2011 IIHF World Championship

2011 IIHF World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
Dates	29 April – 15 May
Opened by	Ivan Gašparovič
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Finland (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
Goals scored	325 (5.8 per game)
Attendance	406,804 (7,264 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Jarkko Immonen (12 points)
MVP	Viktor Fasth
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The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international men's ice hockey tournament. It took place between 29 April and 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Orange Arena in Bratislava, and the Steel Aréna in Košice. The Czech team was the defending champion.

This was the first time the independent Slovakia hosted the World Championships. However, this was the third time that Bratislava co-hosted the World Championships. The first two times were 1959 and 1992, each time with Prague, and while part of Czechoslovakia.

Finland won the gold medal after beating Sweden in the final 6–1. This was the second title for Finland, and the most lopsided final since the knockout playoff format was introduced in 1992.

The tournament is divided into four stages. The preliminary round, qualification round and relegation round use a round-robin format with each team playing every other team in its group once. The winner of a game in regulation time will earn 3 points, with the loser earning zero points. The winner of a game decided in overtime or in a shootout will be awarded 2 points, with the loser getting one point. Teams in the preliminary round are divided into four groups of four teams each; the last-place team in each group moves to the relegation round while the remainder move to the qualification round. The qualification round is divided into two groups of six teams each with the top four teams in each group moving to the playoff round. Games played in the preliminary round against teams in the same qualification round group count for the qualification round standings; therefore, teams who were previously in the same Preliminary round group do not play each other again in the qualification round. The relegation round is a single group of four teams with the bottom 2 teams being relegated to Division I of the World Championships. The tournament concludes with the playoff round, which is an 8-team tournament, to determine the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals.

In the event of a tie in points at the conclusion of the preliminary, qualification or relegation rounds, the following tie-breaker format will be used:

1. Points earned in games against tied teams
2. Goal differential in games against tied teams
3. Highest number of goals in games against tied teams
4. Repetition of steps 1, 2 and 3, in order, including results against the next closest ranked team to the tied teams
5. Repetition of step 4, including the next closest ranked teams one at a time
6. 2010 IIHF World Ranking

^[1]

Each team's roster for the 2011 IIHF World Championship consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 28 April 2011.^[2]

The first gameday in Group A started with an upset, when Germany went on to win 2–0 against Russia after goals from Thomas Greilinger in the second period and Patrick Reimer, who decided the game with a goal two minutes before the final horn.^[3] It was the first win for the German team over Russia in a World Championship and the first one since the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. After the second gameday, the group was decided in the outcome who advances and who would battle against relegation. Germany pulled another surprise victory over host Slovakia; after being down 4–0, Slovakia started a comeback but could only cut the deficit to one, losing by a final of 4–3. Germany was the group winner and advanced alongside Slovakia and Russia into the second round, while Slovenia finished fourth and went to the relegation round.^[4] The last time Germany won a preliminary round group was 78 years ago, in 1933.

Group B saw the first overtime of the tournament in a game between Switzerland and France. Julien Vauclair scored the decisive goal after 1:46 minutes played in overtime.^[5] Canada defeated Switzerland after overtime to capture first place,^[6] while France won against Belarus to go through to the qualifying round and sent Belarus to the relegation round.^[7]

In Group C, Sweden played against Norway and it was a back-and-forth game. Sweden went up 3–1 in the first period, but Norway fought back and at the end it was 4–4 after 60 minutes. The overtime went scoreless and so it went into a shootout; Per-Åge Skrøder scored on the first try for Norway and Eriksson missed on the first for Sweden and so Norway won 5–4, making it their first win against the Scandinavian rival in World Championship history.^[8] Sweden and the US team both got their second wins as the United States came back from being down 0–2 to win 4–2 against Norway.^[9] On the last gameday, Sweden captured the top seed in the group after a 6–2 win over the USA.^[10] Norway followed those two in the qualifying round after a 5–0 win over Austria, who found themselves in the relegation round.^[11]

Group D saw two wins from the respective favorites at the start: Finland and the Czech Republic. The picture was the same on the second game day, though Finland needed a shootout against Latvia to win 3–2. Jarkko Immonen scored the game-winning goal.^[12] Denmark needed a win over Latvia to advance and they got one after a shootout; 3–2 was the result, Latvia then saw themselves facing the relegation.^[13]

Every game in Group E was close, each was decided by one goal. The Czech team was still perfect after their fifth win, defeating Russia 3–2. Alongside them, Germany, Russia and Finland qualified for the quarterfinals and the Czech team was set to win the group with one more game to play.^[14] The host Slovakia was eliminated after losing to Finland 1–2.^[15] After the last game day, the Czech team was still perfect after winning 5–2 against Germany.^[16]

In Group F, Canada and Sweden played each other to determine the group winner, and the United States also qualified for the quarterfinals.^[17] Switzerland and Norway played for the last spot in the final round as Norway will face France which are already eliminated before their last game. Switzerland won 5–3 against the United States but they were still eliminated^[18] because Norway defeated France 5–2 to advance to the quarterfinals.^[19]

After two game days in Group G every team had three points and so the last two games determined the two teams going down and the two that remained in the top division for the next year. Slovenia faced Belarus, while Latvia played against Austria. Belarus crushed Slovenia into the Division A with a 7–1 win to stay in the top division.^[20] Austria joined Slovenia in the second division after losing against Latvia 1–4.^[21]

The quarterfinals started with the undefeated Czech Republic against Team USA. The United States started off better but Jaromír Jágr scored for the Czechs to take a 1–0 into the first intermission. Jágr scored the second goal during a 5 on 3 power play after a strong shot from the right side. The third goal came after a good combination over the whole ice leading to a goal by Tomáš Plekanec. Jágr became the man of the match after he scored his third goal four minutes before the end during another power play and the game ended in a comfortable 4–0 win for the Czech Republic.^[22]

In the evening game, Sweden took on Germany and scored the first goal in the first minute by Martin Thörnberg. Germany came right back and tied the game after two minutes as Alexander Barta was credited with the goal. Both teams had chances during the first period but Sweden took the 2–1 lead into the intermission. In the second period, Sweden went up 4–1 before Germany came closer by going 2–4 in the last break. Sweden scored a goal in the last period which was disallowed because a whistle occurred before the goal was scored, however Thörnberg scored his second goal of the night shortly after and Sweden won 5–2 at the end. Both, Thörnberg and Berglund were credited with three points.^[23]

Day two of the quarterfinals started with a Nordic matchup as Finland faced Norway. After a scoreless opening period, Norway took the lead after Ken André Olimb scored on a penalty shot. Five minutes later, Finland had the lead after two quick goals. Jarkko Immonen scored his second goal to give Finland a two-goal lead before Jani Lajunen scored to make it 4–1 for the Finnish squad. Three of those four goals were scored during a power play. The third and last period went scoreless again and so Finland won 4–1, Mikael Granlund scored two points in the game alongside Immonen.^[24]

The last game of the quarterfinal round brought up a rivalry between Russia and Team Canada. Jason Spezza seemed to be the hero after he scored the first goal after 25 minutes and the lead held into the last period, when Alexei Kaigorodov went on his way to score the equalizer shorthanded, he went by two defenders to put the puck high into the Canadian net. Three minutes later, Ilya Kovalchuk scored to give Russia the lead. Canada pulled the goalie with a minute to go but they did not score, and Russia won the game 2–1.^[25]

The first semifinal was the matchup between the favourite and defending champion, the Czech Republic against Sweden. After the first period went scoreless Patrik Eliáš brought the lead to the Czechs after just 46 seconds into the second period. Sweden struck back twice with goals from Patrik Berglund and Mikael Backlund to take a one-goal lead into the last intermission. Jimmie Ericsson and Marcus Krüger scored to increase Sweden's lead to 4–1. Six minutes before the end, Eliáš scored his second goal and the Czechs gained hope again. They pulled their goaltender with under a minute to go but Sweden's Berglund scored an empty net goal. The Czech Republic was eliminated and Sweden advanced to the final with a 5–2 win.^[26]

In the evening game of the semifinals Finland played against Russia. Despite having a so-so tournament so far the Russian team qualified for this late stage of it. Konstantin Barulin was again the goaltender instead of Evgeni Nabokov and the first period ended scoreless. Mikael Granlund scored an airhook goal to take the Finnish team into a 1–0 lead in the second period. The goal has been noted by multiple media outlets worldwide as the finest goal in the tournament, and as one of the finest in the history of international hockey.^[27] In the last period Jani Lajunen scored the second goal before Immonen decided the game with the 3–0 goal, assisted by Granlund. Both players received their second point in the game.^[28]

The Czech Republic took on Russia for the bronze medal. The first period was a wild one ending in a 3–2 advantage for the Russian team while Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals. The second period belonged to the Czech team after Petr Průcha scored his second point and Roman Červenka his second goal in the game. After the lead grew to 5–3 Vladimir Tarasenko brought Russia back into the game making it a one-goal game before the last period. After Jan Marek scored to make it 6–4, the Russian team pulled their goalie with two minutes to go. The Czech's Tomáš Plekanec scored an empty net goal to decide the game and give the Czech Republic the bronze medal after winning 7–4.^[29]

The gold medal game was played between Sweden and Finland at the Orange Arena on 15 May.^[30]

After a goal-less first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden took a time-out before the last period's half but did not manage to regroup, and the tournament was decided by a clear 6–1 victory to Finland by Janne Pesonen's, Mika Pyörälä's and Pihlström goals.^[31]

Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:

• Slovakia
• Sweden
• Hungary
• Finland

Finland withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2012 World Championship. Finland and Sweden would both later win respective bids to host in 2012 and 2013, but this decision was later changed instead for the two Nordic countries to be joint hosts of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions.^[32]

After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 19 May 2006, at the delegates congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation in Riga, Latvia. Slovakia's bidding cities received 70 votes, followed by the Swedish bid cities of Stockholm, and Gothenburg with 20 votes, and finally the Hungarian bid with 14 votes. The required 50% of the vote had been attained in the first round, which finalized Slovakia's successful bid.^[33]

Ivan Gašparovič, the President of Slovakia, was instrumental in Slovakia winning its successful bid, as he came in person to the delegates congress in Riga to endorse his country's bid, and convince the IIHF delegates of the viability of Slovakia. Gašparovič is himself an avid hockey fan and past vice-president of the Slovak Extraliga team, HC Slovan Bratislava.^[34]

Country	Votes
Slovakia	70
Sweden	20
Hungary	14

•  Finland withdrew from the 2011 bid prior to the start of the congress, postponed 2012.

Song Life is a Game by Slovak singer Kristina was officially released on 18 March.

Goooly^[35] is the official mascot of the tournament. Goooly is a Gray wolf, and Igor Nemeček, the 2011 IIHF World Championship general director, said he was chosen because: "Wolves are animals which are typically Slovak, evoking our forests and countryside".^[36] Over 14,000 entries were submitted for a national contest to name the mascot organized in association with Radio Expres and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.^[37] It is a word-play on the Slovak words for goal, and/or goals (Slovak: gól, góly).^[38] Goooly, the mascot, was subjected to considerable ridicule in the English-speaking world because "gooly" is a well known slang term for a testicle.^[39]

Slovenská republika. Hokejová republika. (Slovak Republic. Hockey Republic).

The official ambassadors of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Slovakia are Slovak hockey players Peter Bondra, Zdeno Chára, Marián Gáborík, Ľubomír Višňovský, Pavol Demitra, Jozef Stümpel, Marián Hossa, Miroslav Šatan and Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič.^[40]

The Orange Arena in Bratislava, also known as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, was substantially upgraded for the championship, in line with IIHF, Slovak, and international specifications, largely funded by the Slovakian government. Construction began on 23 April 2009 and was completed on 30 November 2010.^[41] More than €65 million (US$90 million) was spent to install a new roof, modernize facilities, build two new adjacent practice arenas, and bring the seating from 8,350 to 10,000.^[42][43] The Steel Aréna, also known as the Ladislav Troják Arena, which was newly constructed in 2006, had a new €11 million practice rink built adjacent, between April 2009 and February 2010 for the World Championship legacy of future hockey development in Slovakia.^[44] The stadium would have the name Orange Arena, but only for the time of World Championship 2011 (29 April to 15 May 2011).^[45]

Both arenas were known by their Slovak honorific titles during the 2011 World Championship to correspond with IIHF neutral non-inclusive sponsorship rules.^[46] (Samsung Arena as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, and Steel Aréna as the Ladislav Troják Arena.)

Bratislava	Košice Bratislava class=notpageimage| Host cities of the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia		Košice
Orange Arena1			Steel Arena2
48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E / 48.14389°N 17.10972°E / 48.14389; 17.10972 (Bratislava)			48°43′16″N 21°15′27″E / 48.72111°N 21.25750°E / 48.72111; 21.25750 (Košice)
Capacity: 9 246[47]			Capacity: 7 628[47]

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. 14 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.

Europe

North America

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2010 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2010 IIHF World Championship.^[49] The 2010 Olympics were included. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competes in the relegation round.

Groups A and D played in Bratislava, and groups B and C played in Košice.

	Team advanced to Qualifying Round
	Team competes in Relegation Round

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	0	9	5	+4	8
Russia	3	2	0	0	1	10	9	+1	6
Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	9	9	0	3
Slovenia	3	0	0	1	2	7	12	−5	1

All times are local (UTC+2).

29 April 2011 16:15

Germany

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Russia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,049

Game reference
	Dennis Endras	Goalies	Evgeni Nabokov	Referees: Darcy Burchell Brent Reiber
	T. Greilinger (C. Braun) – 24:19 1–0 P. Reimer – 57:53 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	31

29 April 2011 20:15

Slovakia

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Slovenia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,248

Game reference
	Jaroslav Halák	Goalies	Robert Kristan	Referees: Danny Kurmann Thomas Sterns
	0–1 22:37 – A. Kranjc (G. Kuznik, T. Razingar) (PP) M. Šatan (T. Surový) – 35:16 1–1 P. Podhradský (R. Zedník, T. Surový) – 47:03 2–1 Ľ. Bartečko (ENG) – 59:52 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	45	Shots	15

1 May 2011 16:15

Russia

6–4 (1–0, 1–1, 4–3)

Slovenia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,090

Game reference
	Evgeni Nabokov	Goalies	Andrej Hočevar	Referees: Danny Kurmann Sören Persson
	V. Atyushov (I. Kovalchuk, A. Radulov) (PP) – 04:22 1–0 1–1 29:15 – A. Hebar (B. Gregorc) M. Afinogenov (K. Korneyev) – 35:41 2–1 2–2 42:49 – B. Goličič (M. Šivic, M. Hočevar) D. Kulikov (A. Kaigorodov) – 46:15 3–2 E. Artyukhin (M. Afinogenov, A. Kaigorodov) – 46:53 4–2 4–3 47:21 – B. Goličič (D. Rodman) 4–4 51:28 – R. Pajič (A. Tavželj) A. Radulov (I. Kovalchuk, K. Gorovikov) – 56:19 5–4 S. Zinovjev (D. Zaripov) – 59:22 6–4
	33 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	35

1 May 2011 20:15

Slovakia

3–4 (0–0, 0–3, 3–1)

Germany

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,303

Game reference
	Jaroslav Halák	Goalies	Dimitri Patzold	Referees: Darcy Burchell Christer Lärking
	0–1 24:51 – M. Müller (C. Ullmann, T. Greilinger) 0–2 33:07 – J. Tripp (F. Schütz, F. Mauer) 0–3 36:35 – F. Hördler (C. Ullmann, K. Holzer) 0–4 44:37 – F. Schütz (J. Tripp, N. Goc) L. Nagy (Ľ. Bartečko) – 45:26 1–4 J. Stümpel (L. Nagy, M. Šatan) (PP) – 47:49 2–4 P. Demitra (M. Hossa) – 52:43 3–4
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	38	Shots	29

3 May 2011 16:15

Slovenia

2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Germany

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 8,010

Game reference
	Robert Kristan	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Konstantin Olenin
	Z. Jeglič (R. Sabolič, M. Robar) – 04:09 1–0 R. Tičar (R. Sabolič) – 28:33 2–0 2–1 35:19 – M. Wolf (A. Rankel, K. Hospelt) (PP) 2–2 45:32 – F. Schütz (J. Krueger, P. Gogulla)
	R. Tičar Ž. Jeglič R. Pajič D. Rodman R. Sabolič D. Rodman M. Rodman Ž. Jeglič	Shootout	T. Greilinger C. Ullmann M. Wolf P. Reimer P. Reimer D. Kreutzer M. Müller F. Hördler
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	26	Shots	61

3 May 2011 20:15

Russia

4–3 (2–1, 1–2, 1–0)

Slovakia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,314

Game reference
	Evgeni Nabokov Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Jaroslav Halák	Referees: Christer Lärking Sören Persson
	A. Radulov (I. Kovalchuk, F. Tyutin) – 00:58 1–0 1–1 01:28 – M. Šatan (L. Nagy, M. Jurčina) I. Nikulin (I. Kovalchuk, F. Tyutin) – 18:04 2–1 2–2 30:06 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra) 2–3 32:01 – L. Nagy (I. Majeský, Ľ. Višňovský) I. Nikulin (I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 38:10 3–3 A. Morozov (V. Atyushov, A. Kaigorodov) (PP) – 43:38 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	32

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	0	17	5	+12	8
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	0	8	5	+3	6
France	3	0	1	1	1	3	11	−8	3
Belarus	3	0	0	1	2	3	10	−7	1

All times are local (UTC+2).

29 April 2011 16:15

Switzerland

1–0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) ( OT: 1–0 )

France

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 2,964

Game reference
	Tobias Stephan	Goalies	Cristobal Huet	Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Petteri Rönn
	J. Vauclair (I. Rüthemann) – 61:46 1–0
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	29

29 April 2011 20:15

Belarus

1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Canada

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 6,025

Game reference
	Andrei Mezin	Goalies	James Reimer	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 01:52 – J. Eberle (E. Kane, M. Scalzo) A. Stepanov (A. Kulakov, A. Kitarov) – 19:26 1–1 1–2 30:27 – J. Skinner (J. Tavares) 1–3 45:18 – J. Tavares (J. Skinner) 1–4 48:39 – J. Eberle (D. Phaneuf, M. Scalzo) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	22	Shots	39

1 May 2011 16:15

Canada

9–1 (3–0, 2–1, 4–0)

France

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,457

Game reference
	James Reimer Devan Dubnyk	Goalies	Cristobal Huet Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Eduards Odiņš
	M. Gragnani (J. Spezza, D. Phaneuf) (PP) – 01:02 1–0 J. Spezza (D. Phaneuf) – 06:35 2–0 J. Skinner (J. Tavares) – 12:02 3–0 3–1 29:14 – P. Bellemare (S. Treille, Y. Auvitu) (PP) C. Stewart (J. Skinner, J. Tavares) – 36:06 4–1 A. Pietrangelo – 36:49 5–1 B. Burns (J. Neal, R. Nash) (PP) – 41:41 6–1 R. Nash – 44:38 7–1 J. Skinner (PS) – 54:30 8–1 T. Zajac (C. Clutterbuck, A. Pietrangelo) – 57:44 9–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	33

1 May 2011 20:15

Switzerland

4–1 (1–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Belarus

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 3,193

Game reference
	Tobias Stephan	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Peter Ország Daniel Piechaczek
	R. Gardner (R. Diaz, S. Moser) (PP) – 07:08 1–0 1–1 21:33 – D. Korobov (V. Kostyuchenok, A. Stepanov) G. Bezina (I. Rüthemann, R. Gardner) – 24:11 2–1 R. Gardner (B. Gerber, I. Rüthemann) – 27:03 3–1 I. Rüthemann (A. Ambühl, F. Du Bois) (SH) – 30:51 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	23

3 May 2011 16:15

Canada

4–3 OT (0–1, 2–0, 1–2) ( OT: 1–0 )

