2013 World Junior A Challenge

2013 World Junior A Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	November 4, 2013 – November 10, 2013
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Final positions
Champions	United States (5th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Canada West
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Scoring leader(s)	Nick Schmaltz (12 pts.)
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

Canada East (8th Appearance, 3rd as Hosts)
Canada West (8th Appearance)
Russia (8th Appearance)
Switzerland (3rd Appearance)
United States (7th Appearance)
Czech Republic (3rd Appearance)

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

Pool A Standings
Rank	Team	W-L-OTL	GF	GA
1	United States	2-0-0	12	5
2	Russia	1-1-0	9	10
3	Canada East	0-2-0	4	10

Group B

Pool B Standings
Rank	Team	W-L-OTL	GF	GA
1	Canada West	2-0-0	8	4
2	Switzerland	1-1-0	5	4
3	Czech Republic	0-2-0	1	6

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

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

	Team
1	United States
2	Russia
3	Canada West
4th	Switzerland
5th	Czech Republic
6th	Canada East

Statistics

Scorers

Scoring Leaders
Player	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM
Nick Schmaltz	USA	4	4	8	12	0
Connor Hurley	USA	4	3	7	10	0
Kirill Pilipenko	RUS	5	4	4	8	2
Dylan Hoffman	CANW	4	4	3	7	0
Vladislav Kamenev	RUS	5	1	6	7	26
Marty Quince	CANE	4	4	2	6	4
Adam Zboril	CZE	4	2	4	6	18
Karson Kuhlman	USA	4	4	1	5	0
Nicholas Jones	CANW	4	3	2	5	2
Daniil Vovchenko	RUS	5	3	2	5	9

Goaltenders

Goalie Leaders
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:

Defense:

Goalie:

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.

Other websites

HC's WJAC Website