| Tourney Name: | World Junior A Challenge |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | November 4, 2013 – November 10, 2013 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | USA |
| Count: | 5 |
| Second: | RUS |
| Fourth: | SUI |
| Games: | 13 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Nick Schmaltz (12 pts.) |
| Mvp: | Nick Schmaltz |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from November 4–10, 2013, at the Mariners Centre. The event included the 9th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game Challenge, marking the third time the two events have been paired together.
Canada East (8th Appearance, 3rd as Hosts) Canada West (8th Appearance)
Russia (8th Appearance) United States (7th Appearance)
Czech Republic (3rd Appearance)Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States, Switzerland, and Czech Republic all return.
| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex1 | United States | 4 | Canada West | 3 | Final - Shots: 33-26 USA | 02/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS | |
| Ex2 | Czech Republic | 3 | Canada East | 2 | Final - Shots: 40-30 CANE | 02/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Barrington, NS |
| Game | Pool | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Canada West | 4 | Switzerland | 3 | Final - Shots: 42-34 CANW | 04/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 2 | A | Canada East | 2 | Russia | 6 | Final - Shots: 40-30 RUS | 04/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 3 | B | Czech Republic | 1 | Canada West | 4 | Final - Shots: 33-30 CANW | 05/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 4 | A | Russia | 3 | United States | 8 | Final - Shots: 41-25 USA | 05/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 5 | B | Switzerland | 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | Final - Shots: 42-23 CZE | 06/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 6 | A | United States | 4 | Canada East | 2 | Final - Shots: 28-25 USA | 06/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF1 | Czech Republic | 1 | Russia | 3 | Final - Shots: 42-31 CZE | 07/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| QF2 | Canada East | 4 | Switzerland | 5 | OT Final - Shots: 42-29 CANE | 07/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| SF1 | Russia | 5 | Canada West | 2 | Final - Shots: 33-27 RUS | 08/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| SF2 | Switzerland | 4 | United States | 7 | Final - Shots: 37-19 USA | 08/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| 5th | Czech Republic | 7 | Canada East | 5 | Final - Shots: 40-32 CZE | 09/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Liverpool, NS | |
| Bronze | Switzerland | 3 | Canada West | 5 | Final - Shots: 38-24 CANW | 09/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS | |
| Gold | Russia | 1 | United States | 4 | Final - Shots: 29-17 USA | 10/11/13 - 12:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
| width=15 | Team | |
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| 4th | ||
| 5th | ||
| 6th | East |
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Schmaltz | USA | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
| Connor Hurley | USA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Kirill Pilipenko | RUS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Dylan Hoffman | CANW | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Vladislav Kamenev | RUS | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | |
| Marty Quince | CANE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Adam Zboril | CZE | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| Karson Kuhlman | USA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Nicholas Jones | CANW | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Daniil Vovchenko | RUS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | GA | SO | GAA | Sv% | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka | CZE | 2 | 120:00 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.925 | 0-2 | |
| Chris Birdsall | USA | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.923 | 1-0 | |
| Maxim Mauerhofer | SUI | 3 | 183:54 | 11 | 1 | 3.59 | 0.909 | 2-1 | |
| Maxim Tretiak | RUS | 5 | 276:23 | 14 | 0 | 3.04 | 0.906 | 3-2 | |
| Jesse Jenks | CANW | 4 | 240:00 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.901 | 3-1 |
Most Valuable Player: Nick SchmaltzAll-Star Team
Forwards: Nick Schmaltz, Connor Hurley, Kirill Pilipenko
Defense: Neal Pionk, Adam Plant
Goalie: Maxim Tretiak
For the third consecutive year, the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game was a part of the WJAC festivities. Just like the previous four Prospects Games, the event was actually two "prospect" games with the President's Cup going to the winning goal aggregate.
Prospects East won their fourth President's Cup in nine years with an 8-4 aggregate victory (4-2, 4-2) over Prospects West.
| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prospects East | 4 | Prospects West | 2 | Final - Shots: 42-20 West | 08/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS | |
| 2 | Prospects East | 4 | Prospects West | 2 | Final - Shots: 38-25 West | 09/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |