2011 MLP Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)Bodensee Arena
DatesJanuary 4 – 8
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Canada (8th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played11
Goals scored73 (6.64 per game)
Attendance1,210 (110 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Vicki Bendus (9 points)
Canada Bailey Bram (9 points)

The 2011 MLP Nations Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament that featured five countries' national teams in addition to Canada, who played with their national under-22 team. Canada has defended the title which they won in 2010. All games were contested at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

Group stage

All times local (CET/UTC +1)[1]

Group A

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 9 6 +3 4 Advance to semifinal
 Russia 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 −2 3
 Finland 2 0 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2 5th-place match
Source:[citation needed]
January 4, 2011
20:00		Finland 4–3 SO
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–1)		 SwedenBodensee Arena
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Anna VanhataloGoaliesSara GrahnReferee:
Germany Katja Bandlowski
0–105:59 – F. Nevalainen (E. Eliasson, E. Holst)
K. Rantamäki (S. Tuominen, S. Kärnä) – 19:351–1
T. Niskanen (K. Rantamäki) (PP) – 22:152–1
2–227:44 – T. Enström (R. Stenberg)
K. Rantamäki (S. Kärnä) – 37:023–2
3–338:43 – K. Myren (T. Enström)
K. Rantamäki – 65:004–3
2 minPenalties24 min
40Shots41
January 5, 2011
16:00		Russia 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 FinlandBodensee Arena
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Anna PrugovaGoaliesMaija HassinenReferee:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
S. Terenteva – 06:231–0
E. Lebedeva (S. Kolmykova, N. Shiryaeva) – 33:332–0
14 minPenalties12 min
43Shots40
January 6, 2011
16:00		Sweden 6–2
(1–1, 3–0, 2–1)		 RussiaBodensee Arena
Attendance: 90
Game reference
Valentina LizanaGoaliesAnna PrugovaReferee:
Germany Katja Bandlowski
0–102: 16 – T. Burina (G. Skiba, O. Sosina) (PP)
A. Svedin (K. Myren, N. Larsen) – 17:021–1
K. Myren (PP) – 26:192–1
E. Eliasson (E. Holt, G. Andersson) – 30:563–1
A. Östlund (J. Asserholt, K. Johansson) – 39:004–1
4–251:06 – I. Dyubanok (G. Skiba) (PP)
A. Svedin (L. Bäckman, T. Enström) – 56:095–2
A. Östlund (E. Eliasson, E. Grahm – 59:536–2
10 minPenalties10 min
53Shots37

Group B

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Canada 2 2 0 0 0 14 0 +14 6 Advance to semifinal
 Germany 2 0 1 0 1 5 13 −8 2
  Switzerland 2 0 0 1 1 4 10 −6 1 5th-place match
Source:[citation needed]
January 4, 2011
16:00		Canada 5–0
(3–0, 0–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandBodensee Arena
Game reference
Genevieve LacasseGoaliesSophie AnthamattenReferee:
United States Nicole Hertrich
C. Birchard (J. Saulnier, L. McIntosh) – 10:591–0
C. Karpenko (M. Deluce) – 15:092–0
J. Campbell (J. Wong) – 19:253–0
J. Campbell (V. Bendus) – 53:034–0
L. McIntosh (J. Saulnier, I. Menard) – 56:045–0
12 minPenalties14 min
67Shots18
January 5, 2011
20:00		Switzerland 4–5 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 GermanyBodensee Arena
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesViona HarrerReferee:
Canada Diane Michaud
0–101:36 – B. Evers (A. Lanzl)
S. Marty (S. Wyss, M. Hafliger) (PP) – 04:451–1
1–221:15 – J. Zorn (M. Bittner, F. Busch)
1–321:49 – A. Lanzl (B. Evers)
K. Lehmann (R. Michielin) (PP) – 34:452–3
2–440:58 – F. Busch (J. Zorn) (PP)
S. Benz (S. Thalmann) – 43:383–4
S. Marty (S. Thalmann) (PP) – 46:304–4
4–560:43 – J. Zorn (S. Götz)
14 minPenalties16 min
44Shots57
January 6, 2011
20:00		Germany 0–9
(0–3, 0–2, 0–4)		 CanadaBodensee Arena
Attendance: 212
Game reference
Jennifer HarssGoaliesRoxanne DouvilleReferee:
Canada Diane Michaud
0–101:36 – N. Spooner (L. McIntosh)
0–202:56 – V. Bendus (B. Bram, J. Saulnier)
0–315:45 – J. Saulnier (B. Bram, V. Bendus)
0–422:10 – J. Saulnier (V. Bendus, B. Bram)
0–536:37 – T. Watchorn (J. Wong)
0–641:43 – I. Menard (J. Campbell, S. McKeough)
0–742:15 – C. Prevost (I. Menard, J. Kohanchuk)
0–842:44 – M. Deluce (C. Prevost, L. Fortino)
0–955:59 – S. McKeough (J. Saulnier)
6 minPenalties4 min
15Shots90

Knockout stage

[1]

Semifinals Gold-medal game
      
A1  Sweden 3
B2  Germany 1
A1  Sweden 0
B1  Canada 6
B1  Canada 9
A2  Russia 0 Bronze-medal game
B2  Germany 2
A2  Russia 7
5th-place match
   
A3  Finland 2
B3   Switzerland 3*

Key: * – final in shootout.

Semifinals

January 7, 2011
16:00		Canada 9–0
(3–0, 5–0, 1–0)		 RussiaBodensee Arena
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Roxanne DouvilleGoaliesAnna Prugova
Valentina Ostrovlyanchik		Referee:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
V. Bendus (C. Birchard, T. Watchorn) (PP) – 01:091–0
L. Fortino (B. Bram, V. Bendus) – 13:582–0
N. Spooner (PS) – 16:183–0
C. Karpenko (M. Deluce) – 21:274–0
B. Bram (V. Bendus, J. Saulnier) (PP) – 26:075–0
C. Karpenko (C. Prevost, M. Deluce) – 26:466–0
B. Bram (V. Bendus, C. Birchard) – 31:567–0
I. Menard (S. McKeough, J. Campbell) (PP) – 39:268–0
C. White (N. Spooner, S. McKeough) (SH) – 53:469–0
6 minPenalties14 min
48Shots13
January 7, 2011
20:00		Sweden 3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 GermanyBodensee Arena
Attendance: 105
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesViona HarrerReferee:
Canada Diane Michaud
J. Asserholt (L. Bäckman) – 01:201–0
E. Holst (E. Eliasson, G. Andersson) – 14:572–0
A. Östlund (J. Malmström) – 50:563–0
3–154:45 – T. Voigt (A. Kuhn, I. Strohmair)
6 minPenalties6 min
46Shots23

5th-place game

January 8, 2011
10:00		Finland 2–3 SO
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandBodensee Arena
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Anna VanhatoloGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferee:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
S. Touminen (A. Toumanen, K. Rantamäki) (PP) – 42:491–0
1–148:50 – S. Benz (E.Rasseli)
1–250:30 – S. Wyss (S. Thalmann, S. Benz) (PP)
S. Touminen (K. Rantamäki, S. Kärnä) (PP) – 52:202–2
2–365:00 – C. Meier
8 minPenalties24 min
69Shots30

Bronze-medal game

January 8, 2011
16:00		Germany 2–7
(1–2, 1–3, 0–2)		 RussiaBodensee Arena
Game reference
Jennifer HarssGoaliesValentina OstrovlyanchikReferee:
Germany Katja Bandlowski
S. Kratzer (M. Bittner, N. Kamenik) – 03:591–0
1–105:45 – O. Sosina
1–213:50 – N. Shiryaeva (A. Vafina)
1–323:01 – S. Terenteva (A. Vafina, A. Khomich)
1–424:54 – S. Terenteva (O. Semenets, A. Vafina)
M. Bittner (N. Kamenik) – 26:052–4
2–528:12 – E. Lebedeva (O. Sosina, M. Sergina) (PP)
2–646:00 – S. Terenteva (G. Skiba)
2–750:51 – G. Skiba (M. Sergina, S. Tkacheva)
14 minPenalties16 min
33Shots44

Gold-medal game

January 8, 2011
20:00		Sweden 0–6
(0–5, 0–1, 0–0)		 CanadaBodensee Arena
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Sara Grahn
Valentina Lizana		GoaliesGenevieve LaccaseReferee:
Canada Diane Michaud
0–103:12 – L. Fortino
0–207:40 – C. White (N. Spooner, L. Rougeau) (PP)
0–310:04 – V. Bendus (B. Bram, J. Saulnier)
0–416:24 – J. Kohanchuk (B. Bram, I. Menard)
0–518:09 – C. Karpenko (M. Deluce, C. Prevost)
0–628:24 – B. Bram (C. Birchard)
10 minPenalties6 min
37Shots60


 2011 MLP Nations Cup 

Canada
Eighth title

Ranking and statistics

Final standings

1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  Germany
5   Switzerland
6  Finland

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Canada Vicki Bendus 4 3 6 9 +11 2 FW
Canada Bailey Bram 4 3 6 9 +10 2 FW
Canada Jillian Saulnier 4 2 6 8 +11 2 FW
Finland Karoliina Rantamäki 3 3 3 6 +1 0 FW
Canada Isabel Menard 4 2 3 5 +5 2 FW
Canada Mallory Deluce 4 1 4 5 +5 2 FW
Canada Chelsea Karpenko 4 4 0 4 +5 2 FW
Russia Svetlana Terenteva 4 4 0 4 +1 0 FW
Sweden Angelica Östlund 4 3 1 4 +3 0 FW
Canada Jessica Campbell 4 2 2 4 +4 0 FW
Sweden Klara Myren 4 2 2 4 -2 4 FW
Canada Natalie Spooner 4 2 2 4 +3 0 FW
Russia Galina Skiba 3 1 3 4 0 2 FW
Canada Courtney Birchard 4 1 3 4 +8 0 DF
Sweden Emma Eliasson 4 1 3 4 +4 8 FW
Sweden Tina Enström 4 1 3 4 0 2 FW
Canada Stefanie McKeough 4 1 3 4 +5 2 DF
Canada Carolyne Prevost 4 1 3 4 +7 2 FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: [1]

Leading goaltenders

List contains goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA Sv% SO Source
Canada Roxanne Douville 120:00 0 0.00 100.00 2 [2]
Canada Genevieve Lacasse 120:00 0 0.00 100.00 2 [3]
Sweden Valentina Lizana 101:51 3 1.77 96.00 0 [4]
Switzerland Florence Schelling 125:43 7 3.34 94.44 0 [5]
Germany Viona Harrer 120:43 7 3.48 92.22 0 [6]
Finland Anna Vanhatalo 130:00 6 2.77 90.00 0 [7]
Russia Anna Prugova 146:46 12 4.91 89.57 1 [8]
Sweden Sara Grahn 143:09 10 4.19 88.24 0 [9]
Germany Jennifer Harss 120:00 16 8.00 88.06 0 [10]

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

References

  1. ^ a b "MLP Nations Cup 2011 Game-Schedule". Bodensee Arena. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

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