2011 IIHF World U18 Championships


The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany. The championships ran from April 14–24, 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

All times local

Group B

All times local

Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.
Team qualified for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championship
Team relegated to 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I

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Schedule

All times local

Final round

Quarterfinals

5th place game

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Final

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
Nikita Kucherov7111021+106
Mikhail Grigorenko741418+1018
Nail Yakupov76713+66
Joel Armia64913+28
J. T. Miller64913+86
Ryan Murphy74913+22
Albert Yarullin701111+124
Reid Boucher68210+98
Ryan Murray73710+16
Markus Granlund62810+46
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:

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.
PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Andrei Vasilevski343:30235152.6293.620
Steffen Søberg338:46317223.9093.060
John Gibson358:52189142.3492.590
Marvin Cupper245:00176143.4392.050
Luca Boltshauser332:44198162.8991.920
TOI = Time On Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate:
; Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
TeamPlayers
Ryan Murray
Mark Scheifele
Ryan Murphy
Matěj Machovský
David Musil
Lukáš Sedlák
Joel Armia
Miikka Salomäki
Olli Määttä
Marvin Cupper
Daniel Fischbuch
Tobias Rieder
Steffen Søberg
Magnus Hoff
Sebastian Weberg
Albert Yarullin
Anton Slepyshev
Bogdan Yakimov
Luca Boltshauser
Jan Neuenschwander
Tanner Richard
Vladimír Dolník
Peter Boltun
Karol Korím
Oscar Klefbom
Victor Rask
Joachim Nermark
J. T. Miller
Robbie Russo
John Gibson

Division I

Group A was played in Riga, Latvia between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Maribor, Slovenia between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.

Group A

promoted to Top Divisionrelegated to Division II

Group B

promoted to Top Divisionrelegated to Division II

Division II

Group A was played in Braşov, Romania between March 19 and March 25, 2011. Group B was played in Donetsk, Ukraine between March 27 and April 2, 2011.

Group A

promoted to Division Irelegated to Division III

Group B

promoted to Division Irelegated to Division III

Division III

Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Mexico City, Mexico between March 13 and March 20, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.

Group A

Semifinals

Third place game

Advancement Game

Group B

is promoted to the Division II for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.