Switzerland

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 7,214

Game reference
	James Reimer	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 12:29 – R. Diaz (V. Stancescu, R. Lemm) J. Eberle (E. Kane) – 31:57 1–1 J. Tavares – 36:51 2–1 2–2 48:08 – F. Du Bois (L. Sbisa, R. Gardner) C. Stewart (T. Zajac) – 56:46 3–2 3–3 58:38 – A. Ambühl (J. Vauclair) A. Pietrangelo (T. Zajac) – 64:14 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	61	Shots	33

3 May 2011 20:15

France

2–1 OT (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) ( OT: 1–0 )

Belarus

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 3,968

Game reference
	Cristobal Huet	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Rönn
	S. Treille (K. Hecquefeuille, L. Meunier) (PP) – 12:35 1–0 1–1 55:32 – S. Demagin (O. Goroshko, A. Mikhalev) K. Hecquefeuille (S. Da Costa, S. Treille) – 60:46 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	38

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	0	1	0	13	7	+6	7
United States	3	2	0	0	1	11	9	+2	6
Norway	3	1	1	0	1	12	8	+4	5
Austria	3	0	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April 2011 16:15

United States

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Austria

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,495

Game reference
	Al Montoya	Goalies	Jürgen Penker	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Eduards Odiņš
	C. Kreider (M. Fayne, D. Stepan) – 14:42 1–0 B. Wheeler (D. Stepan) – 17:15 2–0 2–1 34:00 – M. Pewal (T. Raffl, M. Raffl) Y. Šťastný (C. Wilson, C. Fowler) – 38:36 3–1 K. Shattenkirk (N. Palmieri, R. Shannon) – 42:47 4–1 C. Smith (J. Johnson) (PP) – 56:42 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	13

30 April 2011 20:15

Norway

5–4 GWS (1–3, 2–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Sweden

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 5,147

Game reference
	Lars Haugen	Goalies	Erik Ersberg	Referees: Peter Ország Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 06:21 – L. Eriksson (R. Nilsson) M. Røymark (M. Hansen, M. Ask) (PP) – 08:06 1–1 1–2 11:41 – P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg) 1–3 15:01 – P. Berglund (D. Petrasek, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) (PP) M. Ask (M. Olimb) (PP) – 21:00 2–3 M. Holtet (A. Bastiansen, P. Skrøder) (PP) – 33:45 3–3 3–4 49:37 – L. Eriksson (R. Nilsson) (PP) A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) – 55:06 4–4
	P. Skrøder M. Olimb	Shootout	L. Eriksson P. Berglund
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	20	Shots	46

2 May 2011 16:15

United States

4–2 (0–2, 0–0, 4–0)

Norway

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,149

Game reference
	Al Montoya	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Jyri Rönn
	0–1 08:09 – K. Olimb (M. Holtet) 0–2 09:22 – A. Bastiansen (SH) N. Palmieri (C. Kreider, R. Shannon) – 41:16 1–2 J. Skille (T. Stapleton, R. McDonagh) – 44:59 2–2 N. Palmieri (R. Shannon, K. Shattenkirk) (PP) – 53:44 3–2 C. Smith (D. Stepan, J. Johnson) (PP) – 58:34 4–2
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	49	Shots	15

2 May 2011 20:15

Sweden

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Austria

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 3,704

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Fabian Weinhandl	Referees: Sami Partanen Vladimír Šindler
	N. Persson (L. Eriksson, R. Nilsson) – 19:39 1–0 N. Persson (D. Petrasek, R. Nilsson) – 25:39 2–0 M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (D. Petrasek) (PP) – 42:34 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	23

4 May 2011 16:15

Austria

0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Norway

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,355

Game reference
	Jürgen Penker	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Eduards Odiņš Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 06:26 – E. Koivu (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb) 0–2 09:31 – M. Olimb (L. Spets, A. Bastiansen) 0–3 10:27 – J. Holøs (P. Skrøder, M. Olimb) (PP) 0–4 39:41 – L. Spets (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb) 0–5 49:51 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Skrøder) (PP)
	39 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	27

4 May 2011 20:15

Sweden

6–2 (1–1, 3–0, 2–1)

United States

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 7,401

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Al Montoya	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Peter Ország
	P. Berglund (T. Erixon) – 17:31 1–0 1–1 18:43 – C. Fowler (D. Stepan, C. Smith) (PP) M. Krüger (M. Tedenby) – 23:17 2–1 M. Sjögren (J. Ericsson) – 30:27 3–1 P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) – 35:16 4–1 4–2 50:29 – B. Wheeler (C. Smith) J. Ericsson (S. Kronwall, M. Sjögren) – 56:01 5–2 D. Petrasek (M. Sjögren) (PP) – 58:50 6–2
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	32

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	0	12	3	+9	9
Finland	3	1	1	0	1	9	5	+4	5
Denmark	3	0	1	0	2	4	13	−9	2
Latvia	3	0	0	2	1	6	10	−4	2

All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April 2011 16:15

Finland

5–1 (0–0, 2–0, 3–1)

Denmark

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,125

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Frederik Andersen	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Konstantin Olenin
	J. Immonen (J. Välivaara) (PP) – 23:57 1–0 J. Aaltonen (M. Koivu) (PP) – 36:26 2–0 A. Pihlström (M. Pyörälä, P. Nokelainen) – 42:39 3–0 3–1 47:54 – N. Hardt (J. Jakobsen, M. Green) (PP) M. Granlund (J. Niskala, P. Puistola) (PP) – 52:29 4–1 T. Ruutu (J. Aaltonen) – 53:21 5–1
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	9

30 April 2011 20:15

Czech Republic

4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Latvia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,219

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Christer Lärking Sören Persson
	0–1 09:04 – L. Dārziņš (M. Rēdlihs, K. Sotnieks) T. Rolinek (J. Voráček, M. Škoula) – 17:47 1–1 1–2 21:21 – R. Bukarts (A. Bērziņš, G. Meija) P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Michálek) – 33:02 2–2 M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:15 3–2 R. Červenka – 58:11 4–2
	14 min	Penalties	20 min
	34	Shots	24

2 May 2011 16:15

Czech Republic

6–0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,217

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Brent Reiber
	M. Frolík (P. Hubáček, Z. Michálek) – 02:29 1–0 M. Michálek (M. Židlický) – 31:34 2–0 M. Michálek (P. Eliáš, M. Havlát) (PP) – 33:17 3–0 M. Frolík (P. Čáslava, J. Novotný) – 34:25 4–0 T. Plekanec (R. Červenka) – 34:38 5–0 P. Průcha (M. Frolík) – 56:23 6–0
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	24

2 May 2011 20:15

Latvia

2–3 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,210

Game reference
	Edgars Masaļskis	Goalies	Teemu Lassila	Referees: Danny Kurmann Thomas Sterns
	0–1 13:54 – J. Immonen (J. Välivaara, M. Granlund) (PP) K. Rēdlihs (M. Rēdlihs, A. Džeriņš) (PP) – 33:36 1–1 H. Vasiļjevs (M. Cipulis, G. Pujacs) (PP) – 42:12 2–1 2–2 52:51 – N. Kapanen (J. Immonen, M. Granlund) (PP)
	A. Ņiživijs L. Dārziņš	Shootout	J. Immonen M. Koivu
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	34

4 May 2011 16:15

Denmark

3–2 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Latvia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 8,870

Game reference
	Frederik Andersen	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Darcy Burchell
	M. Christensen (J. Jakobsen, M. Bødker) – 01:43 1–0 1–1 23:03 – M. Cipulis (O. Cibuļskis, A. Ņiživijs) M. Christensen (D. Nielsen, N. Hardt) (PP) – 28:27 2–1 2–2 35:14 – J. Rēdlihs (A. Ņiživijs, M. Rēdlihs) (PP)
	M. Green M. Madsen J. Jakobsen M. Christensen	Shootout	A. Ņiživijs H. Vasiļjevs A. Džeriņš A. Ņiživijs
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	39

4 May 2011 20:15

Finland

1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Czech Republic

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,310

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Ondřej Pavelec	Referees: Brent Reiber Thomas Sterns
	0–1 24:24 – M. Michálek (M. Židlický, K. Rachůnek) (PP) 0–2 42:48 – J. Jágr (R. Červenka, L. Krajíček) A. Salmela – 59:41 1–2
	16 min	Penalties	24 min
	32	Shots	25

The top three teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but didn't play against teams that they had already met in preliminary groups.^[50]

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

	Team advanced to the Playoff Round
	Team eliminated from advancing

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	0	19	7	+12	15
Finland	5	2	2	0	1	16	10	+6	10
Germany	5	2	0	2	1	15	17	−2	8
Russia	5	2	0	1	2	12	14	−2	7
Slovakia	5	1	0	0	4	13	14	−1	3
Denmark	5	0	1	0	4	9	22	−13	2

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 May 2011 20:15

Russia

4–3 (1–2, 2–0, 1–1)

Denmark

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,204

Game reference
	Evgeni Nabokov Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Frederik Andersen	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Soeren Perrson
	S.Zinoviev (I.Nikulin, D.Zaripov) – 09:26 1–0 1–1 11:12 – N.Hardt (K.Starkov) 1–2 19:46 – Ma. Bødker (P.Hersby) (PP) S.Zinoviev (A.Morozov, D.Zaripov) – 30:08 2–2 S.Zinoviev (D.Zaripov, A.Morozov) – 34:18 3–2 E.Artyukhin (A.Korneyev, D.Kalinin) – 45:21 4–2 4–3 47:27 – N.Hardt (K.Starkov)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	22

6 May 2011 16:15

Germany

4–5 GWS (1–1, 3–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,255

Game reference
	Dennis Endras	Goalies	Teemu Lassila Petri Vehanen	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Brent Reiber
	0–1 00:13 – T. Ruutu (M. Koivu, S. Lepistö) A. Rankel (M. Wolf, K. Hospelt) – 14:45 1–1 F. Schütz (P. Gogulla, F. Mauer) – 26:28 2–1 K. Hospelt (K. Lavallée, N. Goc) – 27:32 3–1 3–2 31:39 – J. Pesonen (M. Granlund, P. Puistola) 3–3 38:07 – J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, J. Niskala) P. Reimer (C. Braun, M. Mueller) – 39:03 4–3 4–4 54:12 – T. Ruutu (J. Pesonen, S. Lepistö)
	P. Reimer K. Hospelt M. Wolf P. Reimer	Shootout	J. Immonen M. Koivu M. Granlund M. Koivu
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	50

6 May 2011 20:15

Czech Republic

3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,313

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Jaroslav Halák	Referees: Darcy Burchell Danny Kurmann
	M. Židlický (P. Eliáš, J. Marek) (PP) – 17:48 1–0 1–1 22:54 – L. Nagy (Ľ Višňovský, J. Stümpel) M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:06 2–1 M. Michálek (P. Eliáš, M. Havlát) – 44:28 3–1 3–2 58:41 – T. Surový (B. Radivojevič, M. Cibák)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	22

7 May 2011 16:15

Denmark

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

Germany

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,299

Game reference
	Frederik Andersen	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Darcy Burchell
	Ma.Bødker (M. Christensen, J. Jakobsen) (PP) – 08:09 1–0 1–1 J. Tripp (M. Müller, C. Ullmann) – 10:15 Mi. Bødker (J. Jakobsen, K. Jensen) – 21:39 2–1 2–2 A. Barta (M. Kink, P. Reimer) – 22:05 2–3 K. Lavallée (F. Hördler, M. Müller) – 41:32 N. Hardt (M. Green, M. Madsen) – 57:33 3–3
	M. Madsen M. Christensen Mi. Bødker	Shootout	M. Müller P. Reimer M. Wolf
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	33

7 May 2011 20:15

Finland

2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,321

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Jaroslav Halák	Referees: Danny Kurmann Brent Reiber
	0–1 16:21 – M. Gáborík (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP) T. Ruutu (M. Koivu) – 47:17 1–1 T. Ruutu (A. Salmela, M. Pyörälä) – 50:26 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	28

8 May 2011 16:15

Czech Republic

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Russia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,308

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Brent Reiber Thomas Sterns
	J. Voráček (T. Rolinek, M. Škoula) – 14:01 1–0 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec) – 15:52 2–0 2–1 31:50 – A. Tereshchenko (V. Atyushov, A. Radulov) (PP) T. Plekanec (PS) – 43:27 3–1 3–2 55:04 – D. Zaripov (D. Kalinin, S. Zinovjev)
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	33	Shots	26

9 May 2011 12:15

Slovakia

4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Denmark

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,307

Game reference
	Jaroslav Halák	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Thomas Sterns
	0–1 04:09 – M. Christensen (Mi. Bødker, J. Jakobsen) J. Stümpel (M. Jurčina, M. Šatan) – 10:10 1–1 M. Šatan (Š Ružička, I. Majeský) – 15:52 2–1 M. Hossa (M. Gáborík, J. Halák) (PP) – 40:32 3–1 R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, D. Graňák) – 50:05 4–1
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	18

9 May 2011 16:15

Russia

2–3 GWS (2–0, 0–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,292

Game reference
	Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Petri Vehanen Teemu Lassila	Referees: Danny Kurmann Christer Lärking
	N. Kulemin (D. Kulikov, E.Artyukhin) – 04:26 1–0 I. Nikulin (D. Zaripov, A. Morozov) – 04:37 2–0 2–1 26:59 – M. Koivu (P. Puistola, M. Pyörälä) 2–2 36:39 – J. Niskala (J. Immonen)
	I. Kovalchuk A. Morozov	Shootout	J. Immonen M. Koivu
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	35	Shots	32

