2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2013 IIHF U20 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
CityUfa
Venue(s)Ufa Arena and Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev[1] (in 1 host city)
DatesDecember 26, 2012 – January 5, 2013
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  United States (3rd title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored220 (7.1 per game)
Attendance110,175 (3,554 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15 points)
MVPUnited States John Gibson
Official website
2013 World Juniors
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The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship (commonly known as the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia.[2][3] 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.

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.

  1. ^ "Ufa excited to host in 2013". iihf.com. 2012-01-03.
  2. ^ 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship official website
  3. ^ 2013 Top Division statistics

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