2013 IIHF World U18 Championships

2013 IIHF U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	18 – 28 April 2013
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (3rd title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	199 (6.63 per match)
Attendance	65,066 (2,169 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Connor McDavid (14 points)
MVP	Connor McDavid[1]
Website	http://u18worlds2013.iihf.com/
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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.

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.

Top Division

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.^[2] Additionally the practice of playing ranking games (fifth place through eighth place) was abandoned.

Venues

• Bolshoy Ice Dome
• Shayba Arena

Officials

The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship.
They were the following:^[3]

Referees Tobias Björk Marcus Brill Igor Dremelj Peter Gebei Jacob Grumsen René Hradil Andreas Koch Jari Leppäalho Timothy Mayer Róbert Mullner Steve Papp Evgeniy Romasko

Linesmen Vasili Kaliada Kenji Kosaka Joep Leermakers Fraser McIntyre Eduard Metalnikov Pasi Nieminen Henrik Pihlblad Mariusz Smura Rudolf Tosenovjan Matt Traub

Preliminary round

	Team qualified to Quarterfinals
	Team will play in Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	4	4	0	0	0	22	8	+14	12
Finland	4	3	0	0	1	14	7	+7	9
United States	4	2	0	0	2	15	9	+6	6
Czech Republic	4	1	0	0	3	15	13	+2	3
Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	3	31	−28	0

All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+4)

18 April 2013 15:30

Latvia

0–7 (0–4, 0–1, 0–2)

Finland

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 559

Game reference
	Maksims Resetnikovs	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: Igor Dremel Peter Gebei Linesmen: Mariusz Smura Rudolf Tosenovjan
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7	06:20 – J. Honka (J. Ikonen) 09:53 – O. Rauhala (J. Tanus) 17:00 – A. Lehkonen (J. Ikonen) 19:21 – M. Pulli (A. Lehkonen) (PP) 21:45 – K. Kapanen (O. Rauhala, J. Tanus) (PP) 47:45 – A. Lehkonen (E. Autio, A. Mäkinen) 50:33 – A. Mustonen (J. Kuronen)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	42

18 April 2013 20:00

Russia

4–3 (1–2, 1–0, 2–1)

United States

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6500

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin	Goalies	Thatcher Demko	Referees: Tobias Björk Steve Papp Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Matt Traub
	N. Sedtikov (R. Galeyev, N. Demidov) – 07:43 P. Buchnevich (N. Glukhov, N. Demidov) (PP) – 22:19 I. Ivanov (P. Buchnevich, N. Shatski) – 41:33 V. Tkachyov (I. Barbashev) – 58:06	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 4–3	02:34 – J. Eichel (J. Compher, A. Louis) (PP) 07:34 – W. Butcher (H. Fasching) (PP) 51:14 – J. Compher (T. Motte) (SH)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	37

19 April 2013 17:00

Czech Republic

7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Latvia

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 350

Game reference
	René Svoboda	Goalies	Maksims Resetnikovs	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Róbert Mullner Linesmen: Vasili Kaliada Joep Leermakers
	P. Zdráhal (D. Kubalík, M. Kokeš) (PP) – 02:45 P. Zdráhal (D. Kubalík, M. Kokeš) (PP) – 13:43 M. Indrák (D. Kubalík, P. Zacha) – 19:03 P. Zdráhal (D. Kubalík, D. Pastrňák) (PP) – 35:20 O. Kaše (L. Rob, D. Kämpf) – 35:57 T. Dvořák (M. Indrák, Kubalík) – 49:43 R. Přikryl (J. Košťálek, J. Štencel) (PP) – 51:37	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	51	Shots	14

20 April 2013 15:30

United States

4–3 (1–2, 3–1, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 1395

Game reference
	Thatcher Demko	Goalies	René Svoboda	Referees: Marcus Brill Igor Dremelj Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Henrik Pihlblad
	T. Motte (J. Compher, W. Butcher) – 19:39 J. Compher (J. Hayden, A. Louis) – 20:19 T. Motte (H. Fasching, W. Butcher) – 23:34 E. Allen (M. McCarron, S. Malone) – 25:23	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 4–3	12:18 – A. Zbořil (P. Zdráhal, F. Pyrochta) 16:22 – D. Kämpf (O. Kaše) (SH) 24:28 – A. Zbořil (P. Zdráhal, J. Košťálek)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	50	Shots	21

20 April 2013 20:00

Finland

1–3 (0–0,0–2,1–1)

Russia

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6500

Game reference
	Ville Husso	Goalies	Igor Shestyorkin	Referees: Andreas Koch Róbert Mullner Linesmen: Vaslili Kaliada Matt Traub
	J. Tanus (K. Kapanen, J. Honka)	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3	22:26 – I. Barbashev (V. Tkachyov, N. Glukhov) (PP) I. Barbashev (V. Tkachyov, V. Nichushkin) 59:42 – V. Tkachyov (R. Rafikov, I. Shestyorkin) (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	31

21 April 2013 17:00

Latvia

1–7 (0–4, 1–0, 0–3

United States

Bolshoy Ice Dome

Game reference
	Kristaps Nazarovs	Goalies	Thatcher Nemko	Referees: René Hradil Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Henrik Pihlblad
	G. Golovkovs (R. Bukarts) – 27:57	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7	02:54 – K. Labanc (K. Thompson) 06:55 – T. Kelleher (G. Ausmus) 11:52 – T. Kelleher (M. McCarron, S. Eiserman) 19:59 – E. Allen (J. Compher, A. Louis) (PP) 48:58 – H. Fasching (J. Eichel) 52:51 – T. Motte (H. Fasching) 59:14 – T. Vannelli (T. Motte, W. Butcher)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	47

22 April 2013 15:30

Finland

4–3 (1–0, 3–0, 0–3)

Czech Republic

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 600

Game reference
	Juuse Saros	Goalies	René Svoboda	Referees: Tobias Björk Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Fraser McInyre
	K. Kapanen (M. Ilvonen, O. Rauhala) – 14:24 J. Antonen (S. Kinnunen, A. Lintuniemi) – 21:35 K. Kapanen (O. Rauhala) – 28:11 K. Kapanen (J. Ikonen) – 32:52	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 4–3	42:39 – L. Rob (J. Štencel) (SH) 48:19 – D. Kämpf (O. Kaše, L. Rob) 58:21 – J. Vrána (J. Štencel, P. Zacha)
	14 min	Penalties	24 min
	24	Shots	44

22 April 2013 20:00

Russia

10–2 (3–1, 3–1, 4–0)

Latvia

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 4500

Game reference
	Ivan Bocharov Nikita Serebryakov	Goalies	Kristaps Nazarovs
	A. Zub (R. Galeyev) – 01:33 P. Buchnevich (I. Barbashev, R. Rafikov) (PP) – 07:47 N. Glukhov – 17:04 N. Glukhov (S. Tolchinski) (PP) – 27:31 I. Barbashev (V. Tkachyov, R. Rafikov) – 29:01 D. Yudin (P. Buchnevich, V. Tkachyov) – 33:08 V. Tkachyov (I. Barbashev, R. Rafikov) (PP) – 45:09 N. Demidov (I. Ivanov, N. Glukhov) (PP) – 47:40 A. Zub (N. Sedtikov, V. Leshenko) – 57:14 P. Buchnevich (V. Nichushkin, N. Glukhov) – 58:35	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 7–2 8–2 9–2 10–2	17:58 – H. Egle (O. Aploks, E. Homjakovs) 20:39 – T. Bernhards (R. Maslovskis, G. Golovkovs) (PP2)
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	36	Shots	22

23 April 2013 15:30

United States

1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 800

Game reference
	Thatcher Demko	Goalies	Juuse Saros
	J. Hayden (G. Ausmus) – 00:37	1–0 1–1 1–2	36:14 – J. Tanus (K. Kapanen, O. Rauhala) 47:12 – A. Mustonen (A. Lehkonen, J. Ikonen)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	50	Shots	19

