2011 IIHF World Championship

2011 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Dates29 April – 15 May
Opened byIvan Gašparovič
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Finland (2nd title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played56
Goals scored325 (5.8 per game)
Attendance406,804 (7,264 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Jarkko Immonen (12 points)
MVPSweden Viktor Fasth
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The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international men's ice hockey tournament. It took place between 29 April and 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Orange Arena in Bratislava, and the Steel Aréna in Košice. The Czech team was the defending champion.

This was the first time the independent Slovakia hosted the World Championships. However, this was the third time that Bratislava co-hosted the World Championships. The first two times were 1959 and 1992, each time with Prague, and while part of Czechoslovakia.

Finland won the gold medal after beating Sweden in the final 6–1. This was the second title for Finland, and the most lopsided final since the knockout playoff format was introduced in 1992.