2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

The 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Drummondville and Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada between December 29, 2012 and January 4, 2013. 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 are the Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville and the Colisée Desjardins in Victoriaville.

2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venue(s)	Centre Marcel Dionne, Colisée Desjardins (in 2 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
Sweden	4	4	0	0	0	24	10	+14	12
Russia	4	2	0	1	1	22	21	+1	7
Canada Pacific	4	0	3	0	1	20	20	0	6
Finland	4	1	0	1	2	17	21	−4	4
Canada West	4	0	0	1	3	9	20	−11	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

December 29, 2012

Sweden

4–0

Canada West

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	H. Tornqvist (PP) – 11:17 G. Franzen (ES) – 25:09 G. Franzen (PP) – 34:50 A. Karlsson (PP) – 36:28 Goals

December 29, 2012

Canada Pacific

8–7 OT

Russia

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	C. Bleackley (ES) – 10:04 C. Bleackley (ES) – 17:12 R. Duke (PP) – 22:14 B. Point (ES) – 27:26 R. Gropp (ES) – 29:24 J. Virtanen (ES) – 34:51 T. MacMaster (PP) – 40:39 J. Hicketts (PP) – 60:59 Goals 6:20 – Y. Orlov (ES) 9:44 – I. Zinoviev (ES) 24:04 – N. Yazkov (ES) 38:15 – M. Lazarev (ES) 44:36 – R. Fazleyev (ES) 51:00 – I. Nikolishin (PP) 57:57 – E. Nasybullin (PP)

December 30, 2012

Finland

3–7

Sweden

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	M. Rantanen (ES) – 1:10 T. Lämsä (ES) – 19:33 M. Rantanen (SH) – 42:28 Goals 7:23 – P. Engvall (ES) 7:58 – O. Lindblom (ES) 14:27 – J. Forsbacka Karlsson (PP) 32:17 – A. Kempe (ES) 45:05 – W. Nylander Alelius (PP) 57:34 – A. Kempe (EN) 59:22 – A. Kempe (EN)

December 30, 2012

Russia

6–2

Canada West

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	M. Lazarev (ES) – 14:21 D. Vovchenko (ES) – 23:18 A. Kuzmenko (ES) – 31: 27 Y. Svechnikov (SH) – 39:01 I. Zinoviev (ES) – 44:41 I. Zinoviev (PP) – 59:08 Goals 20:50 – R. Chartier (ES) 32:55 – R. Gardner (PP)

December 31, 2012

Canada Pacific

3–6

Sweden

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	B. Martin (PP) – 36:33 R. Gagnon (ES) – 37:35 J. Virtanen (PP) – 57:33 Goals 13:19 – H. Törnqvist (ES) 28:17 – A. Karlsson (ES) 39:10 – G. Franzén (ES) 54:46 – A. Karlsson (PP) 55:16 – O. Lindblom (PP) 58:00 – O. Lindblom (ES)

December 31, 2012

Canada West

4–6

Finland

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	K. Olynek (ES) – 18:47 A. Brooks (ES) – 38:10 K. Olynek – 41:17 V. Mpofu (PP) – 45:57 Goals 20:16 – S. Niku (ES) 29:19 – E. Sopanen (ES) 39:55 – T. Lämsä (PP) 49:04 – M. Mäkinen (ES) 52:35 – K. Kapanen (PP) 59:07 – W. Hopponen (ES)

January 1, 2013

Sweden

7–4

Russia

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	A. Gunnarsson (ES) – 2:11 A. Kempe (PP) – 12:06 A. Karlsson (ES) – 13:06 O. Lindblom (ES) – 37:55 G. Franzen (ES) – 38:52 O. Lindblom (ES) – 57:29 W. Nylander Altelius (PP) – 58:16 Goals 20:47 – I. Nikolishin (PP) 25:44 – M. Lazarev (ES) 38:59 – E. Nasybullin (ES) 45:05 – Y. Svechnikov (ES)

January 1, 2013

Finland

4–5 GWS

Canada Pacific

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	A. Saarela (ES) – 8:55 T. Lamsa (PP) – 45:57 J. Kiviranta (ES) – 50:20 K. Kapanen (ES) – 52:10 A. Saarela K. Kapanen Goals 9:29 – R. Graham (ES) 9:49 – J. Virtanen (ES) 11:51 – J. Virtanen (PP) 22:40 – R. Duke (PP) C. Bleackley B. Point J. Virtanen

January 2, 2013

Russia

5–4

Finland

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	Y. Svechnikov (ES) – 19:45 M. Lazarev (PP) – 21:51 Y. Svechnikov (PP) – 30:37 N. Yazkov (ES) – 30:58 K. Pilipenko (ES) – 38:49 Goals 9:58 – A. Makinen (ES) 37:29 – J. Kiviranta (ES) 50:26 – A. Saarela (SH) 50:55 – K. Kapanen (ES)