23 April 2013 20:00

Czech Republic

2–5 (0–0, 1–3, 1–2)

Russia

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6700

Game reference
	Jindrich Pacl	Goalies	Igor Shestyorkin Nikita Serebraykov	Referees: Andreas Koch Steve Papp Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Pasi Nieminen
	J. Vrána (D. Kämpf, M. Kohout) – 37:53 D. Pastrňák (P. Zacha) (SH) – 47:48	0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5	21:04 – P. Buchnevich (V. Tkachyov) 25:18 – N. Demidov (P. Buchnevich, N. Glukhov) 30:04 – S. Tolchinski (SH) 51:23 – V. Tkachyov 55:47 – N. Shatski (N. Setdikov, R. Galeyev)
	2 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	36

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	4	4	0	0	0	23	3	+20	12
Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	20	9	+11	9
Switzerland	4	2	0	0	2	8	17	−9	6
Germany	4	1	0	0	3	8	18	−10	3
Slovakia	4	0	0	0	4	7	19	−12	0

All times are local. (Moscow Time – UTC+4)

18 April 2013 15:00

Germany

1–9 (1–3, 0–4, 0–2)

Sweden

Shayba Arena Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Kevin Reich Hannibal Weitzmann	Goalies	Jonas Johansson	Referees: Jacob Grumsen René Hradil Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Pasi Nieminen
	T. Bender (F. Pfohl) – 08:10	0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 1–8 1–9	07:40 – L. Wallmark (PP) 09:39 – A. Blidh (A. Borgman, A. Karlsson) 16:57 – L. Bristedt (W. Nylander, L. Wallmark) (EA) 20:55 – A. Brodecki 24:27 – A. Burakowsky (A. Henriksson) (PP) 24:55 – W. Nylander (J. de la Rose, J. Bergman) 31:13 – A. Burakowsky (A. Brodecki) (SH) 40:18 – J. de la Rose (PS) 58:49 – R. Andersson (O. Lindblom) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	26 min
	26	Shots	29

18 April 2013 19:00

Slovakia

1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Canada

Shayba Arena Attendance: 70

Game reference
	Denis Godla	Goalies	Spencer Martin	Referees: Timothy Mayer Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Eduard Metalniko
	D. Šoltés – 03:11	1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4	07:20 – N. Baptiste (N. Ritchie, L. Dauphin) 16:39 – C. McDavid (J. Morrissey) (PP) 51:10 – S. Reinhart (C. McDavid) 51:44 – S. Bennett (C. McDavid)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	13	Shots	35

19 April 2013 19:00

Switzerland

4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Shayba Arena Attendance: 520

Game reference
	Nicola Aeberhard	Goalies	Denis Godla	Referees: Marcus Brill Jari Leppaalho Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Mariusz Smura
	J. Fuchs (L. Fazzini) – 03:27 P. Suter (J. Fuchs, L. Fazzini) – 05:57 P. Suter (L. Fazzini) – 29:31 P. Baltisberger (D. Malgin) (PP) – 47:16	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1	49:58 – P. Bačik (M. Holenda, R. Varga) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	19

20 April 2013 15:00

Canada

3–1 (2–0, 1–1, 0–0)

Germany

Shayba Arena Attendance: 620

Game reference
	Philippe Desrosiers	Goalies	Kevin Reich	Referees: Tobias Björk Jari Leppaalho Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Rudolf Tosenovjan
	M. Bowey (J. Morrissey, C. McDavid) (PP) – 01:27 Y. Laplante (R. McKeown, C. Verhaeghe) – 11:22 C. McDavid (S. Reinhart, J. Dickinson) – 32:09	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1	39:04 – J. Moser (D. Kahun, L. Draitsaitl)
	12 min	Penalties	24 min
	39	Shots	26

20 April 2013 19:00

Sweden

6–0 (3–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena Attendance: 480

Game reference
	Jonas Johansson	Goalies	Nicola Aeberhard Ludovic Waeber	Referees: Peter Gebei Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Pasi Nieminen
	L. Bristedt (V. Öhman) (SH) – 00:54 O. Lindblom – 02:56 W. Nylander (R. Hägg, J. de la Rose) (PP) – 04:52 O. Lindblom (A. Burakowsky) – 26:16 A. Karlsson (J. Forsbacka-Karlsson) (SH) – 46:10 R. Hagg (L. Wallmark) (PP) – 56:27	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0
	26 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	24

21 April 2013 19:00

Slovakia

2–5 (0–1, 1–3, 1–1)

Sweden

Shayba Arena Attendance: 692

Game reference
	Dávid Okoličaný	Goalies	Ebbe Sionas	Referees: Andreas Koch Steve Papp Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Mariusz Smura
	D. Šoltés (R. Varga, E. Černák) – 39:17 P. Cehlárik (R. Lantoši, D. Rehák) – 46:43	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 2–4 2–5	17:01 – A. Burakowsky (V. Crus-Rydberg, R. Hägg) (SH) 25:12 – A. Burakowsky (A. Henriksson, O. Lindblom) 32:05 – L. Bristedt (R. Hagg, L. Wallmark) (PP) 38:54 – A. Karlsson (W. Westlund, A. Brodecki) 57:02 – L. Wallmark (A. Karlsson, L. Bristedt) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	39 min
	19	Shots	44

22 April 2013 15:00

Canada

10–1 (2–0, 6–1, 2–0)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena Attendance: 225

Game reference
	Spencer Martin	Goalies	Nicola Aeberhard Ludovic Waeber	Referees: Jacob Grumsen René Hradil Linesmen: Vasili Kalida Pasi Nieminen
	Z. Nastasiuk (C. Verhaeghe, S. Bennett) – 07:02 S. Bennett (Z. Nastasiuk, C. Vergaeghe) – 10:41 J. Morrissey (N. Ritchie) – 21:06 M. Klimchuk (S. Theodore, C. McDavid) – 26:16 J. Morrissey (M. Klimchuk, C. McDavid) (PP) – 30:51 N. Baptiste (S. Theodore, F. Gauthier) (PP) – 36:00 L. Dauphin (N. Ritchie) – 37:02 D. Heatherington (C. Verhaeghe, Z. Nastasiuk) (EA) – 37:45 S. Reinhart (M. Klimchuk) (SH) – 46:11 L. Dauphin (C. Bigras, S. Theodore) (PP) – 49:33	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 10–1	28:18 – D. Malgin (F. Hogger, M. Müller)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	21

22 April 2013 19:00

Germany

6–3 (2–2, 2–1, 2–0)

Slovakia

Shayba Arena Attendance: 184

Game reference
	Kevin Reich	Goalies	Denis Godla Dávid Okoličaný
	P. Tuomie (L. Draisatl, D. Kahun) – 04:35 D. Kahun (L. Draisatl, P. Tuomie) – 10:38 P. Tuomie (L. Draisatl, D. Kahun) – 33:26 D. Kahun (T. Bender, L. Draisatl) – 38:55 A. Eder (M. Eisenschmid, J. Müller) – 43:06 L. Draisatl (D. Kahun, F. Pfohl) – 55:57	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3 6–3	05:41 – R. Lantoši (P. Cehlárik) 16:05 – R. Lantoši (A. Sloboda, P. Cehlárik) 22:10 – D. Šoltés (R. Varga, E. Černák)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	34

23 April 2013 15:00

Sweden

0–6 (0–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

Shayba Arena Attendance: 490

Game reference
	Jonas Johansson Ebbe Sionas	Goalies	Philippe Desrosiers	Referees: Jari Leppaalho Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Rudolf Tosenovjan
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6	01:17 – C. McDavid (J. Morrissey, M. Bowey) (PP) 23:26 – Z. Nastasiuk (H. Garlent) 29:03 – M. Klimchuk (J. Morrissey, C. McDavid) (PP) 37:44 – N. Ritchie (C. Bigras, N. Baptiste) 46:54 – C. McDavid (M. Klimchuk, S. Morin) (PP) 52:17 – C. McDavid (S. Reinhart) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	36

23 April 2013 19:00

Switzerland

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Germany

Shayba Arena Attendance: 180

Game reference
	Nicola Aeberhard	Goalies	Kevin Reich	Referees: Timothy Mayer Róbert Mullner Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Matt Traub
	L. Hischier (D. Malgin, P. Baltisberger) (PP) – 08:00 D. Malgin (P. Baltisberger) (PP) – 26:12 J. Fuchs (Y. Rathgeb) – 58:42	1–0 2–0 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	19

Relegation round

The last-placed teams play a best-of-three series.

25 April 2013 12:00

Slovakia

5–2 (2–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Latvia

Shayba Arena Attendance: 120

Game reference
	Dávid Okoličaný	Goalies	Kristaps Nazarovs
	D. Rehák (P. Cehlárik) – 03:01 M. Boboš (S. Petráš, M. Predajnianský) – 11:49 R. Varga (T. Šille, D. Šoltés) – 26:21 P. Cehlárik (R. Lantoši, P. Bačik) (PP) – 49:45 R. Lantoši (P. Cehlárik) – 58:06	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2	25:35 – H. Egle (E. Homjakovs, G. Zemitis) 38:28 – E. Homjakovs (J. Jaks, O. Aploks)
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	34

26 April 2013 12:00

Latvia

2–3 (2–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Slovakia

Shayba Arena Attendance: 253

Game reference
	Maxims Resetnikovs	Goalies	David Okoličaný	Referees: Peter Gebei Jacob Grumsen Linesmen: Vasili Kaliada Mariusz Smura
	J. Jaks (T. Bernhards, G. Golovkovs) (PP2) – 14:52 R. Bukarts (B. Birzitis, R. Smits) – 19:15	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3	09:03 – D. Rehák (R. Lantoši) 11:28 – R. Lantoši (P. Cehlárik) (PP) 44:33 – D. Šoltés (R. Varga)
	24 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	31

• Latvia is relegated to 2014 Division I A; the third game was not played because the result of the relegation series had been decided.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinal

A1

Russia

8

B4

Germany

4

Semifinal

A1

Russia

3

Quarterfinal

A3

United States

4

B2

Sweden

0

A3

United States

4

Final

A3

United States

2

Quarterfinal

B1

Canada

3

A2

Finland

7

B3

Switzerland

4

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

A2

Finland

1

A1

Russia

1

Quarterfinal

B1

Canada

3

A2

Finland

2

A4

Czech Republic

0

B1

Canada

6

Quarterfinals

25 April 2013 16:00

Finland

7–4 (1–0, 2–3, 4–1)

Switzerland

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 1014

Game reference
	Juuse Saros	Goalies	Nicola Aeberhard	Referees: Jacob Grumsen Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Rudolf Tosenovjan Matt Traub
	J. Antonen (S. Kinnunen, J. Kuronen) – 10:21 J. Ikonen (A. Lehkonen) – 20:17 J. Ikonen (A. Mustonen, J. Antonen) (PP) – 22:07 A. Mustonen (A. Lehkonen, J. Ikonen) – 44:01 J. Antonen (A. Mustonen, A. Lehkonen) (PP) – 44:47 J. Puhakka (O. Rauhala, J. Honka) – 45:27 J. Tanus (K. Kapanen) – 49:35	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 5–3 6–3 6–4 7–4	20:26 – F. Hogger (L. Fazzini) 33:22 – M. Müller (L. Fazzini) (PP) 38:45 – P. Suter (P. Baltisberger) 48:12 – Y. Rathgeb (J. Fuchs, M. Müller) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	31

25 April 2013 16:00

Sweden

0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2)

United States

Shayba Arena Attendance: 615

Game reference
	Jonas Johansson	Goalies	Thatcher Demko	Referees: René Hradil Steve Papp Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Eduard Metalnikov
		0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	13:14 – W. Butcher (T. Vannelli, E. Allen) (PP) 17:31 – T. Motte (H. Fasching) 46:50 – M. McCarron (T. Kelleher) (PP) 55:08 – J. Compher
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	42

25 April 2013 20:00

Russia

8–4 (2–1, 4–0, 2–3)

Germany

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6864

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin Nikita Serebryakov	Goalies	Kevin Reich	Referees: Jari Leppaalho Róbert Mullner Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Mariusz Smura
	V. Nichushkin (P. Buchnevich, N. Demidov) (PP) – 01:42 S. Tolchinski (I. Barbashev, V. Tkachyov) (PP) – 18:18 V. Nichushkin (P. Buchnevich, I. Ivanov) – 21:47 R. Galeyev (N. Setdikov, N. Shatski) – 26:50 A. Alexeyev (Svechnikov, V. Leshenko) – 27:43 S. Tolchinski (I. Barbashev) – 31:44 R. Galeyev (N. Shatski, N. Setdikov) – 43:24 V. Nichushkin – 53:39	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 6–2 6–3 7–3 7–4 8–4	08:01 – T. Bender (J. Moser, L. Draisatl) 41:21 – D. Kahun (EA) 42:53 – A. Eder (M. Kammerer) 47:31 – F. Wagner (Y. Walch, P. Tuomie) (PP)
	85 min	Penalties	83 min
	44	Shots	37

25 April 2013 20:00

Canada

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Shayba Arena Attendance: 898

Game reference
	Philippe Desrosiers	Goalies	Jindrich Pacl	Referees: Igor Dremelj Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Pasi Nieminen
	S. Reinhart (S. Bennett, M. Bowey) – 19:27 C. McDavid (S. Bennett, S. Theodore) – 38:31 N. Baptiste (S. Theodore) – 38:57 C. McDavid (N. Baptiste, S. Bennett) (PP) – 45:45 C. McDavid (S. Reinhart, M. Klimchuk) – 48:31 L. Dauphin (N. Baptiste, S. Morin) – 55:10	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	19

Semifinals

26 April 2013 16:00

Canada

3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1-1)

Finland

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 2956

Game reference
	Philippe Desrosiers	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: Timothy Mayer Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Kenji Kosaka Henrik Pihlblad
	M. Klimchuk (F. Gauthier, S. Reinhart) – 23:53 J. Morrissey (F. Gauthier, M. Klimchuk) (PP) – 24:54 S. Bennett 59:22 (ENG)	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1	47:13 – A. Ainali (J. Antonen, A. Lehkonen) (PP2)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	26

26 April 2013 20:00

Russia

3–4 GWS (0–1, 2–0, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

United States

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6779

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin	Goalies	Thatcher Demko	Referees: Tobias Björk René Hradil Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Rudolf Tosenovjan
	P. Buchnevich (V. Nichushkin) (PP2) – 25:14 V. Nichushkin (P. Buchnevich) – 32:49 V. Leshenko (I. Barbashev) – 56:41 S. Tolchinski P. Buchnevich	0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 Shootout:	16:09 – M. McCarron (PP) 44:04 – T. Vannelli (T. Kelleher, E. Allen) 57:55 – A. Louis T. Kelleher A. Louis J. Compher
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	58

Bronze medal game

28 April 2013 16:00

Russia

1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0)

Finland

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 5925

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: René Hradil Steve Papp Linesmen: Fraser McIntyre Matt Traub
	V. Tkachyov (R. Rafikov) (PP) – 30:50		00:34 – A. Lehkonen (J. Honka, A. Lintuniemi) 09:43 – K. Kapanen (O. Rauhala)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	27

Gold medal game

28 April 2013 20:00

Canada

3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0)

United States

Bolshoy Ice Dome Attendance: 6127

Game reference
	Philippe Desrosiers	Goalies	Thatcher Demko	Referees: Tobias Björk Evgeniy Romasko Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Eduard Metalnikov
	L. Dauphin (N. Baptiste) – 09:29 M. Bowey (L. Dauphin) – 32:48 F. Gauthier (N. Baptiste, C. Bigras) – 36:26	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2	21:48 – C. Clifton (H. Fasching) 29:42 – M. McCarron (T. Kelleher)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	12	Shots	35

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	7	8	6	14	+8	2
Pavel Buchnevich	7	5	6	11	+4	2
Vladimir Tkachyov	7	5	6	11	+5	2
Ivan Barbashev	7	3	6	9	+7	4
Artturi Lehkonen	7	3	6	9	+2	12
Kasperi Kapanen	7	5	3	8	+4	4
Nicholas Baptiste	7	3	5	8	+6	4
Morgan Klimchuk	7	3	5	8	+4	4
Tyler Motte	7	5	2	7	+5	4
Róbert Lantoši	6	4	3	7	−2	0
Valeri Nichushkin	6	4	3	7	0	0

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.

Player	TOI	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
Philippe Desrosiers	300:00	130	4	0.80	97.01	2
Juuse Saros	419:15	239	13	1.86	94.56	1
Igor Shestyorkin	344:31	192	13	2.26	93.66	0
Jonas Johansson	215:42	116	8	2.23	93.10	1
Dávid Okoličaný	196.54	113	10	3.05	91.15	0

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:

• Best Goalkeeper:  Juuse Saros (FIN)
• Best Defenseman:  Steven Santini (USA)
• Best Forward:  Connor McDavid (CAN)

Source: IIHF.com

Final standings

Team 01 !  Canada 02 !  United States 03 !  Finland 4th  Russia 5th  Sweden 6th   Switzerland 7th  Czech Republic 8th  Germany 9th  Slovakia 10th  Latvia Relegated to the 2014 Division I A

2013 IIHF U18 World Champions  Canada Third title

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 7 to 13 April 2013.^[4] Danish goalie George Sørensen scored a goal against France, joining Anton Khudobin as the only goaltenders ever to accomplish this feat in an IIHF event.^[5]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	5	4	1	0	0	22	6	+16	14
Norway	5	4	0	0	1	31	15	+16	12
Italy	5	2	0	1	2	11	24	−13	7
Belarus	5	2	0	1	2	17	15	+2	7
France	5	1	1	0	3	14	19	−5	5
Slovenia	5	0	0	0	5	8	24	−16	0

Promoted to the 2014 Top Division

Relegated to the 2014 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[6]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kazakhstan	5	5	0	0	0	34	11	+23	15
Japan	5	3	0	0	2	23	18	+5	9
Austria	5	3	0	0	2	21	18	+3	9
Poland	5	3	0	0	2	18	21	−3	9
Ukraine	5	1	0	0	4	17	24	−7	3
South Korea	5	0	0	0	5	8	29	−21	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division I A

Relegated to the 2014 Division II A

Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 31 March to 6 April 2013.^[7]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	4	1	0	0	23	9	+14	14
Croatia	5	2	1	1	1	18	12	+6	9
Romania	5	2	0	3	0	13	13	0	9
Great Britain	5	2	1	0	2	17	17	0	8
Lithuania	5	0	2	0	3	17	19	−2	4
Estonia	5	0	0	1	4	13	31	−18	1

Promoted to the 2014 Division I B

Relegated to the 2014 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 March 2013.^[8]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	26	9	+17	15
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	22	10	+12	12
Serbia	5	3	0	0	2	18	8	+10	9
Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	15	14	+1	6
Iceland	5	1	0	0	4	8	20	−12	3
Australia	5	0	0	0	5	3	31	−28	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division II A

Relegated to the 2014 Division III A

Division III

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 11 to 16 March 2013.^[9]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	4	4	0	0	0	34	3	+31	12
New Zealand	4	3	0	0	1	20	12	+8	9
Chinese Taipei	4	2	0	0	2	16	19	−3	6
Bulgaria	4	1	0	0	3	8	32	−24	3
Mexico	4	0	0	0	4	3	15	−12	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division II B

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 7 to 10 February 2013.^[10]

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	3	3	0	0	0	25	4	+21	9
South Africa	3	2	0	0	1	14	7	+7	6
Turkey	3	1	0	0	2	13	13	0	3
Ireland	3	0	0	0	3	6	34	−28	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division III A

References

External links

• IIHF website

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