2011 IIHF World Championship

2011 edition of the 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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Main article: 2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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.

## Tournament format

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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

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## Rosters

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Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters

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]

## Summary

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### Preliminary round

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Match between Russia and Slovenia (Group A), 1 May 2011

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]

### Qualifying round

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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]

### Relegation round

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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]

### Playoff round

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#### Quarterfinals

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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]

#### Semifinals

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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]

#### Bronze medal game

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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]

#### Gold medal game

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Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship Final

Captain Mikko Koivu holds the trophy as the Finnish team arrives at Market Square in Helsinki to celebrate the title with about 100,000 fans.

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]

## Host selection

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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]

### Voting results

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Country  | Votes

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Slovakia | 70
Sweden | 20
Hungary | 14

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

## Promotions

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Goooly, mascot of the 2011 World Championship

### Official song

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

### Mascot

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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]

### Motto

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

### Ambassadors

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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]

## Venues

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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

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Host cities of the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia

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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]

* ^1 As Ondrej Nepela Arena
* ^2 As Ladislav Troják Arena

## Nations

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

Qualified nations in the 2011 IIHF World Championship, in Slovakia.[48]

Europe

* Austria[a]
* Belarus[b]
* Czech Republic[b]
* Denmark[b]
* Finland[b]
* France[b]
* Germany[b]
* Latvia[b]
* Norway[b]
* Russia[b]
* Slovakia[c]
* Slovenia[a]
* Sweden[b]
* Switzerland[b]

North America

* Canada[b]
* United States[b]

1. ^ a b Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2010 IIHF World Championship
3. ^ Qualified as hosts (and as automatic qualifier)

## Seeding and Groups

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See also: IIHF World Ranking

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):

Group A

* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (8)
* Germany (9)
* Slovenia (19)

Group B

* Canada (2)
* Switzerland (7)
* Belarus (10)
* France (15)

Group C

* Sweden (3)
* United States (6)
* Norway (11)
* Austria (14)

Group D

* Finland (4)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Latvia (12)
* Denmark (13)

## Preliminary round

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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.

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| Team competes in Relegation Round

### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/261/IHM261300_76_14_0.pdf IIHF

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

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Game reference

| Dennis Endras| Goalies| Evgeni Nabokov| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Brent Reiber
| T. Greilinger (C. Braun) – 24:19| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Jaroslav Halák| Goalies| Robert Kristan| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Thomas Sterns
| | 0–1| 22:37 – A. Kranjc (G. Kuznik, T. Razingar) (PP)

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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

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Game reference

| Evgeni Nabokov| Goalies| Andrej Hočevar| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Sören Persson
| V. Atyushov (I. Kovalchuk, A. Radulov) (PP) – 04:22| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Jaroslav Halák| Goalies| Dimitri Patzold| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Christer Lärking
| | 0–1| 24:51 – M. Müller (C. Ullmann, T. Greilinger)

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| 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

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Game reference

| Robert Kristan| Goalies| Dennis Endras| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Konstantin Olenin
| Z. Jeglič (R. Sabolič, M. Robar) – 04:09| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Evgeni Nabokov
Konstantin Barulin| Goalies| Jaroslav Halák| Referees:
Christer Lärking
Sören Persson
| A. Radulov (I. Kovalchuk, F. Tyutin) – 00:58| 1–0|

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| 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

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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Game reference

| Tobias Stephan| Goalies| Cristobal Huet| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Jyri Petteri Rönn
| J. Vauclair (I. Rüthemann) – 61:46| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Andrei Mezin| Goalies| James Reimer| Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Vladimír Šindler
| | 0–1| 01:52 – J. Eberle (E. Kane, M. Scalzo)

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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

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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|

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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

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Game reference

| Tobias Stephan| Goalies| Andrei Mezin| Referees:
Peter Ország
Daniel Piechaczek
| R. Gardner (R. Diaz, S. Moser) (PP) – 07:08| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| James Reimer| Goalies| Leonardo Genoni| Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Vladimír Šindler
| | 0–1| 12:29 – R. Diaz (V. Stancescu, R. Lemm)

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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

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Game reference

| Cristobal Huet| Goalies| Andrei Mezin| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Jyri Rönn
| S. Treille (K. Hecquefeuille, L. Meunier) (PP) – 12:35| 1–0|

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| 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

### Group C

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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Game reference

| Al Montoya| Goalies| Jürgen Penker| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Eduards Odiņš
| C. Kreider (M. Fayne, D. Stepan) – 14:42| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Lars Haugen| Goalies| Erik Ersberg| Referees:
Peter Ország
Daniel Piechaczek
| | 0–1| 06:21 – L. Eriksson (R. Nilsson)

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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

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Game reference

| Al Montoya| Goalies| Lars Haugen| Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Jyri Rönn
| | 0–1| 08:09 – K. Olimb (M. Holtet)

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| 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

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Game reference

| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Fabian Weinhandl| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Vladimír Šindler
| N. Persson (L. Eriksson, R. Nilsson) – 19:39| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Jürgen Penker| Goalies| Lars Haugen| Referees:
Eduards Odiņš
Daniel Piechaczek
| | 0–1| 06:26 – E. Koivu (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb)

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| 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

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Game reference

| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Al Montoya| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Peter Ország
| P. Berglund (T. Erixon) – 17:31| 1–0|

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| 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

### Group D

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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Game reference

| Petri Vehanen| Goalies| Frederik Andersen| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Konstantin Olenin
| J. Immonen (J. Välivaara) (PP) – 23:57| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Edgars Masaļskis| Referees:
Christer Lärking
Sören Persson
| | 0–1| 09:04 – L. Dārziņš (M. Rēdlihs, K. Sotnieks)

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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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Patrick Galbraith| Referees:
Konstantin Olenin
Brent Reiber
| M. Frolík (P. Hubáček, Z. Michálek) – 02:29| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Edgars Masaļskis| Goalies| Teemu Lassila| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Thomas Sterns
| | 0–1| 13:54 – J. Immonen (J. Välivaara, M. Granlund) (PP)

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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

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Game reference

| Frederik Andersen| Goalies| Edgars Masaļskis| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Darcy Burchell
| M. Christensen (J. Jakobsen, M. Bødker) – 01:43| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Petri Vehanen| Goalies| Ondřej Pavelec| Referees:
Brent Reiber
Thomas Sterns
| | 0–1| 24:24 – M. Michálek (M. Židlický, K. Rachůnek) (PP)

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| 0–2| 42:48 – J. Jágr (R. Červenka, L. Krajíček)
A. Salmela – 59:41| 1–2|
16 min| Penalties| 24 min
32| Shots| 25

## Qualifying round

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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

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| Team eliminated from advancing

### Group E

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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Game reference

| Evgeni Nabokov
Konstantin Barulin| Goalies| Frederik Andersen| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Soeren Perrson
| S.Zinoviev (I.Nikulin, D.Zaripov) – 09:26| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Dennis Endras| Goalies| Teemu Lassila
Petri Vehanen| Referees:
Konstantin Olenin
Brent Reiber
| | 0–1| 00:13 – T. Ruutu (M. Koivu, S. Lepistö)

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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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Jaroslav Halák| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Danny Kurmann
| M. Židlický (P. Eliáš, J. Marek) (PP) – 17:48| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Frederik Andersen| Goalies| Dennis Endras| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Darcy Burchell
| Ma.Bødker (M. Christensen, J. Jakobsen) (PP) – 08:09| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Petri Vehanen| Goalies| Jaroslav Halák| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Brent Reiber
| | 0–1| 16:21 – M. Gáborík (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP)

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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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Konstantin Barulin| Referees:
Brent Reiber
Thomas Sterns
| J. Voráček (T. Rolinek, M. Škoula) – 14:01| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Jaroslav Halák| Goalies| Patrick Galbraith| Referees:
Konstantin Olenin
Thomas Sterns
| | 0–1| 04:09 – M. Christensen (Mi. Bødker, J. Jakobsen)

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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

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Game reference

| Konstantin Barulin| Goalies| Petri Vehanen
Teemu Lassila| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Christer Lärking
| N. Kulemin (D. Kulikov, E.Artyukhin) – 04:26| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Dennis Endras| Goalies| Jakub Štěpanek| Referees:
Vladimír Baluška
Sören Persson
| | 0–1| 00:51 – T. Plekanec (J. Jágr)

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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

### Group F

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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| Tobias Stephan| Goalies| Lars Haugen| Referees:
Eduards Odiņš
Peter Ország
| | 0–1| 08:47 – J. Holøs (A. Bonsaksen, M. Olimb)

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| 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

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Game reference

| James Reimer| Goalies| Ty Conklin| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Daniel Piechaczek
| | 0–1| 24:13 – M. Komisarek (C. Smith, T. Conklin)

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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

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| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Cristobal Huet
Fabrice Lhenry| Referees:
Jyri Rönn
Vladimír Šindler
| R. Nilsson (D. Fernholm, T. Erixon) – 04:34| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Lars Haugen| Goalies| Jonathan Bernier| Referees:
Jyri Rönn
Vladimír Šindler
| | 0–1| J. Spezza (R. Nash, J. Neal) – 15:26

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| 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

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| Ty Conklin| Goalies| Cristobal Huet| Referees:
Eduards Odiņš
Peter Ország
| | 0–1| 05:25 – S. Treille

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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

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| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Leonardo Genoni| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Eduards Odiņš
| M. Backlund (S. Kronwall) – 47:47| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Cristobal Huet| Goalies| Lars Haugen| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Antonín Jeřábek
| | 0–1| 03:26 – P. Skrøder (M. Røymark, M. Ask) (PP)

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| 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

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Game reference

| Tobias Stephan| Goalies| Ty Conklin
Al Montoya| Referees:
Jyri Rönn
Vladimír Šindler
| | 0–1| 11:01 – C. Smith (C. Wilson, K. Shattenkirk)

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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

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Game reference

| Jonathan Bernier| Goalies| Erik Ersberg| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Daniel Piechaczek
| J. Neal (J. Spezza) – 01:08| 1–0|

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| 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

## Relegation round

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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

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| Team relegated to Division I

### Group G

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Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: IIHF

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

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| Robert Kristan| Goalies| Edgars Masaļskis
Martins Raitums| Referees:
Christer Lärking
Thomas Sterns
| R. Tičar (Z. Jeglič, M. Robar) (PP) – 27:59| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Andrei Mezin| Goalies| Jürgen Penker
Fabian Weinhandl| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Antonín Jeřábek
| E. Kovyrshin (A. Kostitsyn, A. Kulakov) – 04:06| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Fabian Weinhandl| Goalies| Robert Kristan| Referees:
Christer Lärking
Konstantin Olenin
| G. Unterluggauer (T. Raffl, T. Koch) – 19:03| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Andrei Mezin| Goalies| Edgars Masaļskis| Referees:
Sami Partanen
Daniel Piechaczek
| | 0–1| M. Cipulis (A. Reķis, A. Ņiživijs) – 09:26

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| 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

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Game reference

| Robert Kristan
Andrej Hočevar| Goalies| Andrei Mezin| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Sören Persson
| | 0–1| 06:02 – S. Demagin (M. Grabovski, D. Meleshko)

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| 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

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Game reference

| Edgars Masaļskis| Goalies| Fabian Weinhandl| Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Peter Ország
| R. Bukarts (G. Meija) – 05:01| 1–0|

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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

## Playoff round

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| E1 |  Czech Republic | 4 | | |
| F4 |  United States | 0 |
| | QF1 |  Czech Republic | 2 |
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| | | QF2 |  Sweden | 5 |
| F2 |  Sweden | 5 |

| E3 |  Germany | 2 |
| | SF1 |  Sweden | 1 |
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| | | SF2 |  Finland | 6 |
| F1 |  Canada | 1 | |
| E4 |  Russia | 2 |
| | QF3 |  Russia | 0 | | | Bronze medal game
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| | | QF4 |  Finland | 3 |
| E2 |  Finland | 4 | | | SF1 |  Czech Republic | 7

| F3 |  Norway | 1 | | | SF2 |  Russia | 4

### Quarterfinals

[edit]

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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Ty Conklin| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Brent Reiber
| J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 18:45| 1–0|

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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

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Game reference

| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Dennis Endras| Referees:
Jyri Rönn
Vladimír Šindler
| M. Thörnberg (P. Berglund) – 00:27| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Petri Vehanen| Goalies| Lars Haugen| Referees:
Sören Persson
Daniel Piechaczek
| | 0–1| 23:56 – K. Olimb (PS)

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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

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Game reference

| Jonathan Bernier| Goalies| Konstantin Barulin| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Christer Lärking
| J. Spezza (A. Pietrangelo) – 25:32| 1–0|

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| 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

### Semifinals

[edit]

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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Viktor Fasth| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Brent Reiber
| P. Eliáš (M. Michálek, M. Židlický) – 20:46| 1–0|

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| 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

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Game reference

| Petri Vehanen| Goalies| Konstantin Barulin| Referees:
Christer Lärking
Peter Ország
| M. Granlund (J. Immonen) – 25:13| 1–0|

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J. Lajunen – 47:40| 2–0|
J. Immonen (M. Granlund) – 49:15 (PP)| 3–0|
10 min| Penalties| 12 min
29| Shots| 30

### Bronze medal game

[edit]

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

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Konstantin Barulin| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Christer Lärking
| R. Červenka – 03:33| 1–0|

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| 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

### Gold medal game

[edit]

Time is local (UTC+2).

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship final

15 May
20:30| Sweden | 1–6
(0–0, 1–1, 0–5)|  Finland| Orange Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,166

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Game reference

| Viktor Fasth| Goalies| Petri Vehanen| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Brent Reiber
| M. Pääjärvi-Svensson – 27:40| 1–0|

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| 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

## Ranking and statistics

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2011 IIHF World Championship winners

Finland
2nd title

### Tournament awards

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* Best players selected by the directorate:
* Best Goaltender: Viktor Fasth
* Best Defenceman: Alex Pietrangelo
* Best Forward: Jaromír Jágr
* Most Valuable Player: Viktor Fasth
* Media All-Star Team:
* Goaltender: Viktor Fasth
* Defence: David Petrasek,  Marek Židlický
* Forwards: Patrik Berglund,  Jarkko Immonen,  Jaromír Jágr,

### Final standings

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Ice hockey championship celebration in Helsinki, Finland

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

|  Finland

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|  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

### Scoring leaders

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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

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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

### Leading goaltenders

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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

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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

## Officials

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

Referees

* Vladimír Baluška
* Vyacheslav Bulanov
* Darcy Burchell
* Antonín Jeřábek
* Danny Kurmann
* Christer Lärking
* Eduards Odiņš
* Konstantin Olenin

Referees

* Peter Ország
* Sami Partanen
* Sören Persson
* Daniel Piechaczek
* Brent Reiber
* Jyri Rönn
* Vladimír Šindler
* Thomas Sterns

Linesmen

* Roger Arm
* Chris Carlson
* Paul Carnathan
* Ivan Dedioulia
* Jiří Gebauer
* Manuel Hollenstein
* Matjaž Hribar
* Kiel Murchison

Linesmen

* Milan Novák
* Andre Schrader
* Sirko Schulz
* Anton Semionov
* Sergei Shelyanin
* Jussi Terho
* Christian Tillerkvist
* Miroslav Valach

## IIHF broadcasting rights

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Country  | Broadcaster  | HD (High Definition)

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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

### Trailer

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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]

### Online

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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]

## See also

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* Ice hockey portal
* Slovakia portal

* 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

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