January 2, 2013

Canada West

3–4 OT

Canada Pacific

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	K. Olynek (ES) – 00:55 M. Warkentine (ES) – 36:00 R. Gardiner (ES) – 56:59 Goals 17:14 – J. Thrower (PP) 29:48 – B. Point (PP) 44:06 – T. MacMaster (ES) 60:45 – B. Hickey (ES)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	4	3	1	0	0	24	11	+13	11
Canada Quebec	4	3	0	0	1	11	10	+1	9
Canada Ontario	4	2	0	1	1	29	9	+20	7
Canada Atlantic	4	1	0	0	3	10	23	−13	3
Slovakia	4	0	0	0	4	5	26	−21	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

December 29, 2012

Canada Ontario

5–6 GWS

United States

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	A. Ekblad (PP) – 10:55 J. Ho-Sang (ES) – 21:57 D. De Sousa (SH) – 24:44 C. McDavid (ES) – 51:25 S. Bennett (ES) – 49:36 C. McDavid J. Ho-Sang S. Bennett Goals 20:33 – R. Hitchcock (ES) 37:38 – J. Eichel (ES) 42:59 – K. Iverson (ES) 49:14 – J. Eichel (PP) 51:39 – S. Milano (PP) S. Milano D. Turgeon

December 29, 2012

Canada Atlantic

2–5

Canada Quebec

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	C. Bishop (PP) – 30:32 C. Bishop (PP) – 44:12 Goals 13:23 – J. Nantel (ES) 21:44 – N. Aubé-Kubel (PP) 32:42 – A. Richard (ES) 37:39 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES) 56:09 – N. Hebert (ES)

December 30, 2012

United States

6–3

Canada Atlantic

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	S. Milano (PP) – 7:47 J. Fiegl (ES) – 8:11 N. Billitier (PP) – 13:57 D. Larkin (ES) – 32:05 A. Poganski (PP) – 43:59 R. Collins (ES) – 53:47 Goals 6:10 – D. MacIntyre (PP) 18:11 – M. Highmore (PP) 50:05 – C. Bishop (PP)

December 30, 2012

Canada Ontario

12–0

Slovakia

Arena Leo-Paul-Boutin, Plessisville

	D. Salituro (PP) – 8:45 S. Bennett (ES) – 10:04 C. McDavid (ES) – 21:06 C. McDavid (PP) – 24:36 S. Watson (PP) – 28:48 J. Ho-Sang (ES) – 31:13 C. McDavid (ES) – 31:47 J. Lindo (ES) – 32:07 S. Bennett (ES) – 40:45 B. Hargrave (ES) – 45:21 R. Fabbri (ES) – 49:51 R. Fabbri (ES) – 56:18 Goals

December 31, 2012

Slovakia

1–4

Canada Atlantic

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	M. Surovy (ES) – 41:56 Goals 22:21 – J. Pugsley (ES) 41:45 – K. Kielly (ES) 45:32 – K. Kielly (PP) 52:02 – L. Hynes (ES)

December 31, 2012

United States

5–1

Canada Quebec

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	J. Eichel (PP) – 2:15 R. MacInnis (ES) – 32:55 A. Poganski (ES) – 34:37 R. Bliss (ES) – 51:45 C. Wilkie (ES) – 53:22 Goals 35:40 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES)

January 1, 2013

Canada Atlantic

1–11

Canada Ontario

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	L. Batt (ES) – 29:21 Goals 2:06 – D. Salituro (ES) 5:40 – M. Dal Colle (ES) 29:58 – J. McCann (ES) 33:11 – M. Dal Colle (PP) 33:23 – J. Ho-Sang (ES) 35:43 – S. Watson (PP) 40:42 – S. Watson (PP) 42:28 – R. Fabbri (ES) 49:57 – D. Salituro (ES) 51:18 – S. Watson (ES) 53:54 – D. Bourne (PP)

January 1, 2013

Canada Quebec

3–2

Slovakia

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	A. Pepin (ES) – 8:08 V. Deslauriers (ES) – 13:28 A. Pepin (ES) – 51:14 Goals 21:55 – M. Paločko (ES) 50:48 – A. Holešinský (ES)

January 2, 2013

Slovakia

2–7

United States

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	A. Holesinsky (ES) – 5:55 A. Hascic (ES) – 29:45 Goals 0:56 – S. Milano (ES) 9:15 – D. Larkin (ES) 10:35 – A. Tuch (ES) 17:29 – R. MacInnis (PP) 43:34 – R. Hitchcock (ES) 54:02 – R. Collins (PP) 54:40 – S. Milano (ES)

January 2, 2013

Canada Quebec

2–1

Canada Ontario

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	C. Neill (PP) – 22:13 L. Leveille (PP) – 23:49 Goals 3:48 – B. Hargrave (ES)

Final round

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Sweden	6
	B2	Canada Quebec	4
						SF1	Sweden	7
						SF2	Russia	5
	B1	United States	4
	A2	Russia	6

Semifinals

January 3, 2013

Sweden

6–4

Canada Quebec

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	O. Lindblom (ES) – 7:58 P. Engvall (ES) – 18:55 O. Lindblom (SH) – 29:27 J. Forsbacka Karlsson (SH) – 37:19 O. Lindblom (PP) – 48:00 H. Tornqvist (ES) – 58:11 Goals 11:54 – A. Pepin (PP) 17:04 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES) 42:11 – O. LeBlanc (PP) 48:43 – D. Audette (ES)

January 3, 2013

United States

4–6

Russia

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	C. Wilkie (PP) – 2:14 C. Wilkie (ES) – 16:22 A. Poganski (PP) – 38:56 J. Glover (PP) – 47:51 Goals 16:35 – Y. Svechnikov (ES) 35:27 – I. Nikolishin (ES) 40:45 – R. Fazleyev (PP) 44:42 – M. Lazarev (PP) 45:17 – R. Fazleyev (ES) 59:34 – Y. Svechnikov (ENG)

9th place game

January 3, 2013

Canada West

4–1

Slovakia

Pavillon Jean-Beliveau, Victoriaville

	H. Fleury (ES) – 2:28 J. Uhrich (ES) – 9:18 R. Gardner (ES) – 37:13 R. Gardiner (SH) – 52:38 Goals 34:19 – A. Hascic (SH)

7th place game

January 3, 2013

Finland

8–2

Canada Atlantic

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	M. Makinen (ES) – 1:39 M. Honkanen (ES) – 15:48 T. Lamsa (ES) – 21:18 M. Honkanen (PP) – 23:19 T. Lamsa (ES) – 25:27 T. Lamsa (ES) – 44:50 J. Nättinen (ES) – 53:23 J. Tuulola (PP) – 55:30 Goals 24:21 – L. Hynes (PP) 46:42 – K. Kielly (ES)

5th place game

January 3, 2013

Canada Pacific

7–6

Canada Ontario

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville

	R. Graham (ES) – 2:17 R. Gropp (ES) – 12:49 B. Martin (PP) – 16:27 T. MacMaster (PP) – 23:00 T. MacMaster (PP) – 39:12 J. Virtanen (ES) – 39:55 C. Bleackley (ES) – 58:29 Goals 1:36 – C. McDavid (PP) 12:35 – A. Ekblad (PP) 13:25 – J. Lindo (PP) 38:12 – J. Middleton (PP) 39:35 – C. McDavid (ES) 41:51 – S. Watson (ES)

Bronze medal game

January 4, 2013

Canada Quebec

3–4

United States

Centre Marcel Dionne, Drummondville

	N. Marois (ES) – 16:03 C. Neill (PP) – 38:37 F. Perron (ES) – 59:26 Goals 19:43 – A. Poganski (PP) 35:46 – A. Poganski (ES) 49:52 – A. Poganski (PP) 50:37 – R. MacInnis (ES)

Gold medal game

January 4, 2013

Sweden

7–5

Russia

Colisée Desjardins, Victoriaville Attendance: 4,192

	G. Franzen (ES) – 6:49 R. Kovacs (ES) – 12:19 A. Kempe (ES) – 28:09 A. Gunarrsson (PP) – 35:20 A. Karlsson (PP) – 49:56 G. Franzen (PP) – 51:41 A. Karlsson (EN) – 59:38 Goals 6:24 – N. Yazkov (ES) 10:32 – I. Nikolishin (ES) 31:20 – A. Mikulovich (ES) 38:03 – Y. Svechnikov (ES) 58:05 – E. Nasybullin (PP)

Scoring leaders

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Oskar Lindblom	Sweden	6	8	5	13	0
Gustaf Franzen	Sweden	6	6	4	10	2
Maxim Lazarev	Russia	6	5	5	10	8
Sonny Milano	United States	6	4	6	10	6
William Nylander Altelius	Sweden	6	2	8	10	2
Anton Karlsson	Sweden	6	6	3	9	22
Connor McDavid	Canada Ontario	5	6	3	9	2
Chris Wilkie	United States	6	3	6	9	2
Kasperi Kapanen	Finland	5	3	6	9	4
Brycen Martin	Canada Pacific	5	2	7	9	2

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Mikael Saari	Finland	62:11	2	.920	1.93	0
Julio Billia	Canada Quebec	240:00	14	.905	3.05	0
Alex Bureau	Canada Quebec	118:35	6	.889	3.04	0
Jesper Eriksson	Sweden	240:00	12	.886	3.00	1
Felix Sandström	Sweden	120:00	7	.885	3.50	0

Final standings

	Team
	Sweden
	Russia
	United States
4	Canada Quebec
5	Canada Pacific
6	Canada Ontario
7	Finland
8	Canada Atlantic
9	Canada West
10	Slovakia

Tournament All-Star Team

• Goaltender: Quebec Julio Billia
• Defencemen: Nikita Lyamkin, Adam Ollas Mattsson
• Forwards: Oskar Lindblom, Ontario Connor McDavid, Sonny Milano

See also

• World U-17 Hockey Challenge
• 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships
• 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships