International ice hockey competition
2013 World Junior A ChallengeTournament details |
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Host country | Canada |
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Venue(s) | Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
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Dates | November 4, 2013 – November 10, 2013 |
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Teams | 6 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | United States (5th title) |
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Runner-up | Russia |
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Third place | Canada West |
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Fourth place | Switzerland |
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Tournament statistics |
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Games played | 13 |
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Scoring leader(s) | Nick Schmaltz (12 pts.) |
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MVP | Nick Schmaltz |
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The 2013 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from November 4–10, 2013, at the Mariners Centre. The event included the 9th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game Challenge, marking the third time the two events have been paired together.
Teams
Background
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States, Switzerland, and Czech Republic all return.
Exhibition schedule
Exhibition Results Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location |
Ex1 | United States | 4 | Canada West | 3 | Final - Shots: 33-26 USA | 02/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS |
Ex2 | Czech Republic | 3 | Canada East | 2 | Final - Shots: 40-30 CANE | 02/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Barrington, NS |
2013 Tournament
Group A
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Group B
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Results
Round-robin results Game | Pool | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location |
1 | B | Canada West | 4 | Switzerland | 3 | Final - Shots: 42-34 CANW | 04/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
2 | A | Canada East | 2 | Russia | 6 | Final - Shots: 40-30 RUS | 04/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
3 | B | Czech Republic | 1 | Canada West | 4 | Final - Shots: 33-30 CANW | 05/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
4 | A | Russia | 3 | United States | 8 | Final - Shots: 41-25 USA | 05/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
5 | B | Switzerland | 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | Final - Shots: 42-23 CZE | 06/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
6 | A | United States | 4 | Canada East | 2 | Final - Shots: 28-25 USA | 06/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
Championship Round
Championship Results Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location |
QF1 | Czech Republic | 1 | Russia | 3 | Final - Shots: 42-31 CZE | 07/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
QF2 | Canada East | 4 | Switzerland | 5 | OT Final - Shots: 42-29 CANE | 07/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
SF1 | Russia | 5 | Canada West | 2 | Final - Shots: 33-27 RUS | 08/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
SF2 | Switzerland | 4 | United States | 7 | Final - Shots: 37-19 USA | 08/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
5th | Czech Republic | 7 | Canada East | 5 | Final - Shots: 40-32 CZE | 09/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Liverpool, NS |
Bronze | Switzerland | 3 | Canada West | 5 | Final - Shots: 38-24 CANW | 09/11/13 - 20:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
Gold | Russia | 1 | United States | 4 | Final - Shots: 29-17 USA | 10/11/13 - 12:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
Final standings
Statistics
Scorers
Goaltenders
Leading goaltenders Player | Team | GP | Mins | GA | SO | GAA | Sv% | Record |
Karel Vejmelka | CZE | 2 | 120:00 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.925 | 0-2 |
Chris Birdsall | USA | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.923 | 1-0 |
Maxim Mauerhofer | SUI | 3 | 183:54 | 11 | 1 | 3.59 | 0.909 | 2-1 |
Maxim Tretiak | RUS | 5 | 276:23 | 14 | 0 | 3.04 | 0.906 | 3-2 |
Jesse Jenks | CANW | 4 | 240:00 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.901 | 3-1 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Nick Schmaltz
All-Star Team
- Forwards: Nick Schmaltz, Connor Hurley, Kirill Pilipenko
- Defense: Neal Pionk, Adam Plant
- Goalie: Maxim Tretiak
CJHL Prospects Game
For the third consecutive year, the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game was a part of the WJAC festivities. Just like the previous four Prospects Games, the event was actually two "prospect" games with the President's Cup going to the winning goal aggregate.
Prospects East won their fourth President's Cup in nine years with an 8-4 aggregate victory (4-2, 4-2) over Prospects West.
Results
Exhibition Results Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes | Date – Time – Location |
1 | Prospects East | 4 | Prospects West | 2 | Final - Shots: 42-20 West | 08/11/13 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS |
2 | Prospects East | 4 | Prospects West | 2 | Final - Shots: 38-25 West | 09/11/13 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS |
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