2011 MLP Nations Cup

2011 MLP Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Switzerland
Dates	January 4 – 8
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Bodensee Arena (in {{{cities}}} host cities)
Champions	Canada (8 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	11
Goals scored	73  (6.64 per game)
Attendance	1,210  (110 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Vicki Bendus (9 points) Bailey Bram (9 points)

The 2011 MLP Cup is a women’s ice hockey tournament that will feature six countries. Said countries have rosters that consist of players that are under 22 years of age. Canada is the defending champion and will attempt to repeat. All games will be contested at the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

News and notesEdit

• December 14: Hockey Canada announced that Roxanne Douville has been added to the roster of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for the 2011 MLP Cup. Douville is replacing Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta who is injured and unable to participate.^[1]

Group standingsEdit

Group AEdit

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	2	1	0	1	0	9	6	4
Russia	2	1	0	0	1	4	6	3
Finland	2	0	1	0	1	4	5	2

Group BEdit

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	14	0	6
Germany	2	0	1	0	1	5	13	2
Switzerland	2	0	0	1	1	4	10	1

ScheduleEdit

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SemifinalsEdit

January 7, 2011 16:00

Canada

9–0 (3–0, 5–0, 1–0)

Russia

Bodensee Arena Attendance: 63

Game reference
	Roxanne Douville	Goalies	Anna Prugova Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	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	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	48	Shots	13

January 7, 2011 20:00

Sweden

3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Germany

Bodensee Arena Attendance: 105

Game reference
	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Viona Harrer	Referee: Diane Michaud
	J. Asserholt (L. Bäckman) – 01:20 E. Holst (E. Eliasson, G. Andersson) – 14:57 A. Östlund (J. Malmström) – 50:56	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	54:45 – T. Voigt (A. Kuhn, I. Strohmair)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	46	Shots	23

5th Place GameEdit

January 8, 2011 10:00

Finland

2–3 SO (0–0, 0–0, 2–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Switzerland

Bodensee Arena Attendance: 110

Game reference
	Anna Vanhatolo	Goalies	Florence Schelling	Referee: Nicole Hertrich
	S. Touminen (A. Toumanen, K. Rantamäki) (PP) – 42:49 S. Touminen (K. Rantamäki, S. Kärnä) (PP) – 52:20	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3	48:50 – S. Benz (E.Rasseli) 50:30 – S. Wyss (S. Thalmann, S. Benz) (PP) 65:00 – C. Meier
	8 min	Penalties	24 min
	69	Shots	30

Bronze Medal GameEdit

January 8, 2011 16:00

Germany

2–7 (1–2, 1–3, 0–2)

Russia

Bodensee Arena

Game reference
	Jennifer Harss	Goalies	Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	Referee: Katja Bandlowski
	S. Kratzer (M. Bittner, N. Kamenik) – 03:59 M. Bittner (N. Kamenik) – 26:05	1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–4 2–5 2–6 2–7	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)
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	33	Shots	44

Gold Medal GameEdit

January 8, 2011 20:00

Sweden

0–6 (0–5, 0–1, 0–0)

Canada

Bodensee Arena Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Sara Grahn Valentina Lizana	Goalies	Genevieve Laccase	Referee: Diane Michaud
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6	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)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	60

2011 MLP Nations Cup
Canada Eighth title

Awards and honorsEdit

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