZSC Lions . Roger Meier, former trainer of the EHC Winterthur , was responsible in Winterthur . Overall, the committee had a budget of 1.5 million Swiss francs , 160,000 francs are from the IIHF, and the cities of Zurich and Winterthur also provided the infrastructure free of charge or made a smaller financial contribution. The biggest cost of the World Cup was the accommodation and catering for the teams and officials, which devoured around 500,000 francs. A total of 140 volunteers worked on the implementation of the tournament .

mode

After the group matches in the preliminary round, the two group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals. The runners-up and thirds in the group each play a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The fourth of the group games contest a best-of-three round for seventh place and relegation to Division I.

Venues

Zurich	Zurich Winterthur World Championship venues	Winterthur
Hallenstadion Capacity: 13,000		Ice rink Deutweg Capacity: 2,900

Preliminary round

Group A

April 17, 2011 12:00 p.m. (local time)

USA K. Coyne (23:50) J. Pucci (28:18) H. Knight (40:11) M. Duggan (40:19) B. Decker (47:27)

5: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Slovakia

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 585

April 17, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Sweden E. Holst (4:56) E. Holmlöv (7:24) R. Stenberg (8:45) T. Enström (21:38) E. Grahm (40:18) F. Nevalainen (45:53) A. Borgqvist (58:46)

7: 1 (3: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Russia A. Wafina (15:06)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 520

April 18, 2011 12:00 p.m.

Sweden F. Nevalainen (5:53) P. Winberg (38:34) E. Grahm (53:39)

3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Slovakia

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 829

April 18, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Russia J. Lebedeva (39:59)

1:13 (0: 5, 1: 3, 0: 5) game report

USA H. Knight (7:03) A. Schleper (9:25) J. Chu (10:42) A. Ruggiero (12:42) M. Duggan (15:21) C. Cahow (26:20) H. Knight (31:33) B. Decker (31:56) H. Knight (46:41) K. Stack (48:07) K. Coyne (50:35) K. Bellamy (51:55) A. Ruggiero (55:40)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 535

April 20, 2011 2:00 p.m.

Slovakia J. Kapustová (57:24)

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 3) game report

Russia T. Burina (19:54) J. Smolenzewa (43:58) T. Burina (47:11) A. Wafina (56:38)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 257

April 20, 2011 8:00 p.m.

USA K. Stack (5:02) J. Schoullis (8:48) M. Lamoureux-Kolls (11:30) J. Potter (19:54) M. Duggan (23:34) J. Schoullis (27:09 ) K. Coyne (31:00) J. Lamoureux (33:10) M. Duggan (39:10)

9: 1 (4: 0, 5: 0, 0: 1) game report

Sweden E. Grahm (43:28)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 748

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	0	27: 02	9
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	11:10	6th
3.	Russia	3	1	0	0	2	06:21	3
4th	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	01:12	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Group B

April 16, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Finland P. Lund (4:20) A. Rajahuhta (9:33) K. Rantamäki (24:01) S. Tapani (39:15) M. Karvinen (48:31)

5: 3 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2) game report

Kazakhstan N. Jakowtschuk (6:22) N. Jakowtschuk (40:48) S. Tuchtjewa (49:44)

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 634

April 16, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Canada C. Piper (10:42) H. Irwin (16:02) H. Wickenheiser (18:33) M. Mikkelson (23:01) G. Apps (26:33) R. Johnston (29:04) M .-P. Poulin (34:30) J. Wakefield (34:44) C. Piper (41:57) J. Hefford (42:40) C. Piper (54:29) T. Bonhomme (59:33)

12: 0 (3: 0, 5: 0, 4: 0) game report

Switzerland

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 2,900

April 17, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

0: 7 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report

Canada C. Ouellette (9:22) H. Wickenheiser (12:05) M.-P. Poulin (20:55) M. Mikkelson (27:33) M. Mikkelson (39:46) H. Irwin (43:42) N. Spooner (52:01)

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 411

April 17, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Finland T. Niskanen (5:51)

1: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Switzerland N. Bullo (38:50) S. Marty (61:50)

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 2,117

April 19, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Canada R. Johnston (12:46) J. Hefford (59:34)

