Host country Russia Teams 10 Champions Canada (3rd title) | Dates 18 – 28 April 2013 Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Runner-up United States | |
The 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 15th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Sochi, Russia. This was also a test event for the facilities to be used in the 2014 Winter Olympics. It began on 18 April 2013 with the gold medal game played on 28 April 2013.
Contents
- Format
- Venues
- Officials
- Group A
- Group B
- Relegation round
- Scoring leaders
- Leading goaltenders
- Tournament Awards
- Division I A
- Division I B
- Division II A
- Division II B
- Division III A
- Division III B
- References
Canada won its third under-18 championship by defeating the four time defending champion Americans 3–2. The host Russians lost to Finland 2–1 in the bronze medal game. MVP Connor McDavid set Canadian records for goals and points in the tournament.
Format
A new format was implemented. The four best ranked teams from the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals, while the last placed teams played a relegation round in a best of three format to determine the relegated team. Additionally the practice of playing ranking games (fifth place through eighth place) was abandoned.
Venues
Officials
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:
Group A
All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+4)
Group B
All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+4)
Relegation round
The last-placed teams play a best-of-three series.
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Tournament Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 7 to 13 April 2013. Danish goalie Georg Sørensen scored a goal against France, joining Anton Khudobin as the only goaltenders ever to accomplish this feat in an IIHF event.
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from 14 to 20 April 2013.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 31 March to 6 April 2013.
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 March 2013.
Division III A
The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 11 to 16 March 2013.
Division III B
The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 7 to 10 February 2013.