2011_IIHF_World_U20_Championship

2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

U20 ice hockey tournament in Buffalo, New York


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 the gold medal 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.

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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

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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

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Preliminary round

Group A

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All times are local (Eastern Time ZoneUTC−5).

December 26, 2010
12:30
Germany 3–4
(0–4, 1–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,629
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December 26, 2010
20:00
Finland 2 – 3 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 United StatesHSBC Arena
Attendance: 14,093
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December 27, 2010
19:00
Slovakia 2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 GermanyHSBC Arena
Attendance: 12,942
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December 28, 2010
12:30
Switzerland 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 FinlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,518
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December 28, 2010
20:00
United States 6–1
(2–0, 4–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 12,750
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December 29, 2010
15:30
Finland 5–1
(1–0, 3–0, 1–1)
 GermanyHSBC Arena
Attendance: 14,362
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December 30, 2010
15:00
Switzerland 6–4
(3–1, 1–1, 2–2)
 SlovakiaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 12,731
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December 30, 2010
19:00
Germany 0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)
 United StatesHSBC Arena
Attendance: 15,276
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December 31, 2010
12:30
Slovakia 0–6
(0–3, 0–3, 0–0)
 FinlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,371
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December 31, 2010
20:00
United States 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,417
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Group B

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All times are local (Eastern Time ZoneUTC−5).

December 26, 2010
16:00
Russia 3–6
(1–1, 2–2, 0–3)
 CanadaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 18,690
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December 26, 2010
16:00
Norway 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)
 SwedenDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,320
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December 27, 2010
19:00
Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 NorwayDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,381
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December 28, 2010
16:00
Canada 7–2
(2–1, 3–0, 2–1)
 Czech RepublicHSBC Arena
Attendance: 17,919
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December 28, 2010
19:00
Sweden 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 RussiaDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,400
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December 29, 2010
19:30
Norway 1–10
(1–6, 0–1, 0–3)
 CanadaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 17,061
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December 30, 2010
15:00
Sweden 6–3
(3–1, 2–2, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,388
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December 30, 2010
19:00
Russia 8–2
(2–2, 1–0, 5–0)
 NorwayDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,382
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December 31, 2010
16:00
Canada 5 – 6 GWS
(3–2, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 SwedenHSBC Arena
Attendance: 17,761
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December 31, 2010
19:00
Czech Republic 3–8
(1–4, 1–4, 1–0)
 RussiaDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,400
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Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.

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All times are local (Eastern Time ZoneUTC−5).

January 2, 2011
15:30
Slovakia 5–0
(2–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 NorwayDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,189
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January 2, 2011
19:30
Czech Republic 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
 GermanyDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,171
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January 4, 2011
15:30
Germany 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 NorwayDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,108
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January 4, 2011
19:30
Czech Republic 5–2
(2–0, 3–2, 0–0)
 SlovakiaDwyer Arena
Attendance: 1,080
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Final round

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Gold Medal Game
B1  Sweden 3
A2  Finland 3 B3  Russia 4**
B3  Russia 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

* Decided in Overtime.

** Decided in Shootout.

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2011
15:30
Canada 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 14,890
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January 2, 2011
19:30
Finland 3 – 4 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–1)
 RussiaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,471
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Semifinals

January 3, 2011
15:30
Sweden 3 – 4 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 RussiaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 13,435
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January 3, 2011
19:30
United States 1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
 CanadaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 18,690
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5th place playoff

January 4, 2011
19:30
Finland 2–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  SwitzerlandHSBC Arena
Attendance: 14,052
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Bronze medal game

January 5, 2011
15:30
Sweden 2–4
(0–0, 1–1, 1–3)
 United StatesHSBC Arena
Attendance: 16,104
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Gold medal game

January 5, 2011
19:30
Canada 3–5
(2–0, 1–0, 0–5)
 RussiaHSBC Arena
Attendance: 18,690
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Scoring leaders

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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)

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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
All-star team
IIHF best player awards

Final standings

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Relegated to the 2012 Division I A

Division I

Group A

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

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Group B

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

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Division II

Group A

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

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Group B

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

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Division III

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

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Rosters


References

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  2. "World Juniors to Buffalo?". WGR 550 Sports Radio. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  3. "GF to bid for 2016 World U-18 hockey tourney". Prairie Business. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. "Kind words don't lessen world junior disappointment". Winnipeg Free Press. July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008. [dead link]
  5. Emke, Dave (December 24, 2010). "High Marks: Players, Team Staffers Give Jamestown Rave Reviews". The Post-Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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