2011 MLP Nations Cup

{{Infobox international ice hockey competition

| tourney_name = MLP Nations Cup

| year = 2011

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Switzerland

| dates = January 4 – 8

| num_teams = 6

| venues = Bodensee Arena

| type = ihw

| winners = CAN

| count = 8

| second = SWE

| third = RUS

| fourth = GER

| games = 11

| goals = 73

| attendance = 1210

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Vicki Bendus (9 points)
{{flagicon|CAN}} Bailey Bram (9 points)

| mvp =

}}

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){{cite web|title=MLP Nations Cup 2011 Game-Schedule|url=http://images.worldsoft-cms.info/wcms/ftp/b/bodensee-arena.com/siteimages/2725.jpg|publisher=Bodensee Arena|access-date=4 January 2011}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=SWE|name_SWE={{ihw|SWE}}

|team2=RUS|name_RUS={{ihw|RUS}}

|team3=FIN|name_FIN={{ihw|FIN}}

|win_SWE=1|OTwin_SWE=0|OTloss_SWE=1|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=9|ga_SWE=6

|win_RUS=1|OTwin_RUS=0|OTloss_RUS=0|loss_RUS=1|gf_RUS=4|ga_RUS=6

|win_FIN=0|OTwin_FIN=1|OTloss_FIN=0|loss_FIN=1|gf_FIN=4|ga_FIN=5

|col_SF=#ccffcc|text_SF=Advance to semifinal

|result1=SF|result2=SF

|col_5TH=#ffccff|text_5TH=5th-place match

|result3=5TH

|update=complete|source=

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 4, 2011

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|FIN}}

| team2 = {{ihw|SWE}}

| score = 4–3 SO

| periods = (1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–1)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021A01_74_3_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Anna Vanhatalo

| goalie2 = Sara Grahn

| progression = 0–1
1–1
2–1
2–2
3–2
3–3
4–3

| goals1 =
K. Rantamäki (S. Tuominen, S. Kärnä) – 19:35
T. Niskanen (K. Rantamäki) (PP) – 22:15

K. Rantamäki (S. Kärnä) – 37:02

K. Rantamäki – 65:00

| goals2 = 05:59 – F. Nevalainen (E. Eliasson, E. Holst)


27:44 – T. Enström (R. Stenberg)

38:43 – K. Myren (T. Enström)

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Katja Bandlowski

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 50

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 24

| shots1 = 40

| shots2 = 41

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 5, 2011

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|RUS}}

| team2 = {{ihw|FIN}}

| score = 2–0

| periods = (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021A03_74_1_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Anna Prugova

| goalie2 = Maija Hassinen

| progression = 1–0
2–0

| goals1 = S. Terenteva – 06:23
E. Lebedeva (S. Kolmykova, N. Shiryaeva) – 33:33

| goals2 =

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Nicole Hertrich

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 30

| penalties1 = 14

| penalties2 = 12

| shots1 = 43

| shots2 = 40

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 6, 2011

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|SWE}}

| team2 = {{ihw|RUS}}

| score = 6–2

| periods = (1–1, 3–0, 2–1)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021A05_74_1_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Valentina Lizana

| goalie2 = Anna Prugova

| progression = 0–1
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
4–2
5–2
6–2

| goals1 =
A. Svedin (K. Myren, N. Larsen) – 17:02
K. Myren (PP) – 26:19
E. Eliasson (E. Holt, G. Andersson) – 30:56
A. Östlund (J. Asserholt, K. Johansson) – 39:00

A. Svedin (L. Bäckman, T. Enström) – 56:09
A. Östlund (E. Eliasson, E. Grahm – 59:53

| goals2 = 02: 16 – T. Burina (G. Skiba, O. Sosina) (PP)




51:06 – I. Dyubanok (G. Skiba) (PP)

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Katja Bandlowski

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 90

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = 53

| shots2 = 37

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=CAN|name_CAN={{ihw|CAN}}

|team2=GER|name_GER={{ihw|GER}}

|team3=SUI|name_SUI={{ihw|SUI}}

|win_CAN=2|OTwin_CAN=0|OTloss_CAN=0|loss_CAN=0|gf_CAN=14|ga_CAN=0

|win_GER=0|OTwin_GER=1|OTloss_GER=0|loss_GER=1|gf_GER=5|ga_GER=13

|win_SUI=0|OTwin_SUI=0|OTloss_SUI=1|loss_SUI=1|gf_SUI=4|ga_SUI=10

|col_SF=#ccffcc|text_SF=Advance to semifinal

|result1=SF|result2=SF

|col_5TH=#ffccff|text_5TH=5th-place match

|result3=5TH

|update=complete|source=

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 4, 2011

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|CAN}}

| team2 = {{ihw|SUI}}

| score = 5–0

| periods = (3–0, 0–0, 2–0)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021B02_74_4_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Genevieve Lacasse

| goalie2 = Sophie Anthamatten

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
5–0

| goals1 = C. Birchard (J. Saulnier, L. McIntosh) – 10:59
C. Karpenko (M. Deluce) – 15:09
J. Campbell (J. Wong) – 19:25
J. Campbell (V. Bendus) – 53:03
L. McIntosh (J. Saulnier, I. Menard) – 56:04

| goals2 =

| official = {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Hertrich

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 12

| penalties2 = 14

| shots1 = 67

| shots2 = 18

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 5, 2011

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|SUI}}

| team2 = {{ihw|GER}}

| score = 4–5 OT

| periods = (1–1, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021B04_74_1_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Florence Schelling

| goalie2 = Viona Harrer

| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2
1–3
2–3
2–4
3–4
4–4
4–5

| goals1 =
S. Marty (S. Wyss, M. Hafliger) (PP) – 04:45


K. Lehmann (R. Michielin) (PP) – 34:45

S. Benz (S. Thalmann) – 43:38
S. Marty (S. Thalmann) (PP) – 46:30

| goals2 = 01:36 – B. Evers (A. Lanzl)

21:15 – J. Zorn (M. Bittner, F. Busch)
21:49 – A. Lanzl (B. Evers)

40:58 – F. Busch (J. Zorn) (PP)


60:43 – J. Zorn (S. Götz)

| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Diane Michaud

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 120

| penalties1 = 14

| penalties2 = 16

| shots1 = 44

| shots2 = 57

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 6, 2011

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|GER}}

| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}

| score = 0–9

| periods = (0–3, 0–2, 0–4)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021B06_74_2_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Jennifer Harss

| goalie2 = Roxanne Douville

| progression = 0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
0–6
0–7
0–8
0–9

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 01:36 – N. Spooner (L. McIntosh)
02:56 – V. Bendus (B. Bram, J. Saulnier)
15:45 – J. Saulnier (B. Bram, V. Bendus)
22:10 – J. Saulnier (V. Bendus, B. Bram)
36:37 – T. Watchorn (J. Wong)
41:43 – I. Menard (J. Campbell, S. McKeough)
42:15 – C. Prevost (I. Menard, J. Kohanchuk)
42:44 – M. Deluce (C. Prevost, L. Fortino)
55:59 – S. McKeough (J. Saulnier)

| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Diane Michaud

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 212

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 4

| shots1 = 15

| shots2 = 90

}}

Knockout stage

{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Gold-medal game

| RD2b=Bronze-medal game

| RD1-seed1=A1

| RD1-team1={{ihw|SWE}}

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2={{ihw|GER}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3={{ihw|CAN}}

| RD1-score3=9

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4={{ihw|RUS}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=A1

| RD2-team1={{ihw|SWE}}

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=B1

| RD2-team2={{ihw|CAN}}

| RD2-score2=6

| RD2b-seed1=B2

| RD2b-team1={{ihw|GER}}

| RD2b-score1=2

| RD2b-seed2=A2

| RD2b-team2={{ihw|RUS}}

| RD2b-score2=7

}}

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=5th-place match

| RD1-seed1=A3

| RD1-team1={{ihw|FIN}}

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=B3

| RD1-team2={{ihw|SUI}}

| RD1-score2=3*

}}

Key: * – final in shootout.

=Semifinals=

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 7, 2011

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|CAN}}

| team2 = {{ihw|RUS}}

| score = 9–0

| periods = (3–0, 5–0, 1–0)

| goalie1 = Roxanne Douville

| goalie2 = Anna Prugova
Valentina Ostrovlyanchik

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
5–0
6–0
7–0
8–0
9–0

| goals1 = V. Bendus (C. Birchard, T. Watchorn) (PP) – 01:09
L. Fortino (B. Bram, V. Bendus) – 13:58
N. Spooner (PS) – 16:18
C. Karpenko (M. Deluce) – 21:27
B. Bram (V. Bendus, J. Saulnier) (PP) – 26:07
C. Karpenko (C. Prevost, M. Deluce) – 26:46
B. Bram (V. Bendus, C. Birchard) – 31:56
I. Menard (S. McKeough, J. Campbell) (PP) – 39:26
C. White (N. Spooner, S. McKeough) (SH) – 53:46

| goals2 =

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Nicole Hertrich

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 63

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021207_74_3_0.pdf

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 14

| shots1 = 48

| shots2 = 13

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 7, 2011

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|SWE}}

| team2 = {{ihw|GER}}

| score = 3–1

| periods = (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021208_74_5_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Sara Grahn

| goalie2 = Viona Harrer

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
3–1

| goals1 = J. Asserholt (L. Bäckman) – 01:20
E. Holst (E. Eliasson, G. Andersson) – 14:57
A. Östlund (J. Malmström) – 50:56

| goals2 =


54:45 – T. Voigt (A. Kuhn, I. Strohmair)

| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Diane Michaud

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 105

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 46

| shots2 = 23

}}

=5th-place game=

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 8, 2011

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|FIN}}

| team2 = {{ihw|SUI}}

| score = 2–3 SO

| periods = (0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021209_74_3_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Anna Vanhatolo

| goalie2 = Florence Schelling

| progression = 1–0
1–1
1–2
2–2
2–3

| goals1 = S. Touminen (A. Toumanen, K. Rantamäki) (PP) – 42:49


S. Touminen (K. Rantamäki, S. Kärnä) (PP) – 52:20

| goals2 =
48:50 – S. Benz (E.Rasseli)
50:30 – S. Wyss (S. Thalmann, S. Benz) (PP)

