2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Not to be confused with 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.

The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships (2011 WJHC), was the 35th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted by the United States.^[1][2] The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara University's Dwyer Arena in Lewiston.^[3] Russia won their 4th gold medal and 13th overall with a 5–3 victory over Canada in the championship game, after completing the biggest comeback in the WJHC history; being down 3–0 after two periods, the Russians scored five goals in the third period to capture their first WJHC gold medal since 2003. The host team, the United States, won the bronze medal with a 4–2 win over Sweden.

2011 IIHF World U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Buffalo, Lewiston
Dates	December 26, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Russia (4th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	201 (6.48 per game)
Attendance	329,687 (10,635 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Brayden Schenn (18 points)
MVP	Brayden Schenn
← 2010 2012 →

Bid process

Co-host of the 2005 tournament, Grand Forks, North Dakota, also submitted a bid to host the 2011 tournament.^[4] In addition, Detroit was mentioned as a possible host city.^[3][5]

Venues

HSBC Arena Capacity: 18,690	Dwyer Arena Capacity: 2,100
United States – Buffalo	United States – Lewiston

Summary

Exhibition games

A series of five exhibition games were held between several of the teams at Sports Centre at MCC in Brighton, New York and the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena in Jamestown, New York^[6] in conjunction with, and immediately prior to, the tournament.

Preliminary round

The Preliminary Round robin consisted of two pools of five teams each, played in a round robin format. The United States (Pool A) and Sweden (Pool B) went undefeated to finish first in their respective pools and earn an automatic berth in the semifinals. To qualify for the quarterfinals, Canada and Russia finished second and third in Pool B while Finland and Switzerland did likewise in Pool A. The remaining teams, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic and Norway, were sent to the relegation round.

Relegation round

In the relegation round, Slovakia and Norway played in the first game, with Slovakia winning 5–0. The Czech Republic defeated Germany 3–2 in the second game. After the first day of action, the final results were decided and the remaining games were meaningless. Germany lost to Norway 3–1 and the Czech Republic defeated Slovakia 5–2 in the final relegation games. Norway and Germany were relegated to Division I for the 2012 tournament.^[7]

Medal round

Quarterfinals

The first quarterfinal game saw Russia take on Finland. Russia trailed by two goals late in the game, but scored twice to tie and send it to overtime. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game-winning goal in overtime.^[8] In the other quarterfinal, Canada easily defeated Switzerland 4–1.

Semifinals

The first semi-final featured Russia and Sweden. Controversy erupted in the second period as an apparent icing call on Russia was waved off by the on-ice officials, allowing the Russians to score and take a 2–0 lead. The Swedish team protested the non-call, but the goal stood. The Swedes did forge a comeback and took a 3–2 lead in the third period, but the Russians scored late to force overtime for the second consecutive game. The game went to a shootout with Russia winning, 4–3.^[9] The second semifinal was a highly anticipated rematch of the previous year's gold medal game between Canada and the United States, the defending champions. In front of a mainly Canadian crowd that made the trip to Buffalo, Canada earned a berth in the final with a 4–1 victory over their American rivals.^[10]

Fifth place game

The fifth place game featured the losing teams of the quarter-final games. Switzerland defeated Finland 3–2 in a shootout to take fifth place.^[7]

Bronze medal game

The United States defeated Sweden 4–2 to win the bronze medal, its first ever WJHC medal on home ice.^[11]

Gold medal game

The gold medal game was between Canada and Russia. The game marked Canada's tenth consecutive appearance in the final. The Russians had lost their three previous gold medal games to Canada. Canada led 3–0 after two periods. However, the Russians scored five unanswered goals in the third period, including two in a span of 13 seconds, to win the game 5–3 and capture the gold medal. It was Russia's first gold medal since 2003 and Canada's second straight silver medal finish. Brayden Schenn of Canada was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.^[12]

The game delivered one of the largest television audiences in Canadian history, with an average of 6.88 million viewers watching on TSN and another 652,000 watching the French-language broadcast on RDS. An estimated half of Canadians watched a portion or all of the game.^[13]

Top division

Rosters

Main article: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	3	1	0	0	15	4	+11	11	Semifinals
2	Finland	4	3	0	1	0	17	4	+13	10	Quarterfinals
3	Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	11	13	−2	6
4	Slovakia	4	0	1	0	3	7	19	−12	2	Relegation round
5	Germany	4	0	0	1	3	5	15	−10	1

Source: IIHF

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).

December 26, 2010 12:30

Germany

3–4 (0–4, 1–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,629

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer Niklas Treutle	Goalies	Benjamin Conz	Referees: Antti Boman Keith Kaval
	0–1 04:31 – I. Pestoni (G. Hofmann) 0–2 09:21 – N. Niederreiter (PP) 0–3 09:48 – R. Loeffel (N. Niederreiter) (PP) 0–4 13:25 – L. Camperchioli (I. Pestoni, G. Hofmann) (PP) M. Noebels (M. Plachta, D. Bittner) (PP) – 24:22 1–4 M. Plachta (B. Hüfner, M. Höfflin) (PP) – 50:10 2–4 C. Mapes (N. Hauner, D. Orendorz) – 53:19 3–4
	34 min	Penalties	14 min
	35	Shots	21

December 26, 2010 20:00

Finland

2 – 3 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

United States

HSBC Arena Attendance: 14,093

Game reference
	Joni Ortio	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Stephan Bauer Georgij Jablukow
	0–1 18:54 – J. Faulk (J. Merrill, C. Kreider) (PP) J. Nättinen (T. Rajala) – 33:50 1–1 1–2 35:08 – J. Zucker I. Pakarinen (E. Haula, T. Pulkkinen) – 52:59 2–2 2–3 63:08 – N. Bjugstad (OT)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	34	Shots	30

December 27, 2010 19:00

Slovakia

2 – 1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Germany

HSBC Arena Attendance: 12,942

Game reference
	Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer	Referees: Pehr Claesson Rafail Kadyrov
	R. Pánik (A. Jánošík, M. Preisinger) – 20:08 1–0 1–1 36:46 – N. Hauner (C. Mapes) M. Hrivík (R. Pánik, A. Kudrna) (PP) – 63:39 (OT) 2–1
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	48

December 28, 2010 12:30

Switzerland

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Finland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,518

Game reference
	Benjamin Conz	Goalies	Joni Ortio	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Patrik Sjöberg
	0–1 19:41 – J. Nättinen (T. Rajala, J. Jokipakka) 0–2 24:37 – J. Turtiainen (J. Jokipakka, J. Donskoi) 0–3 44:37 – T. Pulkkinen (E. Haula) (PP) 0–4 47:51 – J. Junttila (H. Tuominen, J. Donskoi)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	38

December 28, 2010 20:00

United States

6–1 (2–0, 4–1, 0–0)

Slovakia

HSBC Arena Attendance: 12,750

Game reference
	Jack Campbell	Goalies	Dominik Riečický Juraj Hollý	Referees: Martin Frano Jari Levonen
	K. Palmieri (C. Coyle, C. Kreider) – 04:31 1–0 K. Palmieri (J. Merrill, C. Coyle) (PP) – 08:02 2–0 C. Coyle (J. Faulk, K. Palmieri) (PP) – 23:56 3–0 C. Brown (B. Dumoulin, N. Leddy) (PP) – 31:47 4–0 4–1 32:26 – T. Jurčo (J. Majdan) D. Shore – 33:32 5–1 E. Etem (N. Bjugstad, R. Bourque) – 36:57 6–1
	4 min	Penalties	58 min
	57	Shots	18

December 29, 2010 15:30

Finland

5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Germany

HSBC Arena Attendance: 14,362

Game reference
	Joni Ortio	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer Niklas Treutle	Referees: Matt Kirk Pat Smith
	J. Armia (T. Kivistö, T. Rajala) – 15:59 1–0 M. Salomäki (J. Donskoi, J. Junttila) – 26:23 2–0 J. Donskoi (J. Junttila) – 33:47 3–0 J. Virtanen (T. Pulkkinen) – 35:19 4–0 4–1 43:28 – T. Rieder (M. Noebels) E. Haula (T. Pulkkinen, S. Vatanen) – 56:07 5–1
	18 min	Penalties	16 min
	44	Shots	29

December 30, 2010 15:00

Switzerland

6–4 (3–1, 1–1, 2–2)

Slovakia

HSBC Arena Attendance: 12,731

Game reference
	Benjamin Conz	Goalies	Dominik Riečický Juraj Hollý	Referees: Matt Kirk Patrik Sjoberg
	G. Hofmann (N.Steiner, J. Vermin) – 8:15 1–0 1–1 9:18 – P. Šišovský (M. Vandas) D. Schlumpf (D. Trutmann) – 11:50 2–1 S. Bärtschi (D. Trutmann, I. Pestoni) (PP) – 18:52 3–1 3–2 21:29 – M. Hrivík (M. Vandas, A. Šťastný) N. Niederreiter – 30:15 4–2 4–3 45:30 A. Šťastný (M. Vandas) 4–4 52:08 R. Pánik (H. Jaborník, A. Jánošík) S. Walser (Y. Herren, R. Engler) – 54:06 5–4 I. Pestoni (ENG) – 59:29 6–4
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	33

December 30, 2010 19:00

Germany

0–4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0)

United States

HSBC Arena Attendance: 15,276

Game reference
	Niklas Treutle	Goalies	Jack Campbell Andy Iles	Referees: Antti Boman Daniel Konc
	0–1 12:37 – C. Coyle (J. Merrill) (PP) 0–2 13:25 – J. D'Amigo 0–3 27:54 – J. Merrill (N. Bjugstad, R. Bourque) 0–4 33:10 – C. Kreider (K. Palmieri, C. Coyle) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	48

December 31, 2010 12:30

Slovakia

0–6 (0–3, 0–3, 0–0)

Finland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,371

Game reference
	Juraj Hollý Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Joni Ortio Sami Aittokallio	Referees: Georgij Jablukov Keith Kaval
	0–1 01:40 – M. Salomäki (J. Junttila) 0–2 06:32 – J. Jokipakka (T. Rajala, J. Virtanen) (PP) 0–3 10:36 – E. Haula (S. Vatanen, T. Pulkkinen) (PP) 0–4 26:45 – J. Donskoi (T. Pulkkinen, J. Armia) (PP) 0–5 28:40 – E. Haula (SH) 0–6 37:39 – V. Virkkunen (T. Tallberg, J. Turtiainen)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	43

December 31, 2010 20:00

United States

2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,417

Game reference
	Jack Campbell	Goalies	Benjamin Conz	Referees: Pehr Claesson Pat Smith
	0–1 07:01 – I. Pestoni (G. Hofmann, D. Trutmann) C. Kreider (C. Coyle, J. Faulk) – 10:15 1–1 M. Callahan (J. D'Amigo, B. Nelson) – 33:53 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	16 min
	42	Shots	26

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	3	1	0	0	21	9	+12	11	Semifinals
2	Canada	4	3	0	1	0	28	12	+16	10	Quarterfinals
3	Russia	4	2	0	0	2	19	13	+6	6
4	Czech Republic	4	1	0	0	3	10	21	−11	3	Relegation round
5	Norway	4	0	0	0	4	4	27	−23	0

Source: IIHF

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).

December 26, 2010 16:00

Russia

3–6 (1–1, 2–2, 0–3)

Canada

HSBC Arena Attendance: 18,690

Game reference
	Igor Bobkov	Goalies	Olivier Roy	Referees: Daniel Konc Jari Levonen
	Y. Urychev (D. Orlov, V. Tarasenko) – 03:57 1–0 1–1 17:55 – M. Foligno (L. Leblanc, C. de Haan) (PP) 1–2 30:35 – R. Ellis N. Dvurechensky (A. Voronin, D. Orlov) – 31:51 2–2 2–3 35:15 – E. Gudbranson (Q. Howden, S. Couturier) D. Sobchenko (V. Tarasenko, Y. Urychev) (PP) – 36:52 3–3 3–4 43:46 – R. Johansen (J. Schwartz) (PP) 3–5 46:14 – B. Schenn (Z. Kassian, J. Schwartz) (PP) 3–6 59:33 – C. Hamilton (B. Schenn)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	42

December 26, 2010 16:00

Norway

1–7 (0–2, 0–2, 1–3)

Sweden

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,320

Game reference
	Lars Volden	Goalies	Fredrik Petterson-Wentzel	Referees: Martin Fraňo Matt Kirk
	0–1 00:57 – J. Klingberg (S. Wännström, K. Dahlbeck) 0–2 05:29 – O. Lindberg (S. Wännström) 0–3 24:09 – P. Cehlin (A. Lander) 0–4 39:43 – P. Cehlin (G. Landeskog, A. Lander) 0–5 40:49 – J. Klingberg (J. Fasth, O. Lindberg) 0–6 42:01 – G. Landeskog (P. Cehlin, A. Lander) E. Børresen (S. Brekke, T. Skaarberg) – 52:04 1–6 1–7 57:16 – C. Klingberg (J. Larsson, F. Styrman)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	11	Shots	46

December 27, 2010 19:00

Czech Republic

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Norway

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,381

Game reference
	Marek Mazanec	Goalies	Steffen Søberg	Referees: Daniel Konc Pat Smith
	T. Rachůnek (A. Honejsek) – 33:55 1–0 A. Honejsek (SH) – 44:57 2–0
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	21

December 28, 2010 16:00

Canada

7–2 (2–1, 3–0, 2–1)

Czech Republic

HSBC Arena Attendance: 17,919

Game reference
	Olivier Roy	Goalies	Filip Novotný	Referees: Antti Boman Georgij Jablukow
	0–1 00:49 – A. Honejsek B. Schenn (R. Johansen, R. Ellis) (PP) – 14:43 1–1 J. Schwartz (B. Schenn, R. Ellis) (PP) – 16:40 2–1 L. Leblanc (B. Schenn) (SH) – 29:20 3–1 R. Ellis (B. Schenn, C. Ashton) – 33:09 4–1 C. Eakin (C. Cizikas, E. Gudbranson) – 39:43 5–1 T. Barrie (B. Schenn, R. Ellis) (PP2) – 49:36 6–1 J. Cowen (T. Barrie, L. Leblanc) (PP2) – 49:59 7–1 7–2 55:26 – J. Jeřábek (M. Pláňek) (PP)
	33 min	Penalties	35 min
	39	Shots	19

December 28, 2010 19:00

Sweden

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Russia

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	Robin Lehner	Goalies	Dmitri Shikin	Referees: Keith Kaval Daniel Konc
	A. Lander (F. Styrman, P. Cehlin) – 10:49 1–0 J. Fasth (C. Järnkrok) – 14:11 2–0
	22 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	30

December 29, 2010 19:30

Norway

1–10 (1–6, 0–1, 0–3)

Canada

HSBC Arena Attendance: 17,061

Game reference
	Steffen Søberg Lars Volden	Goalies	Mark Visentin	Referees: Stephan Bauer Pehr Claesson
	0–1 02:01 – C. Cizikas (B. Connolly) 0–2 04:50 – B. Schenn (R. Johansen, D. Olsen) 0–3 10:45 – E. Gudbranson (B. Schenn, R. Ellis) 0–4 13:27 – L. Leblanc (M. Foligno) R. Juell – 13:35 1–4 1–5 14:34 – B. Schenn (Q. Howden, E. Gudbranson) 1–6 18:00 – M. Foligno (L. Leblanc) 1–7 20:44 – B.Schenn (Q. Howden, R. Ellis) 1–8 56:35 – B. Schenn (T. Barrie) 1–9 57:18 – S. Couturier (B. Connolly, S. Després) 1–10 59:31 – E. Gubranson (R. Johansen, R. Ellis)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	32	Shots	41

December 30, 2010 15:00

Sweden

6–3 (3–1, 2–2, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,388

Game reference
	Fredrik Petterson-Wentzel	Goalies	Marek Mazanec Filip Novotný	Referees: Stephan Bauer Jari Levonen
	0–1 3:09 – M. Hlinka (J. Orsava, P. Holík) (PP) J. Larsson (J. Sundström, C. Järnkrok (PP) – 5:53 1–1 M. Friberg (R. Rakell, A. Lander) (PP) – 15:59 2–1 J. Fasth (A. Larsson) – 17:09 3–1 S. Wännström (K. Dahlbeck, O. Lindberg) – 24:59 4–1 J. Fasth (C. Järnkrok, J. Larsson) (PP) – 25:42 5–1 5–2 28:07 – M. Frk (J. Culek, J. Jeřábek) 5–3 34:51 – M. Frk (J. Jeřábek, P. Straka) (PP) C. Järnkrok (J. Thörnberg) – 45:48 6–3
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	45	Shots	21

December 30, 2010 19:00

Russia

8–2 (2–2, 1–0, 5–0)

Norway

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,382

Game reference
	Dmitri Shikin	Goalies	Lars Volden	Referees: Martin Fraňo Georgij Jablukov
	N. Dvurechenski (A. Voronin, N. Pivtsakin) – 6:58 1–0 1–1 11:59 – N. Weberg D. Sobchenko (D. Orlov, Y. Urychev – 12:54 2–1 2–2 15:59 – J. Oppøyen (M. Olsen, R. Andersen) (PP) V. Tarasenko (G. Berdyukov, S. Valuiski) (PP) – 24:03 3–2 D. Sobchenko (V. Tarasenko, D. Orlov) – 40:18 4–2 M. Kitsyn (E. Kuznetsov, D. Orlov) – 48:29 5–2 A. Sergeyev (M. Berezin) – 51:57 6–2 E. Kuznetsov (N. Dvurechensky, M. Ignatovich) – 55:18 7–2 A. Voronin (N. Dvurechensky, G. Berdyukov) – 55:37 8–2
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	55	Shots	24

December 31, 2010 16:00

Canada

5 – 6 GWS (3–2, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Sweden

HSBC Arena Attendance: 17,761

Game reference
	Olivier Roy	Goalies	Robin Lehner	Referees: Martin Frano Rafail Kadyrov
	S. Couturier – 00:58 1–0 1–1 02:14 – M. Friberg (R. Rakell) (PP) 1–2 14:55 – C. Klingberg (S. Wännström) Q. Howden (R. Johansen, C. de Haan) – 15:38 2–2 C. Hamilton (R. Johansen) – 19:59 3–2 3–3 20:52 – C. Klingberg 3–4 22:44 – J. Thörnberg (P. Nemeth) C. Hamilton (B. Schenn, S. Després) (SH) – 24:37 4–4 B. Schenn (R. Johansen, C. de Haan) (PP) – 43:22 5–4 5–5 51:43 – P. Cehlin (T. Erixon, F. Styrman)
	R. Ellis B. Schenn	Shootout	O. Lindberg C. Järnkrok A. Lander
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	42

December 31, 2010 19:00

Czech Republic

3–8 (1–4, 1–4, 1–0)

Russia

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	Marek Mazanec Filip Novotný	Goalies	Dmitri Shikin	Referees: Jari Levonen Patrik Sjöberg
	J. Orsava (M. Hlinka, P. Holík) – 01:53 1–0 1–1 02:57 – D. Orlov (V. Tarasenko, D. Sobchenko) 1–2 06:23 – E. Kuznetsov (A. Burdasov, N. Dvurechensky) 1–3 08:30 – D. Golubev (V. Tarasenko, A. Panarin) 1–4 10:48 – V. Tarasenko (D. Orlov, D. Sobchenko) P. Straka (A. Nestrasil, J. Jeřábek) (PP) – 22:33 2–4 2–5 24:28 – G. Berdyukov (M. Kitsyn) (PP) 2–6 26:28 – D. Sobchenko (V. Tarasenko, D. Orlov) (PP) 2–7 30:22 – S. Bocharov (A. Panarin) 2–8 31:00 – M. Kitsyn (E. Kuznetsov) M. Hlinka (M. Frk) (PP2) – 51:01 3–8
	18 min	Penalties	36 min
	34	Shots	29

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	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	0	10	4	+6	9
2	Slovakia	3	1	1	0	1	9	6	+3	5
3	Norway	3	1	0	0	2	3	8	−5	3	Relegated to the 2012 Division I A
4	Germany	3	0	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Source: IIHF

All times are local (Eastern Time Zone – UTC−5).

