The 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in London, Lucan, St. Thomas, Stratford, Strathroy, and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada between December 29, 2007 and January 4, 2008. The venues used for the tournament included the John Labatt Centre and Western Fair Sports Centre in London, the Lucan Community Memorial Centre in Lucan, the Gemini Sportsplex in Strathroy, the Timken Community Complex in St. Thomas, the Rotary Complex in Stratford, and the Southwood Community Complex in Woodstock. Team Canada Ontario defeated the United States 3–0 to win the gold medal, while team Canada West defeated team Canada Pacific 9–6 to win the bronze medal.
Challenge results
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Canada Ontario | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 12 |
Canada Pacific | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 7 |
Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
Canada Quebec | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 |
Results
December 29, 2007 | Finland | 8–5 | Canada Quebec | Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan Attendance: 750 |
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December 29, 2007 | Canada Ontario | 4–2 | Canada Pacific | John Labatt Centre, London |
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December 30, 2007 | Slovakia | 2–6 | Canada Pacific | Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy Attendance: 550 |
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December 30, 2007 | Canada Ontario | 8–1 | Finland | John Labatt Centre, London |
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December 31, 2007 | Canada Ontario | 4–2 | Canada Quebec | John Labatt Centre, London |
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December 31, 2007 | Finland | 9–3 | Slovakia | Southwood Community Complex, Woodstock |
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January 1, 2008 | Canada Pacific | 6–4 | Finland | Rotary Complex, Stratford Attendance: 900 |
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January 1, 2008 | Canada Quebec | 5–1 | Slovakia | John Labatt Centre, London |
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January 2, 2008 | Slovakia | 4–7 | Canada Ontario | John Labatt Centre, London |
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January 2, 2008 | Canada Pacific | 3–4 (OT) | Canada Quebec | Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas Attendance: 1,460 |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 9 |
Canada West | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 9 |
Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
Canada Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 |
Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 |
Results
December 29, 2007 | Canada Atlantic | 0–8 | United States | John Labatt Centre, London |
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December 29, 2007 | Germany | 2–3 | Canada West | Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan Attendance: 900 |
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December 30, 2007 | Canada West | 7–4 | Canada Atlantic | John Labatt Centre, London |
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December 30, 2007 | Russia | 2–6 | United States | Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy Attendance: 925 |
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December 31, 2007 | Germany | 2–9 | Russia | Western Fair Sports Centre, London |
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December 31, 2007 | Canada West | 4–7 | United States | Southwood Community Complex, Woodstock |
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January 1, 2008 | United States | 2–4 | Germany | John Labatt Centre, London |
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January 1, 2008 | Canada Atlantic | 2–5 | Russia | Rotary Complex, Stratford |
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January 2, 2008 | Russia | 1–4 | Canada West | John Labatt Centre, London |
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January 2, 2008 | Germany | 2–3 | Canada Atlantic | Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas |
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Final round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Canada Ontario | 4 | |||||||
B2 | Canada West | 3 | |||||||
SF1 | Canada Ontario | 3 | |||||||
SF2 | United States | 0 | |||||||
B1 | United States | 3 | |||||||
A2 | Canada Pacific | 2 |
Semifinals
January 3, 2008 | Canada Ontario | 4–3 | Canada West | John Labatt Centre, London |
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January 3, 2008 | United States | 3–2 | Canada Pacific | John Labatt Centre, London Attendance: 492 |
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9th place game
January 3, 2008 | Germany | 5–1 | Slovakia | Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan |
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7th place game
January 3, 2008 | Canada Quebec | 3–1 | Canada Atlantic | Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy Attendance: 678 |
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5th place game
January 3, 2008 | Russia | 5–4 | Finland | Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas Attendance: 1,080 |
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Bronze medal game
January 4, 2008 | Canada West | 9–6 | Canada Pacific | John Labatt Centre, London |
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Gold medal game
January 4, 2008 | Canada Ontario | 3–0 | United States | John Labatt Centre, London Attendance: 8,889 |
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Final standings
Team | |
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Canada Ontario | |
United States | |
Canada West | |
4 | Canada Pacific |
5 | Russia |
6 | Finland |
7 | Canada Quebec |
8 | Canada Atlantic |
9 | Germany |
10 | Slovakia |
Scoring leaders
Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Brayden Schenn | Canada West | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
Jimmy Bubnick | Canada West | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
Toni Rajala | Finland | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
Kirill Kabanov | Russia | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
Matt Duchene | Canada Ontario | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Scott Glennie | Canada West | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Erik Haula | Finland | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
Casey Cizikas | Canada Ontario | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Dmitry Orlov | Russia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Ryan Ellis | Canada Ontario | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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Bryce O'Hagen | Canada Ontario | 60 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 |
Brandon Maxwell | United States | 300 | 11 | .914 | 2.20 | 1 |
Michael Zador | Canada Ontario | 300 | 12 | .895 | 2.40 | 0 |
Maxime Clermont | Canada Quebec | 241 | 13 | .906 | 3.24 | 0 |
Philipp Grubauer | Germany | 275 | 16 | .909 | 3.49 | 0 |
Tournament awards
All-Star team
- Goaltender: Philipp Grubauer
- Defensemen: Ontario Ryan Ellis, Cam Fowler
- Forwards: Ontario Matt Duchene, Toni Rajala, West Brayden Schenn
See also
References
- "Host venues". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
External links
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | |
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Years |
- 2007–08 in Canadian ice hockey
- 2007–08 in Russian ice hockey
- 2007–08 in Finnish ice hockey
- 2007–08 in American ice hockey
- 2007–08 in German ice hockey
- 2008 in Slovak sport
- Ice hockey competitions in London, Ontario
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada
- December 2007 sports events in Canada
- January 2008 sports events in Canada