2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship
Ufa, RUSSIA / 26 Dec 2012 - 5 Jan 2013
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Preliminary Round : Group A

Latvia 1-5 Finland
Finland staged a win against Latvia, but it came at a big cost, 
as the team lost star Miro Altonen for the rest of the tourney.



Czech Rep. 1-4 Sweden
Filip Forsberg scored as the defending champs 
opened their tournament with an impressive win.



Switzerland 7-2 Latvia
Switzerland had seven players with a multi-point game 
to defeat Latvia in their WJC opener.



Finland 1-3 Czech Rep.
Tomas Hyka and Marek Hrbas both scored 
in the opening frame as the Czechs earned their first win.



Sweden 3-2 Switzerland *GWS
Victor Rask scored the lone shootout goal
 to lift Sweden past Switzerland and into first in Group A.



Latvia 1-5 Sweden


Finland 5-4 Switzerland *GWS
Finland came back twice from a two-goal deficit
 to defeat Switzerland in a shootout.



Czech Rep. 4-2 Latvia
The Czech Republic defeated Latvia 4-2
 to be one step closer to the final round.



Switzerland 3-4 Czech Rep.
With a 4-3 overtime victory over Switzerland on Monday, 
the Czechs moved on to the Playoff Round. 
Tomas Hertl scored the winner at 1:39 of the extra frame.



Sweden 7-4 Finland
In a wild clash of Nordic foes, 
Sweden blew an early 3-0 lead against Finland but rallied for a 7-4 win. 
First in Group A, the Swedes earn a semi-final bye, 
while Finland heads to relegation play.






Preliminary Round : Group B

Germany 3-9 Canada
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins led the way with a goal and four assists, 
as Canada dominated in their opener.



Slovakia 2-3 Russia *OT
Richard Mraz tied it late in the third 
but Albert Yarullin played hero in the dying seconds of overtime.



USA 8-0 Germany
USA got eight goals from eight different players, 
as the Americans opened their tourney in fine form.



Canada 6-3 Slovakia
Canada overcame a slow start 
and two game misconducts in a comeback win over Slovakia.



Russia 2-1 USA
Vladimir Tkachyov scored the game-winner in the third 
and placed Russia into second place in Group B.



Germany 0-7 Russia
Yaroslav Kosov had a third period hat trick 
and Andrei Vasilevski made 41 saves for the shutout.



Canada 2-1 USA
In the latest battle of the North American hockey rivalry, 
Canada defeated the U.S. 2-1 at Ufa Arena on Sunday. 
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ryan Strome scored for Canada.



Slovakia 2-1 Germany *OT
With a 2-1 overtime win over Germany on Sunday night, 
Slovakia set up a showdown with the United States on New Year's Eve for third place in Group B. Peter Ceresnak got the winner.



USA 9-3 Slovakia
Team USA clinched a playoff berth by soundly thumping the Slovaks today by an 9-3 score. 
With the win the Americans finish third in Group B 
and will play in the quarter-finals on January 2.



Russia 1-4 Canada
Canada struck for two goals on a major penalty in the first, 
added another in the second, and finished with an empty netter in the third
 to beat Russia 4-1 and claim the semi-final bye from Group B.




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