The 2011
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18
ice hockey tournament held in
Břeclav,
Czech Republic and
Piešťany,
Slovakia from August 8–13, 2011. As in
2010, the venues were
Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and
Patrícia Ice Arena 37 in Piešťany. Canada won gold for the fourth consecutive year, defeating Sweden 4–1 in the final after losing to them 5–1 in their opening game. After their championship win, Canadian head coach
Steve Spott attributed their success to a balanced attack in the absence of any one superstar.[1]