2011 MLP Nations Cup

2011 MLP Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	January 4 – 8
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Bodensee Arena
Final positions
Champions 10px	Canada (8th title)
Runner-up 10px	Sweden
Third place 10px	Russia
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	73 (6.64 per match)
Attendance	1,210 (110 per match)
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 notes

• 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.

Group standings

Group A

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 B

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

Schedule

Date	Teams	Group	Score
January 4	Finland vs. Sweden	A
January 4	Canada vs. Switzerland	B
January 5	Russia vs. Finland	A
January 5	Switzerland vs. Germany	B
January 6	Sweden vs. Russia	A
January 6	Germany vs. Canada	B
January 7	Semifinal	-
January 7	Semifinal	-
January 8	5th Place (3A vs. 3B)	-
January 8	Bronze Medal	-
January 8	Gold Medal	-

Semifinals

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 Game

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 Game

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 Game

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