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2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships

2011 IIHF World Women's Championship
Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2011 (German)
Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace féminin 2011 (French)
Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio femminile 2011 (Italian)
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Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates 16 – 25 April
Teams 8
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  United States (4th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg  Finland
Fourth place  Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 21
Goals scored 129 (6.14 per match)
Attendance 28,437 (1,354 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States Hilary Knight (14 points)
MVP Slovakia Zuzana Tomčíková
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2012

The 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in April 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland. This was the 13th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The United States were the defending champions and defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Best of three.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Source: IIHF.com

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to April 16. The winner of the group was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division II.


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