9 May 2011 20:15

Germany

2–5 (1–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,305

Game reference
	Dennis Endras	Goalies	Jakub Štěpanek	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Sören Persson
	0–1 00:51 – T. Plekanec (J. Jágr) J. Tripp (K. Lavallée, F. Hördler) – 01:49 1–1 1–2 10:38 – M. Frolík (J. Novotný, P. Hubáček) 1–3 22:47 – K. Rachůnek (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (PP) 1–4 35:34 – T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (PP) 1–5 36:58 – P. Eliáš (P. Průcha, M. Havlát) T. Greilinger (PP) – 58:26 2–5
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	22

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	5	3	2	0	0	23	11	+12	13
Sweden	5	3	0	1	1	18	10	+8	10
Norway	5	2	1	0	2	17	15	+2	8
United States	5	2	0	1	2	15	19	−4	7
Switzerland	5	1	1	1	2	11	12	−1	6
France	5	0	0	1	4	5	22	−17	1

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 May 2011 20:15

Switzerland

2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1)

Norway

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 2,820

Game reference
	Tobias Stephan	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Eduards Odiņš Peter Ország
	0–1 08:47 – J. Holøs (A. Bonsaksen, M. Olimb) 0–2 19:55 – P. Skrøder (J. Holøs, M. Olimb) (PP) T. Monnet (J. Sprunger, M. Seger) (PP) – 28:35 1–2 1–3 42:48 – K. Forsberg (M. Holtet) R. Diaz (I. Rüthemann) (PP) – 47:19 2–3
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	41	Shots	25

6 May 2011 16:15

Canada

4–3 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

United States

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 7,485

Game reference
	James Reimer	Goalies	Ty Conklin	Referees: Sami Partanen Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 24:13 – M. Komisarek (C. Smith, T. Conklin) B. Burns (A. Pietrangelo) – 27:20 1–1 1–2 33:47 – J. Johnson (B. Wheeler, Y. Šťastný) J. Tavares (C. Stewart, M. Gragnani) – 43:27 2–2 J. Spezza (J. Tavares, B. Burns) (PP) – 45:22 3–2 3–3 51:17 – D. Stepan (B. Wheeler) (PP)
	J. Eberle R. Nash	Shootout	J. Johnson B. Wheeler
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	52	Shots	20

6 May 2011 20:15

Sweden

4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0)

France

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,761

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Cristobal Huet Fabrice Lhenry	Referees: Jyri Rönn Vladimír Šindler
	R. Nilsson (D. Fernholm, T. Erixon) – 04:34 1–0 O. Ekman-Larsson (S. Kronwall) (PP) – 13:51 2–0 P. Berglund (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson, C. Gunnarsson) – 15:39 3–0 S. Kronwall (O. Ekman-Larsson, M. Backlund) – 45:34 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	22 min
	58	Shots	29

7 May 2011 16:15

Norway

2–3 (0–1, 0–1, 2–1)

Canada

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,978

Game reference
	Lars Haugen	Goalies	Jonathan Bernier	Referees: Jyri Rönn Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 J. Spezza (R. Nash, J. Neal) – 15:26 0–2 J. Tavares – 30:15 0–3 J. Neal (R. Nash, J. Spezza) – 49:02 K. Olimb (M. Røymark) – 51:36 1–3 M. Holtet (O. Tollefsen) – 52:49 2–3
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	43

7 May 2011 20:15

United States

3–2 (1–1, 2–0, 0–1)

France

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 3,101

Game reference
	Ty Conklin	Goalies	Cristobal Huet	Referees: Eduards Odiņš Peter Ország
	0–1 05:25 – S. Treille D. Stepan (B. Wheeler) – 16:06 1–1 M. Stuart (C. Porter, P. Gaustad) – 21:16 2–1 C. Kreider (A. Miele) (PP) – 25:24 3–1 3–2 55:30 – L. Meunier (K. Hecquefeuille)
	20 min	Penalties	22 min
	38	Shots	22

8 May 2011 16:15

Sweden

2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 5,941

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Eduards Odiņš
	M. Backlund (S. Kronwall) – 47:47 1–0 M. Backlund (ENG) – 59:28 2–0
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	31

9 May 2011 12:15

France

2–5 (1–3, 1–1, 0–1)

Norway

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 3,178

Game reference
	Cristobal Huet	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Antonín Jeřábek
	0–1 03:26 – P. Skrøder (M. Røymark, M. Ask) (PP) 0–2 03:52 – M. Holtet (K. Olimb, J. Holøs) D. Fleury (D. Raux, J. Desrosiers) – 10:57 1–2 1–3 17:50 – M. Holtet L. Meunier (K. Hecquefeuille, P. Bellemare) (SH) – 31:20 2–3 2–4 35:19 – M. Holtet (P. Skrøder, J. Holøs) (PP) 2–5 52:26 – M. Holtet (A. Bonsaksen)
	32 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	37

9 May 2011 16:15

Switzerland

5–3 (2–1, 2–1, 1–1)

United States

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,939

Game reference
	Tobias Stephan	Goalies	Ty Conklin Al Montoya	Referees: Jyri Rönn Vladimír Šindler
	0–1 11:01 – C. Smith (C. Wilson, K. Shattenkirk) K. Lotscher (M. Trachsler, S. Moser) – 11:35 1–1 R. Diaz (M. Plüss, I. Rüthemann) – 14:10 2–1 I. Rüthemann (M. Bieber, M. Plüss) – 21:06 3–1 3–2 26:09 – R. Shannon (A. Miele) K. Lotscher – 31:00 4–2 4–3 58:17 – J. van Riemsdyk (C. Fowler, D. Stepan) R. Gardner (M. Plüss, M. Trachsler) (ENG) – 59:43 5–3
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	34

9 May 2011 20:15

Canada

3–2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 7,633

Game reference
	Jonathan Bernier	Goalies	Erik Ersberg	Referees: Sami Partanen Daniel Piechaczek
	J. Neal (J. Spezza) – 01:08 1–0 1–1 03:43 – D. Petrasek (C. Gunnarsson, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) (PP) J. Tavares (J. Skinner, C. Stewart) – 13:20 2–1 2–2 30:38 – M. Tedenby (J. Silfverberg, M. Krüger) (PP) R. Nash (B. Burns, J. Neal) (PP) – 52:31 3–2
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	43	Shots	25

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round plays in the relegation round. The bottom two teams in the relegation round move down to Division 1 for the 2012 World Championship.

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

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	3	2	0	0	1	12	9	+3	6
Belarus	3	2	0	0	1	17	9	+8	6
Austria	3	1	0	0	2	6	13	−7	3
Slovenia	3	1	0	0	2	8	12	−4	3

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 May 2011 16:15

Slovenia

5–2 (0–0, 3–0, 2–2)

Latvia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 7,467

Game reference
	Robert Kristan	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis Martins Raitums	Referees: Christer Lärking Thomas Sterns
	R. Tičar (Z. Jeglič, M. Robar) (PP) – 27:59 1–0 T. Razingar (M. Rodman, D. Rodman) – 33:55 2–0 T. Razingar (M. Rodman, D. Rodman) – 39:11 3–0 R. Tičar (R. Sabolič) – 40:54 4–0 R. Pajič (B. Goličič) – 41:27 5–0 5–1 51:33 – M. Cipulis (J. Rēdlihs, J. Andersons) 5–2 59:59 – R. Bukarts (K. Sotnieks, G. Meija)
	12 min	Penalties	37 min
	35	Shots	31

5 May 2011 16:15

Belarus

7–2 (3–0, 2–0, 2–2)

Austria

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,483

Game reference
	Andrei Mezin	Goalies	Jürgen Penker Fabian Weinhandl	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Antonín Jeřábek
	E. Kovyrshin (A. Kostitsyn, A. Kulakov) – 04:06 1–0 M. Grabovski (D. Meleshko, N. Stasenko) – 17:17 2–0 A. Kostitsyn (A. Kulakov, E. Kovyrshin) – 18:57 3–0 A. Demkov – 30:17 4–0 S. Demagin (SH) – 32:49 5–0 5–1 40:47 – O. Setzinger (D. Werenka, T. Koch) (PP) D. Korobov (A. Kostitsyn, A. Stepanov) (PP2) – 42:53 6–1 A. Kulakov (E. Kovyrshin) – 51:55 7–1 7–2 53:29 – M. Schiechl (T. Hundertpfund)
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	30	Shots	21

7 May 2011 12:15

Austria

3–2 (1–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Slovenia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,033

Game reference
	Fabian Weinhandl	Goalies	Robert Kristan	Referees: Christer Lärking Konstantin Olenin
	G. Unterluggauer (T. Raffl, T. Koch) – 19:03 1–0 T. Raffl (M. Peintner, M. Trattnig) – 24:15 2–0 2–1 36:30 – T. Razingar (D. Rodman, M. Rodman) 2–2 39:41 – D. Rodman (B. Gregorc, R. Kristan) R. Rotter (P. Lukas) – 45:52 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	33

7 May 2011 12:15

Belarus

3–6 (1–3, 1–1, 1–2)

Latvia

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,976

Game reference
	Andrei Mezin	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Sami Partanen Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 M. Cipulis (A. Reķis, A. Ņiživijs) – 09:26 0–2 G. Pujacs (A. Džeriņš, J. Rēdlihs) – 13:23 0–3 G. Pujacs (M. Rēdlihs) – 17:19 V. Kostyuchenok (A. Kitarov, A. Demkov) – 19:31 1–3 M. Grabovski (D. Korobov D. Meleshko) – 20:53 2–3 2–4 A. Ņiživijs (M. Cipulis, H. Vasiļjevs) – 36:17 2–5 M. Cipulis (A. Ņiživijs, A. Reķis) – 49:44 2–6 K. Saulietis (M. Rēdlihs, A. Džeriņš) – 57:29 D. Meleshko (A. Kostitsyn, A. Kulakov) – 59:50 3–6
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	31

8 May 2011 20:15

Slovenia

1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2)

Belarus

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 8,708

Game reference
	Robert Kristan Andrej Hočevar	Goalies	Andrei Mezin	Referees: Darcy Burchell Sören Persson
	0–1 06:02 – S. Demagin (M. Grabovski, D. Meleshko) 0–2 07:23 – A. Kostitsyn (E. Kovyrshin, A. Kulakov) 0–3 28:21 – A. Stepanov (A. Kitarov, A. Kostitsyn) (PP2) 31:51 – R. Sabolič (R. Pajič, Ž Jeglič) 1–3 1–4 35:52 – A. Mikhalev (A. Ugarov, V. Denisov) 1–5 37:13 – A. Kostitsyn (A. Stepanov, A. Demkov) (PP) 1–6 55:07 – A. Mikhalev (D. Korobov) (SH) 1–7 56:13 – A. Mikhalev (M. Grabovski, D. Korobov) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	39

8 May 2011 20:15

Latvia

4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Austria

Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 4,110

Game reference
	Edgars Masaļskis	Goalies	Fabian Weinhandl	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Peter Ország
	R. Bukarts (G. Meija) – 05:01 1–0 M. Rēdlihs (K. Saulietis, A. Bērziņš) – 13:30 2–0 K. Saulietis (A. Džeriņš, K. Sotnieks) (PP) – 22:57 3–0 K. Saulietis (K. Sotnieks, A. Džeriņš) (PP) – 48:47 4–0 4–1 59:01 – T. Raffl (R. Lukas, R. Rotter) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	41

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

E1

Czech Republic

4

F4

United States

0

QF1

Czech Republic

2

QF2

Sweden

5

F2

Sweden

5

E3

Germany

2

SF1

Sweden

1

SF2

Finland

6

F1

Canada

1

E4

Russia

2

QF3

Russia

0

Bronze medal game

QF4

Finland

3

E2

Finland

4

SF1

Czech Republic

7

F3

Norway

1

SF2

Russia

4

All times are local (UTC+2).

11 May 2011 16:15

Czech Republic

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

United States

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,311

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Ty Conklin	Referees: Darcy Burchell Brent Reiber
	J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 18:45 1–0 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec, K. Rachůnek) (PP2) – 24:47 2–0 T. Plekanec (M. Frolík, M. Židlický) – 50:33 3–0 J. Jágr (T. Plekanec) (PP) – 56:25 4–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	29

11 May 2011 20:15

Sweden

5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Germany

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 8,986

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Dennis Endras	Referees: Jyri Rönn Vladimír Šindler
	M. Thörnberg (P. Berglund) – 00:27 1–0 1–1 02:01 – A. Barta (F. Mauer, M. Kink) P. Berglund (M. Thörnberg, V. Fasth) – 15:46 2–1 N. Persson (R. Nilsson, O. Ekman-Larsson) – 24:30 3–1 L. Eriksson (D. Rundblad, R. Nilsson) – 28:10 4–1 4–2 38:44 – M. Wolf (A. Rankel, K. Holzer) M. Thörnberg (P. Berglund, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson) – 48:54 5–2
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	46	Shots	37

12 May 2011 16:15

Finland

4–1 (0–0, 4–1, 0–0)

Norway

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 8,947

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Sören Persson Daniel Piechaczek
	0–1 23:56 – K. Olimb (PS) J. Immonen (M. Granlund, J. Niskala) (PP) – 26:01 1–1 T. Ruutu (M. Koivu, J. Pesonen) (PP) – 28:43 2–1 J. Immonen (M. Granlund, J. Välivaara) (PP) – 35:38 3–1 J. Lajunen (L. Komarov, T. Jaakola) – 38:29 4–1
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	34	Shots	38

12 May 2011 20:15

Canada

1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Russia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,300

Game reference
	Jonathan Bernier	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Danny Kurmann Christer Lärking
	J. Spezza (A. Pietrangelo) – 25:32 1–0 1–1 49:07 – A. Kaigorodov (SH) 1–2 52:19 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, D. Kalinin)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	20

All times are local (UTC+2).

