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

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. It began on December 26, 2012, and ended with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013. The

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defeated defending-champion

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3–1 to win their third title, their first one since

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. American goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament.

defeated

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6–5 in overtime to win the bronze medal, sending the Canadians home without a medal for the first time since 1998.

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was relegated to Division I and

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was promoted to the

2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (formerly called the IIHF U20 World Championship) was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJHC), hosted in Malmö, Sweden. The 13,700-seat Malmö Arena was the main venue, ...

Venues

Officials

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship
They were the following: ;Referees * Harry Dumas * Roman Gofman * Pavel Hodek * Georg Jablukov * Sergei Kulakov * Jari Levonen * Didier Massy * Mikael Nord * Steve Patafie * Mikael Sjöqvist * Pat Smith * Daniel Sticker ;Linesmen * François Dussureault * Tommy George * Tobias Haster * Raivis Jučers * Roman Kaderli * Masi Puolakka * Stanislav Raming * Anton Semjonov * Dmitry Sivov * Peter Stano

Top division

Each round will be a

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, 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.

Rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

All times local (

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Group B

All times local (

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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 (

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Final round

;Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Statistics

Scoring leaders

''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes'' Source
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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 =

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Tournament awards

References
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/small> ;Most Valuable Player * Goaltender: John Gibson ;All-star team * Goaltender: John Gibson * Defencemen:

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* Forwards:

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Ryan Jarromie Noel Nugent-Hopkins (born April 12, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Nuge" by Oilers fans, Nugent-Hopkins was selected ...

Filip Forsberg Carl Filip Anton Forsberg (; born 13 August 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Forsberg was selected by the Washington Capitals in the first ro ...

Johnny Gaudreau John Michael Gaudreau (born August 13, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the NCAA Division I's Boston College Eagles from 2 ...

;IIHF best player awards * Goaltender: John Gibson * Defenceman:

* Forward:

Final standings

Medalists

Source
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Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in

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, from 9 to 15 December 2012.

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in

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, from 10 to 16 December 2012.

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in

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, from 9 to 15 December 2012.

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in

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, from 12 to 18 January 2013.

Division III

The Division III tournament was played in

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, from 14 to 20 January 2013.Division III statistics
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References

External links

Official site
{{2012–13 in men's ice hockey

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World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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