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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
| year = 2013
| other_titles = Jääkiekon nuorten naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2013 (Finnish)<br>Unga kvinnors ishockey-VM 2013 (Swedish)
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Finland
| dates = December 29 – January 5
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| winners_other = {{ihw18|CAN}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{ihw18|USA}}
| third_other = {{ihw18|SWE}}
| fourth_other = {{ihw18|CZE}}
| games = 21
| goals = 133
| attendance = {{#expr: 153 + 148 + 758 + 154 + 215 + 73 + 827 + 135 + 174 + 114 + 574 + 155 + 78 + 64 + 633 + 142 + 287 + 106 + 216 + 345 + 813}}
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|USA}} Katherine Schipper
| mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} Katherine Schipper
| points = 13
| prevseason = [[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]]
| nextseason = [[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]]
}}
The '''2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships''' was the sixth [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]] and was hosted in [[Finland]]. It began on December 29, 2012 with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/272/news/news-singleview-2012/recap/6970.html|title=42 events in 2013|date=2012-05-18|work=[[IIHF]].com|accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref>

== Top Division ==

=== Preliminary round ===
''All times are local (UTC+2).''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background: #ccffcc;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Teams advanced to Semifinals
|-
| style="background: #ffffcc;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Teams advanced to Quarterfinals
|-
| style="background: #ffcccc;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Teams played in the  Relegation round
|}

==== Group A ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|CAN}}
|3||3||0||0||0||15||1||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|FIN}}
|3||2||0||0||1||7||6||'''6'''
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|HUN}}
|3||0||1||0||2||3||9||'''2'''
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|GER}}
|3||0||0||1||2||3||12||'''1'''
|}

{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 December 2012
| time = 15:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)
| attendance = 758
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A03_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 19
| shots2 = 52
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 29 December 2012
| time = 17:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 4–1
| team2 = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| periods = (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)
| attendance = 154
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A04_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 39
| shots2 = 12
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 December 2012
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
| score = 1–2 <small> OT </small>
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|HUN}}'''
| periods = (1–0, 0–1, 0–0)<br>(OT: 0–1)
| attendance = 73
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A06_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 18
| shots2 = 27
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 30 December 2012
| time = 17:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|FIN}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|CAN}}'''
| periods = (0–2, 0–2, 0–0)
| attendance = 827
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A07_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 10
| shots2 = 35
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 1 January 2013
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 7–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|GER}}
| periods = (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) 
| attendance = 114
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A10_74_7_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 67
| shots2 = 5
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 1 January 2013
| time = 17:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|HUN}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|FIN}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 0–1, 0–0)
| attendance = 574
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324A11_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 12
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 29
}}

==== Group B ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|USA}}
|3||3||0||0||0||25||0||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SWE}}
|3||1||0||1||1||7||15||'''4'''
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|CZE}}
|3||1||0||0||2||7||17||'''3'''
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|RUS}}
|3||0||1||0||2||9||16||'''2'''
|}

{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 December 2012
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
| attendance = 153
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B01_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 31
| shots2 = 33
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 29 December 2012
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 7–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|RUS}}
| periods = (3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
| attendance = 148
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B02_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 2
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 55
| shots2 = 7
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 December 2012
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|CZE}}
| score = 0–10
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|USA}}'''
| periods = (0–5, 0–2, 0–3)
| attendance = 215
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B05_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 2
| shots1 = 10
| shots2 = 53
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 30 December 2012
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|SWE}}
| score = 4–5 <small> OT</small>
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|RUS}}'''
| periods = (2–1, 1–1, 1–2)<br>(OT: 0–1)
| attendance = 135
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B08_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 29
| shots2 = 38
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 1 January 2013
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 8–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|SWE}}
| periods = (4–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| goals2 = 
| attendance = 174
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B09_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 57
| shots2 = 10
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 1 January 2013
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|RUS}}
| score = 4–5
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|CZE}}'''
| periods = (2–3, 1–1, 1–1)
| attendance = 155
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324B12_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 30
| shots2 = 30
}}

=== Relegation round ===
The teams played a best-of-three series. With Russia winning the first two meetings, a third one wasn't necessary and Germany was relegated to Division I in 2013.

