The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international

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. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in

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and Group B was contested from 10 to 16 April 2011 in

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. 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. This was the last year of parallel divisional tournaments so teams that finished third and above formed Group A for 2012, and the lower finishers formed Group B.

Participants

Group A

Group B

Group A Tournament

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com

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

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Source
IIHF.com

Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate: *Best

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: *Best

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: *Best

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: ; Best players Best player of each team selected by the coaches. * * * * *

Group B Tournament

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

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Source
IIHF.com

Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate: *Best Goaltender: *Best Forward: *Best Defenceman: ; Best players Best player of each team selected by the coaches. * * * * * *

References

External links

Ice Hockey Australia host page
{{2010–11 in men's ice hockey IIHF World Championship Division II 3

IIHF World Championship Division II The IIHF World Championship Division II are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The division championships are played in two groups, part of the Ice Hockey World Championships From 2001 until 2011, the tw ...

International ice hockey competitions hosted by Australia International ice hockey competitions hosted by Croatia