2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Finland

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 614

April 19, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland S. Thalmann (4:49) J. Marty (6:37) D. Leimgruber (18:14) D. Leimgruber (32:31) S. Benz (46:46) C. Meier (57:06)

6: 1 (3: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report

Kazakhstan N. Yakovchuk (42:02)

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 2,436

Meaghan Mikkelson (left) and Kathrin Lehmann (right) in the preliminary round between Canada and Switzerland

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	21: 00	9
2.	Switzerland	3	1	1	0	1	08:14	5
3.	Finland	3	1	0	1	1	06: 07	4th
4th	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	0	3	04:18	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round will be played in the " best-of-three " mode. Here the fourth placed in group A and fourth in group B meet. The team that can win two of a maximum of three games remains in the World Cup group, the loser is relegated to Division I.

April 22, 2011 8:00 p.m. (local time)

Slovakia A. Džurňáková (47:59)

1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0

Kazakhstan

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 127

April 24, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan G. Shu (10:46)

1: 2 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2

Slovakia I. Karafiátová (53:55) M. Veličková (PS)

Deutweg ice rink, Winterthur Spectators: 113

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

United States

5

B2

Switzerland

4th

A3

Russia

1

A3

Russia

5

A1

United States

3

B1

Canada

2

B1

Canada

4th

A2

Sweden

1

B3

Finland

1

3rd place match

B3

Finland

5

B3

Finland

3

A3

Russia

2

Play for 5th place

A2

Sweden

3

B2

Switzerland

2

Quarter finals

April 22, 2011 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Sweden E. Holst (43:43)

1: 5 (0: 3, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Finland M. Karvinen (1:42) M. Karvinen (6:23) A. Rajahuhta (13:08) K. Rantamäki (37:44) K. Rantamäki (56:23)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 931

April 22, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland D. Leimgruber (0:35) S. Benz (25:50) S. Benz (33:33) S. Marty (59:17)

4: 5 n.V. (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 4, 0: 1) game report

Russia J. Smolenzewa (47:49) O. Permjakowa (50:47) A. Kapustina (52:01) O. Sossina (54:21) T. Burina (62:58)

Hallenstadion, Zurich Spectators: 4,123

Play for 5th place

April 24, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Sweden E. Eliasson (5:04) T. Enström (8:22) E. Holmlöv (PS)

3: 2 n.P. (2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Switzerland A. Stiefel (10:36) N. Bullo (17:04)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 2,043

Semifinals

April 23, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Canada R. Johnston (10:17) M.-P. Poulin (19:04) J. Hefford (40:43) H. Wickenheiser (48:18)

4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Finland M. Karvinen (11:43)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 912

April 23, 2011 8:00 p.m.

USA M. Lamoureux-Kolls (11:31) K. Coyne (12:05) J. Lamoureux (24:08) B. Decker (26:59) B. Decker (52:18)

5: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Russia I. Gavrilova (3:21)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 821

3rd place match

April 25, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Finland M. Tuominen (14:15) M. Tuominen (21:18) K. Rantamäki (62:49)

3: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) game report

Russia I. Djubanok (49:54) M. Sergina (52:30)

Hallenstadion, Zurich spectators: 2,463

final

April 25, 2011 8:00 p.m.

USA J. Lamoureux (16:56) J. Potter (32:05) H. Knight (67:48)

3: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Canada G. Apps (19:52) R. Johnston (56:04)

Hallenstadion, Zurich Spectators: 4,318

statistics

Best scorers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Hilary Knight	United States	5	5	9	14th	+11	2
Brianna Decker	United States	5	4th	7th	11	+10	8th
Michelle Karvinen	Finland	6th	4th	4th	8th	+2	8th
Erika Holst	Sweden	5	2	6th	8th	−2	2
Meghan Duggan	United States	5	4th	3	7th	+5	2
Monique Lamoureux-Kolls	United States	3	3	5	7th	+3	6th
Julie Chu	United States	5	2	6th	7th	+6	0
Kendall Coyne	United States	5	4th	2	6th	+9	0
Rebecca Johnston	Canada	5	4th	2	6th	+5	0
Karoliina Rantamäki	Finland	6th	4th	2	6th	+1	4th

Best goalkeepers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Noora Räty	Finland	5	304: 05	10	0	95.71	1.97
Shannon Szabados	Canada	2	127: 48	3	1	95.31	1.41
Jessie cousin	United States	3	187: 48	4th	0	95.24	1.28
Zuzana Tomčíková	Slovakia	5	305: 00	13	1	94.80	2.56
Kim Martin	Sweden	4th	208: 28	6th	1	93.02	1.73

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Finland
4th	Russia
5	Sweden
6th	Switzerland
7th	Slovakia
8th	Kazakhstan

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Kacey Bellamy , Caitlin Cahow , Julie Chu , Kendall Coyne , Brianna Decker , Meghan Duggan , Molly Engstrom , Hilary Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux , Monique Lamoureux-Kolls , Gigi Marvin , Brianne McLaughlin , Jenny Potter , Josephine Pucci , Angela Ruggiero , Molly Schaus , Anne Schleper , Jen Schoullis , Kelli Stack , Kelley Steadman , Jessie Vetter Coaching staff : Katey Stone , Hilary Witt , Mark Hudak

Silver Canada

Meghan Agosta , Gillian Apps , Tessa Bonhomme , Jayna Hefford , Haley Irwin , Rebecca Johnston , Charline Labonté , Jocelyne Larocque , Meaghan Mikkelson , Caroline Ouellette , Cherie Piper , Marie-Philip Poulin , Bobbi-Jo Slusar , Natalie Spooner , Kim St-Pierre , Shannon Szabados , Sarah Vaillancourt , Jennifer Wakefield , Catherine Ward , Tara Watchorn , Hayley Wickenheiser Coaching staff : Ryan Walter , Lisa Jordan , Dan Church

Bronze Finland

Essi Hallvar , Maija Hassinen , Anne Helin , Jenni Hiirikoski , Mira Huhta , Mira Jalosuo , Michelle Karvinen , Rosa Lindstedt , Pia Lund , Niina Makinen , Terhi Mertanen , Tanja Niskanen , Annina Rajahuhta , Karoliina Rantamäki , Noora Raty , Tiina Saarimaki , Susanna Tapani , Anne Tuomanen , Minnamari Tuominen , Anna Vanhatalo , Tea Villila Coaching staff : Pekka Hamalainen , Jari Risku , Petteri Kilpivaara

Relegated to Division IA:	Kazakhstan
Promoted to the top division:	Germany

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Noora Räty	Finland
Best defender	Meaghan Mikkelson	Canada
Best striker	Monique Lamoureux-Kolls	United States
Most valuable player	Zuzana Tomčíková	Slovakia

All-Star Team

Attack:	Hilary Knight - Michelle Karvinen - Hayley Wickenheiser
Defense:	Meaghan Mikkelson - Caitlin Cahow
Goal:	Zuzana Tomčíková

Division I.

2011 Women's World Cup in Division I.
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Germany
Relegated	People's Republic of China
Venue (s)	Ravensburg , Germany
opening	April 11, 2011
Final day	April 17, 2011
spectator	8,600 (860 per game)
Gates	44 (4.40 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Lolita Andriševska
Best defender	Susann Götz
Best striker	Line Bialik
Top scorer	Line Bialik (7 points)

The Division I games took place from April 11 to 17, 2011 in Ravensburg , Germany . The game was played in the ice rink in Ravensburg , which has space for 3,300 spectators.

Japan canceled participation in Division I due to the Tōhoku earthquake and its immediate aftermath. The games were not counted and Japan remained in Division I.

venue

Ravensburg , Germany

Ravensburg World championship venue

Venue

Ice rink Ravensburg Capacity: 3,300

Exterior view of the Ravensburg ice rink

April 11, 2011 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Norway

7: 3 (3: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2) game report

People's Republic of China

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 250

April 11, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Austria

0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Germany

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 1,600

April 13, 2011 4:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

4: 3 (2: 3, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Austria

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 450

April 13, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Germany

2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Latvia

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 1,100

April 14, 2011 4:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 3 (0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0) match report

Latvia

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 350

April 14, 2011 7:30 p.m.

