2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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 division placements in the 2014 competition.

2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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Championship

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship

The Top division championship took place between sixteen teams from 3 to May 19, 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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   H1   Finland 4 H4   Slovakia 3 H1   Finland 0 S3   Sweden 3 S2   Canada 2 S3   Sweden 3 S3   Sweden 5 S1   Switzerland 1 S1   Switzerland 2 S4   Czech Republic 1 S1   Switzerland 3 Bronze medal game H3   United States 0 H2   Russia 3 H1   Finland 2 H3   United States 8 H3   United States 3

Division I

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I A

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

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	18	6	+12	12	Promoted to the 2014 Top Division
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	Relegated to the 2014 Division I B

Source: 2013 Division I A statistics

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[4]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Ukraine	5	4	1	0	0	30	7	+23	14	Promoted to the 2014 Division I A
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	Relegated to the 2014 Division II A

Source: 2013 Division I B statistics

Division II

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[5]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	27	8	+19	15	Promoted to the 2014 Division I B
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	Relegated to the 2014 Division II B

Source: 2013 Division II A statistics

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 21 to 27 April 2013.^[6]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Israel	5	4	0	0	1	30	14	+16	12	Promoted to the 2014 Division II A
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	Relegated to the 2014 Division III

Source: 2013 Division II B statistics

Division III

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship 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	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	14	3	+11	9	Advanced to the Main tournament
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

Source: 2013 Division III (Q) statistics

Main tournament

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

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
South Africa	5	5	0	0	0	39	8	+31	15	Promoted to the 2014 Division II B
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

Source: 2013 Division III statistics

See also

• 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships

References

1. Official Website
2. "Playoffs and Final Ranking" (PDF). Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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

External links

• IIHF Official Website
• 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship website