# 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

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.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Denmark | Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
| Belarus | Placed 2nd in Division I A last year. |
| Norway | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. |
| Slovenia | Placed 4th in Division I A last year. |
| Austria | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. |
| France | Hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Referees
* Thomas Chmielewski
* Tom Darnell
* Juraj Konc
* Anssi Salonen
Linesmen
* Matthieu Barbez
* Thomas Caillot
* Scott Dalgleish
* Andreas Kowert
* Jacques Riisom-Birker
* David Tschirner
* Sotaro Yamaguchi

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 | Promoted to the 2014 Top Division |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | France (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division I B |

### Match results

All times are local. (Central European Time – UTC+1)

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Artur Gavrus | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 | Andreas Heier | Norway | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 2 |
| 3 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Denmark | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ehlers | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Thomas Spelling | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +3 | 2 |
| 6 | Johannes Bischofberger | Austria | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Roman Kolenchukov | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 8 | Miha Pesjak | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Markus Soberg | Norway | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 2 |
| 10 | Jonas Knutsen | Norway | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
| 10 | Axel Rioux | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Steffen Soberg | Norway | 303:23 | 7 | 95.10 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 2 | Luka Gracnar | Slovenia | 303:59 | 14 | 94.12 | 2.76 | 1 |
| 3 | Yan Shelepnyov | Belarus | 283:14 | 7 | 92.63 | 1.48 | 2 |
| 4 | David Kickert | Austria | 262:27 | 14 | 91.52 | 3.20 | 0 |
| 5 | Sebastian Feuk | Denmark | 283:23 | 14 | 90.54 | 2.96 | 0 |

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Luka Gracnar
* Defenceman: Bjorn Uldall
* Forward: Artur Gavrus

#### 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.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Great Britain | Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated. |
| Kazakhstan | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. |
| Italy | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. |
| Poland | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. |
| Croatia | Placed 5th in Division I B last year. |
| Ukraine | 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 12 | Promoted to the 2014 Division I A |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ukraine (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II A |

### Match results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

### Statistics
#### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 1 | Kacper Guzik | Poland | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Filip Starzynski | Poland | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 3 | Adam Domogala | Poland | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 0 |
| 4 | Yesmukhanbet Tolepbergen | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 |
| 5 | Marcello Borghi | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | Artyom Likhotnikov | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
| 7 | Damian Zarotynski | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 8 | Raphael Andergassen | Italy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
| 9 | Nikita Mikhailis | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
| 9 | Ruslan Romashenko | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |

#### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Mykhailo Shevchuk | Ukraine | 309:44 | 6 | 96.47 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 2 | Valeri Sevidov | Kazakhstan | 272:48 | 5 | 94.95 | 1.10 | 1 |
| 3 | Martin Rabanser | Italy | 297:51 | 6 | 94:69 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 4 | David Zabolotny | Poland | 299:08 | 9 | 93:33 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 5 | Mate Tomljenovic | Croatia | 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