The 2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 75th such event hosted by the

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. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2012 competition. Finland won the championship with a 6–1 win in the final game against Sweden.

Championship

The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 29 April to 15 May 2011.

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hosted the event with games being played in

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and

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. Championship – Final Standings

Division I

Division I competition took place 17 to 23 April 2011. Group A games were played in

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and Group B was played in

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. 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. Group A – Final Standings # – ''promoted to Championship for 2012'' # # # # – ''relegated to Division II for 2012'' (withdrew from tournament) Group B – Final Standings # – ''promoted to Championship for 2012'' # # # # # – ''relegated to Division II for 2012''

Division II

Participants in Division II tournament were in two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in

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, from 4 to 10 April 2011. Group B's games were played in

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, from 10 to 16 April 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. Group A – Final Standings # – ''promoted to Division I for 2012'' # # # # # – ''relegated to Division III for 2012'' (withdrew from tournament) Group B – Final Standings # – ''promoted to Division I for 2012'' # # # # # – ''relegated to Division III for 2012''

Division III

Division III was held from 11 to 17 April 2011. This tournament was contested in

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. 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. Israel won all five of its games by a combined score of 57–9, and was promoted to the

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. Division III – Final Standings # – ''promoted to Division II for 2012'' # – ''promoted to Division II for 2012'' # # # # (withdrew from tournament)

References

External links

International Ice Hockey Federation

hokejportal.cz – News service from World Ice Hockey Championships 2011 in Slovakia

2011 IIHF World Championship Website
{{2010–11 in men's ice hockey

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