Norway

3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report

Austria

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 400

April 16, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Latvia

0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Norway

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 400

April 16, 2011 7:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2) game report

Germany

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 1,600

April 17, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Austria

2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Latvia

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 450

April 17, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Germany

3: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 1) game report

Norway

Ice rink, Ravensburg spectators: 2,000

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	4th	4th	0	0	0	12: 02	12
2.	Norway	4th	3	0	0	1	13: 07	9
3.	Latvia	4th	1	0	0	3	05: 07	3
4th	Austria	4th	1	0	0	3	06:12	3
5.	People's Republic of China	4th	1	0	0	3	08:16	3
6th	Japan	-	-	-	-	-	0-: 0-	-

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division II

Division I winning team

Division I promoted Germany

Manuela Anwander , Monika Bittner , Franziska Busch , Marie Delarbre , Tanja Eisenschmid , Bettina Evers , Susanne Fellner , Susann Götz , Jessica Hammerl , Viona Harrer , Jacqueline Janzen , Nina Kamenik , Sophie Kratzer , Andrea Lanzl , Ronja Richter , Britta Schröder , Ivonne Schröder , Sara Seiler , Sarah Weyand , Julia Zorn Head coach: Peter Kathan senior    Assistant coach: Benjamin Hinterstocker

Ascent and descent

Division I became Division I Group A in 2012.

Relegated to Division IA:	Kazakhstan
Promoted to the top division:	Germany
Relegated to Division IB:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IA:	Czech Republic

Division II

2011 World Cup for Women Division II
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Czech Republic
Relegated	North Korea
Venue (s)	Caen , France
opening	April 4, 2011
Final day	April 10, 2011
spectator	9,755 (975 per game)
Gates	49 (4.90 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Caroline Baldin
Best defender	Kateřina Flachsová
Best striker	Josefine Jakobsen
Top scorer	Nikola Tomigová (8 points)

The Division II tournament was held from April 4th to 10th 2011 in Caen , France . The game was played in the Patinoire de Caen la mer , which can seat 1,499 spectators. North Korea decided not to participate in Division II for financial reasons. All games were rated with three points and 5-0 goals for the respective opponent.

venue

Caen , France

Caen World championship venue

Venue

Patinoire de Caen la mer Capacity: 1,499

Exterior view of the Patinoire de Caen la Mer

April 4, 2011 1:30 p.m. (local time)

Denmark

8: 1 (3: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report

Great Britain

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: 1,353

April 4, 2011 5:00 p.m.

North Korea

0: 5 (rating)

Czech Republic

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: -

April 4, 2011 8:30 p.m.

France

1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Italy

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 922

April 5, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: 1,269

April 5, 2011 5:00 p.m.

France

5: 0 (rating)

North Korea

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: -

April 5, 2011 8:30 p.m.

Italy

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report

Denmark

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 486

April 7, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Italy

1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Czech Republic

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 1,199

April 7, 2011 5:00 p.m.

North Korea

0: 5 (rating)

Great Britain

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: -

April 7, 2011 8:30 p.m.

France

3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report

Denmark

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: 1,250

April 9, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Italy

5: 0 (rating)

North Korea

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: -

April 9, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Denmark

0: 7 (0: 3, 0: 3, 0: 1) game report

Czech Republic

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 326

April 9, 2011 8:30 p.m.

Great Britain

1: 4 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 3) game report

France

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 1,181

April 10, 2011 1:30 p.m.

North Korea

0: 5 (rating)

Denmark

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: -

April 10, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Great Britain

2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 3) game report

Italy

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen Spectators: 406

April 10, 2011 8:30 p.m.

Czech Republic

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

France

Patinoire de Caen la mer, Caen spectators: 1,363

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	23: 02	15th
2.	France	5	4th	0	0	1	13: 05	12
3.	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	17:12	9
4th	Italy	5	2	0	0	3	11: 09	6th
5.	Great Britain	5	1	0	0	4th	10:21	3
6th	North Korea	5	0	0	0	5	00:25	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I , relegated to Division III

Ascent and descent

Division II became Division I Group B in 2012.

Relegated to Division IB:	People's Republic of China
Promoted to Division IA:	Czech Republic
Relegated to Division IIA:	North Korea (no show)
Promoted to Division IB:	Netherlands

Division III

2011 Women's World Cup in Division III
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Netherlands
Relegated	Belgium
Venue (s)	Newcastle , Australia
opening	February 1, 2011
Final day	February 6, 2011
spectator	2,693 (179 per game)
Gates	109 (7.27 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Claudia van Leeuwen
Best defender	Kitti Trencsényi
Best striker	Natasha Farrier
Top scorer	Fanni Gasparics (13 points)

The Division III games took place from February 1 to 6, 2011 in the Australian city ​​of Newcastle . All games were played in the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium , which offers around 900 seats.

venue

Newcastle , Australia

Newcastle World championship venue

Venue

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Capacity: 900

February 1, 2011 1:00 p.m. (local time)

February 1, 2011 3:00 a.m. (CET)

Hungary

12: 1 (7: 1, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Croatia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 35

February 1, 2011 4:30 p.m.

February 1, 2011 6:30 am

Slovenia

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 50

February 1, 2011 8:00 p.m.

February 1, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Australia

7: 1 (1: 1, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Belgium

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 250

February 2, 2011 1:00 p.m.

February 2, 2011 3:00 am

Netherlands

9: 0 (1: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) game report

Croatia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 50

February 2, 2011 4:30 p.m.

February 2, 2011 6:30 am

Belgium

1: 9 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 7) match report

Hungary

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 40

February 2, 2011 8:00 p.m.

February 2, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Australia

7: 4 (2: 1, 3: 2, 2: 1) game report

Slovenia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 250

February 3, 2011 1:00 p.m.

February 3, 2011 3:00 am

Netherlands

13: 0 (2: 0, 7: 0, 4: 0) game report

Belgium

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 60

February 3, 2011 4:30 p.m.

February 3, 2011 6:30 am

Slovenia

3: 1 (3: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Croatia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 55

February 3, 2011 8:00 p.m.

February 3, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Australia

1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Hungary

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 350

February 5, 2011 1:00 p.m.

February 5, 2011 3:00 am

Belgium

1: 9 (0: 3, 1: 3, 0: 3) match report

Slovenia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 100

February 5, 2011 4:30 p.m.

February 5, 2011 6:30 am

Hungary

2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 4) game report

Netherlands

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 136

February 5, 2011 8:00 p.m.

February 5, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Croatia

1: 5 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Australia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 523

February 6, 2011 1:00 p.m.

February 6, 2011 3:00 am

Slovenia

3: 4 a.d. (1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Hungary

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 104

February 6, 2011 4:30 p.m.

February 6, 2011 6:30 am

Croatia

2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Belgium

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 103

February 6, 2011 8:00 p.m.

February 6, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Netherlands

3: 2 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Australia

Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, Newcastle Spectators: 587

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Netherlands	5	4th	1	0	0	33: 04	14th
2.	Australia	5	4th	0	1	0	22: 09	13
3.	Hungary	5	2	1	0	2	27:11	8th
4th	Slovenia	5	2	0	1	2	19:16	7th
5.	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4th	05:29	3
6th	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	03:40	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II , relegated to Division IV

Ascent and descent

Division III became Division II Group A in 2012.

Relegated to Division IIA:	North Korea (no show)
Promoted to Division IB:	Netherlands
Relegated to Division IIB:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIA:	New Zealand

Division IV

2011 Women's World Cup in Division IV
Number of nations	5
Climbers	New Zealand
Relegated	South Africa
Venue (s)	Reykjavík , Iceland
opening	March 27, 2011
Final day	April 1, 2011
spectator	3,987 (398 per game)
Gates	58 (5.80 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Shin so-young
Best defender	Anna Ágústsdóttir
Best striker	Emma Gray
Top scorer	Emma Gray (11 points)

From March 27 to April 1, 2011, the Division IV tournament was held in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík . All games took place in the Skautahöllin í Laugardal with 1,500 seats.

According to the results of the last division IV at the 2008 World Championships , Estonia would also have taken part in this year's Division IV and was initially registered for it. Ultimately, the Baltic women did not compete, but there was no official notification from the IIHF to give up.

venue

Reykjavík , Iceland

Reykjavík World championship venue

Venue

Skautahöllin í Laugardal Capacity: 1,500

Interior view of the hall

March 27, 2011 6:30 p.m. (local time)

South Africa

0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 3) game report

South Korea

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 175

March 27, 2011 10:00 p.m.

New Zealand

3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Iceland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 822

March 28, 2011 6:30 p.m.

Romania

3: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

South Africa

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 184

March 29, 2011 6:30 p.m.

South Korea

1: 3 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) match report

New Zealand

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 193

March 29, 2011 10:00 p.m.

Iceland

3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2) game report

Romania

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 576

March 30, 2011 10:00 p.m.

South Africa

1: 5 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report

Iceland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 718

March 31, 2011 6:30 p.m.

New Zealand

7: 2 (2: 1, 2: 0, 3: 1) game report

South Africa

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 150

March 31, 2011 10:00 p.m.

South Korea

4: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report

Romania

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 157

April 1, 2011 6:30 p.m.

Romania

2: 7 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 2) match report

New Zealand

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 102

April 1, 2011 10:00 p.m.

Iceland

1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report

South Korea

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 910

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	New Zealand	4th	4th	0	0	0	20: 06	12
2.	South Korea	4th	3	0	0	1	15: 06	9
3.	Iceland	4th	2	0	0	2	10:10	6th
4th	Romania	4th	1	0	0	3	09:15	3
5.	South Africa	4th	0	0	0	4th	04:21	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division III

Ascent and descent

Division IV became Division II Group B in 2012.

Relegated to Division IIB:	Belgium
Promoted to Division IIA:	New Zealand
Promoted to Division IIB:	Poland, Spain

South Africa remained in Division IIB after several withdrawals.

Division V

2011 Women's World Cup in Division V.
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Poland
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 14, 2011
Final day	March 19, 2011
spectator	5,344 (534 per game)
Gates	102 (10.20 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Kamelia Ivanova
Best defender	Vanesa Abrisqueta
Best striker	Karolina Późniewska
Top scorer	Magdalena Szynal (20 points)

The Division V games took place from March 14th to 19th in Sofia , Bulgaria . The venue was the Sofia Winter Sports Palace , which has a capacity of 4,600 seats.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

March 14, 2011 1:30 p.m. (local time)

Poland

23: 0 (7: 0, 9: 0, 7: 0) game report

Ireland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 125

March 14, 2011 5:30 p.m.

Bulgaria

2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,200

March 15, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Turkey

0: 7 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 5) game report

Spain

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 42

March 15, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Poland

19: 0 (5: 0, 8: 0, 6: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 542

March 16, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Ireland

0: 3 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 45

March 16, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

0: 7 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report

Spain

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,150

March 18, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Spain

4: 5 n.V. (3: 1, 1: 3, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Poland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 325

March 18, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Ireland

0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 1,250

March 19, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Spain

14: 0 (8: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Ireland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 125

March 19, 2011 5:00 p.m.

Turkey

0:14 (0: 4, 0: 5, 0: 5) game report

Poland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 540

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Poland	4th	3	1	0	0	61: 04	11
2.	Spain	4th	3	0	1	0	32: 05	10
3.	Bulgaria	4th	2	0	0	2	05:27	6th
4th	Turkey	4th	1	0	0	3	04:23	3
5.	Ireland	4th	0	0	0	4th	00:43	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, OTS = wins after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IV

Ascent and descent

Division V should qualify for Group B of Division II in 2012. After several withdrawals, the tournament was canceled.

Promoted to Division IIA:

Poland, Spain

See also

• 2011 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2011
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2011 for the U20 Juniors
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2011 for the U18 juniors

Web links

Commons : Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2011  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Overview of the tournaments 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 IIHF World Women's Championship - Schedule
2. ↑ Der Landbote from April 15, 2011, page 35, article “Women's World Cup: ticket income marginal”.
3. ^ Directorate Awards. (PDF; 62 kB) IIHF, April 25, 2011, accessed on April 26, 2011 (English). 
4. ↑ All-Star Team. (PDF; 63 kB) IIHF, April 25, 2011, accessed on April 26, 2011 (English). 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} 2011 IIHF World Championships
6. ^ Japan withdraws from events. IIHF , March 29, 2011, archived from the original on October 19, 2012 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 (English). 
7. ^ Withdrawals from Division II. IIHF , March 28, 2011, archived from the original on January 14, 2014 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 (English). 
8. ↑ 2011 IIHF WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Div. V, Sofia, Bulgaria