2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

The 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Windsor, Tecumseh and La Salle, Ontario, Canada, between December 29, 2011, and January 4, 2012. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is held by Hockey Canada annually to showcase young hockey talent from across Canada and other strong hockey countries. The primary venues used for the tournament were the WCFU Centre in Windsor, Tecumseh Arena in Tecumseh and the Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre in La Salle.

2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	WCFU Centre, Tecumseh Arena, Vollmer Culture and Rec Complex (in 3 host cities)
Dates	December 29 – January 4
Teams	10
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Challenge results

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Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada Ontario	4	4	0	0	0	21	4	+17	12
Sweden	4	3	0	0	1	22	14	+8	9
Canada Quebec	4	2	0	0	2	11	15	−4	6
Canada Atlantic	4	1	0	0	3	8	17	−9	3
Germany	4	0	0	0	4	5	17	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

December 29, 2011

Canada Quebec

3–2

Canada Atlantic

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	Y-P Laplante (SH) – 4:13 F. Gauthier (ES) – 13:27 J. Drouin (ES) – 29:51 Goals 31:58 – M. Vanderlaan (ES) 56:27 – K. Hodge (ES)

December 29, 2011

Canada Ontario

5–0

Germany

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 3,500

	B. Robinson (PP) – 14:23 N. Ritchie (ES) – 22:46 T. Murphy (PP) – 29:37 B. Horvat (ES) – 48:40 A. Bateman (ES) – 50:52 Goals

December 30, 2011

Sweden

2–7

Canada Ontario

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 3,100

	L. Bristedt (PP) – 19:14 T. Liljendahl (ES) – 43:34 Goals 12:09 – B. Horvat (ES) 26:47 – Max Domi (PP) 30:49 – J. Subban (PP) 42:52 B. Pedersoe (PP) 47:10 – B. Pedersen (ES) 49:13 – D. Nurse (PP) 52:04 – M. Dempsey (ES)

December 30, 2011

Germany

0–3

Canada Quebec

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	Goals 8:19 – Y-P Laplante (PP) 37:15 – A. De Luca (ES) 51:40 – C. Guévremont (ES)

December 31, 2011

Sweden

7–3

Canada Quebec

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	A. Brodecki (ES) – 5:10 L. Bristedt (SH) – 6:25 V. Öhman (SH) – 7:02 V. Öhman (ES) – 14:59 V. Öhman (ES) – 22:43 A. Brodecki (PP) – 52:00 J. de la Rose (PP) – 47:19 Goals 18:14 – Y-P Laplante (PP) 44:21 – J. Grégoire (ES) 46:51 – J. Drouin (SH)

December 31, 2011

Canada Atlantic

4–3

Germany

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre , La Salle Attendance: 238

	M. Lyle (ES) – 15:02 T. Stavert (ES) – 18:30 N. MacKinnon (PP) – 22:43 O. Cooper (ES) – 53:24 Goals 0:36 – J. Moeser (ES) 39:07 – F. Wagner (ES) 41:37 – M. Schmidpeter (ES)

January 1, 2012

Germany

2–5

Sweden

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	F. Tiffels (ES) – 11:34 E. Gollenbeck (PP) – 56:14 Goals 2:42 – A. Burakovsky (ES) 4:06 – R. Fyrpihl (ES) 5:46 – L. Bristedt (PP) 19:35 – T. Liljendahl (ES) 57:10 – A. Burakovsky (ES)

January 1, 2012

Canada Ontario

3–0

Canada Atlantic

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

	R. Kujawinski (SH) – 24:29 C. Cassels (ES) – 37:07 S. Harper (ENG) – 59:06 Goals

January 2, 2012

Canada Atlantic

2–8

Sweden

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 1,000

	K. Kielly (PP) – 9:41 M. Murphy (SH) – 44:08 Goals 5:24 – A. Burakovsky (ES) 35:12 – A. Blomberg(ES) 37:31 – L. Bristedt (PP) 39:37 – W. Westlund (PP) 40:36 – R. Hägg (PP) 41:54 – R. Hägg (ES) 44:30 – A. Burakovsky (PP) 46:49 – A. Brodeki (ES)

