The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship (the 14th edition overall, if the season when only the lower divisions were played is also counted), organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Top Division tournament was held at Hallenstadion in Zürich and at Deutweg rink in Winterthur, Switzerland, from 16 to 25 April 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division statistics2010 IIHF Championship Program iihf.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
The United States were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal, by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight. IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.
Top Division
Preliminary round All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Best of three.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
is relegated to the 2012 Division I A
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place playoff
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 Relegated to the 2012 Division I A
Awards and statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Hilary Knight 5 5 9 14 +11 2 Brianna Decker 5 4 7 11 +10 8 Michelle Karvinen 6 4 4 8 +2 8 Erika Holst 5 2 6 8 −2 2 Meghan Duggan 5 4 3 7 +5 2 3 2 5 7 +3 6 Julie Chu 5 1 6 7 +6 0 Kendall Coyne 5 4 2 6 +9 0 Rebecca Johnston 5 4 2 6 +5 0 Karoliina Rantamäki 5 4 2 6 +1 4GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Noora Räty 304:05 233 10 1.97 95.71 0 Shannon Szabados 127:48 64 3 1.41 95.31 1 Jessica Vetter 187:48 84 4 1.28 95.24 0 Zuzana Tomčíková 305:00 250 13 2.56 94.80 1 Kim Martin 208:28 86 6 1.73 93.02 1TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com
Tournament Awards Media All-Stars Goaltender: Defense: , Forwards: , , Most Valuable Player: Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Best Forward: Best Defenceman:
Best players of each team Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
Team PlayersMeaghan MikkelsonHayley WickenheiserRebecca JohnstonNoora RätyJenni HiirikoskiKaroliina RantamäkiDaria ObydennovaNatalya YakovchukLyubov IbragimovaTatyana BurinaIya GavrilovaYekaterina SmolentsevaJulia MartyNicole BulloSara BenzZuzana TomčíkováIveta KarafiatovaJana KapustovaErika HolstElin HolmlövGunilla AnderssonJessica VetterBrianna DeckerCaitlin Cahow
Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to 16, 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I statistics
On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th-placed team was relegated.
Division II
The Division II tournament was played in Caen, France, from April 4 to 10, 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II statistics
Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from February 1 to 6, 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III statistics
Division IV
The Division IV tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4, 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IV statistics
Division V
The Division V tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 19, 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division V statistics
was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.
References
External links www.frauennati.ch Complete results at the hockeyarchives.info Official website of IIHF