January 2, 2011 15:30

Slovakia

5–0 (2–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Norway

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,189

Game reference
	Juraj Hollý	Goalies	Lars Volden	Referees: Stephan Bauer Pehr Claesson
	R. Pánik (M. Preisinger, A. Jánošík) (PP) – 12:25 1–0 R. Pánik (D. Bortňák, A. Jánošík) (PP2) – 13:03 2–0 J. Majdan (R. Pánik, D. Bortňák) – 51:01 3–0 R. Pánik – 53:29 4–0 R. Pánik (ENG) – 55:05 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	31	Shots	37

January 2, 2011 19:30

Czech Republic

3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Germany

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,171

Game reference
	Filip Novotný	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Daniel Konc
	0–1 22:54 – N. Hauner (T. Brandl, M.Ohmann) M. Hlinka (J. Jeřábek, M. Frk) (PP) – 28:04 1–1 1–2 46:21 – M. Möchel (B. Keil) O. Palát (R. Horák, J. Jeřábek) – 50:44 2–2 O. Palát (P. Straka) – 59:00 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	31

January 4, 2011 15:30

Germany

1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Norway

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,108

Game reference
	Niklas Treutle	Goalies	Steffen Kent Soberg	Referees: Rafail Kadyrov Daniel Konc
	0–1 01:14 – N. Weberg T. Kühnhackl (T. Rieder, B. Hüfner) – 22:15 1–1 1–2 48:31 – H.K. Hollstedt 1–3 59:51 – P. Roste Fossen (J. Oppoyen (EN)
	30 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	14

January 4, 2011 19:30

Czech Republic

5–2 (2–0, 3–2, 0–0)

Slovakia

Dwyer Arena Attendance: 1,080

Game reference
	Filip Novotný	Goalies	Juraj Hollý Dominik Riečický	Referees: Antti Boman Pehr Claesson
	P. Holík (O. Palát, J. Jeřábek) (PP) – 16:22 1–0 J. Culek (D. Tuma) (PP) – 19:13 2–0 T. Rachůnek (M. Frk, A. Honejsek) – 20:24 3–0 A. Nestrasil (J. Orsava) – 20:54 4–0 4–1 23:41 – R. Pánik (D. Riečický) (PP) M. Frk (J. Jeřábek, A. Nestrasil) (PP2) – 34:43 5–1 5–2 38:05 – R. Pánik (A. Jánošík) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	45	Shots	21

Final round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Gold Medal Game

B1

Sweden

3

A2

Finland

3

B3

Russia (GWS)

4

B3

Russia (OT)

4

B3

Russia

5

B2

Canada

3

A1

United States

1

B2

Canada

4

B2

Canada

4

A3

Switzerland

1

Bronze Medal Game

B1

Sweden

2

A1

United States

4

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2011 15:30

Canada

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 14,890

Game reference
	Mark Visentin	Goalies	Benjamin Conz	Referees: Antti Boman Keith Kaval
	0–1 01:09 – I. Pestoni (S. Bärtschi) R. Johansen (B. Schenn, R. Ellis) (PP) – 15:06 1–1 C. Cizikas (C. Ashton, S. Després) – 37:28 2–1 L. Leblanc (C. Eakin, B. Schenn) – 44:17 3–1 Z. Kassian (ENG) – 58:01 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	32 min
	50	Shots	22

January 2, 2011 19:30

Finland

3 – 4 OT (1–1, 1–0, 1–2) (OT: 0–1)

Russia

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,471

Game reference
	Joni Ortio	Goalies	Dmitri Shikin	Referees: Matt Kirk Pat Smith
	0–1 10:10 – U. Urychev (D. Sobchenko, V. Tarasenko) T. Pulkkinen (I. Pakarinen) – 12:32 1–1 J. Junttila (M. Salomäki) – 37:26 2–1 J. Donskoi (T. Pulkkinen, S. Vatanen) (PP) – 42:24 3–1 3–2 56:19 – E. Kuznetsov (M. Kitsyn) (PP) 3–3 58:22 – M. Kitsyn (E. Kuznetsov, S. Kalinin) 3–4 66:44 – E. Kuznetsov (M. Kitsyn)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	34

