2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 77th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 48 teams representing their countries participated in seven levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2014 competition.

The Top division championship took place between sixteen teams from 3 to May 19, 2013. Sweden and Finland hosted the event with games played in Stockholm and Helsinki.^[1]
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:^[2]

Sweden   Switzerland  United States 4  Finland 5  Canada 6  Russia 7  Czech Republic 8  Slovakia 9  Germany 10  Norway 11  Latvia 12  Denmark 13  France 14  Belarus 15  Austria 16  Slovenia Relegated to the 2014 Division I A

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   H1  Finland 4 H4  Slovakia 3 H1  Finland 0 S3  Sweden 3 S2  Canada 2 S3  Sweden 3 S3  Sweden 5 S1   Switzerland 1 S1   Switzerland 2 S4  Czech Republic 1 S1   Switzerland 3 Bronze medal game H3  United States 0 H2  Russia 3 H1  Finland 2 H3  United States 8 H3  United States 3

The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[3]

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

The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[4]

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

The Division II A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 20 April 2013.^[5]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	27	8	+19	15	Promoted to the 2014 Division I B
Belgium	5	3	0	0	2	15	13	+2	9
Iceland	5	2	1	0	2	16	16	0	8
Australia	5	2	0	1	2	13	13	0	7
Serbia	5	2	0	0	3	14	21	−7	6
Spain	5	0	0	0	5	12	26	−14	0	Relegated to the 2014 Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 21 to 27 April 2013.^[6]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
Israel	5	4	0	0	1	30	14	+16	12	Promoted to the 2014 Division II A
New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	24	16	+8	12
Mexico	5	3	1	0	1	25	18	+7	11
China	5	2	0	0	3	20	25	−5	6
Turkey	5	1	0	0	4	16	19	−3	3
Bulgaria	5	0	0	1	4	23	46	−23	1	Relegated to the 2014 Division III

The Division III qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 October 2012.^[7]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	14	3	+11	9	Advanced to the Main tournament
Greece	3	2	0	0	1	18	4	+14	6
Mongolia	3	1	0	0	2	10	8	+2	3
Georgia	3	0	0	0	3	1	28	−27	0

The Division III main tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 15 to 21 April 2013.^[8]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
South Africa	5	5	0	0	0	39	8	+31	15	Promoted to the 2014 Division II B
North Korea	5	4	0	0	1	20	11	+9	12
Luxembourg	5	3	0	0	2	20	13	+7	9
Ireland	5	2	0	0	3	18	20	−2	6
Greece	5	1	0	0	4	11	27	−16	3
United Arab Emirates	5	0	0	0	5	10	39	−29	0

• 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships

• IIHF Official Website
• 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship website