Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2011

	U18 Junior World Championship
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	Winner: USA

The 13th ice hockey world championships of the U18 juniors of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF are the ice hockey world championships of 2011 in the age group of under-eighteen year olds (U18). Between March 19 and April 24, 2011, a total of 42 national teams took part in the seven tournaments of the top division and divisions I to III.

The world champions became the sixth time the United States team , which, like last year , beat Sweden 4-3 after extra time in the final . The German team was able to finish the tournament in sixth place after being promoted again last year, while Switzerland took seventh place in the top division. Austria was sovereign first in Group A of Division II and thus rose back to Division I.

Overview U18 Junior World Championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Crimmitschau Dresden	Apr 14, 2011 - Apr 24, 2011	10	47,289	31	1,525
Division IA	Riga	Apr 11, 2011 - Apr 17, 2011	5	8,639	10	863
Division IB	Maribor	Apr 10, 2011 - Apr 16, 2011	6th	6,552	15th	436
Division II A	Brașov	19 Mar 2011 - Mar 25 2011	6th	1,800	15th	120
Division II B	Donetsk	27 Mar 2011 - Apr 2, 2011 0	6th	28,138	15th	1,875
Division III A	Taipei	Apr 11, 2011 - Apr 17, 2011	4th	3,730	10	373
Division III B	Naucalpan de Juarez	13 Mar 2011 - March 19 2011	5	4,810	10	481

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 14th to 24th, 2011 in Crimmitschau and Dresden , Germany

  Participants: Germany (promoted) , Finland, Canada, Norway (promoted) , Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, USA (defending champion)

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 11-17, 2011 in Riga , Latvia

    Participants: Great Britain, Italy (promoted) , Kazakhstan, Latvia (relegated) , Hungary

  • Group B: April 10-16, 2011 in Maribor , Slovenia

    Participants: Denmark, France, Poland, Slovenia (promoted) , South Korea, Belarus (relegated)

• Division II
  • Group A: March 19-25 , 2011 in Brașov , Romania

    Participants: Estonia, Croatia, New Zealand (promoted) , Austria (relegated) , Romania, Serbia

  • Group B: March 27 to April 2, 2011 in Donetsk , Ukraine

    Participants: Belgium, People's Republic of China (promoted) , Lithuania (relegated) , Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine

• Division III
  • Group A: April 11-17, 2011 in Taipei , Republic of China (Taiwan)

    Participants: Australia (relegated) , Bulgaria, Republic of China (Taiwan), Turkey

  • Group B: March 13-19, 2011 in Naucalpan de Juárez , Mexico

    Participants: Ireland, Iceland (relegated) , Israel, Mexico, South Africa

Japan canceled participation in Group A of Division I due to the Tōhoku earthquake and its immediate aftermath. The Mongolia withdrew their team due to financial difficulties and lack of equipment from the tournament Group A Division III back.

Top division

World Cup 2011 of the U18 Juniors
Number of nations	10
World Champion	United States
silver	Sweden
bronze	Russia
Relegated	Norway Slovakia
Venue (s)	Crimmitschau & Dresden , Germany
opening	April 14, 2011
Endgame	April 24, 2011
spectator	47,289 (1,525 per game)
Gates	216 (6.97 per game)
Best goalkeeper	John Gibson
Best defender	Ryan Murphy
Best striker	Nikita Kucherov
Top scorer	Nikita Kutscherow (21 punkre)

The U18 world championship of the top division was held from April 14th to 24th 2011 in Germany . The games took place in the Saxon cities of Crimmitschau and Dresden .

Ten national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two groups of five teams each.

Group A	Group B
United States	Sweden
Russia	Finland
Switzerland	Czech Republic
Slovakia	Canada
Germany	Norway

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 and fifth of the group games contest - if the result of the direct encounter from the preliminary round is taken with them - the relegation round and determine two relegated to Division I.

