MLP Nations Cup 2011

MLP Nations Cup 2011
Number of nations	6th
gold	Canada
silver	Sweden
bronze	Russia
venue	Kreuzlingen , Switzerland
opening	January 4, 2011
Endgame	January 8, 2011
spectator	1210
Gates	73 (6.64 per game)
Top scorer	Vicki Bendus (9 points) Bailey Bram (9 points)

The MLP Nations Cup 2011 was a women's ice hockey tournament in which a total of six national teams participated, with Canada being represented by the U22 national team. The tournament was held in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen . The tournament was won by the U22 National Stream of Canada, who defended their title from the previous year.

Preliminary round

Group A

January 4, 2011 8:00 p.m. (local time)

Finland K. Rantamäki (19:35) T. Niskanen (22:15) K. Rantamäki (37:02) K. Rantamäki (65:00)

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

Sweden F. Nevalainen (5:59) T. Enström (27:44) K. Myrén (38:43)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 50

January 5, 2011 16:00

Russia S. Terentjewa (6:23) J. Lebedewa (33:33)

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

Finland

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 30

January 6, 2011 16:00

Sweden A. Svedin (17:02) K. Myrén (26:19) E. Eliasson (30:56) A. Östlund (39:00) A. Svedin (56:09) A. Östlund (59:53)

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

Russia T. Burina (2:16) I. Djubanok (51:06)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 90

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	2	1	0	1	0	9: 6	4th
2.	Russia	2	1	0	0	1	4: 6	3
3.	Finland	2	0	1	0	1	4: 5	2

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

Group B

January 4, 2011 16:00

Canada C. Birchard (10:59) C. Karpenko (15:09) J. Campbell (19:25) J. Campbell (53:03) L. McIntosh (56:04)

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

Switzerland

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen

January 5, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Switzerland S. Marty (4:45) K. Lehmann (34:45) S. Benz (43:38) S. Marty (46:30)

4: 5 a.d. (1: 1, 1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Germany B. Evers (1:36) J. Zorn (21:15) A. Lanzl (21:49) F. Busch (40:58) J. Zorn (60:43)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen spectators: 120

January 6, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Germany

0: 9 (0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 4) game report

Canada N. Spooner (1:36) V. Bendus (2:56) J. Saulnier (15:45) J. Saulnier (22:10) T. Watchorn (36:37) I. Ménard (41:43) C. Prévost (42:15) M. Deluce (42:44) S. McKeough (55:59)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 212

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	2	2	0	0	0	14: 00	6th
2.	Germany	2	0	1	0	1	05:13	2
3.	Switzerland	2	0	0	1	1	04:10	1

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

Final round

	Semifinals					final
	A1	Sweden	3
	B2	Germany	1
						A1	Sweden	0
						B1	Canada	6th
	B1	Canada	9
	A2	Russia	0
						3rd place match
						B2	Germany	2
						A2	Russia	7th

	Play for 5th place
	Finland	2
	Switzerland	3

Semifinals

January 7, 2011 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Canada V. Bendus (1:09) L. Fortino (13:58) N. Spooner (16:18) C. Karpenko (21:27) B. Bram (26:07) C. Karpenko (26:46) B. Bram (31:56) I. Ménard (39:26) C. White (53:46)

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

Russia

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 63

January 7, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Sweden J. Asserholt (1:20) E. Holst (14:57) A. Östlund (50:56)

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

Germany T. Voigt (54:45)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen Spectators: 105

Play for 5th place

January 8, 2011 10:00 am

Finland S. Touminen (42:49) S. Touminen (52:20)

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

Switzerland S. Benz (48:50) S. Wyss (50:30) C. Meier (PS)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen spectators: 110

3rd place match

January 8, 2011 4:00 p.m.

Germany S. Kratzer (3:59) M. Bittner (26:05)

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

Russia O. Sossina (5:45) N. Schirjajewa (13:50) S. Terentjewa (23:01) S. Terentjewa (24:54) J. Lebedewa (28:12) S. Terentjewa (46:00) G. Skiba (50:51)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen

final

January 8, 2011 8:00 p.m.

Sweden

0: 6 (0: 5, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Canada L. Fortino (3:12) C. White (7:40) V. Bendus (10:04) J. Kohanchuk (16:24) C. Karpenko (18:09) B. Bram (28:24)

Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen spectators: 200

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	Canada
2	Sweden
3	Russia
4th	Germany
5	Switzerland
6th	Finland

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
Vicki Bendus	Canada	4th	3	6th	9	+11	2
Bailey Bram	Canada	4th	3	6th	9	+10	2
Jillian Saulnier	Canada	4th	2	6th	8th	+11	2
Karoliina Rantamäki	Finland	3	3	3	6th	+1	0
Isabel Ménard	Canada	4th	2	3	5	+5	2
Mallory Deluce	Canada	4th	1	4th	5	+5	2
Chelsea Karpenko	Canada	4th	4th	0	4th	+5	2
Svetlana Terentjewa	Russia	4th	4th	0	4th	+1	0
Angelica Östlund	Sweden	4th	3	1	4th	+3	0
Jessica Campbell	Canada	4th	2	2	4th	+4	0
Klara Myrén	Sweden	4th	2	2	4th	-2	4th
Natalie Spooner	Canada	4th	2	2	4th	+3	0

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
Roxanne Douville	Canada	2	120: 00	0	2	100.00	0.00
Geneviève Lacasse	Canada	2	120: 00	0	2	100.00	0.00
Valentina Lizana	Sweden	2	101: 51	3	0	96.00	1.77
Florence Schelling	Switzerland	2	125: 43	7th	0	94.44	3.34
Viona Harrer	Germany	2	120: 43	7th	0	92.22	3.48

Web links

• MLP Nations Cup 2012 at iihf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021000_84_13_0.pdf