[2][3] It began on December 26, 2012, and ended with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013.

The United States defeated defending-champion Sweden 3–1 to win their third title, their first one since 2010.

American goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament.

Latvia was relegated to Division I and Norway was promoted to the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com References: 1 2