2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Year:2013
Size:x240px
Country:France
Country2:Ukraine
Dates:9–15 December 2012
10–16 December 2012
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2014

See also: 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In each of the two groups, six teams played a round-robin tournament; the first-placed team was promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower level. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and third tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Amiens, France, from 9 to 15 December 2012.[1]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
Hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Referees

Linesmen

Final standings

Match results

All times are local. (Central European TimeUTC+1)

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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1 5 5 5 10 +7 4
2 5 5 4 9 +4 2
3 5 5 3 8 +4 2
4 5 4 4 8 +3 6
5 5 1 7 8 +3 2
6 5 6 1 7 0 0
7 5 3 4 7 +5 0
8 5 2 5 7 0 0
9 5 1 6 7 +4 2
10 5 4 2 6 +3 0
10 5 4 2 6 -3 4

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 303:23 7 95.10 1.38 0
2 303:59 14 94.12 2.76 1
3 283:14 7 92.63 1.48 2
4 262:27 14 91.52 3.20 0
5 283:23 14 90.54 2.96 0

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Best players of each team selected by the coaches

  • Alexander Cijan
  • Artur Gavrus
  • Sebastian Ehlers
  • Marius Serer
  • Steffen Soberg
  • Luka Gracnar

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 10 to 16 December 2012.[2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Hosts; placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Referees

  • Savice Fabre
  • Linus Ohlund
  • Vladimir Proskurov
  • Tobias Wehrli

Linesmen

  • Orjan Ahlen
  • Andriy Bakumenko
  • Oleksander Govorun
  • Balazs Kovacs
  • Peter Sefcik
  • Florian Widmann
  • Milan Zrnic

Final standings

Match results

All times are local. (Eastern European TimeUTC+2)

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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1 5 8 3 11 +7 6
2 5 2 6 8 +6 4
3 5 1 7 8 +6 0
4 5 3 4 7 +5 4
5 5 3 2 5 +3 4
5 5 3 2 5 +5 4
7 5 2 3 5 +3 4
8 5 2 2 4 +3 0
9 5 1 3 4 +3 0
9 5 1 3 4 +3 0

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 309:44 6 96.47 1.16 1
2 272:48 5 94.95 1.10 1
3 297:51 6 94:69 1.21 2
4 299:08 9 93:33 1.81 1
5 299:03 19 91:85 3.81 0

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Mykhailo Shevchuk
  • Defenceman: Alex Trivellato
  • Forward: Kacper Guzik

Best players of each team selected by the coaches

  • Mate Tomljenovic
  • Paul Swindlehurst
  • Alex Trivellato
  • Yesmukhanbet Tolepbergen
  • Kacper Guzik
  • Mykhailo Shevchuk

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/320/statistics.html 2013 Division I A statistics
  2. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/322/statistics.html 2013 Division I B statistics