Semifinals

January 3, 2011 15:30

Sweden

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

Russia

HSBC Arena Attendance: 13,435

Game reference
	Robin Lehner	Goalies	Dmitri Shikin	Referees: Georgij Jablukov Pat Smith
	0–1 06:37 – V. Tarasenko (S. Valuiski) 0–2 27:09 – D. Golubev (S. Bocharov, A. Panarin) A. Larsson (R. Rakell, J. Thörnberg) (PP) – 37:59 1–2 C. Järnkrok (J. Fasth, A. Larsson) – 41:20 2–2 P. Cehlin (A. Larsson) (PP) – 56:41 3–2 3–3 58:33 – S. Kalinin (M. Kitsyn, D. Orlov)
	O. Lindberg S. Wännström A. Lander	Shootout	V. Tarasenko D. Golubev
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	49	Shots	32

January 3, 2011 19:30

United States

1–4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–1)

Canada

HSBC Arena Attendance: 18,690

Game reference
	Jack Campbell	Goalies	Mark Visentin	Referees: Martin Frano Jari Levonen
	0–1 02:38 – C. Hamilton (C. Eakin) 0–2 13:54 – Q. Howden (B. Connolly, M. Visentin) 0–3 25:59 – R. Johansen (PP) 0–4 46:02 – Z. Kassian (C. De Haan) C. Brown (J. Morin, N. Leddy) (PP) – 49:37 1–4
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	41

5th place playoff

January 4, 2011 19:30

Finland

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

Switzerland

HSBC Arena Attendance: 14,052

Game reference
	Joni Ortio	Goalies	Benjamin Conz	Referees: Patrik Sjoberg Pat Smith
	T. Pulkkinen (E. Haula, I. Pakarinen) – 00:22 1–0 1–1 02:56 – I. Pestoni E. Haula (T. Tallberg) (SH) – 18:03 2–1 2–2 25:23 – L. Camperchioli (N. Niederreiter, D. Trutmann) (PP) 2–3 65:00 – Y. Herren (GWG)
	24 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	31

Bronze medal game

January 5, 2011 15:30

Sweden

2–4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3)

United States

HSBC Arena Attendance: 16,104

Game reference
	Fredrik Petterson-Wentzel	Goalies	Jack Campbell	Referees: Georgij Jablukov Matt Kirk
	O. Lindberg (C. Klingberg, S. Wännström) – 31:58 1–0 1–1 33:32 – C. Kreider (C. Brown, J. Merrill) (PP) 1–2 40:52 – D. Shore (J. Faulk, K. Palmieri) 1–3 51:40 – N. Bjugstad (N. Leddy, R. Bourque) J. Fasth (J. Larsson) – 54:18 2–3 2–4 58:07 – C. Kreider (K. Palmieri, B. Dumoulin)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	44

Gold medal game

January 5, 2011 19:30

Canada

3–5 (2–0, 1–0, 0–5)

Russia

HSBC Arena Attendance: 18,690

Game reference
	Mark Visentin	Goalies	Dmitri Shikin Igor Bobkov	Referees: Martin Frano Keith Kaval
	R. Ellis (B. Schenn, C. de Haan) (PP) – 04:50 1–0 C. Ashton (L. Leblanc) – 19:46 2–0 B. Schenn (M. Foligno) – 26:27 3–0 3–1 42:33 – A. Panarin (D. Golubev, M. Berezin) 3–2 42:46 – M. Kitsyn (E. Kuznetsov, S. Kalinin) 3–3 47:29 – V. Tarasenko (E. Kuznetsov) 3–4 55:22 – A. Panarin (V. Tarasenko, D. Golubev) 3–5 58:44 – N. Dvurechensky (E. Kuznetsov)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	27

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Brayden Schenn	Canada	7	8	10	18	+10	0
2	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Russia	7	4	7	11	+7	4
2	Vladimir Tarasenko	Russia	7	4	7	11	+8	0
4	Ryan Ellis	Canada	7	3	7	10	+2	2
5	Richard Pánik	Slovakia	6	8	2	10	+1	12
6	Maxim Kitsyn	Russia	7	5	4	9	+7	0
7	Teemu Pulkkinen	Finland	6	3	6	9	+2	6
8	Ryan Johansen	Canada	7	3	6	9	+4	2
9	Dmitri Orlov	Russia	7	1	8	9	+10	6
10	Jakub Jeřábek	Czech Republic	6	1	7	8	+1	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source:^[14]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Jack Campbell	United States	353:35	10	1.70	94.08	0
2	Joni Ortio	Finland	354:52	11	1.86	93.12	1
3	Niklas Treutle	Germany	186:04	7	2.26	93.00	0
4	Mark Visentin	Canada	239:05	8	2.01	92.31	0
5	Dmitri Shikin	Russia	342:11	16	2.81	92.00	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source:^[15]

09:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Tournament awards

Most Valuable Player

• Brayden Schenn

All-star team

• Goaltender: Jack Campbell
• Defencemen: Ryan Ellis, Dmitri Orlov
• Forwards: Brayden Schenn, Ryan Johansen, Evgeny Kuznetsov

IIHF best player awards

• Goaltender: Jack Campbell
• Defenceman: Ryan Ellis
• Forward: Brayden Schenn

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Canada
	United States
4th	Sweden
5th	Switzerland
6th	Finland
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Slovakia
9th	Norway
10th	Germany

Relegated to the 2012 Division I A

Division I

Main article: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Babruysk, Belarus, from December 13 to December 19, 2010.^[16]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Latvia	5	5	0	0	0	21	3	+18	15	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2	Belarus (H)	5	4	0	0	1	18	9	+9	12	Qualified for the 2012 Division I A
3	Great Britain	5	3	0	0	2	12	10	+2	9
4	Italy	5	2	0	0	3	13	8	+5	6	Qualified for the 2012 Division I B
5	Japan	5	1	0	0	4	9	15	−6	3
6	Ukraine	5	0	0	0	5	4	32	−28	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division II A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from December 12 to December 18, 2010.^[17]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	35	14	+21	12	Promoted to the 2012 Top Division
2	Slovenia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	31	14	+17	12	Qualified for the 2012 Division I A
3	Austria	5	3	1	0	1	24	13	+11	11
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	0	3	19	24	−5	6	Qualified for the 2012 Division I B
5	Croatia	5	1	0	1	3	16	35	−19	4
6	Lithuania	5	0	0	0	5	10	35	−25	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division II A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

Main article: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 13 to December 19, 2010.^[18]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	France	5	5	0	0	0	49	5	+44	15	Promoted to the 2012 Division I B
2	Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	19	16	+3	10	Qualified for the 2012 Division II A
3	Spain	5	3	0	0	2	12	16	−4	9
4	Belgium	5	1	1	0	3	17	34	−17	5	Qualified for the 2012 Division II B
5	Estonia (H)	5	1	0	0	4	16	29	−13	3
6	Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	10	23	−13	3	Relegated to the 2012 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, from December 13 to December 19, 2010.^[19]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Poland	5	5	0	0	0	61	10	+51	15	Promoted to the 2012 Division I B
2	Hungary	5	4	0	0	1	50	16	+34	12	Qualified for the 2012 Division II A
3	South Korea	5	3	0	0	2	27	30	−3	9
4	Romania (H)	5	2	0	0	3	16	24	−8	6	Qualified for the 2012 Division II B
5	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	21	39	−18	3
6	China	5	0	0	0	5	10	66	−56	0	Relegated to the 2012 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III

Main article: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from January 9 to January 18, 2011.^[20]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Mexico (H)	6	6	0	0	0	39	9	+30	18	Promoted to the 2012 Division II B
2	Serbia	6	5	0	0	1	56	8	+48	15
3	North Korea	6	4	0	0	2	37	22	+15	12
4	Turkey	6	3	0	0	3	36	33	+3	9
5	New Zealand	6	2	0	0	4	17	43	−26	6
6	Bulgaria	6	0	1	0	5	13	52	−39	2
7	Chinese Taipei	6	0	0	1	5	16	47	−31	1

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Rosters

Main article: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

References

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17. 2011 Division I Group B statistics
18. 2011 Division II Group A statistics
19. 2011 Division II Group B statistics
20. 2011 Division III statistics

External links

• Buffalo World Junior Hockey Championship Website
• Official website of IIHF

Preceded by 2010 World Juniors	IIHF World U20 Championship 2011 See also: 2011 World Championships	Succeeded by 2012 World Juniors