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The 2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 75th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2012 competition. Finland won the championship with a 6-1 win in the final game against Sweden.

Championship[]

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 29 April to 15 May 2011. Slovakia hosted the event with games being played in Bratislava and Košice.

Championship — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Finland.svg Finland
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  5. Flag of Canada.svg Canada
  6. Flag of Norway.svg Norway
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  8. Flag of the United States.svg United States
  9. Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
  10. Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
  11. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
  12. Flag of France.svg France
  13. Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
  14. Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
  15. Flag of Austria.svg Austriarelegated to Division I for 2012
  16. Flag of Slovenia.svg Sloveniarelegated to Division I for 2012

Division I[]

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I competition took place April 17 to April 23, 2011. Group A games were played in Budapest, Hungary and Group B was played in Kiev, Ukraine. Prior to the start of the tournament the Japanese national team announced they would withdraw, citing the recent earthquake and tsunami. The IIHF council voted unanimously to allow Japan to maintain their seeded position in their respective tournaments for 2012, and the fifth placed team would be relegated.[1]

Group A — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Italypromoted to Championship for 2012
  2. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
  3. Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Spainrelegated to Division II for 2012

 Flag of Japan.svg Japan (withdrew from tournament)

Group B — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstanpromoted to Championship for 2012
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
  3. Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  4. Flag of Poland.svg Poland
  5. Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
  6. Flag of Estonia.svg Estoniarelegated to Division II for 2012

Division II[]

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II

Participants in Division II tournament were in two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Melbourne, Australia, from April 4 to April 10, 2011. Group B's games were played in Zagreb, Croatia, from April 10 to April 16, 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.[2]

Group A — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Australia.svg Australiapromoted to Division I for 2012
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  3. Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  4. Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
  5. Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
  6. Flag of North Korea.svg North Korearelegated to Division III for 2012 (withdrew from tournament)

Group B — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Romaniapromoted to Division I for 2012
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  3. Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
  4. Flag of China.svg China
  5. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  6. Flag of Ireland.svg Irelandrelegated to Division III for 2012

Division III[]

Main article: 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III

Division III was held from April 11 to April 17, 2011. This tournament was contested in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian 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.[3]

Division III — Final Standings

  1. Flag of Israel.svg Israelpromoted to Division II for 2012
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg South Africapromoted to Division II for 2012
  3. Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
  4. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Greece
  6. Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (withdrew from tournament)

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