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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| City | Zürich, Winterthur |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 16–25 |
| Opened by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 129 (6.14 per game) |
| Attendance | 28,437 (1,354 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Hilary Knight (14 points) |
| MVP |  Zuzana Tomčíková |
The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from April 16 to 25, 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place at Hallenstadion and Deutweg rink.[1][2]
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.[3] IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.[4]
- ^ 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division statistics
- ^ 2010 IIHF Championship Program Archived 2010-07-15 at the Wayback Machine iihf.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
- ^ "USA wins WW gold". IIHF. 2011-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ "Monique Scheier-Schneider enters the IIHF Hall of Fame". Embassy of Luxembourg in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Ukraine. 2015-05-18. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-05-17.