2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2011 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityBuffalo, Lewiston
DatesDecember 26, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Russia (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored201 (6.48 per game)
Attendance329,687 (10,635 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Brayden Schenn (18 points)
MVPCanada Brayden Schenn
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The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships (2011 WJHC), was the 35th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted by the United States.[1][2] The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara University's Dwyer Arena in Lewiston.[3] Russia won the gold medal with a 5–3 victory over Canada in the championship game, after completing the biggest comeback in the WJHC history; being down 3–0 after two periods, the Russians scored five goals in the third period to capture their first WJHC gold medal since 2003. The host team, the United States, won the bronze medal with a 4–2 win over Sweden.

  1. ^ "Buffalo, NY to host 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  2. ^ 2011 Top Division statistics
  3. ^ "World Juniors to Buffalo?". WGR 550 Sports Radio. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.