# 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany, from 14 to 24 April 2011.
The United States won the title for the third straight time after beating Sweden 4–3 in the final in overtime.

## Top Division
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegation Round |
| 5 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | Relegation Round |
All times are local. (CEST/UTC+2)

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Relegation Round |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 0 | Relegation Round |
All times are local. (CEST/UTC+2)

### Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Relegated to the 2012 Division I |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division I |
All times are local. (CEST/UTC+2)

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | B1 | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| A2 | Russia | 5 | A2 | Russia | 1 | | | |
| B3 | Finland | 2 | | | | B1 | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | | | | A1 | United States | 4 |
| | | | A1 | United States | 5 |
| B2 | Canada | 4 | B2 | Canada | 4 |
| A3 | Germany | 3 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | A2 | Russia | 6 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Canada | 4 |

#### Final
### Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nikita Kucherov | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 | +10 | 6 |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +10 | 18 |
| Nail Yakupov | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +6 | 6 |
| Joel Armia | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +2 | 8 |
| J. T. Miller | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +8 | 6 |
| Ryan Murphy | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +2 | 2 |
| Albert Yarullin | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | +12 | 4 |
| Reid Boucher | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +9 | 8 |
| Ryan Murray | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
| Markus Granlund | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 6 |
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 |
| Andrei Vasilevski | 343:30 | 235 | 15 | 2.62 | 93.62 | 0 |
| Steffen Søberg | 338:46 | 317 | 22 | 3.90 | 93.06 | 0 |
| John Gibson | 358:52 | 189 | 14 | 2.34 | 92.59 | 0 |
| Marvin Cupper | 245:00 | 176 | 14 | 3.43 | 92.05 | 0 |
| Luca Boltshauser | 332:44 | 198 | 16 | 2.89 | 91.92 | 0 |
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
#### Best players selected by the directorate

* Best Goalkeeper: John Gibson (USA)
* Best Forward: Nikita Kucherov (RUS)
* Best Defenseman: Ryan Murphy (CAN)

#### Best players of each team

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
| Team | Players |
| Canada | Ryan Murray Mark Scheifele Ryan Murphy |
| Czech Republic | Matěj Machovský David Musil Lukáš Sedlák |
| Finland | Joel Armia Miikka Salomäki Olli Määttä |
| Germany | Marvin Cupper Daniel Fischbuch Tobias Rieder |
| Norway | Steffen Søberg Magnus Hoff Sebastian Weberg |
| Russia | Albert Yarullin Anton Slepyshev Bogdan Yakimov |
| Switzerland | Luca Boltshauser Jan Neuenschwander Tanner Richard |
| Slovakia | Vladimír Dolník Peter Boltun Karol Korím |
| Sweden | Oscar Klefbom Victor Rask Joachim Nermark |
| United States | J. T. Miller Robbie Russo John Gibson |

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 11 to 17 April 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II |
| – | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Japan withdrew before the tournament due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

### Group B

The tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 8 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 7 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II |

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was played in Braşov, Romania, from 19 to 25 March 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | +53 | 15 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 11 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 10 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 6 | |
| 5 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 3 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 58 | −57 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division III |

### Group B

The tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 27 March to 2 April 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 15 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 9 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 53 | −45 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division III |

## Division III
### Group A

The tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 11 to 17 April 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | Australia | 6 |
| | | | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | 2 | Bulgaria | 4 |
| | | | 4 | Turkey | 2 |
| Rank | Team |
| | Australia |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Turkey |
* Promoted to the 2012 Division II

### Group B

The tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 13 to 20 March 2011.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | +47 | 11 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II |
| 2 | Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 10 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 59 | −56 | 0 | |