2013 IIHF World U18 Championships

2013 IIHF U18 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–28 April 2013
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (3rd title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	199 (6.63 per game)
Attendance	65,066 (2,169 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Connor McDavid (14 points)
MVP	Connor McDavid
Website	u18worlds2013.iihf.com
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The 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 15th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted in Sochi, Russia.^[2]^[3] This was also a test event for the facilities to be used in the 2014 Winter Olympics. It began on 18 April 2013 with the gold medal game played on 28 April 2013.

Canada won its third under-18 championship by defeating the four time defending champion Americans 3–2. The host Russians lost to Finland 2–1 in the bronze medal game. MVP Connor McDavid set Canadian records for goals and points in the tournament.

[1] Gold medal game summary with MVP noted

[2] 2013 Top Division official website

[3] 2013 Top Division statistics

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