# 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from April 16 to 25, 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place at Hallenstadion and Deutweg rink.
The United States were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight. IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Relegation round |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | Relegation round |

### Relegation round

Best of three.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
* Kazakhstan is relegated to the 2012 Division I A

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | B1 | Canada | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Sweden | 1 | B3 | Finland | 1 | | | |
| B3 | Finland | 5 | | | | B1 | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | | A1 | United States | 3 |
| | | | A1 | United States | 5 |
| B2 | Switzerland | 4 | A3 | Russia | 1 |
| A3 | Russia | 5 | | | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | | | | B3 | Finland | 3 |
| | | | | | | A3 | Russia | 2 |

#### Final
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Finland |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Kazakhstan |
* Relegated to the 2012 Division I A

### Awards and statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Hilary Knight | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +11 | 2 |
| Brianna Decker | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 8 |
| Michelle Karvinen | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| Erika Holst | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| Meghan Duggan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| Monique Lamoureux-Kolls | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
| Julie Chu | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| Kendall Coyne | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 0 |
| Rebecca Johnston | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| Karoliina Rantamäki | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

#### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| Noora Räty | 304:05 | 233 | 10 | 1.97 | 95.71 | 0 |
| Shannon Szabados | 127:48 | 64 | 3 | 1.41 | 95.31 | 1 |
| Jessica Vetter | 187:48 | 84 | 4 | 1.28 | 95.24 | 0 |
| Zuzana Tomčíková | 305:00 | 250 | 13 | 2.56 | 94.80 | 1 |
| Kim Martin | 208:28 | 86 | 6 | 1.73 | 93.02 | 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

#### Tournament Awards

* Media All-Stars
** Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
** Defense: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN), Caitlin Cahow (USA)
** Forwards: Hilary Knight (USA), Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN)
** Most Valuable Player: Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Noora Räty (FIN)
** Best Forward: Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
** Best Defenceman: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)

#### Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
| Team | Players |
| Canada | Meaghan Mikkelson Hayley Wickenheiser Rebecca Johnston |
| Finland | Noora Räty Jenni Hiirikoski Karoliina Rantamäki |
| Kazakhstan | Daria Obydennova Natalya Yakovchuk Lyubov Ibragimova |
| Russia | Tatyana Burina Iya Gavrilova Yekaterina Smolentseva |
| Switzerland | Julia Marty Nicole Bullo Sara Benz |
| Slovakia | Zuzana Tomčíková Iveta Karafiatova Jana Kapustova |
| Sweden | Erika Holst Elin Holmlöv Gunilla Andersson |
| United States | Jessica Vetter Brianna Decker Caitlin Cahow |

## Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to 16, 2011.
On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th-placed team was relegated.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 5 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to the 2012 Division I B |
| – | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; qualified for the 2012 Division I A |

## Division II

The Division II tournament was played in Caen, France, from April 4 to 10, 2011.
Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I A |
| 2 | France (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I B |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I B |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I B |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I B |
| 6 | North Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | Withdrawn; relegated to the 2012 Division II A |

## Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from February 1 to 6, 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 14 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I B |
| 2 | Australia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 13 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II A |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 8 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II A |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II A |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II A |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II B |

## Division IV

The Division IV tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4, 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II A |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II B |
| 3 | Iceland (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II B |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | Did not participate in 2012 |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II B |
| – | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; did not participate in 2012 |

## Division V

The Division V tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 19, 2011.
Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | +57 | 11 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II B |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 10 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II B |
| 3 | Bulgaria (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 6 | Did not participate in 2012 |
| 4 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 3 | Did not participate in 2012 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | −43 | 0 | Did not participate in 2012 |