Ice Hockey World Championship 2013

The ice hockey world championships in 2013 were organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation in five different age and gender categories. A total of 29 tournaments were held in all divisions.

The tournaments at a glance

Men's World Cup

The 77th Men's Ice Hockey World Championship took place from May 3rd to 19th, 2013 in Stockholm , Sweden and Helsinki , Finland . Originally the tournament was awarded to Sweden, the country prevailed at the IIHF half-year conference on September 21, 2007 in Vancouver with 70 of 96 votes against the competitors Belarus (15 votes), Hungary (8) and the Czech Republic (3) . Latvia withdrew its candidacy prior to the vote and supported the Swedish bid. In the years before, Sweden was in the allocation of the 2010 World Championships, Failed in 2011 and 2012 . At the IIHF annual meeting in Switzerland in 2009 , IIHF, Finland and Sweden announced that the two countries would host the 2012 and 2013 tournaments together.

further venues and periods

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 14-20, 2013 in Budapest , Hungary
  • Group B: April 14-20, 2013 in Donetsk , Ukraine
• Division II
  • Group A: April 14-20, 2013 in Zagreb , Croatia
  • Group B: April 21-27 , 2013 in İzmit , Turkey
• Division III: April 15-21, 2013 in Cape Town , South Africa
• Qualification for Division III: April 15-21, 2013 in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

U-20 juniors

The finals of the 37th U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship took place in Ufa , Russia .

further venues and periods

• Division I.
  • Group A: December 9-15 , 2012 in Amiens , France
  • Group B: December 10-16 , 2012 in Donetsk , Ukraine
• Division II
  • Group A: December 9-15 , 2012 in Brașov , Romania
  • Group B: January 12-18, 2013 in Belgrade , Serbia
• Division III: January 14-20, 2013 in Sofia , Bulgaria

U-18 juniors

The final round of the 15th World Ice Hockey Championship U18 juniors place from 18 to 28 April 2013 in the Russian Sochi instead.

further venues and periods

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 7-13 , 2013 in Asiago , Italy
  • Group B: April 14-20 , 2013 in Tychy , Poland
• Division II
  • Group A: March 31 - April 6, 2013 in Tallinn , Estonia
  • Group B: March 9-15, 2013 in Belgrade , Serbia
• Division III: March 11-16, 2013 in Taipei , Taiwan

Women's World Cup

The final round of the Women 16 Ice Hockey World Championship took place from 2 to 9 April 2013 in the Canadian Ottawa instead. The IIHF announced the award of the tournament to Canada at the 2009 annual conference in Switzerland ; in May 2011 Hockey Canada decided to host the tournament in Ottawa.

further venues and periods

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 7-13 , 2013 in Stavanger , Norway
  • Group B: April 7-13, 2013 in Strasbourg , France
• Division II
  • Group A: March 8 - April 14, 2013 in Auckland , New Zealand
  • Group B: April 1-7 , 2013 in Puigcerdà , Spain
  • Qualification for Division IIB: December 7th - 9th, 2012 in Izmir , Turkey

U-18 juniors

The finals of the 6th U-18 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship took place in Vierumäki, Finland, from December 29, 2012 to January 5, 2013.

further venues and periods

• Division I: January 2-8 , 2013 in Romanshorn , Switzerland
• Division I qualification: October 27 - November 1, 2012 in Dumfries , UK

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2013 IIHF Calendar of Events. (PDF, 132 KB) IIHF, Martin Merk, January 8, 2013, accessed on February 1, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Lucas Aykroyd: News from IIHF Congress: Day Two. After four misses, Sweden finally gets the championship. In: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). September 26, 2007, accessed February 1, 2017 . 
3. ^ Andrew Podnieks: FIN-SWE to co-host two worlds. In a unique and historic arrangement, 2012 and '13 to be shared. International Ice Hockey Federation , May 8, 2009, accessed December 15, 2010 . 
4. ↑ Canada to host more tourneys - Motherland of hockey to host seven more times through 2021. In: iihf.com. May 10, 2009, accessed July 6, 2017 . 
5. ↑ 2013 World Women's in Ottawa - Women's tourney goes back where it started in. In: iihf.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .