Host country Russia Third place Russia Dates 26 Dec 2012 – 5 Jan 2013 MVP John Gibson Attendance 110,175 | Runner-up Sweden Fourth place Canada Location Russia Teams 10 | |
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Venue(s) Ufa Arena and Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev (in 1 host city) Champions United States (3rd title) Champion United States men's national junior ice hockey team Similar 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey C, 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey C, 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey C, 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey C | ||
The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship was the 37th World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (WJHC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia. It began on December 26, 2012, and ended with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013. The United States defeated defending-champion Sweden 3–1 to win their third title, their first one since 2010. American goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament.
Contents
- Officials
- Top division
- Group A
- Group B
- Relegation round
- Final round
- Scoring leaders
- Goaltending leaders
- Tournament awards
- Medalists
- Division I A
- Division I B
- Division II A
- Division II B
- Division III
- References
Russia defeated Canada 6–5 in overtime to win the bronze medal, sending the Canadians home without a medal for the first time since 1998. Latvia was relegated to Division I and Norway was promoted to the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Officials
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship
They were the following:
Top division
Each round will be a round-robin tournament, where the teams play each other once within their group. The Preliminary Round is divided into two groups: Group A and Group B, which includes five teams each. From each group, the top three teams will qualify for the playoffs; the 1st-ranked teams earn a direct trip to the Semifinals, while the 2nd and 3rd-ranked teams qualify for the Quarterfinals. The 4th and 5th-ranked teams have to play in the Relegation Round, where the three best teams qualify for the Top Division tournament the following year, with the last-placed team being relegated to the Division I tournament the following year. In the Semifinals, the directly-qualified Semifinalists face the winners from the Quarterfinals.
Group A
All times local (UTC+6)
Group B
All times local (UTC+6)
Relegation round
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.
All times local (UTC+6)
Final round
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
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
References: 1 2
Medalists
Source: 1 2 3
Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Amiens, France, from 9 to 15 December 2012.
Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 10 to 16 December 2012.
Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 9 to 15 December 2012.
Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 12 to 18 January 2013.
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 14 to 20 January 2013.
* United Arab Emirates were disqualified and all their games were counted as 5-0 wins for their opponents.