Back Mistrovství světa juniorů v ledním hokeji 2011 Czech Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der U20-Junioren 2011 German Jääkiekon nuorten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2011 Finnish Championnat du monde junior de hockey sur glace 2011 French Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio Under-20 2011 Italian 2011. gada Pasaules čempionāts hokejā junioriem Latvian/Lettish Junior-VM i ishockey 2011 NB Mistrzostwa Świata Juniorów w Hokeju na Lodzie 2011 Polish Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди молодёжных команд 2011 Russian Majstrovstvá sveta v ľadovom hokeji hráčov do 20 rokov 2011 Slovak
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| City | Buffalo, Lewiston |
| Dates | December 26, 2010 – January 5, 2011 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  | United States |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 201 (6.48 per game) |
| Attendance | 329,687 (10,635 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Brayden Schenn (18 points) |
| MVP | Brayden Schenn |
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.
- ^ "Buffalo, NY to host 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ 2011 Top Division statistics
- ^ "World Juniors to Buffalo?". WGR 550 Sports Radio. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.