Venues

Crimmitschau	Crimmitschau Dresden World Championship venues	Dresden
Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark Capacity: 5,222		EnergieVerbund Arena Capacity: 4,127

Preliminary round

Group A

April 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Russia	8: 2 (3: 0, 2: 1, 3: 1)	Slovakia	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 1,590
April 14, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)	United States	Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 356
April 15, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Slovakia	1: 8 (0: 2, 0: 4, 1: 2)	United States	Ice rink in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 800
April 15, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Switzerland	1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)	Germany	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 3,053
April 16, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Germany	4: 5 n.P. (0: 3, 3: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Russia	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 4,060
April 17, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 3 (1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1)	Switzerland	Art ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 624
April 17, 2011 7:30 p.m.	United States	4: 3 (2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2)	Russia	Art ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 2,216
April 18, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Germany	0: 4 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 0)	Slovakia	Ice rink in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 2,037
April 19, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Russia	8: 3 (4: 0, 3: 2, 1: 1)	Switzerland	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 1,010
April 19, 2011 7:30 p.m.	United States	7: 3 (2: 0, 4: 2, 1: 1)	Germany	Art ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 3,743

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	4th	4th	0	0	0	21: 08	12
2.	Russia	4th	2	1	0	1	24:13	8th
3.	Germany	4th	1	0	1	2	11:17	4th
4th	Switzerland	4th	1	0	0	3	08:16	3
5.	Slovakia	4th	1	0	0	3	09:19	3

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 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Finland	5: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0)	Norway	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 276
April 14, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Czech Republic	2: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)	Sweden	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 1,548
April 15, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Norway	2:10 (1: 1, 0: 3, 1: 6)	Sweden	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 533
April 15, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Czech Republic	0: 5 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 2)	Canada	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 2,027
April 16, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Canada	5: 4 (1: 0, 1: 2, 3: 2)	Finland	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 1,625
April 17, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Norway	2: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)	Czech Republic	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 878
April 17, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Sweden	5: 2 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 1)	Finland	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 1,114
April 18, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Canada	5: 0 (3: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Norway	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 638
April 19, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Finland	5: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 4: 1)	Czech Republic	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 1,048
April 19, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Sweden	4: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 4: 1)	Canada	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 2,098

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	4th	3	0	0	1	20: 08	9
2.	Canada	4th	3	0	0	1	17: 08	9
3.	Finland	4th	2	0	0	2	16:15	6th
4th	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	0	2	08:13	6th
5.	Norway	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:23	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

April 21, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Switzerland	4: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)	Norway	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 328
April 21, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Czech Republic	4: 3 (1: 2, 1: 1, 2: 0)	Slovakia	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 728
April 23, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Slovakia	2: 6 (2: 1, 0: 3, 0: 2)	Norway	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 255
April 23, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Switzerland	4: 2 (2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)	Czech Republic	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden Spectators: 535

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	11: 05	9
2.	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	09: 09	6th
3.	Norway	3	1	0	0	2	09: 09	3
4th	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	07:13	0

Note: The preliminary round matches Slovakia - Switzerland (2: 3) and Norway - Czech Republic (2: 3) are included in the table.
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: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

B1

Sweden

3

A2

Russia

5

A2

Russia

1

B3

Finland

2

A1

United States

4th

B1

Sweden

3

A1

United States

5

B2

Canada

4th

B2

Canada

4th

3rd place match

A3

Germany

3

B2

Canada

4th

A2

Russia

6th

Play for 5th place

B3

Finland

6th

A3

Germany

0

Quarter finals

April 21, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Russia	5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1)	Finland	Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 694
April 21, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Canada	4: 3 (1: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1)	Germany	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 3,150

Play for 5th place

April 23, 2011 10:30 am

Finland

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

Germany

Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 915

Semifinals

April 23, 2011 2:30 p.m.	Sweden	3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)	Russia	Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 1,003
April 23, 2011 6:30 p.m.	United States	5: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 3, 1: 0)	Canada	Artificial ice stadium in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 1,376

3rd place match

April 24, 2011 2:30 p.m.

Canada

4: 6 (1: 1, 2: 4, 1: 1)

Russia

Ice rink in the Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 2,024

final

April 24, 2011 6:30 p.m.

United States

4: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Sweden

Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark, Crimmitschau Spectators: 5,007

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Nikita Kucherov	Russia	7th	11	10	21st	+10	6th
Mikhail Grigorenko	Russia	7th	4th	14th	18th	+10	18th
Nail Yakupov	Russia	7th	6th	7th	13	+6	6th
Joel Armia	Finland	6th	4th	9	13	+2	8th
Ryan Murphy	Canada	7th	4th	9	13	+2	2
JT Miller	United States	6th	4th	8th	12	+8	6th
Albert Jarullin	Russia	7th	0	11	11	+12	4th
Reid Boucher	United States	6th	8th	2	10	+9	8th
Ryan Murray	Canada	7th	3	7th	10	+1	6th
Markus Granlund	Finland	6th	2	8th	10	+4	6th

Best goalkeeper

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	T	SO	Sv%	GTS
Andrei Wassilewski	Russia	6th	343: 30	15th	0	93.62	2.62
Steffen Søberg	Norway	6th	338: 46	22nd	0	93.06	3.90
John Gibson	United States	6th	358: 52	14th	0	92.59	2.34
Marvin Cüpper	Germany	4th	245: 00	14th	0	92.05	3.43
Luca Boltshauser	Switzerland	6th	332: 44	16	0	91.92	2.89
Malcolm Subban	Canada	5	302: 31	15th	1	91.28	2.98
Niklas Lundström	Sweden	6th	364: 43	13	0	91.10	2.14
Matěj Machovský	Czech Republic	5	300: 00	16	0	89.68	3.20
Samu Perhonen	Finland	4th	238: 41	14th	0	87.50	3.52
Patrik Rybár	Slovakia	6th	292: 22	20th	1	86.30	4.10

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Sweden
3	Russia
4th	Canada
5	Finland
6th	Germany
7th	Switzerland
8th	Czech Republic
9	Norway
10	Slovakia

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion United States

Cole Bardreau , Tyler Biggs , Reid Boucher , Travis Boyd , Dan Carlson , John Gibson , Rocco Grimaldi , Ryan Haggerty , Seth Jones , Barrett Kaib , Nick Kerdiles , Zach Larraza , Jake McCabe , Matt McNeely , JT Miller , Connor Murphy , Michael Paliotta , Blake Pietila , Adam Reid , Robbie Russo , Henrik Samuelsson , Jacob Trouba Trainers: Ron Rolston

silver Sweden

Viktor Arvidsson , Rasmus Bengtsson , Gustav Björklund , Albin Blomkvist , Ludwig Blomstrand , Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall , Jonas Brodin , Filip Forsberg , Linus Fröberg , Karl Johansson , William Karlsson , Oscar Klefbom , Joel Lassinantti , David Lillieström Karlsson , Emil Lundberg , Niklas Lundström , Joachim Nermark , Tom Nilsson , Victor Rask , Mikael Vikstrand , Anton Wedin , Mika Zibanejad Trainer: Rikard Grönborg

bronze Russia

Mikhail Grigorenko , Anton Iwanjuschenkow , Bogdan Yakimov , Nail Jakupow , Albert Jarullin , Roman Konkow , Nikita Kucherov , Alexander Kuwajew , Dmitry Mikhailov , Nikita Nesterov , Andrei Pedan , Gennadi Sabinin , Anton Savelyev , Maxim Schalunow , Pawel Schegalo , Maxim Shuvalov , Anton Slepyschew , Sergei Smurow , Vladimir Tkachev , Alexei Wassilewski , Andrei Wassilewski , Konstantin Worschew Coach: Yuri Rumjanzew

Relegated to Division I:	Norway, Slovakia
Promoted to the top division:	Denmark, Latvia

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	John Gibson	United States
Best defender	Ryan Murphy	Canada
Best striker	Nikita Kucherov	Russia

Division I.

