2011 Ice Hockey World Championship
The National Teams of the World’s 16 best Ice Hockey Nations will play 56 games in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia – from April 29 to May 15, 2011. Approximately, 350,000 spectators and 800 million TV viewers are expected.
Ice Hockey World Championship Organizers
- Governing Body: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in Zurich, Switzerland
- Host: Slovenský zväz ľadového hokeja (The Slovak Ice Hockey Federation) in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Organizer: MS 2011 a.s., registered in Bratislava, Slovakia
Organizing Committee:
- Juraj Široký – President of the Organizing Committee
- Igor Nemeček – Chairman of the Organizing Committee
- Ľubomír Lenár – Coordinator for Bratislava
- Petr Handl – Coordinator for Košice, Head of Sport and Competition in Košice
- Roman Štamberksý – Head of Sport and Competition in Bratislava
- Martin Ryba – Head of Marketing
- Zuzana Chrenková – Head of Infrastructure and Logistics
- Michaela Grendelová – Head of Communication
- Zuzana Kelecsényiová – Head of Finance and Ticketing
- Ľubica Nemečková – Head of Projects and Services
Ice Hockey World Championship Venues
- Bratislava, Orange Arena (Winter stadium of Ondrej Nepela) – Capacity 9,766 (during WM 9,246) – Pre-Round, Qualifying Round, two Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Bronze-medal-game, Final, Relegation
- Košice, Steel Arena – Capacity 8,347 (during WM 7,628) – Pre-Round, Qualifying Round, Relegation
Ice Hockey World Championship Sponsors and Partners
Official Main Sponsor: Škoda Auto a. s.
Official Sponsors: AJ, Bauhaus, Boehringer Ingelheim, Henkel, INTERSPORT, Nike, Raiffeisen Bank, Tissot, Zepter, Kyocera
Official Partners: Billa, Coca-Cola, Corgon, Eurochem, Figaro, Isostar, Mattoni, Nivea, Orange, Ortema, LOTO, U.S. Steel Košice
Ice Hockey World Championship Official Trailer
Transcript:
The big game is coming to the Slovak Republic – The HOCKEY Republic