2013 IIHF World Championship Division I
International ice hockey competition
2013 IIHF World Championship Division I Host countries Hungary Ukraine Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 14 – 20 April Teams 12
The 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I was a pair of international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Group A contested in Budapest , Hungary [ 1] and Group B contested in Donetsk , Ukraine ,[ 2] both running from 14 April to 20 April 2013. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the Ice Hockey World Championships .
For the third consecutive year the two nations that had been demoted from the top level, were sent right back. In Group A Kazakhstan and Italy narrowly held off Hungary to achieve promotion, who lost for the first time in their history to South Korea. The Koreans also defeated Great Britain on the final day, relegating the British, and achieving a placement of 21st overall, their best ever finish.
In Group B, Ukraine returned to Group A, Estonia returned to Division II, and the other four nations repeated their placements from 2012. The final day was dramatic though, as it featured head-to-head match-ups to determine promotion and relegation. Both Poland and Ukraine were undefeated until they met in the final game of the tournament, Ukraine came out ahead four to three. The game between the two winless Baltic nations was not as dramatic, as Lithuania scored twelve to stay in Division I.
Division I A
International ice hockey competition
2013 IIHF World Championship Division I A Host country Hungary Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 14 – 20 April 2013 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 79 (5.27 per game) Attendance 52,533 (3,502 per game)
Participants
Team
Qualification
Italy
placed 15th in 2012 Top Division and were relegated
Kazakhstan
placed 16th in 2012 Top Division and were relegated
Hungary
hosts , placed 3rd in 2012
Japan
placed 4th in 2012
Great Britain
placed 5th in 2012
South Korea
placed 1st in 2012 Division I B and were promoted
Officials
Final standings
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
Results
All times are local (CEST – UTC+2 ).
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
IIHF.com
Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
IIHF.com
Division I B
International ice hockey competition
2013 IIHF World Championship Division I B Host country Ukraine Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 14 – 20 April 2013 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 113 (7.53 per game) Attendance 30,141 (2,009 per game)
Participants
Team
Qualification
Ukraine
hosts , placed 6th in 2012 Division I A and were relegated
Poland
placed 2nd in 2012
Netherlands
placed 3rd in 2012
Romania
placed 4th in 2012
Lithuania
placed 5th in 2012
Estonia
placed 1st in 2012 Division II A and were promoted
Officials
Final standings
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
Results
All times are local (EEST – UTC+3 ).
Game reference Nenjus Dauksevicius Goalies Roman Sumikhin Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referee: Peter LokšíkLinesmen: Ulrich Pardatscher Damir RakovičA. Visockas – 12:341–0 1–1 19:57 – J. Rajevski (R. Rooba ) (PP) 1–2 30:33 – A. Sibirtsev (K. Kuusk , A. Kuznetsov ) A. Bendzius (A. Fiscevas , N. Ališauskas ) (PP) – 32:072–2 2–3 32:51 – A. Kuznetsov (K. Kuusk, F. Shvarogin ) A. Fiscevas (D. Bogdziul , A. Bendzius) – 34:01 3–3 A. Fiscevas (D. Bogdziul, N. Ališauskas) – 38:32 4–3 D. Bogdziul (A. Fiscevas, N. Ališauskas) – 45:16 5–3 A. Fiscevas (SH) – 48:44 6–3 A. Fiscevas (D. Bogdziul, A. Bendzius) – 50:28 7–3 A. Fiscevas (D. Bogdziul) – 52:20 8–3 D. Pliskauskas (P. Nauseda , A. Katulis ) – 54:059–3 A. Fiscevas (A. Bendzius, D. Bogdziul) (PP) – 55:02 10–3 D. Pliskauskas (M. Slikas , A. Kaminskas ) – 55:26 11–3 D. Kulevičius (S. Kuliešius ) – 56:5112–3
12 min Penalties 18 min 52 Shots 29
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
IIHF.com
Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
IIHF.com
References
External links
International Leagues
Domestic cups