Group A in Riga, Latvia

World Cup 2011 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Latvia
Relegated	Great Britain
Venue (s)	Riga , Latvia
opening	April 11, 2011
Final day	April 17, 2011
spectator	8,639 (863 per game)
Gates	71 (7.10 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Elvis Merzļikins
Best defender	Ruben Rampazzo
Best striker	Benjámin Nemes
Top scorer	Alex Frei (7 points)

From April 11 to 17, 2011, the Group A tournament in Division I took place in the Latvian capital Riga . The games were played in Arēna Rīga with 10,300 seats. Japan canceled participation in Division I due to the Tōhoku earthquake and its immediate aftermath.

venue

Riga , Latvia

Riga World championship venue

Venue

Arēna Rīga Capacity: 10,300

Exterior view of the Arēna Rīga

April 11, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Kazakhstan	3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Hungary	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 215
April 11, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Italy	0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)	Latvia	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 1,243
April 12, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Hungary	7: 3 (3: 0, 2: 1, 2: 2)	Great Britain	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 203
April 12, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Latvia	8: 1 (3: 0, 1: 0, 4: 1)	Kazakhstan	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 1,545
April 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Italy	4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)	Kazakhstan	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 231
April 14, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Latvia	5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1)	Great Britain	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 1,863
April 15, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Hungary	1: 5 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 2)	Italy	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 221
April 15, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Kazakhstan	6: 5 (0: 3, 1: 1, 5: 1)	Great Britain	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 250
April 17, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Great Britain	3: 7 (0: 5, 2: 1, 1: 1)	Italy	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 168
April 17, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Latvia	5: 0 (3: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Hungary	Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 2,700

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Latvia	4th	4th	0	0	0	21: 02	12
2.	Italy	4th	3	0	0	1	16: 09	9
3.	Kazakhstan	4th	1	1	0	2	12:19	5
4th	Hungary	4th	1	0	1	2	10:16	4th
5.	Great Britain	4th	0	0	0	4th	12:25	0
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

Group B in Maribor, Slovenia

World Cup 2011 of the U18 juniors of Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Denmark
Relegated	South Korea
Venue (s)	Maribor , Slovenia
opening	April 10, 2011
Final day	April 16, 2011
spectator	6,552 (436 per game)
Gates	116 (7.73 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Antoine Bonvalot
Best defender	Thode is different
Best striker	Patrick Russell
Top scorer	Nicolai Meyer (17 points)

The Group B tournament in Division I was held from April 10 to 16, 2011 in Maribor , Slovenia . All games took place in the Ledna dvorana Tabor , which has space for 3,000 spectators.

venue

Maribor , Slovenia

Maribor World championship venue

Venue

Ledna dvorana Tabor Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Ledna dvorana Tabor

April 10, 2011 1 p.m.	South Korea	3: 7 (2: 2, 1: 4, 0: 1)	Poland	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 334
April 10, 2011 4:30 p.m.	France	2: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)	Denmark	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 410
April 10, 2011 8:00 p.m.	Slovenia	4: 3 (0: 2, 2: 1, 2: 0)	Belarus	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 561
April 11, 2011 3:00 p.m.	Belarus	3: 4 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 3, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)	France	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 310
April 11, 2011 6:30 p.m.	Denmark	16: 2 (6: 1, 7: 1, 3: 0)	South Korea	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 312
April 12, 2011 6:30 p.m.	Poland	0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Slovenia	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 570
April 13, 2011 1 p.m.	Belarus	8: 0 (3: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0)	South Korea	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 300
April 13, 2011 4:30 p.m.	Denmark	6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1)	Poland	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 337
April 13, 2011 8:00 p.m.	Slovenia	4: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 3: 0)	France	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 625
April 14, 2011 6:30 p.m.	France	10: 1 (6: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1)	South Korea	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 301
April 15, 2011 3:00 p.m.	Poland	1: 8 (0: 4, 1: 1, 0: 3)	Belarus	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 327
April 15, 2011 6:30 p.m.	Denmark	4: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)	Slovenia	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 870
April 16, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Poland	2: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)	France	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 318
April 16, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Belarus	3: 4 (0: 1, 2: 2, 1: 1)	Denmark	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 410
April 16, 2011 7:00 p.m.	South Korea	5: 7 (2: 2, 1: 2, 2: 3)	Slovenia	Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 567