January 2, 2012

Canada Quebec

2–6

Canada Ontario

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 2,200

	A. Ranger (ES) – 7:38 Y-P Laplante (ES) – 40:30 Goals 15:26 – H. Garlent (ES) 17:14 – M. Dempsey (ES) 26:45 – C. Bigras (ES) 30:40 – H. Garlent (PP) 34:19 – B. Horvat (ES) 51:18 – S. Harper (ES)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	4	3	0	0	1	18	9	+9	9
Russia	4	3	0	0	1	15	11	+4	9
Canada Pacific	4	3	0	0	1	15	9	+6	9
Czech Republic	4	1	0	0	3	8	14	−6	3
Canada West	4	0	0	0	4	10	23	−13	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

December 29, 2011

United States

5–1

Czech Republic

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle Attendance: 835

	J. T. Compher (PP) – 2:49 E. Allen (ES) – 11:47 J. T. Compher (ES) – 17:54 S. Santini (ES) – 19:12 E. Allan (ES) – 48:54 Goals 57:26 – P. Ceslík (ES)

December 29, 2011

Canada Pacific

5–2

Canada West

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	M. Erkamps (ES) – 17:09 S. Reinhart (ES) – 22:25 S. Reinhart (PP) – 25:30 M. Klimchuk (PP) – 39:32 C. Lazar (EN) – 59:07 Goals 5:12 – N. Zajac (ES) 36:51 – R. Laurencelle (PP)

December 30, 2011

United States

2–3

Russia

WCFU Centre, Windsor

	E. Allan (ES) – 41:33 H. Fasching (ES) – 49:32 Goals 0:43 – S. Tolchinski (ES) 24:19 – I. Fishchenko (ES) 45:42 – G. Dikushin (ES)

December 30, 2011

Czech Republic

0–4

Canada Pacific

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle Attendance: 817

	Goals 6:41 – S. Reinhart (PP) 21:09 – K. Burroughs (ES) 54:42 – S. Reinhart (ES) 57:35 C. Lazar

December 31, 2011

Russia

3–4

Canada Pacific

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle Attendance: 549

	G. Dikushin (ES) – 15:39 V. Nichushkin (ES) – 48:17 I. Barbashev (ES) – 54:29 Goals 8:36 – N. Petan (PP) 24:55 – M. Erkamps (PP) 32:58 – T. Baillie (ES) 39:14 – N. Petan (PP)

December 31, 2011

Canada West

2–5

Czech Republic

Tecumseh Arena , Tecumseh

	C. Leverton (ES) – 12:19 J. Martin (ES) – 24:24 Goals 11:18 – T. Andrlík (PP) 17:17 – M. Kohout (ES) 31:55 – A. Zbořil (PP) 42:02 – D. Pokorný (ES) 50:58 – A. Zbořil (ES)

January 1, 2012

Czech Republic

2–3

Russia

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle Attendance: 368

	P. Zdráhal (ES) – 5:59 J. Vrána (ES) – 27:50 Goals 23:55 – V. Gavrikov (ES) 46:32 – I. Barbashev (PP) 55:31 – I. Fishchenko

January 1, 2012

Canada West

3–7

United States

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	R. Laurencelle (PP) – 10:33 K. Doetzel (ES) – 27:12 C. Millette (ES) – 48:27 Goals 2:10 – C. Chatham (PP) 16:33 – J. T. Compher (ES) 27:06 – A. Louis (PP) 27:55 – L. Voltin (ES) 49:19 – H. Fasching (ES) 53:49 – A. Louis (PP) 57:06 – A. Louis (PP)

January 2, 2012

Canada Pacific

2–4

United States

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	T. White (ES) – 12:30 M. Klimchuk (PP) – 59:34 Goals 20:52 – E. Allen (PP) 25:03 – E. Allen (ES) 40:52 – H. Fasching (ES) 45:07 – H. Fasching (PP)

January 2, 2012

Russia

6–3

Canada West

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

	I. Barbashev (PP) – 8:24 V. Nichushkin (ES) – 21:59 A. Zakarlyukin (ES) – 38:28 V. Nichushkin (ES) – 46:00 Y. Zakurin (ES) – 52:34 S. Tolchinski (PP) – 57:01 Goals 17:44 – D. Bosc (ES) 25:57 – C. Millette (PP) 35:03 – J. Tkatch (ES)

Final round

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Canada Ontario	3
	B2	Russia	4*
						SF1	Russia	7
						SF2	United States	4
	B1	United States	2**
	A2	Sweden	1

* Decided in overtime. ** Decided in a shootout

Semifinals

January 3, 2012

Sweden

1–2 SO

United States

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 1,300

	L. Bristedt (SH) – 37:20 Robert Hägg Leon Bristedt Goals 43:10 – M. McCarron (ES) Evan Allen Anthony Louis

January 3, 2012

Russia

4–3 OT

Canada Ontario

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 2,400

	I. Barbashev (ES) – 3:28 S. Tolchinski (ES) – 35:31 G. Dikushin (ES) – 55:45 G. Dikushin (ES) – 68:27 Goals 10:53 – S. Nosad (PP) 25:32 – A. Ekblad (PP) 47:10 – H. Garlent (ES)

9th place game

January 3, 2012

Canada West

3–6

Germany

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

	N. Zajac (PP) – 4:51 M. Bowey (PP) – 16:46 J. Martin (ES) – 17:19 Goals 21:46 – T. Bender (PP) 23:08 – J. Fischer (ES) 27:12 – L. Draisaitl (PP) 37:48 – M. Sedlar (ES) 50:19 – J. Moeser (PP) 59:41 – F. Tiffels (ENG)

7th place game

January 3, 2012

Czech Republic

2–4

Canada Atlantic

Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

	J. Vrána (PP) – 13:17 M. Kohout (ES) – 23:27 Goals 18:07 – A. Gallant (ES) 38:46 – B. Beaton (ES) 37:55 – B. Beaton (PP) 59:36 – O. Cooper (ENG)

5th place game

January 3, 2012

Canada Pacific

5–4 OT

Canada Quebec

Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

	M. Needham (PP) – 21:43 M. Erkamps (ES) – 28:56 G. Chase (ES) – 31:38 N. Petan (ES) – 35:17 J. Morrissey (PP) – 63:12 Goals 2:41 – A. De Luca (ES) 25:35 – Y-P Laplante (ES) 54:20 – A. Ranger (ES) 58:31 – A. De Luca (ES)

Bronze medal game

January 4, 2012

Sweden

2–5

Canada Ontario

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 1,318

	L. Bristedt (ES) – 28:43 L. Bristedt (ES) – 34:42 Goals 32:28 – B. Horvat (ES) 40:20 – J. Subban (PP) 42:44 – N. Baptiste (SH) 47:39 – M. Domi (PP) 54:21 – M. Domi (ES)

Gold medal game

January 4, 2012

Russia

7–4

United States

WCFU Centre, Windsor Attendance: 4,192

	S. Tolchinski (SH) – 32:04 V. Nichushkin (ES) – 35:07 N. Cherepanov (ES) – 37:36 I. Barbashev (ES) – 48:26 S. Tolchinski (SH PS) – 43:20 V. Nichushkin (ENG) – 59:43 S. Tolchinski (ENG) – 59:51 Goals 8:38 – E. Allen (ES) 35:41 – W. Butcher (PP) 54:45 – J. T. Compher (PP) 57:56 – A. Louis (ES)

Scoring leaders

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Victor Öhman	Sweden	6	3	9	12	2
J. T. Compher	United States	6	4	7	11	14
Grigori Dikushin	Russia	6	4	6	10	0
Sam Reinhart	Canada Pacific	5	4	6	10	2
Valeri Nichushkin	Russia	6	5	4	9	0
Leon Bristaedt	Sweden	6	7	1	8	10
Ivan Barbashev	Russia	6	5	3	8	4
André Burakovsky	Sweden	6	4	4	8	4
Anthony Louis	United States	6	4	4	8	2
Hunter Garlent	United States	6	3	5	8	6

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Thatcher Demko	United States	110:00	2	.949	1.09	0
Tristan Jarry	Canada Pacific	123:12	4	.943	1.95	1
Jacob Fancy	Canada Atlantic	179:38	7	.935	2.34	0
Spencer Martin	Canada Ontario	308:27	10	.931	1.95	1
Nikita Serebryakov	Russia	308:27	14	.930	2.72	0

Final standings

	Team
	Russia
	United States
	Canada Ontario
4	Sweden
5	Canada Pacific
6	Canada Quebec
7	Canada Atlantic
8	Czech Republic
9	Germany
10	Canada West

Tournament All-Star Team

• Goaltender: Nikita Serebryakov
• Defencemen: Gage Ausmus, Ontario Darnell Nurse
• Forwards: J. T. Compher, Victor Öhman, Sergey Tolchinsky

See also

World U-17 Hockey Challenge

• 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships
• 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships