2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 77th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 48 teams representing their countries participated in seven levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2014 competition.

Championship

The Top division championship took place between sixteen teams from 3 to 19 May 2013. Sweden and Finland hosted the event with games played in Stockholm and Helsinki.[1]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:[2]

 Sweden
  Switzerland
 United States
4  Finland
5  Canada
6  Russia
7  Czech Republic
8  Slovakia
9  Germany
10  Norway
11  Latvia
12  Denmark
13  France
14  Belarus
15  Austria
16  Slovenia
Relegated to the 2014 Division I A
  Quarterfinal                    
  H1   Finland 4  
  H4   Slovakia 3   Semifinal
      H1   Finland 0  
  Quarterfinal   S3   Sweden 3  
  S2   Canada 2
  S3   Sweden 3         Final
              S3   Sweden 5
  Quarterfinal             S1    Switzerland 1
  S1    Switzerland 2      
  S4   Czech Republic 1   Semifinal   Bronze medal game
      S1    Switzerland 3   H1   Finland 2
  Quarterfinal   H3   United States 0     H3   United States 3
  H2   Russia 3
  H3   United States 8  

Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2013.[3]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Kazakhstan 5 4 0 0 1 18 6 +12 12
 Italy 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12
 Hungary 5 3 0 1 1 12 10 +2 10
 Japan 5 2 0 0 3 13 16 −3 6
 South Korea 5 1 1 0 3 16 19 −3 5
 Great Britain 5 0 0 0 5 5 22 −17 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 Donetsk, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2013.[4]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Ukraine 5 4 1 0 0 30 7 +23 14
 Poland 5 4 0 0 1 22 9 +13 12
 Netherlands 5 3 0 1 1 19 15 +4 10
 Romania 5 2 0 0 3 12 24 −12 6
 Lithuania 5 1 0 0 4 16 22 −6 3
 Estonia 5 0 0 0 5 14 36 −22 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 Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 20 April 2013.[5]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Croatia 5 5 0 0 0 27 8 +19 15
 Belgium 5 3 0 0 2 15 13 +2 9
 Iceland 5 2 1 0 2 16 16 0 8
 Australia 5 2 0 1 2 13 13 0 7
 Serbia 5 2 0 0 3 14 21 −7 6
 Spain 5 0 0 0 5 12 26 −14 0
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 İzmit, Turkey, from 21 to 27 April 2013.[6]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Israel 5 4 0 0 1 30 14 +16 12
 New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 24 16 +8 12
 Mexico 5 3 1 0 1 25 18 +7 11
 China 5 2 0 0 3 20 25 −5 6
 Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 16 19 −3 3
 Bulgaria 5 0 0 1 4 23 46 −23 1
Promoted to the 2014 Division II A Relegated to the 2014 Division III

Division III

Qualification tournament

The Division III qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 October 2012.[7]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 14 3 +11 9
 Greece 3 2 0 0 1 18 4 +14 6
 Mongolia 3 1 0 0 2 10 8 +2 3
 Georgia 3 0 0 0 3 1 28 −27 0
Advanced to the Main tournament

Main tournament

The Division III main tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 15 to 21 April 2013.[8]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 39 8 +31 15
 North Korea 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
 Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 20 13 +7 9
 Ireland 5 2 0 0 3 18 20 −2 6
 Greece 5 1 0 0 4 11 27 −16 3
 United Arab Emirates 5 0 0 0 5 10 39 −29 0
Promoted to the 2014 Division II B

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Website
  2. ↑ Playoffs and Final Ranking
  3. ↑ 2013 Division I A statistics
  4. ↑ 2013 Division I B statistics
  5. ↑ 2013 Division II A statistics
  6. ↑ 2013 Division II B statistics
  7. ↑ 2013 Division III (Q) statistics
  8. ↑ 2013 Division III statistics

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