2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Movistar Team rider Rui Costa won the race, having attacked on the final climb of Mont Royal with several other riders and stayed away until the end, winning the sprint for the line ahead of FDJ's Pierrick Fédrigo. The other rider in the breakaway, Stefan Denifl of Leopard Trek faded in the closing stages to fifth place in the results behind the Omega Pharma–Lotto pair of Philippe Gilbert and Jürgen Roelandts.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Course
The race consisted of 17 laps of a circuit 12.1 km (7.5 mi) in length, an increase of one lap from the 2010 running of the race. The circuit, around the main campus of the Université de Montréal, was well-suited for climbers, with three climbs per lap, and those who are used to steep descents. The finish was on an uphill climb, that was located on Avenue du Parc.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Teams
As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Four additional wildcard invitations were given – Cofidis, FDJ, SpiderTech–C10 and Team Europcar – to form the event's 22-team peloton.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 9 September 2011, over a distance of 201.6 km (125.3 mi), starting and finishing in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was the 24th event of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Omega Pharma–Lotto rider Philippe Gilbert achieved his 17th race win of the season after launching several late-race attacks. Gilbert moved clear on the penultimate circuit but was pulled back to a lead group with nine other riders, before making his final move on the Côte de la Potasse and only Robert Gesink of Rabobank – who finished third in the 2010 event – remained in touch with Gilbert at the finish; finishing in the same time. Team Sky's Rigoberto Urán completed the podium, nine seconds down on Gilbert and Gesink.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
Gilbert's victory also meant that he would finish the World Tour season, as the number one ranked rider after many of his closest rivals, including his nearest challenger Cadel Evans of BMC Racing Team, elected to finish their seasons early and not challenge for points in the remaining three World Tour events on the calendar.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Course
The race consisted of 16 laps of a circuit 12.6 km (7.8 mi) in length, an increase of one lap from the 2010 running of the race. The circuit is well-suited for climbers and those who are used to steep descents. The finish was on an uphill climb, that was located on Grand-Allée, in the heart of Old Québec.


2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Teams
As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Four additional wildcard invitations were given – Cofidis, FDJ, SpiderTech–C10 and Team Europcar – to form the event's 22-team peloton.


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II
The 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and an ATP Tour World 250 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco, from April 4 through April 10, 2011.


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II, Champions, Doubles
Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău def. Colin Fleming /  Igor Zelenay, 6–2, 6–1


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău successfully defended their title after defeating Colin Fleming and Igor Zelenay 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles
Stanislas Wawrinka was the defending champion, but hasn't entered this year. Pablo Andújar defeated Potito Starace 6–1, 6–2 in the final match.


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II.


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco between 18 and 24 April 2011.


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot:


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Champions, Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková /  Renata Voráčová def. Nina Bratchikova /  Sandra Klemenschits, 6–3, 6–4


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Anabel Medina Garrigues were the defending champions, but decided not to participate. Andrea Hlaváčková and Renata Voráčová won the title, defeating Nina Bratchikova and Sandra Klemenschits 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
Iveta Benešová was the defending champion, but decided not to participate in the tournament. Alberta Brianti won her first WTA singles title by defeating Simona Halep 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.


2011 Grand Prix de Denain
The 2011 Grand Prix de Denain was the 53rd edition of the Grand Prix de Denain cycle race and was held on 14 April 2011. The race started and finished in Denain. The race was won by Jimmy Casper.


2011 Grand Prix de Futsal
The 2011 Grand Prix de Futsal was the seventh edition of the international futsal competition of the same kind as the FIFA Futsal World Cup but with invited nations and held annually in Brazil. It was first held in 2005.


2011 Grand Prix de Futsal, Squads
Each nation submitted a squad of 15 players, including three goalkeepers.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 800cc engines in MotoGP, and also for 125cc machinery, as both MotoGP switched back to 1000cc engines and a new four-stroke Moto3 class was also introduced in 2012. Casey Stoner was crowned as MotoGP World Champion for the second time, following his ninth victory of the season at the Australian Grand Prix.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Stoner, who was champion previously in 2007, finished 16 of the 17 races to be held in the top three placings – equalling a premier class record held by both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo – including ten wins to become the final 800cc champion before the premier class reverted to 1000cc engines in 2012. As of 2019, this was the last time the premier class was won by a non-European rider, and also the only season in the 2010s decade that the premier class was won by a rider other than Marc Márquez or Jorge Lorenzo.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The Moto2 title was decided before the final race of the season at the Valencian Grand Prix. Stefan Bradl became Germany's first motorcycle World Champion since Dirk Raudies won the 1993 125cc World Championship title after Marc Márquez, the only rider that could deny Bradl of the championship, was ruled out of the race due to injuries suffered during free practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The final 125cc world championship title went to Spain's Nicolás Terol, after he finished second in the final race of the season in Valencia, and his only title rival Johann Zarco crashed out during the early stages of the race. Terol, who finished third in the class in 2009 and second to Márquez in 2010, ended the season 40 points clear of Zarco, with Maverick Viñales 14 points further behind, after winning the final two races of the season. The season was marred by the death of Marco Simoncelli at the Malaysian Grand Prix.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2011 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2011: An 18-race provisional calendar was announced on 30 September 2010. The Japanese Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 24 April, was moved to 2 October due to the effects of the Tōhoku earthquake and the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Participants, MotoGP participants
1 Being his final MotoGP race, Capirossi switched numbers for Valencia as a memorial to his fallen countryman Simoncelli, killed at Sepang, by racing with the #58 that Simoncelli used, instead of his normal #65. He was still shown as #65 in official timing documentation.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Participants, Moto2 participants
On 31 October 2010, a list of 22 teams was accepted by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, Dorna Sports and IRTA to compete in the 2011 championship. A 38-rider provisional entry list was released on 24 January 2011. All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, MotoGP riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Moto2 riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, 125cc riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2011 Grand Prix of Mosport
The 2011 Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport was held at Mosport International Raceway on July 24, 2011. It was the fourth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series.