65:00 – C. Meier

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Nicole Hertrich

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 110

| penalties1 = 8

| penalties2 = 24

| shots1 = 69

| shots2 = 30

}}

=Bronze-medal game=

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #FFDAB9

| date = January 8, 2011

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|GER}}

| team2 = {{ihw|RUS}}

| score = 2–7

| periods = (1–2, 1–3, 0–2)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021110_74_4_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Jennifer Harss

| goalie2 = Valentina Ostrovlyanchik

| progression = 1–0
1–1
1–2
1–3
1–4
2–4
2–5
2–6
2–7

| goals1 = S. Kratzer (M. Bittner, N. Kamenik) – 03:59




M. Bittner (N. Kamenik) – 26:05

| goals2 =
05:45 – O. Sosina
13:50 – N. Shiryaeva (A. Vafina)
23:01 – S. Terenteva (A. Vafina, A. Khomich)
24:54 – S. Terenteva (O. Semenets, A. Vafina)

28:12 – E. Lebedeva (O. Sosina, M. Sergina) (PP)
46:00 – S. Terenteva (G. Skiba)
50:51 – G. Skiba (M. Sergina, S. Tkacheva)

| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Katja Bandlowski

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 14

| penalties2 = 16

| shots1 = 33

| shots2 = 44

}}

=Gold-medal game=

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #F7F6A8

| date = January 8, 2011

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{ihw-rt|SWE}}

| team2 = {{ihw|CAN}}

| score = 0–6

| periods = (0–5, 0–1, 0–0)

| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021111_74_2_0.pdf

| goalie1 = Sara Grahn
Valentina Lizana

| goalie2 = Genevieve Laccase

| progression = 0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
0–6

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 03:12 – L. Fortino
07:40 – C. White (N. Spooner, L. Rougeau) (PP)
10:04 – V. Bendus (B. Bram, J. Saulnier)
16:24 – J. Kohanchuk (B. Bram, I. Menard)
18:09 – C. Karpenko (M. Deluce, C. Prevost)
28:24 – B. Bram (C. Birchard)

| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Diane Michaud

| official2 =

| stadium = Bodensee Arena

| attendance = 200

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 37

| shots2 = 60

}}

{{winners|ihw|2011 MLP Nations Cup|CAN|Eighth}}

Ranking and statistics

=Final standings=

class="wikitable"
style="background:gold;"

| align=center|{{gold1}}

{{ihw|CAN}}
style="background:silver;"

| align=center|{{silver2}}

{{ihw|SWE}}
style="background:peru;"

| align=center|{{bronze3}}

{{ihw|RUS}}
align=center|4{{ihw|GER}}
align=center|5{{ihw|SUI}}
align=center|6{{ihw|FIN}}

=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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Player

! style="width:50px;"| GP

! style="width:50px;"| G

! style="width:50px;"| A

! style="width:60px;"| Pts

! style="width:60px;"| +/−

! style="width:50px;"| PIM

! style="width:60px;"| POS

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Vicki Bendus4369+112FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Bailey Bram4369+102FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jillian Saulnier4268+112FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Karoliina Rantamäki3336+10FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Isabel Menard4235+52FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mallory Deluce4145+52FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Chelsea Karpenko4404+52FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Terenteva4404+10FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Angelica Östlund4314+30FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jessica Campbell4224+40FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Klara Myren4224-24FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Natalie Spooner4224+30FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Galina Skiba313402FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Courtney Birchard4134+80DF
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Emma Eliasson4134+48FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tina Enström413402FW
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Stefanie McKeough4134+52DF
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Carolyne Prevost4134+72FW
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW021000_85B_12_0.pdf]

=Leading goaltenders=

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:170px;"| Player

! style="width:60px;"| TOI

! style="width:50px;"| GA

! style="width:60px;"| GAA

! style="width:60px;"| Sv%

! style="width:50px;"| SO

! style="width:50px;"| Source

style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Roxanne Douville120:0000.00100.002[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210CAN_83_4_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Genevieve Lacasse120:0000.00100.002[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210CAN_83_4_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Valentina Lizana101:5131.7796.000[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210SWE_83_5_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Florence Schelling125:4373.3494.440[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210SUI_83_3_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Viona Harrer120:4373.4892.220[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210GER_83_4_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Anna Vanhatalo130:0062.7790.000[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210FIN_83_3_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Prugova146:46124.9189.571[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210RUS_83_5_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sara Grahn143:09104.1988.240[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210SWE_83_5_0.pdf]
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jennifer Harss120:00168.0088.060[http://stats.iihf.com/SIHA/21/IHW0210GER_83_4_0.pdf]
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

References

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