2013 IIHF World U20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Russia
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| Dates | December 26 – January 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Ufa Arena and Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 United States (3rd title)
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Runner-up 
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 Sweden
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Third place 
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Russia
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| Fourth place |
 Canada
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 220 (7.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,175 (3,554 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15 points)
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| MVP |
John Gibson
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| Website | http://www.worldjunior2013.com |
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The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship was the 37th World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (WJHC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia. It began on December 26, 2012, and ended with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013. The United States defeated defending-champion Sweden 3–1 to win their third title, their first one since 2010. American goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament.
Russia defeated Canada 6–5 in overtime to win the bronze medal, sending the Canadians home without a medal for the first time since 1998. Latvia was relegated to Division I and Norway was promoted to the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The IIHF selected 12 referees and 10 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship
They were the following:
Each round will be a round-robin tournament, where the teams play each other once within their group. The Preliminary Round is divided into two groups: Group A and Group B, which includes five teams each. From each group, the top three teams will qualify for the playoffs; the 1st-ranked teams earn a direct trip to the Semifinals, while the 2nd and 3rd-ranked teams qualify for the Quarterfinals. The 4th and 5th-ranked teams have to play in the Relegation Round, where the three best teams qualify for the Top Division tournament the following year, with the last-placed team being relegated to the Division I tournament the following year. In the Semifinals, the directly-qualified Semifinalists face the winners from the Quarterfinals.
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