The 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was the third
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
The World Box Lacrosse Championship (WBLC), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, ...
, an international
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
tournament organized by the
Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. It took place between 21 and 28 May 2011 in
Prague
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,
Czech Republic
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at the 4,900 seat Eden Arena, an Olympic-sized rink.
The
Canadian
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team was the defending champion and for the third time defeated the
Iroquois Nationals in the finals, 13–6. The
United States
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defeated the host
Czech Republic
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16–7 in the bronze medal game.
Pool play
Eight participating teams were placed in two pools. After playing a
round-robin, the first place team in each pool advanced to the semi-finals, the second and third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals, and the fourth place teams advanced to the 7th place games.
Canada cruised through pool play with three easy victories. The Iroquois Nationals beat Ireland and the host Czech Republic by wide margins, but just edged the United States 11–10.
Pool A
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
).
Pool B
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
).
Championship bracket
Goaltender Matt Vinc made 23 saves in the gold medal game, helping Canada to a 13-6 win and earning game MVP honors.
All times are local (UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in:
As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
).
7th place games
Ireland won 17–15 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
5th place game
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking, leaders, and awards
![Capicchioni Team USA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Capicchioni_Team_USA.png)
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
All World Team
;Forwards
Dan Dawson
Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League, Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) of Major Series Lacrosse, and is currently a free agent in Major League Lacrosse. Daws ...
Casey Powell
Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is a Hall of Fame American former college and professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was ...
;Transition:
Cody Jamieson
Cody Jamieson (born July 17, 1987) is a Mohawk lacrosse player from the Turtle Clan at Grand River. He plays for the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse, and the Six Nations Chiefs i ...
;Defense
Sid Smith Kyle Rubisch
Kyle Rubisch (born August 29, 1988) is a professional lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League.
College and Club career
Rubisch is a graduate from Dowling College. During his tenure there, he was named to the 2010 ...
;Goaltender
Matt Vinc
Matt Vinc (born June 9, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.
He was a memb ...
;Most Valuable Player
Casey Powell
Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is a Hall of Fame American former college and professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was ...
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References
External links
WILC 2011 Resultsat FIL
Official website{{World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, 2011
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, 2011
Sports competitions in Prague
International lacrosse competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
The World Box Lacrosse Championship (WBLC), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, ...
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
The World Box Lacrosse Championship (WBLC), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, ...