2011 IIHF World Championship - Euro Coin Set

The 75th Ice Hockey World Championship took place from April 29 to May 15, 2011, in the Slovak cities of Bratislava and Košice. This was the first time Slovakia had hosted the event since gaining independence. However, some championship games had already been played in Bratislava in 1959 and 1992 as part of the former Czechoslovakia. The IIHF made the construction of a new ice arena a condition for awarding the right to host and organize the tournament to Slovakia. Due to a lack of funds, however, it was decided to renovate the existing Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, which was sponsored and named the Orange Arena for the duration of the championship. Two teams—Slovenia and Austria—advanced to this 2010 World Championship from Division I.