2011 Grand Prix of Mosport, Qualifying, Qualifying Result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2011 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2011 Grand Rapids shootings
On July 7, 2011, a gunman killed seven people and wounded two others in a spree killing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The deaths took place in two homes, with the two non-fatal gunshot injuries taking place on the road. The suspected gunman, Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, later killed himself after a police chase which left his vehicle disabled in a highway woodline and after he then took hostages in a nearby house for several hours. Those killed included Dantzler's estranged wife, their daughter, his former girlfriend, and members of the other victims' families. One of the non-fatal victims was also acquainted with Dantzler.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Shooting spree
The spree began with the murders of seven victims in two separate homes. One of the shootings happened in a house on Plainfield Avenue NE, in which Dantzler's former girlfriend, her sister, and her sister's 10-year-old daughter were killed. Another shooting occurred at a house on Brynell Court NE, in which Dantzler's estranged wife, their daughter, and his wife's parents (the homeowners), were killed.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Shooting spree
The police became involved when Dantzler's mother called police around 2:30 p.m., reporting that her son had called her to say he had shot his wife. Police went to his house on Janes Avenue NE, where he lived alone since his wife and daughter moved out, but found no one. Shortly afterward, the murder scenes on Plainfield Avenue and Brynell Court were discovered. Police arrived at the various scenes, closing down streets in the area, and telling area residents to stay inside their homes.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Shooting spree
Another victim was shot in an apparently random road rage incident near Godfrey Avenue and Oxford Street SW at 3:00 p.m. The victim, Robert Poore, was spared serious injury as the bullet was deflected by a titanium plate in his nose. At this point, Dantzler was driving a Lincoln Town Car. He later abandoned that car and carjacked a Chevrolet Suburban.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Standoff and Dantzler's suicide
At about 7:00 p.m., April Swanson, a friend of Dantzler, called police to report that he was following her car. He shot her from his vehicle at Fulton Street and Division Avenue, with the woman suffering a serious but non-life-threatening arm injury. He also fired into a passing pickup truck but no passengers were injured. Police intervened by ramming Dentzler's vehicle, and they exchanged gunfire; no officers were shot. The suspect was chased by police, who attempted to disable his vehicle as he drove through downtown Grand Rapids, prior to briefly taking Interstate 196 west to northbound US 131. Dantzler then turned onto eastbound Interstate 96, where he crossed the median and continued eastward on the westbound lanes, and crashed into a freeway ditch around 7:15 p.m.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Standoff and Dantzler's suicide
At this point, he exited his vehicle and ran on foot, entering a residence on Rickman Avenue NE in the northeastern part of Grand Rapids, not far from the killings on Brynell Court. He held Joyce Bean, her significant other Steve Helderman, and Meg Holmes hostage; Dantzler had no connection to them. Joyce Bean, who was 53 years old, was released from the house at about 9:30 p.m. after Dantzler was given cigarettes and Gatorade by police. Dantzler continued negotiations with police, at which point he was distraught and contemplating suicide. At 11:30 p.m., he fatally shot himself in the head while hiding in a closet with Helderman. Holmes and Helderman were still in the room. Helderman turned his head just before the suicide so as not to see it.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Standoff and Dantzler's suicide
Police believe that he was "hunting" his former girlfriends and that the pending separation from his wife was the reason for the shooting spree. Police said that Dantzler was carrying a large amount of ammunition.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Events, Victims
Dantzler killed seven people in two homes. At the home on Plainfield Avenue, he killed 27-year-old Amanda Emkens along with her 10-year-old daughter Marisa Emkens and her 23-year-old sister Kimberlee Emkens. Kimberlee Emkens was a former girlfriend of Dantzler, although the two had not been in recent contact. At the home on Brynell Court, the suspect killed 29-year-old Jennifer Heeren and her parents Thomas Heeren, 51, and Rebecca Heeren, 52. Dantzler also killed his own 12-year-old daughter, Kamrie, with Jennifer Heeran. Jennifer Heeren was the estranged wife of Dantzler and both had Kamrie Heeren-Dantzler as a daughter; the suspect's relationship with Heeren was abusive.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Perpetrator
Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, a 34-year-old building technician from Grand Rapids, was identified as the suspected shooter. Dantzler was convicted as a juvenile for burglary in 1992, when he was 15 years old. During his childhood, Dantzler was without his father and lived with his stepfather who had used drugs. In 1995, his mother Victoria Dantzler kicked him out of the house at the age of 18 and filed a protection order against him. In addition, three other women had filed protection orders against Dantzler due to his threatening to abuse them and their property.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Perpetrator
Also in 1995, Dantzler set fire to his mother's house. In 1997, he was convicted of domestic violence and destroying property. Dantzler was charged with assault in 2000 in which he was involved in shooting someone in a road rage incident; he was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison. In prison, Dantzler took part in programs to prevent anger and got the equivalent of a high school diploma. He was released from prison in 2005.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Perpetrator
Following his release, Dantzler was said to be bipolar and not taking his medication. He was also said to be getting disability money for his bipolar disorder. In 2010, Dantzler was charged with assault and battery, being sentenced to prison for a year. His mother described Dantzler as having "a very explosive temper and will act violently without thinking." Dantzler also used cocaine and alcohol the day of the shooting and was known to abuse alcohol. A few days before the shooting, Dantzler took his wife and daughter to Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon. During the week prior to the shooting, Dantzler's wife, Jennifer Heeren, was planning to separate from him and was reported to not be staying in the same house as Dantzler.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Perpetrator
Initial reports stated the handgun used in the shooting spree was a .40-caliber, but police later identified it as a 9mm Glock Model 19 pistol. The pistol was reported stolen two years earlier from a home northeast of Grand Rapids. It is unclear how Dantzler got the gun.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Aftermath
On the morning of July 8, 2011, flowers and other items were left outside of the home on Plainfield Avenue where the shootings occurred. Several residents expressed their grief concerning the murders onto MyGR6, a social media initiative sponsored by Amway, as well as praise on the Facebook page of the Grand Rapids Police Department. In addition, a thank you note was written in sidewalk chalk outside the Grand Rapids Police Department. Huntington Bank is also taking donations for the families of the shooting victims.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Aftermath
Hundreds of people attended a vigil for the shooting victims at Ah-Nab-Awen Park, near the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, on the night of July 8, 2011. The candlelight vigil was organized by The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement, a tax-exempt human rights organization in Grand Rapids. A benefit was held July 9 to raise money for the funeral of the victims of the Emkens family. On July 12, 2011, Grand Rapids mayor George Heartwell honored the Grand Rapids Police Department for their handling of the situation.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, Aftermath
A community church service for the victims was held on July 13, 2011, at Second Congregational Church, with approximately 200 people attending. The funeral service for the three members of the Emkens family killed was held on July 13, 2011, at St. Jude Catholic Church while the funeral for the four Heeren family members that were killed was held on July 15, 2011, at Sunshine Community Church. In addition, the funeral for Dantzler was held on July 15, 2011, at Ivy K. Gillespie Moody Memorial Chapel.


2011 Grand Rapids shootings, In popular culture
The dashboard camera footage of the chase between Dantzler and the Grand Rapids Police Department was featured on an episode of the 2012 version of World's Wildest Police Videos. The part where he takes hostages and releases them is cut, as it skips to the part when Dantzler shoots himself in the head.


2011 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.


2011 Grand Slam of Darts
For the first time, Sky Sports was given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster.


2011 Grand Slam of Darts
Scott Waites was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stages. The title was won for the fourth time by Phil Taylor, who defeated Gary Anderson 16–4 in the final.


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Qualifying
There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offered a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offered a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. The qualifying criteria was changed this year, extending the dates back 5 years for respective World Champions to receive an invite.


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Pools
Scott Waites (1) Phil Taylor (2) Adrian Lewis (3) James Wade (4) Gary Anderson (5) Mark Webster (6) Wes Newton (7) Raymond van Barneveld (8)


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Pools
Paul Nicholson Terry Jenkins Mervyn King Mark Walsh Wayne Jones Vincent van der Voort Dean Winstanley Jan Dekker


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Pools
Co Stompé Brendan Dolan John Part Justin Pipe Steve Beaton Barrie Bates Tony O'Shea Ted Hankey


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Pools
Michael van Gerwen Dave Chisnall Nigel Heydon Ian White Magnus Caris Arron Monk Martin Phillips James Hubbard


2011 Grand Slam of Darts, Draw and results, Group stages
NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking Qualifier; Q = QualifierNB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average – 3-dart average; Pts = Points


2011 Gravesham Borough Council election
The 2011 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.


2011 Gravesham Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives had run the council since the 2007 election when they won 26 seats, compared to 16 for Labour. However Labour gained a seat back at a by-election in June 2009 in Painters Ash ward.


2011 Gravesham Borough Council election, Background
During the campaign the national Labour leader Ed Miliband came to Gravesham twice, while the Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron met party activists, along with visits by other senior figures from the two parties. Apart from the Conservative and Labour parties there were also candidates from the United Kingdom Independence Party in 5 wards and the Liberal Democrats in 3 wards.


2011 Gravesham Borough Council election, Election result
Labour gained 8 seats to take control of the council from the Conservatives. Labour made gains in Central, Painters Ash, Singlewell and Westcourt wards to hold 25 seats, compared to 19 for the Conservatives.


2011 Gravesham Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election Ed Miliband came back to Gravesham and said "Our victory here is both a sign of our progress and a symbol of our task ahead." Both the local Conservative and Labour leaders on the council, Mike Snelling and John Burden, put the results down to the cuts being made by the national Conservative led government.


2011 Great Alaska Shootout
The 2011 Great Alaska Shootout, was the 33rd Great Alaska Shootout competition, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The 2011 event was held from November 23, 2011, through November 26, 2011, with 8 colleges attending from Kentucky, Alaska, New Hampshire, California, Michigan, New Mexico, and Mississippi.


2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 24–28. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of North Dakota's Harold Kraft Memorial Field in Grand Forks, ND. Utah Valley won their second championship by a score of 10-6. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.


2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.


2011 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 10–12, 2011 in Orem, Utah. According to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, as a new Division I conference the Great West champion does not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament until 2020. However, 2011 champion North Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. In the 2010 tournament the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Houston Baptist Huskies to claim their first basketball tournament championship.


2011 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The third seeded Fighting Sioux of North Dakota defeated 2010 Great West Tournament champion South Dakota 77–76 in a double-overtime thriller. The Coyotes had upset number 1 seed Utah Valley in the semi-finals. The game was won on a three-pointer from Sioux guard Josh Schuler with four seconds remaining. The championship result was a fitting end to a tournament that saw all six games decided by a total of eleven points. North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell was named tournament MVP.


2011 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All seven conference members qualify for the tournament with seeding based on standings from the regular season. The number 1 team receives a first round bye.


2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
The 2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. At the same time as the election, the introduction of a directly elected mayor in Great Yarmouth was rejected in a referendum.


2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 24 seats, compared to 15 for Labour. 13 seats were being contested with Labour targeting Caister North and St Andrews, while the Conservatives were threatening Caister South and Nelson wards.


2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council, with no change in their majority. The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in Caister South, but lost a seat back in St Andrew's by 54 votes. The successful Labour candidate in St Andrew's ward was Barbara Wright, the wife of the former Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth Tony Wright. Meanwhile, Kerry Payne held the seat in Nelson for Labour, despite being challenged by the incumbent councillor Brenda Taylor, who ran as an independent after being de-selected by Labour.


2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, Referendum on an elected mayor
At the same time as the council election Great Yarmouth held a referendum on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor. This came after the Labour councillors Michael Castle and Trevor Wainwright collected the necessary 3,500 signatures, 5% of the population of the area. However both the local Conservative and Labour parties opposed the introduction of a directly elected mayor, with the Conservative leader of the council, Barry Coleman, leading the campaign for a no vote.


2011 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election, Referendum on an elected mayor
The results of the referendum saw 15,595 vote no, as against 10,051 yes, with 291 ballot papers being spoilt, therefore the introduction of a directly elected mayor was rejected.


2011 Greek Football Cup Final
The 2011 Greek Cup Final was the 67th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 30 April 2011 at Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Atromitos and AEK Athens. It was Atromitos' first-ever Greek Cup Final in their 88 years of existence and AEK Athens' twentieth Greek Cup Final in their 87-year history.


2011 Greek Football Cup Final, Background
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup Final twenty times, winning thirteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2002 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a Final was in 2009, where they had lost to Olympiacos after a shocking match that had been ended after a penalty shootout procedure (14–15).


2011 Greek Ice Hockey Championship season
The 2011 Greek Ice Hockey Championship season was the tenth season of the Greek Ice Hockey Championship. The Aris Thessaloniki Ice Hockey Club won their fourth league title, first since 1991.


2011 Greek census
The 2011 Population and Housing Census (Greek: Απογραφή Πληθυσμού-Kατοικιών 2011), branded as 2011 General Censuses (Greek: Γενικές Απογραφές 2011), was a population census in Greece conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on behalf of the Greek state between 10 and 24 May 2011. It was conducted as part of the 2011 European Union census. Its purpose was to enumerate the number of people in the country as well as survey the social characteristics of the population. The census was available in 8 languages other than Greek: English, Albanian, French, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Urdu and Dari.


2011 Greek census
The final results of the census were announced on 28 December 2012, with a minor correction in 2014. According to final results, the total resident population of Greece was 10,815,197 on census day. There was a margin of error of 2.84%.


2011 Greek census, Scope and format
The 2011 census was carried out to ascertain the number of people in Greece at the time of the census, the demographic, social, and economic conditions of residents and households, and the stock of buildings available in the country. The census was conducted in a format compliant with European Union regulations. It was the first census in Greece carried out over a number of days, as opposed to a single day; this was so as to make it more convenient for residents to complete the census. It was also the first census to be conducted in accordance with the data protection guidelines of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (el).


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt
A referendum to decide whether or not Greece was to accept the conditions under which the European Union (EU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) would allow a 50% haircut of Greek debt owed to private creditors was planned to be held in 2011. However, Prime Minister George Papandreou decided to cancel the referendum on 3 November, if the opposition parties vote in favour of the EU deal. The proposed referendum was later cancelled.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Background
On 31 October 2011, Prime Minister George Papandreou announced the referendum saying that: "We need wide consensus (for the aid programme). We are part of the eurozone [which means] many rights and many obligations. We will live up to our obligations."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Background
Constitutional issues have arisen with regards to such a referendum, as Article 44 of the constitution of Greece specifies that referenda on critical national matters and social bills are permitted while referenda on fiscal bills are not. This was to be Greece's first referendum not having to do with a change in the form of government, and the first referendum since 1974.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Date
Papandreou suggested the referendum would be held on 4 December. However, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos specified that the referendum would take place in 2012, after the plans for the haircut had been finalised. Other sources put the date of the referendum to December 2011. According to Nicolas Sarkozy the referendum would have taken place on 4 or 5 December 2011.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Opinion polls
Polls in Greece suggested that up to 60% of Greeks were against the deal reached with the EU over Greek debt on 27 October 2011, however a survey in September 2011 showed that 63% of Greeks viewed the euro as something positive. The same survey showed that 66% of Greeks viewed the return to the drachma as something negative.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic
The initial response of the Greek political parties was negative. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras described it as an "indirect national schism", while most opposition parties demanded elections and condemned the government for what they perceived to be a maneuvre to avoid early elections. Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece between 1990 and 1993, described the move to hold a referendum as utterly irrational and irresponsible. The Greek media also adopted a negative stance, with many calling it a coercive move.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic
Following the announcement of the referendum on 31 October 2011, 1 November saw the resignation of one MP from the ruling party, lowering Papandreou's government majority to 152 seats in the 300-seat Hellenic Parliament. An additional six members of Papandreou's Panhellenic Socialist Movement have demanded early elections.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic
In the early hours of 2 November 2011, George Papandreou and his cabinet decided to speed up the referendum process, and attacked the Greek media by calling them bankrupt and accusing them of having "gone mad" over the referendum. Additionally the cabinet decided that a committee would be set up to decide the time when the referendum would take place and the question that people would be asked to vote on, but only after the basic characteristics of the new memorandum with the Troika had been decided. During that cabinet meeting, a number of ministers expressed concerns over the referendum.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic
The Athex stock market index fell amid concerns for instability, as well as global financial markets on concerns about EU stability and a possible Greek default on its debt.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Cancellation
On 3 November, Papandreou canceled the referendum plans, saying that a referendum was unnecessary as the opposition New Democracy Party had indicated that it would support an agreement with European leaders on writing down Greece's sovereign debt in exchange for the adoption of austerity measures and a commitment to maintaining the euro. The cancelation occurred following the opposition of Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, and amid calls for Papandreou to resign.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Cancellation
In response, global financial markets rose. Following an emergency visit to Cannes for the 2011 G-20 Cannes summit, where Papandreou faced pressure to call off the referendum, New Democracy's spokesman Yiannis Michelakis said that "the comments made by Mr Papandreou, as well as those by [French President] Nicolas Sarkozy and [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel, revealed that he suggested to them that in Greece there is a supposed questioning of whether Greece should remain in the eurozone and the European Union.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Cancellation
It is clear that no such problem exists and that Mr Papandreou – through sudden and despicable misinformation – is trying to create it himself." Party chairperson Antonis Samaras also said that "the only problem that exists is Mr Papandreou remaining as prime minister,” said Michelakis. “He is dangerous and he has to go."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Cancellation
The referendum was later canceled amidst domestic and foreign pressure. U.S. President Barack Obama said that though the G20 summit in Cannes sought to alleviate European sovereign debt concerns the "actions of Papandreou and the referendum issue got a lot of people nervous" and the EU proposal was "still the best recipe." Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the cancellation was a good decision amidst possible eurozone impatience with Greece. "It was a bizarre proposal. We think it’s of great importance to the eurozone that we prevent Greece from going bankrupt.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Cancellation
But in the end, the euro is more important than Greece’s membership of the eurozone." Conversely former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that: "It’s no surprise Papandreou hardly had a chance to push through what was being demanded from him. The conservatives across Europe did very little to convince the Greek conservative opposition to stop acting irresponsibly."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
During discussions for a vote of confidence held on 4 November 2011, Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek Minister of Finance, expressed his view that the decision on whether or not Greece should remain in the Eurozone is not something that should not be put to a referendum, and called for a government of national unity. On 3 November, two other members of Papandreou's parliamentary group announced they would not give the government a vote of confidence. This lowered the ruling party's parliamentary group votes to 150, which was below the threshold for majority in the parliament (151 seats). Dimitris Lintzeris, a PASOK MP, said that "Papandreou is past" and that "he continues to act carelessly and turns his failure into a coercive [referendum]".


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Amid concerns that Greece could leave the eurozone dependent on the referendum result, Papandreou faced a vote of confidence in parliament on 4 November. He said that "I ask for the vote of confidence to avert the instability that would be caused if the country is dragged into elections. Now is the time for cooperation with good intentions and a feeling of national responsibility."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Before the vote he pledged to step down saying that re-election was not important to him, thus avoiding infighting within PASOK; he also said that he would seek a coalition government for four months in order to pass the new EU debt agreement, though New Democracy rejected such a motion to join a coalition government. The motion passed with a vote of 153-145 in the 300 seat parliament, after PASOK's 152 MPs and Louka Katseli, formerly a member of PASOK, supported the prime minister. She was then brought back into the party fold.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Following the vote of confidence, Papandreou met President Karolos Papoulias the next day to begin talks on forming a new coalition government. Papandreou also said that he would resign and allow another interim prime minister. Though New Democracy's Samaras demanded a snap election, an interim coalition government could have possibly involved Popular Orthodox Rally, Democratic Alliance and/or the Democratic Left. However, Democratic Alliance chairperson Dora Bakoyannis said that an interim government to pass the EU demanded austerity measures must include New Democracy to make the government viable.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Bakoyiannis also added that "there is no point in us supporting Papandreou without Samaras, we don't have enough votes to make a difference anyway. We'll support a coalition and vote with them, without any demands of positions, if Papandreou and Samaras can work it out." Though Samaras continued to demand a new election in saying that was the only option for "stabilisation of the country, to restore its image, and to emerge sooner from this nightmare," he also added that an interim coalition government was a good idea in order to pass the bailout bill.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Papandreou also said that: "My aim is to immediately create a government of co-operation. A lack of consensus would worry our European partners about our country's membership of the eurozone." He added that forming a coalition meant that he would "do whatever I can to help form a coalition government. The Oct. 26 decisions and obligations stemming from this are a condition for the country remaining in the euro."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
An anonymous member of PASOK suggested that Papandreou believed that Venizelos was the most appropriate person to head am interim coalition government as "Venizelos is the main negotiator in Europe, so there will be continuity, although New Democracy is fiercely against this proposal." Papandreou also hoped that a new government would be formed by 7 November, before eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the next scheduled bailout fund for Greece.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
However, according to PASOK, Papandreou would not resign until there was clarification on who would lead the coalition government and that he wanted a new government in the following week. LAOS also added that Samaras should reconsider his position as forming a coalition government has been "achieved with the departure of Papandreou from power."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos added that an interim administration would serve until the end of February, after which a new election would be called following the passage of the 8-billion-euro loan tranche. Papandreou added that "elections at this moment not only equal disaster but could not take place in the best interest of the people. There is one solution.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
To support the [EU bailout] deal with a multiparty approach, without elections, with a strong government" and that he sought to "immediately create a government of co-operation [because] a lack of consensus would worry our European partners about our country's membership of the eurozone." An unnamed senior member of PASOK said that Papandreou would resign as soon as a new government is formed, possibly on the night of 6 November.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
On 6 November, Papandreou and Samaras agreed to the formation of a new coalition government that would not be led by Papandreou following a meeting with Papoulias. Papoulias' office issues a statement that read the leader of the government would be decided by the leaders of the largest parties the following day, but it did no mention the tenure of the government.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
However, Papandreou said that "it is clear that this government will pass the baton but it will not pass it to a void - it will pass it to a new government, if we agree on it, and I hope this will happen soon.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
I'm not interested in being prime minister in the new government;" he also added that a new election should not be held before February or March until the bailout legislation is approved by parliament The announcement also followed a European Union deadline before a finance minister meeting on 7 November about the formation of a government and the enactment of a bailout agreement. Papoulias said that "an agreement was reached to form a new government to immediately lead the country to elections after ratifying the decisions taken by the European Council."


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
Lucas Papademos was suggested as the possible leader of a new government. He later agreed to be the interim prime minister until a future election. At the last minute there was controversy over Papademos amongst both PASOK and New Democracy and a joint announcement for the new PM was put off till 10 November. Samaras blamed PASOK for the delay saying that the constitution demanded that the ruling party had the prerogative to name a candidate for prime minister.


2011 Greek economy referendum attempt, Response, Domestic, Vote of confidence
In what Al Jazeera called an "apparent farewell address" Papandreou said on television that: "We have agreed on someone who will unite us. I would like to wish every success to the new prime minister and of course the new government. I will stand by them and I will support them with all my strength."


2011 Green Bay Blizzard season
The 2011 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's ninth season as a football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League. One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Blizzard were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference. The team played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.


2011 Green Bay Blizzard season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 9, 201117 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2011 Green Bay Cash Spiel
The 2011 Green Bay Cash Spiel was a bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Green Bay Curling Club in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The tournament was held as a triple-knockout format. The tournament was established in 2011 as a part of the World Curling Tour, the Ontario Curling Tour, and the Great Lakes Curling Tour.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
The 2011 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 93rd season overall and their 91st in the National Football League, and the sixth under head coach Mike McCarthy. The team not only improved on their 10–6 record from a season earlier, they became just the sixth team in NFL history to win 15 games during the regular season. As of 2020, the 15–1 record stands as the best in team history, as well as the best record for a defending Super Bowl champion.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
The Packers won their first 13 games of the season to extend their winning streak from the previous season to 19, the second-longest in NFL history behind the 21-game winning streak of the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004, and also tied the record for the best start to a season in NFC history that the New Orleans Saints had set in 2009 (although this would be surpassed by the 2015 Panthers). The only loss for the Packers during the regular season was a Week 15 defeat in Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs. They also became the first NFC North team to go undefeated in the division since the 1987 Chicago Bears.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
Statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the Packers were, play for play, the best team in the NFL in 2011 (though they received the second-lowest rating for a number-1 team since the 1993 San Francisco 49ers). According to the site, the Packers' offense was historically prolific, ranking as the second-best pass offense and third-best total offense since they began calculating.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
Furthermore, quarterback Aaron Rodgers had the fourth-most-prolific season, play by play, since calculations began and some have called it one of the most efficient seasons ever by a quarterback by setting the NFL record for highest passer rating in a season (122.5). The 2011 Packers are one of only five teams in NFL history to score 35 points or more nine times in a single season and one of only two teams to score 42 points or more in at least six games, the other being the 2013 Broncos.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
The Packers' 70 total touchdowns is currently tied with the 1984 Dolphins for the fourth-most touchdowns scored in a season, and their 51 total touchdown passes are tied with the 2004 Colts for second-most touchdown passes in a season. The defense was ranked last, 32nd, in the league in yards allowed and surrendered an NFL record 4,796 passing yards despite leading the league in interceptions, with 31.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
With their record-setting offense, their 15–1 record, and their having home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, the Packers were aiming to repeat as Super Bowl champions and become the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Patriots in 2003 and 2004. However, the Packers instead became the first team to finish as the defending Super Bowl champions with at least 15 victories and not win a playoff game, as they were beaten in a shocking and devastating upset by the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants 37–20 at Lambeau Field during the Divisional round of the playoffs.


2011 Green Bay Packers season
The Packers became just the sixth team to win 15 games in the regular season, joining the 1984 49ers, 1985 Bears, 1998 Vikings, 2004 Steelers and the 2007 Patriots, who finished the regular season undefeated at 16–0. The Packers became the fourth consecutive team with at least fifteen victories to fail to win the Super Bowl.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason
After finishing the 2010 regular season with a 10–6 record, the Packers went 4–0 in the postseason en route to winning Super Bowl XLV. As a result, the Packers received the final selection (32nd) in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
With their Super Bowl XLV championship title to defend, the Green Bay Packers began their 2011 campaign against the previous champion (Super Bowl XLIV champion), the New Orleans Saints in the annual NFL Kickoff Game. Green Bay delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter as reigning Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers found wide receiver Greg Jennings on a 7-yard touchdown pass, followed by wide receiver Jordy Nelson on a 3-yard touchdown pass.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints answered with quarterback Drew Brees completing a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robert Meachem, yet the Packers came right back with Rodgers hooking up rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb on a 32-yard touchdown pass. It was Cobb's first career catch as well as touchdown, despite running the wrong route, later revealed by Rodgers. New Orleans crawled their way back in the second quarter as kicker John Kasay got a 30-yard field goal, followed by running back Darren Sproles returning a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, Green Bay struck back with a 17-yard touchdown run from running back James Starks.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints led off the third quarter with Kasay making a 38-yard field goal, yet the Packers' dominating night continued with Cobb returning a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown. It set a then NFL record for the longest touchdown in NFL history. However, New Orleans continued to hang around with Brees completing a 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devery Henderson. In the fourth quarter, Green Bay kept imposing their will with a 1-yard touchdown run from fullback John Kuhn.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints tried to rally as Brees completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham, yet the Packers' defense held on with a goal line stand as time expired to preserve the victory. Aaron Rodgers finished the game completing 27 of 35 pass attempts for 312 yards, 3 touchdown passes, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 132.1.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints
With the win, Green Bay began their season 1–0 while New Orleans dropped to 0–1 to start their season.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
The Green Bay Packers hung on to beat the Carolina Panthers, 30–23, in front of 73,167 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. QB Aaron Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 308 yards and 2 touchdowns, FB John Kuhn rushed for another, and K Mason Crosby converted 3 of 3 field goals (37, 19, 34) in the win for the Packers. The Packers improved to 2–0 on the season in their quest to repeat as Super Bowl Champions. During the win three-time Pro Bowl FS Nick Collins was lost for the season with a neck injury.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
Panthers QB Cam Newton threw for 432 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for a score in his second career NFL start. Newton was also intercepted 3 times on the day, 2 times by Packers CB Charles Woodson (who also recovered a fumble for Green Bay defensively). Carolina fell to 0–2 on the season.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 3: at Chicago Bears
The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears met at Soldier Field for the first time since the 2010 NFC Championship Game earlier this year, when the Packers defeated the Bears 21–14, which allowed Green Bay to advance to and eventually win Super Bowl XLV. This game was much of the same as the defending Super Bowl Champions went into Chicago and left with another 'W', this time 27–17. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers connected with TE Jermichael Finley 3 times on touchdown completions of 6, 7, & 10 yards.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 3: at Chicago Bears
Rodgers was crisp and efficient, improving to 6–2 against Chicago in his career. He finished the day completing 28 of 38 passes for 297 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception. Rodgers leads the NFL in passer rating (120.9) and completion percentage (71.8%) through the first three weeks of the 2011 NFL season. WR Greg Jennings had a solid effort, hauling in a career-high 9 receptions for 119 yards and the aforementioned Finley caught 7 passes for 85 yards to go along with his 3 touchdowns.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 3: at Chicago Bears
RB Ryan Grant showed flashes of his 2009 form prior to a season-ending ankle injury in 2010. He rushed the ball 17 times for 92 yards, a 5.4 per carry average. For Chicago, QB Jay Cutler had another up and down game against Green Bay. He completed 21 of 37 passes for 302 yards and 2 touchdowns, but threw 2 costly interceptions to Packers SS Morgan Burnett. Bears standout RB Matt Forte was held in check all day as he was only able to gain 2 yards on 9 carries.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 3: at Chicago Bears
Green Bay remained undefeated at 3–0 with the win. With the loss, Chicago dropped to 1–2 on the early season and 2 games behind both division leaders, Green Bay and Detroit.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
The Green Bay Packers returned to Lambeau Field for the first time since their victory in the NFL opening kickoff game on September 8 and continued their early season success by defeating the visiting Denver Broncos, 49–23. The Packers jumped out to an early lead, as they led 21–3 with 12:18 remaining in the 2nd quarter. The Broncos countered with two straight touchdowns to cut the Packer lead to 21–17, but the Packers responded by scoring 28 unanswered points to win in blowout fashion.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers had a career day, completing 29 of 38 (76.3%) passes for a career-high 408 yards. He threw 4 touchdowns (one to each WR Jordy Nelson, WR Greg Jennings, WR James Jones, and WR Donald Driver) and an interception. Rodgers showed his versatility by rushing for scores of 11 and 8 yards as well. He became the only QB in NFL history to record at least 400 yards passing, with 4 touchdown passes, and 2 rushing touchdowns in one game.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
WR Greg Jennings caught 7 passes for 103 yards to go along with his touchdown and RB James starked added 63 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving. On defense, the Packers forced 4 turnovers (3 INT and 1 FF), most notably an interception by CB Charles Woodson in the first quarter returned 30 yards for a touchdown. Broncos QB Kyle Orton threw for 273 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions in the loss. This was the first-ever regular season game to end with a score of 49 to 23.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
The loss dropped Denver to 1–3. They return home to take on AFC West-leading San Diego next Sunday. Green Bay (4–0) remained 1 of 2 unbeaten teams (Detroit) through the first 4 weeks of the 2011 NFL season. The Packers go on the road next week to take on the Atlanta Falcons on primetime, Sunday Night Football. It will be a rematch of an NFC Divisional game from the 2010–11 NFL Playoffs, a game won 48–21 by Green Bay en route to winning Super Bowl XLV.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
The Green Bay Packers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 25–14, in a matchup at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA in the NFL week 5 edition of Sunday Night Football. The Falcons received the opening kickoff and took the ball 80 yards in just under 7 minutes to jump out to an early 7–0 lead on a QB Matt Ryan to WR Roddy White touchdown connection. On the ensuing possession, Green Bay drove into Atlanta territory but Atlanta CB Brent Grimes forced a fumble from Green Bay RB Ryan Grant.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons once again took the ball down the field for a touchdown, this time on a RB Michael Turner 1-yard run, and with just over 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter, Atlanta led 14–0. Green Bay cut the lead to 14–6 at the half on a pair of second-quarter field goals by K Mason Crosby. In the second half it was all about the Green Bay defense which posted a shutout in the final 42 minutes of the game. Midway through the third quarter, Crosby boomed a 56 yarder to cut it to 14–9.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
Then after a stand by the Packer defense, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers hooked up with WR James Jones on a 70-yard touchdown that put the Packers ahead for good 15–14 (failed 2-pt conv.). On the first play of the fourth quarter Rodgers went to work again and hooked up with WR Greg Jennings on a 29-yard touchdown and Crosby added his fourth field goal with 1:10 remaining to seal it for the visiting Packers.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers completed 26 of 39 passes for 396 yards and 2 TD's to lead the offense and remain the early season favorite for MVP. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan struggled, completing 18 of 32 passes for 167 yards, with a TD and 2 INT (by S Charlie Peprah & CB Jarrett Bush). With the win, Green Bay improved to 5–0 as the defending Super Bowl Champions went to Atlanta and dealt them another defeat at home. This coming off a decisive 48–21 Green Bay victory in last years NFC divisional round, also in Atlanta. The Falcons drop to 2–3 with the loss and host the Carolina Panthers next Sunday. Green Bay returns to Lambeau Field to take on the winless St. Louis Rams.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
The Green Bay Packers remained undefeated as they beat the St. Louis Rams, 24–3, in front of 70,604 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. All of the scoring took place in the first half. Packers K Mason Crosby kicked off the scoring in the first quarter with 32-yard FG. Then the second quarter was all Green Bay on the right arm of QB Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers connected on TD passes to James Jones (35 yards), Jordy Nelson (93 yards), and Donald Driver (7 yards) to lead Green Bay to a 24–0 lead that they never relinquished. Rams K Josh Brown made a 36-yard FG just seconds before halftime but St. Louis couldn't inch any closer as the second half was highlighted by a defensive struggle on both sides.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
Rodgers finished the day with 3 TD and an INT on 18/29 passing for 316 yards. This was Rodgers' fifth 300+ yard game in six contests in 2011. Rams QB Sam Bradford finished with 328 yards passing with an INT but couldn't find the end zone for the winless Rams (0–5). They travel to Dallas next Sunday, still looking for win no. 1 in 2011. Green Bay improves to 6–0 and head to Minnesota for a divisional matchup with the 4th-place Vikings next Sunday. Also with the Lions' loss, the Packers remain the NFL's only undefeated team.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
The Green Bay Packers knocked off division-rival Minnesota, in a hard fought battle at the Metrodome, 33–27. The Vikings turned to rookie QB Christian Ponder to try to turn things around in a move sending veteran QB Donovan McNabb to the bench, who had been struggling the first six games of the season (Minnesota was 1–5 coming in). Minnesota started fast as Ponder threw his first career NFL touchdown pass to Visanthe Shiancoe just 56 seconds into the game.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
On the ensuing possession, Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers went right to work and navigated the Packer offense down the field on a touchdown drive that ended on a 2-yard TD pass from Rodgers to FB John Kuhn. Vikings Standout RB Adrian Peterson scored early in the second quarter and had a big day (175 yards on 24 rushes). K Mason Crosby added a pair of field goals for GB, and K Ryan Longwell added one himself and Minnesota headed to the locker room with a 17–13 lead.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
But the second half was a different story as Green Bay flexed their muscle. On the second play of the third quarter, Rodgers found WR Greg Jennings for a 79-yard TD, and shortly after Rodgers hooked up with TE Jermichael Finley for a 2-yard score. Crosby booted 2 more field goals (one of which for a franchise record 58 yards), which were sandwiched around 2 interceptions by Packers CB Charles Woodson, and GB led 33–17 after three-quarters. Minnesota cut the lead to 33–27 late in the fourth quarter on another Longwell field goal and Ponder to WR Michael Jenkins TD pass, but Green Bay was able to keep the lead and run out the clock with strong running by RB James Starks in the closing minutes.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
Rodgers ended the day, completing 24 of 30 passes (including 13 for 13 to start the game), for 335 yards and 3 touchdowns, and now has an incredible league-leading 125.7 passer rating and 20 touchdown passes through the first 7 weeks. The Packers remained the only undefeated in the NFL at 7–0 heading into their bye week, and will play at San Diego following the bye. Minnesota falls to 1–6 and head to Carolina next Sunday.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
The Green Bay Packers won a shootout with the San Diego Chargers, 45–38, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. San Diego received the opening kickoff and QB Philip Rivers navigated the Chargers down the field and found WR Vincent Jackson for a 23-yard touchdown early in the first quarter. Then Packers QB Aaron Rodgers took the field and did the same finishing the 8 play, 63-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to TE Jermichael Finley to tie the score 7–7. Then the Green Bay defense went to work.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
On consecutive drives the Packer defense picked off Rivers and returned it for touchdowns, the first a 40 yarder by SS Charlie Peprah and the latter, a 43 yarder by CB Tramon Williams. In the blink of an eye, it was 21–7 Green Bay. San Diego answered with another touchdown drive of their own completed by RB Michael Tolbert 8-yard run.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
San Diego K Nick Novak booted a 52-yard FG to cut the GB lead to 4 but Rodgers hooked up with WR Jordy Nelson for a 16-yard score just 18 seconds before halftime and took a 28–17 lead into the locker room. The second half got under way and Green Bay navigated its way down the field and K Mason Crosby converted a 47-yard FG to remain a perfect 15–15 on the season. Rivers threw his second touchdown of the game to TE Antonio Gates late in the third quarter to cut the Packer lead to 31–24.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
Green Bay appeared to put the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter when Rodgers threw touchdown passes to WR James Jones and WR Greg Jennings, as the Packers led by 21. But San Diego once again stormed back when Jackson caught his second touchdown of the day which was followed by a San Diego onside kick and recovery. San Diego wasted no time as under a minute later Rivers found Jackson for the third time and suddenly it was 45–38 with over six minutes to play. That was the final score as the Packers Charlie Peprah made his second interception to seal the victory for Green Bay.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
Rodgers finished the day 21/26 for 247 yards with 4 touchdowns and no interceptions for Green Bay. Rivers finished 26/46 for 385 yards with 4 touchdowns but 3 big interceptions for San Diego. With the win Green Bay improves to 8–0 at the midway of the season and host division rival Minnesota next Monday on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field. San Diego falls to 4–4 and have a quick turnaround as they host Oakland on Thursday in the 2011 first edition of NFL Network's Thursday Night Football.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Packers stayed undefeated after a crushing victory over the Vikings. Just 1:18 into the game Randall Cobb managed to make a punt-return TD over 80 yards to give the Packers the lead. The Vikings managed just 1 first down before the Packers defense forced them into another punt, Aaron Rodgers & co. took advantage of it and the lead went up to 14. 1:18 before the end of the first quarter the Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell missed a 52-yd field goal.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The second quarter started the way the first went with a Packers score, Mason Crosby connected on a 25-yd FG. No more scoring happened in this half, Tramon Williams successfully intercepted a pass by Ponder, making it only the second highlight that quarter. The Vikings were shut down by the Packers defense by managing not to score the whole first half. At the start of the third quarter Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a 17-yd TD pass to push the lead to 24–0.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Later on, Adrian Peterson scored a TD after a 3-yd run to give Minnesota the only points in the game. The rest of the way was a one-sided affair, with the Packers scoring another three touchdowns. John Kuhn and Nelson for the second time gave Rodgers two more TD passes in this game. Rodgers watched the last 10:30 of the game from the bench, looking at his backup Matt Flynn, who did score a 3-yd run TD 4:33 before the end of the game.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
With this win the Packers went to 9–0 sweeping the Vikings in the season and dropping the Vikings to 2–7. Rodgers again had a good passing game with connecting on 23 of his 30 pass attempts. Nelson was next to Rodgers the player of the game with his two touchdowns. The Packers will now play home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Vikings play at home against Oakland.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Packers took on the Buccaneers and managed to get the 10th victory of the season. B. J. Raji opened the scoring three minutes before the end of the first quarter, Mason Crosby completed the XP to give the Packers the 7–0 lead after one. Tom Crabtree received a 5-yd TD pass from Aaron Rodgers that blew the lead to 14, before LeGarrette Blount ran 54 yards to slice the lead to seven.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Later on Connor Barth successfully connected on a 23-yd FG and the lead was just four, but two minutes before the end of the half Jordy Nelson got a 5-yd pass for a TD and the lead at the half was 21–10. The third quarter was less action and scoring, only Barth hit a 32-yd FG to make it an eight-point game. Mike Williams made it even a two-point game with an early TD in the fourth, but Tampa tried a two-point conversion to tie the game, but Kellen Winslow II dropped the ball after he originally caught it.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa had three penalties of Pass interferences in a short time of period and the whole momentum went back to the Packers and John Kuhn made a 2-yd run for a TD. Tampa were not done yet, 4:31 before the end, Dezmon Briscoe closed the lead once again to two. But Nelson decided the game with his second touchdown of the evening.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 12: at Detroit Lions
Coming off their home win over the Buccaneers, the Packers flew to Ford Field for a Week 12 Thanksgiving duel with their NFC North foe, the Detroit Lions. After a scoreless first quarter, Green Bay delivered the game's opening punch in the second quarter with quarterback Aaron Rodgers finding wide receiver Greg Jennings on a 3-yard touchdown pass.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 12: at Detroit Lions
The Packers added to their lead in the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from fullback John Kuhn, followed by Rodgers connecting with wide receiver James Jones on a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard field goal from kicker Mason Crosby. The Lions answered in the fourth quarter with a 16-yard touchdown run by running back Keiland Williams and a two-point conversion pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford to wide receiver Titus Young), yet Green Bay pulled away with Crosby nailing a 32-yard field goal. Detroit closed out the game with Stafford completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Calvin Johnson.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 12: at Detroit Lions
With the win, the Packers acquired their first 11–0 start in franchise history, beating the 1962 team which started 10–0 and finished 14–1 including postseason play.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 12: at Detroit Lions
Rodgers (22/32 for 307 yards, 2 TDs) was named NFL on FOX's 2011 Galloping Gobbler Award Winner.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 13: at New York Giants
Mason Crosby made a game-winning field goal the last 3 seconds of the game as the Packers improved to 12–0. The team later clinched the NFC North division title with the Detroit Lions' 31–17 loss to the New Orleans Saints.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders
With the win, the Packers improved to 13–0 for the first time in franchise history.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs
In one of the biggest upsets of the year, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the heavily favored Packers. It was also Aaron Rodgers first game of the season where he did not throw for multiple touchdowns. Kyle Orton was the quarterback after he was traded from the Denver Broncos.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the loss, the Packers fell to 13–1, ending their hopes of a perfect season.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions
With the win, the Packers would finish their season at 15–1 and also sweep the Lions for the first time since 2009. They also swept the NFC North for the first time ever since the NFL created divisions in 1967. This is also the highest-scoring game between the Lions and the Packers in the history of the rivalry between both teams with a combined total of 86 points. Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson, Greg Jennings, and Clay Matthews were put as inactive, after already securing the bye week, to avoid injury.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Regular-season results, Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions
During the game, Brad Jones restrained a 15 year old fan who ran onto the field.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Postseason (Playoffs), NFC Divisional Round: vs. New York Giants
Eli Manning threw three touchdowns, which proved to be instrumental in the Giants victory, thus dethroning the Packers from their World Championship as their overall record stumbled to 15–2.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Postseason (Playoffs), NFC Divisional Round: vs. New York Giants
The Packers recorded a season high nine dropped passes. They also recorded a season high four turnovers in the game. The coaching staff of the Packers, in particular head coach Mike McCarthy raved of the Packers precise practice performance in the week leading up to the playoff game. The reason for the inefficient offensive performance from one of the league's most historically prolific offensive units is unknown, though the Packers' decision to rest their starters may have been costly to their players, as doing so tends to put players "out of rhythm".


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Postseason (Playoffs), NFC Divisional Round: vs. New York Giants
Another contributing factor was possibly the disappearance and death of Michael Philbin, Offensive Coordinator Joe Philbin's son, five days before. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers went a full three weeks without taking the field, and the offense dropped several crucial passes. The 2009 Indianapolis Colts rested their starters after starting 14-0 and ultimately lost Super Bowl XLIV. The Packers also became the 3rd team to finish the regular season 15–1 and not reach the Super Bowl, and the first to not win a single playoff game.


2011 Green Bay Packers season, Postseason (Playoffs), NFC Divisional Round: vs. New York Giants
Also, the Giants handed the Packers their second loss and first home loss of the season. The Packers would also be the second team with a 13-game winning streak and fail to win a playoff game, after the 2005 Colts.


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
The 2011 Green Soccer Bowl (reported by some media outlets as the Obama Cup) was a proposed association football tournament. Previously, the competition had been scheduled to take place in 2010 but the event was cancelled.


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
The competition's matches were reportedly to be played at Ford Field, Detroit and Cotton Bowl, Dallas. The two venues are approximately 1,000 miles apart. It had previously been reported that games would be hosted at Pizza Hut Park (erroneously reported as PHP Stadium).


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
Nigeria Football Federation's media officer Ademola Olajire stated that the competition will be held in honour of U.S. President Barack Obama. The tournament was organised by the U.S. Presidents’ Day Celebration Soccer Invitational Tournament Foundation chaired by former Nigerian international soccer player Pius Oleh, who participated in Nigeria's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup.


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
Nigerian newspapers have also suggested that Malaysia and Bahrain would participate in the tournament whilst the competition's official tournament say that Lebanon and Mexico would participate.


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
As of July 24, 2010 the groups have been set as:


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
On February 18, 2011 it was announced the United States Soccer Federation had finally accredited the tournament. However, due to withdrawals from the paucity of gaining entry visas, the field was reduced to only four teams: Nigeria, Mexico's Under 23 team, Panama, and Costa Rica.


2011 Green Soccer Bowl
On the eve of the matches, the tournament was cancelled after various organizational problems left every team but Nigeria to withdraw.


2011 Green World ATP Challenger
The 2011 Green World ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Pingguo, China between 21 and 27 March 2011.


2011 Green World ATP Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Green World ATP Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Michail Elgin /  Alexandre Kudryavtsev def. Harri Heliövaara /  Jose Rubin Statham, 6–3, 6–2


2011 Green World ATP Challenger – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev won the first edition of the tournament. They defeated Harri Heliövaara and Jose Rubin Statham 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2011 Green World ATP Challenger – Singles
Go Soeda declared as champion after defeating Matthias Bachinger with score 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2011 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship
The 2011 Coca-Cola GM was the 41st edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Sisimiut from August 14 to 20. It was won by G-44 Qeqertarsuaq for the second time in its history.


2011 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Central Greenland
NB Some match results are unavailable. Siumut Amerdlok Kunuk qualified for the Final Round as hosts.


2011 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Playoff Round
Tupilak-41 qualified for the Final Round, after winning the Playoff Round against the North Greenland Third Place club.


2011 Greensboro mayoral election
The 2011 Greensboro mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina. It saw the election of Robbie Perkins, who unseated incumbent mayor Bill Knight.


2011 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2011 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 45th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 4 September 2011. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jérôme Pineau.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
The 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard was a powerful and historic winter storm that affected large swaths of the United States and Canada from January 31 to February 2, 2011, especially on Groundhog Day. During the initial stages of the storm, some meteorologists predicted that the system would affect over 100 million people in the United States. The storm brought cold air, heavy snowfall, blowing snow, and mixed precipitation on a path from New Mexico and northern Texas to New England and Eastern Canada.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
The Chicago area saw 21.2 inches (54 cm) of snow and blizzard conditions, with winds of over 60 mph (100 km/h). With such continuous winds, the Blizzard continued to the north and affected Eastern and Atlantic Canada. The most notable area affected in Canada was Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Blizzard conditions affected many other large cities along the storm's path, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, El Paso, Las Cruces, Des Moines, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, Cleveland, New York City, New York's Capital District, and Boston.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
Many other areas not normally used to extreme winter conditions, including Albuquerque, Dallas and Houston, experienced significant snowfall or ice accumulation. The central Illinois National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois, issued only their fourth blizzard warning in the forecast office's 16-year history. Snowfall amounts of 20 to 28 inches (51 to 71 cm) were forecast for much of Northern and Western Illinois.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
An ice storm ahead of the winter storm's warm front also brought hazardous conditions to much of the American Midwest and New England, and many areas saw well over 1 in (2.5 cm) of ice accumulation. Numerous power outages, flight cancellations, airport closures, road closures, roof collapses, rail and bus cancellations, mail stoppages, and school, government, and business closures took place ahead of and after the storm; many of these disruptions lasted several days.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
Several tornado touchdowns were reported in Texas and a tornado watch was issued for parts of Alabama, ahead of the cold front in the warm sector of the storm. In addition, thundersnow was recorded at some locations, including downtown Chicago. At least 36 deaths were reported to be related to the storm, many of them in shoveling or auto-related incidents, and the total damages were US $1.8 billion.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Meteorological synopsis
A High-pressure system with a maximum pressure of 1,052 hectopascals (31.1 inHg) moved ahead of the storm, moving eastward across Montana. A low-pressure system from the Pacific Ocean later came ashore over Northern California and crossed the Rocky Mountains, merging with an Alberta clipper low and a developing Texas low, drawing moisture from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The storm later intensified and moved northeast, tanked, and developed a long warm front stretching toward the New England states, and moving northeast along this jet stream track.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Meteorological synopsis
Lake effect snow events started over Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan from northeasterly winds. Following the predominant jet pattern, the storm developed a very rapid forward trajectory and began to migrate toward the lower Great Lakes. The heaviest snow fell in a wide swath from central Oklahoma to Illinois, Indiana and the Ohio Valley. An official blizzard warning was issued in Southern Ontario for the first time since 1993, although the Canadian definition changed in 2010.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, Nova Scotia
Because the storm dumped some 40 centimetres (16 in) of snow in parts of Nova Scotia, and winds up to some 50 km/h (31 mph) to some areas in eastern Canada, schools and businesses were closed on Thursday morning, the 3rd of February. Lower Sackville near Halifax received 38 cm (15 in) of snow.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, New Brunswick
Numerous school, bus and flight cancellations occurred in the province in preparation for the biggest winter storm during the winter of 2010–2011. A barn roof collapsed during the storm in the community of Baie Verte.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, Ontario
The storm dropped 20–30 centimetres of snow over Southern Ontario. Hamilton saw more than 25 centimetres due to an intense Lake Effect band from the west end of Lake Ontario caused by an enhanced wind from the east-northeast, Toronto was spared more than was forecasted with 15 centimetres and a winter storm warning in effect. Areas from the Lake Huron shoreline east to London and Hamilton were under a blizzard warning.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, Ontario
There were reports of thundersnow in Windsor, Ontario, when the storm began to hit the region Tuesday night on February 1; the city and nearby Chatham-Kent also declared a snow emergency, effectively enacting a parking ban to ease snowplow efforts, due to forecasted snow totals of 30+ centimetres, and the snow clean-up in the city is likely to cost $700,000 CAD, about 1.5 times more than normal. The Toronto District School Board and Toronto Catholic District School Board closed all schools for the first time since the Blizzard of 1999, a controversial decision given the less than anticipated outcome and snowfall totals resulting from the storm. Schools were also closed in the Windsor area and elsewhere.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, Quebec
A traffic pile-up stretching three kilometres near Montreal, Quebec involving a school bus and many other vehicles sent 29 people to hospital for injuries. All schools in the Eastern Townships School Board near Sherbrooke were closed.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Canada, Newfoundland
Wind speeds exceeding 50 km/h (31 mph) hit areas near Clarenville and Bonavista, while schools in eastern parts of St. John's were closed.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Mexico, Chihuahua
Northern Mexico suffered widespread infrastructure damage from the storm, and several weather-related deaths. In Chihuahua City, the temperature dropped to −18 °C (−1 °F)  in Ciudad Juárez, which lies just across the border from El Paso, Texas, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, a regional state of emergency was declared Tuesday evening, just ahead of the cold weather system, with Mexican authorities urging citizens to stay indoors. Despite the snow and ice that developed across the borderland, the major International Bridges remained open during the blizzard.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Mexico, Chihuahua
Additionally, to help ease the electricity crash across Texas due to the freezing weather, Mexican officials arranged for the transfer of 280 megawatts of power to the United States via utility hookups located in Nuevo Laredo (across from Laredo, Texas) and Piedras Negras, Coahuila (near Eagle Pass, Texas).


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Mexico, Chihuahua
The cold wave behind the storm's cold front left temperatures plunging to −18 °C (0 °F) in the Ciudad Juárez metropolitan area, and in the mountains area plunging to −23 °C (−9 °F), resulting in the deaths of at least six people in the coldest temperatures recorded in the area in at least half a century. In addition, 35 animals died at a zoo, and closures of schools and factories occurred in the city.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Mexico, Chihuahua
On Wednesday, authorities in Juárez announced that convoys would be traveling out to remote regions and slum areas to ensure that citizens are warm and have the supplies they need to get through the next few days. On Thursday, Mexican officials suspended energy exports to Texas, citing cold weather damage at five power stations across Mexico that resulted in a total loss of 1,000 megawatts of electricity in Northern Mexico. Power stations in Mexico were able to meet the resulting energy demands in Northern Mexico, but could not spare additional electricity to aid Texas. In Juarez, overnight temperatures in the single digits left 90% of the city without water service due to frozen pipes, and the failure of thermoelectric generators at a power station in Samalayuca, 30 miles south of Juarez, left citizens without power for roughly five hours.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, Mexico, Nuevo León
In Monterrey, Nuevo León's capital city, the cold air killed many trees and other types of tropical plants. Snow was observed in the high peaks in the mountains and the fountain in the main Alameda park got frozen overnight.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Connecticut
Connecticut experienced up to 10 inches (25 cm) of snow and 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) ice accumulations, resulting in widespread tree damage and power outages. The additional snow and ice accumulation on top of several feet of snow prior to the storm led to roof collapses in Bethany, Waterbury, and Middletown. The West Rock Tunnel on the Wilbur Cross Parkway  was closed for several hours due to accidents caused by slippery conditions, while service was disrupted on the Metro-North Railroad and at Bradley International Airport. The heavy snow caused at least 136 roof collapses of barns, greenhouses and other farm structures.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
In Chicago, in anticipation of the imminent blizzard conditions, 1,300 flights were canceled at O'Hare and Midway airports. By 4:30pm, CST (22:30 GMT), the storm reached blizzard status with sustained winds exceeding 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), with white-out conditions being reported by spotters in the Old Town neighborhood on the city's North Side. while Lake Shore Drive was temporarily shut down due to impassable conditions.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
City officials said on February 2, that at least 900 cars and buses were stranded on Lake Shore Drive, with their drivers and passengers being trapped in some cases for as long as 12 hours (many drivers opting to stay with their cars in the false-fear of being ticketed for abandoning their vehicles instead of walking the short distance to the high-rise buildings lining the drive), but that closing the roadway earlier could have resulted in disastrous traffic conditions and possible accidents on other Chicago area streets.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
Tow trucks began pulling cars from Lake Shore Drive on the evening of February 2, and moving them into six temporary lots for motorists who abandoned their vehicles to arrive and claim. The city of Chicago was unable to keep track of the license plates for each vehicle, which led to complaints from many drivers and by the time they located their vehicles, many were unable to retrieve them from the lots because they were parked bumper-to-bumper. ; on February 3, the City of Chicago reopened Lake Shore Drive to traffic before rush hour.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
The Chicago Public Schools announced, on February 1, that some schools will be closed and some will still be open on the following day (Wednesday, February 2), which marked the first cancellation of classes district wide since the Blizzard of 1999. Heavy snow and high sustained winds gusting in excess of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), caused rail switches to freeze on the CTA's Red Line and blew a portion of the roof off Wrigley Field.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
Northwestern University, Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago canceled classes Wednesday for the first time in over a decade due to the weather. Over 39,000 state workers were ordered not to come into work due to the weather; this was the largest figure since a blizzard in 1979. Mail service was stopped on Wednesday for six post office regions in Northern Illinois. Amtrak train service out of Chicago was also canceled across Illinois on Wednesday.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
In the central part of the state, numerous municipalities were all but shut down by the storm. On Monday, residents rushed to the stores to stock up on groceries, and numerous stores reported record sales. On Tuesday, several school districts and universities pre-emptively canceled classes for Tuesday evening and all-day Wednesday. Many school districts planned to close a second day in a row, on Thursday. About 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) of snow fell Monday night. Tuesday afternoon brought heavy snowfall and sustained 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) winds, with gusts of over 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
Local government officials encouraged all businesses to close down, and local hospitals braced for the storm by preparing living and sleeping areas for essential personnel. Flights from area airports were canceled, and local officials repeatedly urged residents not to travel, since because of the whiteout conditions, snow plows had been taken off the roads. Interstate 80 was closed Tuesday night between Morris and Princeton. On Wednesday, I-290 and Illinois Route 53 were shut down from Lake Cook Road in Arlington Heights to St. Charles Road in Elmhurst. Forty vehicles were abandoned on Route 53.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
Parts of Interstate 57 were also shut down. The state police described most expressways as "impassable". 50 motorists stranded on Illinois Route 47 south of Huntley received assistance from a snowmobile club, while dozens of motorists had to be rescued on Illinois Route 72, west of Hampshire. During the storm's peak on Tuesday night, more than 100,000 customers were without electricity across the state, including 79,000 ComEd customers across Northern Illinois and 35,800 Ameren customers in Central Illinois. Several charities set up shelters for the homeless and those stranded by the blizzard, and governor Pat Quinn mobilized 500 Illinois National Guard troops to help rescue stranded motorists. Hundreds of motorists had been rescued off Interstates 290, 55, 57, and 80. In addition, over 80 traffic accidents were reported.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
11 snow-related deaths had been reported in Illinois by February 3. The body of an individual was recovered from Lake Michigan by Chicago Police. The pedestrian had reportedly been walking on a lake-front pathway when he had been blown into the lake by strong winds. In Grayslake, a man was killed in a crash while driving through the storm, while a woman in Mundelein died from hypothermia in her vehicle. A man in Chicago was also found dead in his home, which had no heat. In Barrington, a teacher died of a heart attack while leaving school on Tuesday. Five cardiac-related deaths from shoveling snow occurred in Lyons, Downers Grove, Mount Prospect, Carol Stream, and Glendale Heights. In rural LaSalle County, a man died while trying to walk through the storm after his vehicle was stranded on a rural road.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
21.2 inches (54 cm) of snow fell at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, making this the third largest total snowfall in Chicago history, after the infamous Chicago Blizzard of 1967, and the Blizzard of 1999. 24 inches (61 cm) fell at the 1 N Abingdon mesonet site in Knox County, in West Central Illinois. This was the largest snowfall in the history of the mesonet. Drifts of 10 to 15 feet also occurred. Snowfall rates exceeded 4 inches per hour for a few hours on Tuesday evening as well along with thunder and lightning.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Illinois
Additional official snowfall totals included 20.9 inches (53 cm) at Chicago-Midway International Airport, 16.4 inches at the National Weather Service office in Romeoville, and 14.3 inches (36 cm) at Chicago Rockford International Airport. The storm's highest total of 27 inches (69 cm) was reported in northwest suburban Roselle and Medinah, Illinois. Peak gusts during the blizzard included 61 miles per hour (98 km/h) at O'Hare and 67 miles per hour (108 km/h) along the lakefront.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Indiana
Near Wheatfield, a teenage boy and a hitchhiker he picked up were killed during the blizzard when a semi crashed into the compact car they were driving in. Central Indiana saw ice, followed by snow and high winds, which gusted over 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). A peak of 50,000 Duke Energy customers were without power due to the storm, including nearly half of the Purdue University campus at one point. A 57-year-old South Haven resident collapsed and died after clearing snow from his driveway. The city of Indianapolis received nearly a half inch of ice from the blizzard, effectively paralyzing the city and leaving many without power.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Iowa
Southeastern Iowa saw up to 18.5 inches (47 cm) of snow. The heaviest snow fell in the eastern half of the state. Des Moines fared slightly better, where only 6.5 inches (17 cm) fell. Some roads remained closed on Wednesday night, and over the course of the storm, state troopers responded to 151 accidents and assisted 428 motorists.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Kansas
In Kansas, 53 counties were declared disaster areas. Especially hard hit were eastern sections of the state, which saw over a foot of snow and whiteout conditions. Government offices and the state legislature were closed on Wednesday, but expected to reopen on Thursday. At least two deaths were blamed on the storm.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Maryland
Baltimore received freezing rain during the day on February 1, which changed to rain as temperatures rose on February 2, and the overall icing in that region was less than expected.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Michigan
A 73-year-old Dansville man was killed in a vehicle crash. Universities that closed due to the snow include Western Michigan University, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, University of Michigan Flint, University of Michigan Dearborn, Wayne State University and Central Michigan University.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Missouri
In Missouri, a state of emergency was declared by Governor Jay Nixon, who activated the Missouri National Guard. On February 1, Interstate 70, which runs east–west from St. Louis to Kansas City, the entire width of Missouri, was closed by the Missouri Department of Transportation due to white-out conditions and increasing snowfall. It was the first time in Missouri history that any interstate was closed across the entire state.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Missouri
Kansas City was under a blizzard warning for only the 2nd time since 1980, and only the 3rd time in its entire history. Columbia experienced the town's first blizzard warning with this storm in their history.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, Missouri
Many local school districts canceled classes, the University of Missouri shut down for an unprecedented three successive days. The University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri (which received 23 inches of snow, which in turn broke the all-time record for the town for snowfall in one day) was closed an unprecedented three days as well. A scheduled St. Louis Blues hockey game on February 1 was postponed until the 22nd. Areas of Missouri also reported significant sleet accumulation. In St. Louis, some MetroLink service was suspended due to ice on the rails. Several malls were closed due to ice in the parking lots. One person in central Missouri was killed during the storm.


2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, Areas affected, United States, New Jersey
In New Jersey, snow, rain and ice were all problems. In central New Jersey Ice storm warnings were put into effect. In portions of northern New Jersey, the forecast called for 12 inches (30 cm) of snow and over 1 inch (2.5 cm) of ice. The roads were slippery and it was hard for cars to maneuver on the roadways.