13 May 16:15

Czech Republic

2–5 (0–0, 1–2, 1–3)

Sweden

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,285

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Darcy Burchell Brent Reiber
	P. Eliáš (M. Michálek, M. Židlický) – 20:46 1–0 1–1 24:34 – P. Berglund (O. Ekman-Larsson) (PP) 1–2 35:10 – M. Backlund (M. Sjögren) 1–3 48:07 – J. Ericsson (M. Backlund) 1–4 52:29 – M. Krüger (M. Tedenby) P. Eliáš (J. Voráček) – 54:22 2–4 2–5 59:13 – P. Berglund (D. Petrasek) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	37	Shots	48

13 May 20:15

Finland

3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Russia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,272

Game reference
	Petri Vehanen	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Christer Lärking Peter Ország
	M. Granlund (J. Immonen) – 25:13 1–0 J. Lajunen – 47:40 2–0 J. Immonen (M. Granlund) – 49:15 (PP) 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	30

Time is local (UTC+2).

15 May 16:00

Czech Republic

7–4 (2–3, 3–1, 2–0)

Russia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,283

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Danny Kurmann Christer Lärking
	R. Červenka – 03:33 1–0 1–1 09:25 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, F. Tyutin) 1–2 09:40 – D. Kulikov (M. Afinogenov, K. Gorovikov) P. Průcha (T. Rolinek, J. Marek) – 10:22 2–2 2–3 18:53 – I. Kovalchuk (A. Radulov, S. Zinovjev) P. Průcha – 22:11 3–3 R. Červenka (P. Průcha) – 30:45 4–3 R. Červenka (T. Plekanec) – 35:10 5–3 5–4 36:03 – V. Tarasenko (S. Zinovjev, K. Korneyev) J. Marek – 46:30 6–4 T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, R. Červenka) (ENG) – 58:16 7–4
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	43

Time is local (UTC+2).

15 May 20:30

Sweden

1–6 (0–0, 1–1, 0–5)

Finland

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,166

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Petri Vehanen	Referees: Darcy Burchell Brent Reiber
	M. Pääjärvi-Svensson – 27:40 1–0 1–1 J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, M. Koivu) (PP) – 39:53 1–2 P. Nokelainen (A. Pihlström) – 42:35 1–3 N. Kapanen (J. Aaltonen, L. Komarov) – 43:21 1–4 J. Pesonen (M. Granlund) – 56:41 1–5 M. Pyörälä (M. Koivu, A. Salmela) – 57:16 1–6 A. Pihlström (J. Lajunen) – 59:05
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	32

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Finland
	Sweden
	Czech Republic
4	Russia
5	Canada
6	Norway
7	Germany
8	United States
9	Switzerland
10	Slovakia
11	Denmark
12	France
13	Latvia
14	Belarus
15	Austria
16	Slovenia

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Jarkko Immonen	9	9	3	12	+2	2	FW
Patrik Berglund	9	8	2	10	+6	8	FW
Tomáš Plekanec	8	6	4	10	+3	6	FW
Roman Červenka	9	4	6	10	+7	4	FW
John Tavares	7	5	4	9	+6	12	FW
Jaromír Jágr	9	5	4	9	+5	4	FW
Patrik Eliáš	9	4	5	9	+4	6	FW
Mikael Granlund	9	2	7	9	+3	2	FW
Mathis Olimb	7	1	8	9	0	4	FW
Marius Holtet	7	6	2	8	+6	4	FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

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
Petri Vehanen	388:13	175	8	1.24	95.43	1
Viktor Fasth	420:00	221	12	1.71	94.57	3
Ondřej Pavelec	479:16	247	15	1.88	93.93	2
Tobias Stephan	240:48	111	7	1.74	93.69	0
Lars Haugen	422:18	257	19	2.70	92.61	1

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2011 IIHF World Championship. They are the following:^[51]

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Country	Broadcaster	HD (High Definition)
Austria	ORF
Belarus	BTRC
Bulgaria	Nova Sport
Canada	TSN	TSN HD
	RDS	RDS HD
Croatia	Sportska televizija
Czech Republic	Czech Television	ČT HD
Denmark	TV2 Sport	TV2 Sport HD
Finland	YLE	Viasat Sport HD
France	Sport+
Germany	Sport1	Sport1 HD
Hungary	Sport 1
	Sport 2
Latvia	TV3
	TV6
	Viasat Sport Baltic
	3+
Norway	Viasat 4
	Viasat Sport	Viasat Sport HD
Poland	Polsat Sport	Polsat Sport HD
Russia	C1R
	Russia 2
		Sport 1
Slovakia	STV	STV HD
Slovenia	Šport TV
Sweden	TV3	TV3 HD
	TV6
	TV10
	Viasat Hockey
Switzerland	SRG SSR
United States	Versus	Versus HD

A trailer titled Slovak Republic becomes the Hockey Republic! (Slovak: Slovenská republika sa mení na hokejovú republiku!) was created for the World Championships. The trailer starts with ice and snow gradually covering Slovakia and ends with Slovak hockey players jumping onto the ice and shooting a puck.^[52] The player who shoots has the number 38 on his hockey jersey, the same as the Slovak legend Pavol Demitra. It features the Slovak countryside, and Trojične square, in Trnava. The trailer took a 70-man film crew, more than 100 extras, several 3D animators, and the support of the Slovak Tourist Board.^[53]

For the first time in an IIHF World Championship, a YouTube channel was created to promote the Slovakia 2011 tournament.^[54] A video campaign was launched on this YouTube website which featured the christening of the mascot Goooly,^[55] updates on the construction work of the arena's,^[56] and the status of general preparations.^[57]

An official Facebook page was also created for the championship, being only the second tournament to do so, after the previous championship in Germany.^[58] Its 10,000th "fan" was awarded a prize by the tournaments organizing committee.^[59]

• 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
• 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships
• 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

• Official website
• Official Youtube channel of the 2011 IIHF World Championship (in Slovak and English)
• Official Facebook page of the 2011 IIHF World Championship (in Slovak and English)
• Slovak Hockey Federation official 2011 website (in Slovak)