The U.S. Men’s National Team reached the quarterfinal round of the 2011 IIHF Men’s World Championship, where it lost to eventual bronze medalist Czech Republic. The U.S. officially placed eighth out of 16 teams at the tournament, with a record of 3-0-1-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L). Derek Stepan led the U.S. with seven points (2-5). Stepan, Craig Smith (3-3) and Ryan Shannon (1-3) were named Team USA’s three best players for the tournament. Goaltending duties were split between Al Montoya (2-0-0-1, 2.60 GAA, .871 SV%) and Ty Conklin (1-0-1-2, 3.89 GAA, .892 SV%) with Conklin starting all four games in the qualifying and playoff rounds.