2011 IIHF Women's World Championship

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.

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. IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.

Preliminary round
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Relegation round
Best of three.

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).


 * is relegated to the 2012 Division I A

Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Tournament Awards

 * Media All-Stars
 * Goaltender: 🇸🇰 Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
 * Defense: 🇨🇦 Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN), 🇺🇸 Caitlin Cahow (USA)
 * Forwards: 🇺🇸 Hilary Knight (USA), 🇫🇮 Michelle Karvinen (FIN), 🇨🇦 Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN)
 * Most Valuable Player: 🇸🇰 Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇫🇮 Noora Räty (FIN)
 * Best Forward: 🇺🇸 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
 * Best Defenceman: 🇨🇦 Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)

Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to 16, 2011.

On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th-placed team was relegated.

Division II
The Division II tournament was played in Caen, France, from April 4 to 10, 2011.

Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.

Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from February 1 to 6, 2011.

Division IV
The Division IV tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4, 2011.

Division V
The Division V tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 19, 2011.

was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.