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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =IIHF World Championship<br>Division I
| year = 2011
| image = 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I Logo.png
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Hungary
| country2 = Ukraine 
| dates = April 17 – April 23
| num_teams = 12 | venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division I|2010]]
| nextseason = [[2012 IIHF World Championship Division I|2012]]
}}

'''The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I''' was an international [[ice hockey]] tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Group A was contested in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] and Group B was contested in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]] with both tournaments running from April 17–23, 2011.<ref name="2010GROUPA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/wm-ia/statistics.html | title = 2011 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2010GROUPB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/wm-ib/statistics.html | title = 2011 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Participants==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|HUN}}
|'''Host''', Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year.<ref name="2010DIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-ib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|ITA}}
|Placed 15th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2010.<ref name="2010ED">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels10/iihf-world-championship-wc10/standings.html | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Elite Division | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101228191205/http://www.iihf.com/channels10/iihf-world-championship-wc10/standings.html| archivedate= 28 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|JPN}}
|Placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year.<ref name="2010DIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-ia | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|NED}}
|Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year.<ref name="2010DIA"/>
|-
|{{ih|ESP}}
|Placed 1st in Division II Group A and were promoted in 2010.<ref name="2010DIIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iia | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|KOR}}
|Placed 5th in Division I B last year.<ref name="2010DIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-ib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|}
* Japan withdrew due to many players and players' families being affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The IIHF decided that the 5th team in Group A would be relegated and Japan would retain their Division I place for the 2012 championship. <ref name="110329Japan">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/japan-withdraws-from-events.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=955&cHash=101cca24bd |title=Japan withdraws from events |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2011-05-11 |dead-url=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110405051957/http://www.iihf.com:80/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/japan-withdraws-from-events.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=101cca24bd |archivedate=5 April 2011 }}</ref>

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|EST}}
|Placed 1st in Division II Group B and were promoted in 2010.<ref name="2010DIIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|GBR}}
|Placed 4th in Division I Group B last year.<ref name="2010DIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-ib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|KAZ}}
|Placed 16th in the Elite Division and were relegated in 2010.<ref name="2010ED">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels10/iihf-world-championship-wc10/standings.html | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Elite Division | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101228191205/http://www.iihf.com/channels10/iihf-world-championship-wc10/standings.html| archivedate= 28 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|LTU}}
|Placed 5th in Division I A last year.<ref name="2010DIA"/>
|-
|{{ih|POL}}
|Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.<ref name="2010DIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-ib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|UKR}}
|'''Host''', Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year.<ref name="2010DIA"/>
|}

==Group A Tournament==
===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|  style="width:10px; background:#cfc;"| ||Promoted to Elite Division for 2012
|-
|  style="width:10px; background:#fcf;"| ||Relegated to Division II for 2012
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|ITA}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 5 || +10 || '''11'''
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|HUN}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 29 || 11 || +18 || '''10'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|KOR}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 11 || 18 || −7 || '''4'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|NED}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 16 || 18 || −2 || '''3'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 5 ||align=left| {{ih|ESP}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 6 || 25 || −19 || '''2'''
|}

===Fixtures=== 

<small>All times local.</small>
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ITA}}'''
| score       = 0–2
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 2,900
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 8
| shots2      = 60
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 19:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|HUN}}'''
| score       = 3–7
| periods     = (0–4, 2–1, 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258902_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 7,961
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 40
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ITA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|NED}}
| score       = 3–2
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 2,820
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18
| time        = 19:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|KOR}}
| score       = 6–3
| periods     = (3–1, 0–0, 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM2580KOR_33_1_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 7,366
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 41
| shots2      = 18
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 20
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|NED}}'''
| score       = 2–8
| periods     = (0–4, 0–2, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 1,960
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 22
| shots2      = 61
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 20
| time        = 19:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ITA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|KOR}}
| score       = 6–0
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 2,650
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 22
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|KOR}}'''
| score       = 3–6
| periods     = (1–1, 2–4, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 2,822
| penalties1  = 24
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 38
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 22
| time        = 19:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ESP}}
| score       = 13–1
| periods     = (5–1, 3–0, 5–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 8,479
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 54
| shots2      = 13
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 23
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|KOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ESP}}'''
| score       = 2 – 3 <small> OT </small>
| periods     = (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) <br>( OT: 0–1 )
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258909_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 2,996
| penalties1  = 27
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 59
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 23
| time        = 19:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ITA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|HUN}}
| score       = 4 – 3 <small> OT </small>
| periods     = (3–1, 0–1, 0–1) <br>( OT: 1–0 )
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/258/IHM258910_74_6_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Budapest Sports Arena]]
| attendance  = 8,723
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 57
| shots2      = 48
}}

==Group B Tournament==
===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|  style="width:10px; background:#cfc;"| ||Promoted to Elite Division for 2012
|-
|  style="width:10px; background:#fcf;"| ||Relegated to Division II for 2012
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|KAZ}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 6 || +15 || '''14'''
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|GBR}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 9 || +12 || '''12'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|UKR}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 19 || 12 || +7 || '''10'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|POL}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 18 || 15 || +3 || '''6'''
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{ih|LTU}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 24 || −15 || '''3'''
|- style="background:#fcf;"
| 6 ||align=left| {{ih|EST}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 8 || 30 || −22 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures=== 

<small>All times local.</small>
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 13:30
| team1       = {{ih-rt|EST}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|KAZ}}'''
| score       = 1–5
| periods     = (0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 1,602
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 18
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 17:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LTU}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|POL}}'''
| score       = 1–5
| periods     = (1–2, 0–2, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259902_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 2,813
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 31
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 20:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|UKR}}
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (0–1, 3–2, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 6,213
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 27
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18
| time        = 13:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|POL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|EST}}
| score       = 8–3
| periods     = (1–0, 2–1, 5–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 875
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 39
| shots2      = 22
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|GBR}}
| score       = 2–1
| periods     = (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 2,119
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 14
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18
| time        = 20:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|UKR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LTU}}
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 3,675
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 24
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 20
| time        = 13:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LTU}}
| score       = 7–0
| periods     = (2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 1,002
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 41
| shots2      = 12
}}

{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 20
| time        = 17:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|EST}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|GBR}}'''
| score       = 0–7
| periods     = (0–7, 0–0, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 1,248
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 24
| shots2      = 20
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 20
| time        = 20:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|UKR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|POL}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (1–0, 3–1, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259909_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 6,676
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 21
| time        = 13:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LTU}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (4–0, 1–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259910_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 714
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 24
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 21
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|POL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|KAZ}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–2, 0–1, 2–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259911_74_5_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 1,538
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 25
| shots2      = 27
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 21
| time        = 20:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|UKR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|EST}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (1–0, 4–2, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259912_74_2_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 5,238
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 47
| shots2      = 14
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 23
| time        = 12:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|EST}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259913_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 892
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 31
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 23
| time        = 16:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|POL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|GBR}}'''
| score       = 2–3
| periods     = (1–2, 1–0, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259914_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 1,754
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 37
| shots2      = 20
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 23
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|KAZ}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|UKR}}
| score       = 3 – 2 <small> OT </small>
| periods     = (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) <br>( OT: 1–0 )
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/259/IHM259915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Palace of Sports, Kiev]]
| attendance  = 6,837
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 23
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]

{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:2011 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]