2013 IIHF Women's World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | April 2–9, 2013 |
Opened by | David Johnston |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (5th title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 21 |
Goals scored | 109 (5.19 per game) |
Attendance | 97,156 (4,626 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Marie-Philip Poulin (12 points) |
MVP | Marie-Philip Poulin |
The 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 15th
The United States won their fifth world title with a 3–2 win over Canada,[1][2] while Russia defeated Finland, 2–0, to win its second bronze medal in tournament history.[3]
The tournament was held at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the site of the first Women's World Championship in 1990. Organizers set a tournament record of over 150,000 tickets sold, and a preliminary round contest between Canada and Finland set an all-time attendance mark for a women's hockey game of 18,013. Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin was named top forward and most valuable player after leading the tournament with 12 points. Finland's Jenni Hiirikoski was named top defenceman and Russia's Nadezhda Alexandrova was named top goaltender.
Top Division
The Top Division of the world championship was contested between eight teams from April 2 to April 9, 2013, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The host city set a tournament record by selling over 150,000 tickets for the tournament, but gate attendance fell short of the record of 119,231 set in 2007. Such discrepancies are not unusual at IIHF events, where games are often sold in packages in order to boost attendance figures of less attractive fixtures.[6] However, both actual attendance and ticket sales were below the ambitious pre-tournament objective of 200,000 spectators relayed to the media by the organizers.[5]
According to Hockey Canada, the announced crowd of 18,013 for the preliminary round game between Canada and Finland set an all-time record for a women's hockey game. A large component of the crowd was made up of female players competing in the Ontario Women's Hockey Association provincial championships, which was scheduled to coincide with the Women's World Championship. The game surpassed the previous record of 16,347, also set in Ottawa, for a pre-Olympic exhibition game in 2010.[7] The record was finally beaten on February 16, 2024, by a Professional Women's Hockey League match between Montréal and Toronto which amassed a crowd of 19,285.[8]
Overnight data indicates that an average 795,000 viewers watched the gold medal game in Canada, making it the highest rated Women's World Championship final in TSN's history.[9]
Teams
The preliminary round was divided into two pools and introduced a new format that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round.[10] The change in format helped reduce the number of severely one-sided contests in a tournament praised by IIHF president René Fasel for its increasing competitiveness.[11]
Each team's roster for the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.
Group A |
Group B
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Officials
The IIHF selected six referees and nine linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship. They were the following:[12]
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Tournament highlights
The opening night featured a match-up of the game's top powers,
After failing to win a game in the 2012 tournament,[10] Russia rebounded in 2013 by winning all of its pool games to lead Group B. It clinched first place with a 4–0 victory over Sweden, a nation that entered the tournament with high medal hopes but was instead forced to play a best-of-three series against the Czech Republic to avoid relegation.[16] The Swedes, who hosted the next tournament in 2015, retained their position in the top division by winning the series against the Czechs by 2–1 (SO) and 4–0 scores.[17] The Czech Republic, who were promoted from Division 1A for this tournament, were relegated back to the lower division.[18]
In the medal round,
Russia's unbeaten run came to an end in the semifinals as they were routed by Canada, 8–1.[21] In a closer contest, the United States defeated Finland, 3–0.[22] The results set up the 15th consecutive gold medal match-up between the two North American rivals.[21]
In the bronze medal game, the Russians captured only their second medal in tournament history with a 2–0 victory over Finland. They earned the win on the goaltending of Nadezhda Alexandrova, who stopped all 32 shots she faced for the shutout.[23]
The United States defeated Canada, 3–2 to win its fifth world championship in seven years. The winning goal was scored by Amanda Kessel for the American team that outshot their opponents 30–16.[24] The goaltending of Shannon Szabados was credited with keeping Canada close as Americans used their speed advantage to overcome Canada's size and physical presence.[25]
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
All times are local (
2 April 2013 15:30 | L. Välimäki, M. Karvinen ) (PP) – 26:54 | 1–1 | |
M. Karvinen – 29:24 | 2–1 |
2 April 2013 19:30 | Shootout | H. Knight M. Lamoureux-Kolls B. Decker H. Knight | |
10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |
27 | Shots | 29 |
3 April 2013 15:30 | L. Välimäki, M. Jalosuo ) |
3 April 2013 19:30 | M. Agosta-Marciano) (PP) | |
0–10 | 47:37 – M-P. Poulin (J. Hefford) | |
0–11 | 50:44 – Marie-Philip Poulin (J. Hefford) | |
0–12 | 55:42 – M. Mikkelson Reid (B. Bram, G. Apps) | |
0–13 | 56:45 – M-P. Poulin (T. Bonhomme, B. Jenner) |
5 April 2013 15:30 | K. Coyne) – 28:08 | 3–0 | |
K. Coyne (A. Kessel, B. Decker) – 41:23 | 4–0 | ||
J. Chu (K. Bellamy, M. Bozek) – 43:03 | 5–0 |
5 April 2013 19:30 | M. Agosta-Marciano (H. Irwin, S. Vaillancourt) – 39:00 | 4–0 | |
M. Agosta-Marciano (H. Irwin, C. Ward) – 41:38 | 5–0 | ||
S. Vaillancourt (M. Agosta-Marciano, T. Bonhomme) – 44:26 | 6–0 | ||
J. Wakefield (R. Johnston) – 45:47 | 7–0 | ||
M. Agosta-Marciano (S. Vaillancourt, C. Birchard) – 46:52 | 8–0 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | Relegation round |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
All times are local (
2 April 2013 12:00 | S. Tkachyova (V. Pavlova, I. Dyubanok ) – 59:25 | 4–0 |
2 April 2013 16:00 | Valentina Lizana | Goalies | Radka Lhotská | Referee: Aina Hove Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Laura Johnson | |||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 26 |
3 April 2013 12:00 | A. Polenska, K. Mrázová ) | |
T. Burina (Y. Lebedeva) (SH) – 54:38 | 3–1 |
3 April 2013 16:00 | Germany | 2–3 OT (2–1, 0–0, 0–1) (OT 0–1) | Sweden | Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Attendance: 291 |
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Jennifer Harß | Goalies | Sara Grahn | Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Denise Caughey Stephanie Gagnon | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
11 | Shots | 33 |
5 April 2013 12:00 | Czech Republic | 3–6 (1–1, 0–3, 2–2) | Germany | Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Attendance: 1,234 |
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Radka Lhotská Kateřina Bečevová | Goalies | Viona Harrer | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Johanna Tauriainen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 23 |
5 April 2013 16:00 | Valentina Lizana Sara Grahn | Goalies | Nadezhda Alexandrova Anna Prugova | Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Kate Connolly Zuzana Svobodová | ||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 36 |
Relegation round
Best of three.
All times are local (
6 April 2013 16:00 | A. Polenska (L. Povová, D. Křížová) – 50:42 | 1–1 |
K. Mrázová
V. Přibylová
P. Winberg
E. Eliasson
8 April 2013 12:00 | Sweden | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Attendance: 604 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Sara Grahn | Goalies | Radka Lhotská | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau Linesmen: Kate Connolly Laura Johnson | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 19 |
- The third game of the relegation series was cancelled because Sweden won both meetings and the Czech Republic is therefore relegated to the 2014 Division I A.
Final round
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
A1 | Canada | 8 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Switzerland | 1 | B1 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||
B1 | Russia | 2 | A1 | Canada | 2 | |||||||||
A2 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||
A2 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Finland | 1 | A3 | Finland | 0 | |||||||||
B2 | Germany | 0 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
B1 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Finland | 0 |
Quarterfinals
6 April 2013 15:30 | Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Attendance: 5,406 |
Game reference | |||||
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Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Jennifer Harß | Referee: Kristine Langley Linesmen: Denise Caughey Kate Connolly | ||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
43 | Shots | 13 |
6 April 2013 19:30 | P. Stanz, E. Raselli) (PP) – 36:57 | 1–1 | |
1–2 | 48:38 – Y. Smolentseva |
Semifinals
8 April 2013 15:30 | M. Lamoureux-Kolls (A. Carpenter J. Lamoureux) – 55:32 | 2–0 | |
B. Decker (M. Duggan) (ENG) – 59:43 | 3–0 |
8 April 2013 19:30 | M. Agosta-Marciano (J. Wakefield) – 42:16 | 7–1 | |
R. Johnston (C. Ward, M. Mikkelson) – 42:40 | 8–1 |
Fifth place game
8 April 2013 11:30 | D. Gleissner) | |
J. Lutz (N. Bullo, S. Marty) – 50:28 | 2–4 | |
2–5 | 58:55 – M. Anwander (ENG) | |
J. Lutz (K. Nabholz, I. Waidacher) – 59:49 | 3–5 |
Bronze medal game
9 April 2013 15:30 | Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Attendance: 5,618 |
Game reference | ||||||||
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Nadezhda Alexandrova | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Denise Caughey Laura Johnson | |||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
17 | Shots | 32 |
Final
9 April 2013 19:30 | K. Coyne) | |
1–2 | 34:26 – M. Bozek (A. Schleper, K. Coyne) (PP2) | |
C. Ouellette (C. Ward, M.P. Poulin) (PP) – 37:50 | 2–2 | |
2–3 | 43:09 – A. Kessel (G. Marvin, J. Vetter) |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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United States | |
Canada | |
Russia | |
4 | Finland |
5 | Germany |
6 | Switzerland |
7 | Sweden |
8 | Czech Republic |
Relegated to the 2014 Division I A |
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Marie-Philip Poulin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +12 | 2 |
Brianna Decker | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
Jenn Wakefield | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 2 |
Amanda Kessel | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 0 |
Sarah Vaillancourt | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 2 |
Catherine Ward | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 18 |
Meghan Agosta-Marciano |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 0 |
Brianne Jenner | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 2 |
Jayna Hefford | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +11 | 2 |
Haley Irwin | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +8 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− =
Source: IIHF.COM
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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Nadezhda Alexandrova | 209:44 | 73 | 1 | 0.29 | 98.63 | 2 |
Sara Grahn | 211:06 | 67 | 3 | 0.85 | 95.52 | 1 |
Jennifer Harß | 120:53 | 76 | 4 | 1.99 | 94.74 | 0 |
Shannon Szabados | 243:35 | 93 | 6 | 1.48 | 93.55 | 1 |
Florence Schelling | 237:51 | 159 | 13 | 3.28 | 91.82 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Tournament Awards
- Media All-Stars[26]
- Goaltender: Noora Räty (FIN)
- Defense: (CAN)
- Forwards: Marie-Philip Poulin (CAN), Brianna Decker (USA), Jenn Wakefield (CAN)
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Nadezhda Alexandrova (RUS)
- Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski (FIN)
- Best Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin (CAN)
Division I
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Stavanger, Norway, from April 7 to 13, 2013.[27]
The winners of the Division I Group A were initially presumed to be promoted to the 2015 Top Division. However, with the Divisions I and II playing in an Olympic year, and the eight Olympic entries being in none of those tournaments, it was determined that the last-placed Olympic team will play a challenge series with the 2014 Division I Group A champion for promotion to the 2015 Top Division.[28] So Japan, as the last team of the 2014 Olympics, did not participate in the World Championships in 2014 and advanced to the 2015 Top Division playoff.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | |
2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | |
3 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | |
4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 7 | |
5 | Norway (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 5 | |
6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division I B |
Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Strasbourg, France, from April 7 to 13, 2013.[29]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | France (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division I A |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | |
3 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 | |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 5 | |
6 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 2 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II A |
Division II
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 8 to 14, 2013.[30]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2014 Division I B |
2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
4 | New Zealand (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 7 | |
5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | |
6 | Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II B |
Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from April 1 to 7, 2013.[31]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II A |
2 | Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 12 | |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 8 | |
4 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 5 | |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 0 | Relegated to the 2014 Division II B Qualification |
Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in İzmir, Turkey, from December 7 to 9, 2012.[32]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Turkey (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II B |
2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
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