{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 2 January 2013
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|RUS}}'''
| score =  5–3
| team2 = {{ihw18|GER}}
| periods = (3–0, 1–2, 1–1)
| attendance = 64
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324514_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 20
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 29
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 4 January 2013
| time = 17:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|GER}}
| score = 3–4 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|RUS}}'''
| attendance = 106
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324518_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 35
| shots1 = 18
| shots2 = 46
}}

=== Final round ===
====Quarterfinals====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 2 January 2013
| time = 14:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| periods = (3–0, 0–0, 1–0)
| attendance = 78
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324313_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 37
| shots2 = 11
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 2 January 2013
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|FIN}}
| score = 3–5
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|CZE}}'''
| periods = (2–2, 0–0, 1–3)
| attendance = 633
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324315_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 20
| shots1 = 24
| shots2 = 37
}}

====Semifinals====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 4 January 2013
| time = 14:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|CAN}}'''
| score = 7–2
| team2 = {{ihw18|SWE}}
| periods = (2–0, 2–1, 3–1)
| attendance = 287
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324217_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 10
| shots1 = 47
| shots2 = 25
}}
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 4 January 2013
| time = 18:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|USA}}'''
| score = 10–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
| periods = (4–0, 3–0, 3–0)
| attendance = 216
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324219_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 76
| shots2 = 13
}}

====Fifth place game====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 4 January 2013
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|FIN}}'''
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{ihw18|HUN}}
| attendance = 142
| stadium = [[Arena Vierumaki]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324116_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 30
| shots2 = 30
}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #FFDAB9
| date = 5 January 2013
| time = 14:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw18-rt|SWE}}'''
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{ihw18|CZE}}
| attendance = 345
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324120_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 43
}}

====Final====
{{Hockeybox2
| bg = #F7F6A8
| date = 5 January 2013
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw18-rt|USA}}
| score = 1–2 <small>OT </small>
| team2 = '''{{ihw18|CAN}}'''
| attendance = 813
| stadium = [[Versowood Areena]]
| reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324122_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 12
| shots1 = 40
| shots2 = 25
}}

===Ranking and statistics===

====Final standings====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
| align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|CAN}}
|- style="background:silver;"
| align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|USA}}
|- style="background:peru;"
| align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ihw18|SWE}}
|-
| align=center|4|| {{ihw18|CZE}}
|-
| align=center|5|| {{ihw18|FIN}}
|- 
| align=center|6|| {{ihw18|HUN}}
|-
| align=center|7|| {{ihw18|RUS}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
| align=center|8|| {{ihw18|GER}}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{winners|ihw|2013 IIHF Women's U18 World Champions|CAN|Third}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

==Division I==
{{Main|2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I}}

===Qualification tournament===
The qualification tournament was played in [[Dumfries]], [[Great Britain]], from 27 October to 1 November 2012.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/312/statistics.html Division I Qualification Statistics]</ref> The top two teams were promoted to Division I of this year, and the third team was promoted to Division I of next year, because starting in [[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]] one team will be promoted from the qualification tournament and will wait until the following year to play in Division I.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|FRA}}
|5||4||0||0||1||14||5||'''12'''
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SVK}}
|5||4||0||0||1||27||11||'''12'''
|-style="background:#ccf;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|GBR}}
|5||3||0||0||2||21||9||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|ITA}}
|5||2||1||0||2||10||9||'''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|CHN}}
|5||1||0||1||3||13||20||'''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|KAZ}}
|5||0||0||0||5||3||34||'''0'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;"|<small>Qualified for 2013 Division I</small>
| style="background:#ccf;"|<small>Qualified for 2014 Division I</small>
|}

===Final tournament===
The 2013 Division I final tournament was played in [[Romanshorn]], [[Switzerland]], from 2 to 8 January 2013.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/325/statistics.html Division I Statistics]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|GP
!width=40|W
!width=40|OTW
!width=40|OTL
!width=40|L
!width=40|GF
!width=40|GA
!width=40|Pts
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|JPN}}
|5||4||1||0||0||18||7||'''14'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SUI}}
|5||3||0||1||1||17||6||'''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|FRA}}
|5||3||0||0||2||11||11||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|NOR}}
|5||3||0||0||2||10||10||'''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|SVK}}
|5||1||0||0||4||8||12||'''3'''
|-style="background:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ihw18|AUT}}
|5||0||0||0||5||7||25||'''0'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2014 Top Division</small>
| style="background:#fcc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2014 Division I Qualification</small>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/competition/324/ Official website]
*[http://www.iihf.com/competition/325/statistics.html Division I tournament]
*[http://www.iihf.com/competition/312/statistics.html Division I Qualification tournament]

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