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Denmark	5	4th	0	0	1	31:10	12
2.	Slovenia	5	4th	0	0	1	18:14	12
3.	France	5	2	1	0	2	19:11	8th
4th	Belarus	5	2	0	1	2	25:13	7th
5.	Poland	5	2	0	0	3	12:20	6th
6th	South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	11:48	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

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division I:	Norway, Slovakia
Promoted to the top division:	Denmark, Latvia
Relegated to Division II:	UK, South Korea
Promoted to Division I:	Austria, Ukraine

Division II

Group A in Brașov, Romania

World Cup 2011 for the U18 juniors of Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Austria
Relegated	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Brașov , Romania
opening	March 19, 2011
Final day	March 25, 2011
spectator	1,800 (120 per game)
Gates	150 (10.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Andrej Vasiljevic
Best defender	Nicolas Paul
Best striker	Roberto Gliga
Top scorer	Yevgeny Missenjow (15 points)

From March 19 to 25, 2011, the Group A tournament in Division II took place in Brașov , Romania . The games were played in the Patinoarul Olimpic , which has 1,584 places.

venue

Brașov , Romania

Brașov World championship venue

Venue

Patinoarul Olimpic Capacity: 1,584

Exterior view of the Patinoarul Olimpic

March 19, 2011 12:00 p.m.	New Zealand	1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1)	Serbia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 100
March 19, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Croatia	1: 5 (1: 4, 0: 1, 0: 0)	Austria	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 130
March 19, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Romania	8: 1 (2: 1, 3: 0, 3: 0)	Estonia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 180
March 20, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Austria	12: 0 (2: 0, 6: 0, 4: 0)	Serbia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 50
March 20, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Estonia	14: 0 (5: 0, 2: 0, 7: 0)	New Zealand	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 60
March 20, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Romania	3: 2 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Croatia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 250
March 22, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Austria	10: 0 (5: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0)	Estonia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov Spectators: 20
March 22, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Croatia	7: 0 (2: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0)	Serbia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 50
March 22, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Romania	7: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0)	New Zealand	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 100
March 23, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Estonia	1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 2, 0: 2)	Croatia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov Spectators: 30
March 23, 2011 3:30 p.m.	New Zealand	0:21 (0: 7, 0: 6, 0: 8)	Austria	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 40
March 23, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Serbia	1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 2)	Romania	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 150
March 25, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Croatia	12: 0 (2: 0, 5: 0, 5: 0)	New Zealand	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov Spectators: 20
March 25, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Serbia	1:17 (1: 7, 0: 5, 0: 5)	Estonia	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 40
March 25, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Austria	8: 2 (4: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1)	Romania	Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov, Brașov spectators: 300

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Austria	5	5	0	0	0	56: 03	15th
2.	Romania	5	3	1	0	1	26:12	11
3.	Croatia	5	3	0	1	1	28: 09	10
4th	Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	33:25	6th
5.	Serbia	5	1	0	0	4th	06:43	3
6th	New Zealand	5	0	0	0	5	01:58	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

Group B in Donetsk, Ukraine

World Cup 2011 of the U18 juniors of Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Ukraine
Relegated	Belgium
Venue (s)	Donetsk , Ukraine
opening	March 27, 2011
Final day	April 2, 2011
spectator	28,138 (1,875 per game)
Gates	154 (10.27 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Deniz Mollen
Best defender	Vsevolod Tolstushko
Best striker	Carlos Quevedo
Top scorer	Daniel Bogdziul (21 points)

From March 27 to April 2, 2011, the Group B tournament in Division II took place in Donetsk , Ukraine . The games were played in the Druzhba Sports Palace , which has a capacity of 4,130 seats.

venue

Donetsk , Ukraine

Donetsk World championship venue

Venue

Druzhba Sports Palace Capacity: 4,130

Exterior view of the Druzhba Sports Palace

March 27, 2011 12:00 p.m.	People's Republic of China	1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1)	Netherlands	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,712
March 27, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Spain	3: 5 (0: 2, 1: 2, 2: 1)	Lithuania	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,764
March 27, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Ukraine	12: 1 (2: 0, 7: 1, 3: 0)	Belgium	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 3,426
March 28, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Lithuania	3: 4 (1: 3, 2: 0, 0: 1)	Netherlands	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,125
March 28, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Belgium	4: 7 (3: 3, 1: 2, 0: 2)	People's Republic of China	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,673
March 28, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Ukraine	11: 1 (3: 1, 4: 0, 4: 0)	Spain	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 2,713
March 30, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Lithuania	15: 0 (8: 0, 5: 0, 2: 0)	Belgium	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,012
March 30, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Spain	1: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)	Netherlands	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 935
March 30, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Ukraine	18: 1 (4: 0, 4: 1, 10: 0)	People's Republic of China	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 3,024
March 31, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Belgium	1:10 (1: 2, 0: 6, 0: 2)	Spain	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 738
March 31, 2011 3:30 p.m.	People's Republic of China	2:19 (0: 5, 0: 8, 2: 6)	Lithuania	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 718
March 31, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Netherlands	2: 4 (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2)	Ukraine	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 3,442
April 2, 2011 12:00 p.m.	Spain	4: 2 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 2)	People's Republic of China	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 1,029
April 2, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Netherlands	9: 2 (1: 0, 3: 2, 5: 0)	Belgium	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 913
April 2, 2011 7:00 p.m.	Lithuania	2: 6 (0: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2)	Ukraine	Druzhba Sports Palace, Donetsk Spectators: 3,625

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ukraine	5	5	0	0	0	51: 07	15th
2.	Netherlands	5	3	1	0	1	19:11	11
3.	Lithuania	5	3	0	0	2	44:15	9
4th	Spain	5	2	0	1	2	19:21	7th
5.	People's Republic of China	5	1	0	0	4th	13:47	3
6th	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	08:53	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

Relegated to Division II:	UK, South Korea
Promoted to Division I:	Austria, Ukraine
Relegated to Division III:	Belgium, New Zealand
Promoted to Division II:	Australia, Iceland

Division III

Group A in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)

World Cup 2011 of the U18 juniors of Division III, Group A.
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	Australia
Venue (s)	Taipei , Republic of China (Taiwan)
opening	April 11, 2011
Final day	April 17, 2011
spectator	3,730 (373 per game)
Gates	99 (9.90 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nikola Nikolov
Best defender	Marcus Wong
Best striker	Lu Li-Feng
Top scorer	Matt Stringer (20 points)

In Taipei in the Republic of China (Taiwan) , the Group A tournament in Division III was held from April 11 to 17, 2011. The venue was the Annex Ice Rink , which can seat 800 spectators. Mongolia withdrew their team from the tournament due to financial difficulties and lack of equipment.

venue

Taipei , Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taipei World championship venue

Venue

Annex Ice Rink Capacity: 800

The Annex Ice Rink (left) is part of the Taipei Arena building complex

Preliminary round

April 11, 2011 3:30 p.m. (local time)	April 11, 2011 9:30 am ( CEST )	Turkey	2:11 (0: 2, 2: 5, 0: 4)	Bulgaria	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 100
April 11, 2011 7:30 p.m.	April 11, 2011 1:30 p.m.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	1: 5 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 4)	Australia	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 550
April 12, 2011 3:30 p.m.	April 12, 2011 9:30 am	Turkey	2: 9 (2: 4, 0: 4, 0: 1)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 150
April 12, 2011 7:00 p.m.	April 12, 2011 1:00 p.m.	Australia	7: 1 (3: 0, 3: 1, 1: 0)	Bulgaria	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 180
April 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.	April 14, 2011 9:30 am	Australia	17: 0 (7: 0, 6: 0, 4: 0)	Turkey	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 100
April 14, 2011 7:00 p.m.	April 14, 2011 1:00 p.m.	Bulgaria	4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 550

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Australia	3	3	0	0	0	29: 02	9
2.	Bulgaria	3	2	0	0	1	16:11	6th
3.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	3	1	0	0	2	12:11	3
4th	Turkey	3	0	0	0	3	04:37	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

Final round

	Semifinals					final
	1	Australia	12
	4th	Turkey	1
						1	Australia	6th
						3	Republic of China (Taiwan)	2
	2	Bulgaria	5
	3	Republic of China (Taiwan)	6th
						3rd place match
						2	Bulgaria	4th
						4th	Turkey	2

Semifinals

April 15, 2011 3:30 p.m.	April 15, 2011 9:30 a.m.	Australia	12: 1 (4: 0, 3: 0, 5: 1)	Turkey	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 200
April 15, 2011 7:00 p.m.	April 15, 2011 1:00 p.m.	Bulgaria	5: 6 (2: 3, 3: 0, 0: 3)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 700

3rd place match

April 17, 2011 1:30 p.m.

April 17, 2011 7:30 a.m.

Bulgaria

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

Turkey

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 300

final

April 17, 2011 5:00 p.m.

April 17, 2011 11:00 a.m.

Australia

6: 2 (0: 0, 5: 0, 1: 2)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Annex Ice Rink, Taipei Spectators: 900

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Australia
2	Republic of China (Taiwan)
3	Bulgaria
4th	Turkey

Group B in Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico

2011 World Cup for the U18 Juniors Division III, Group B
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Iceland
Venue (s)	Naucalpan de Juarez , Mexico
opening	March 13, 2011
Final day	March 19, 2011
spectator	4,810 (481 per game)
Gates	122 (12.20 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Jack Nebe
Best defender	Ingólfur Elíasson
Best striker	Diego Linares
Top scorer	Björn Sigurðarson (15 points)

The Group B tournament in Division III took place from March 13-19, 2011 in Naucalpan de Juárez , Mexico . The games were played in the La Pista Lomas Verdes hall (3,500 seats).

venue

Naucalpan de Juarez , Mexico

Naucalpan de Juarez World championship venue

Venue

La Pista Lomas Verdes Capacity: 3,500

March 13, 2011 4:00 p.m. (local time)	March 13, 2011 11:00 p.m. ( CET )	Ireland	1:13 (0: 4, 1: 5, 0: 4)	South Africa	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 150
March 13, 2011 8:00 p.m.	March 14, 2011 3:00 am	Israel	3: 7 (3: 2, 0: 3, 0: 2)	Mexico	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 920
March 14, 2011 4:00 p.m.	March 14, 2011 11:00 p.m.	Iceland	12: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 6: 0)	Israel	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 100
March 14, 2011 7:30 p.m.	March 15, 2011 2:30 am	Mexico	12: 0 (8: 0, 0: 0, 4: 0)	Ireland	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 250
March 16, 2011 4:00 p.m.	March 16, 2011 11:00 p.m.	Iceland	22: 0 (12: 0, 5: 0, 5: 0)	Ireland	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 120
March 16, 2011 7:30 p.m.	March 17, 2011 2:30 am	Mexico	8: 1 (2: 1, 3: 0, 3: 0)	South Africa	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 950
March 18, 2011 4:00 p.m.	March 18, 2011 11:00 p.m.	South Africa	2:14 (1: 3, 0: 7, 1: 4)	Iceland	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 120
March 18, 2011 7:30 p.m.	March 19, 2011 2:30 am	Israel	12: 2 (10: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2)	Ireland	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 150
March 19, 2011 4:00 p.m.	March 19, 2011 11:00 p.m.	South Africa	3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)	Israel	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 150
March 19, 2011 7:30 p.m.	March 20, 2011 2:30 am	Iceland	4: 3 n.P. (3: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Mexico	La Pista Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez Spectators: 1,900

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Iceland	4th	3	1	0	0	52: 05	11
2.	Mexico	4th	3	0	1	0	31: 08	10
3.	South Africa	4th	2	0	0	2	19:25	6th
4th	Israel	4th	1	0	0	3	17:24	3
5.	Ireland	4th	0	0	0	4th	03:59	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

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division III:	Belgium, New Zealand
Promoted to Division II:	Australia, Iceland

See also

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

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Mongolia cancels trips. (No longer available online.) IIHF , March 31, 2011, archived from the original on October 19, 2012 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

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