2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

{{Infobox international ice hockey competition

| tourney_name =World U-17 Hockey Challenge

| year = 2012

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| country = Canada

| dates = December 29 – January 4

| num_teams = 10

| venues = WCFU Centre, Tecumseh Arena, Vollmer Culture and Rec Complex

| cities = 3

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| prevseason = 2011

| nextseason = 2013

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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.

Challenge results

[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/171657/la_id/1.htm Schedule and Results]

=Preliminary round=

==Group A==

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|team1=CNO|name_CNO={{CAN}} Ontario

|team2=SWE|name_SWE={{SWE}}

|team3=CNQ|name_CNQ={{CAN}} Quebec

|team4=CNA|name_CNA={{CAN}} Atlantic

|team5=GER|name_GER={{GER}}

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===Results===

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| date = December 29, 2011

| team1 = {{CAN}} Quebec

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic

| goals1 = Y-P Laplante (SH) – 4:13
F. Gauthier (ES) – 13:27
J. Drouin (ES) – 29:51

| goals2 = 31:58 – M. Vanderlaan (ES)
56:27 – K. Hodge (ES)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

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| date = December 29, 2011

| team1 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| score = 5–0

| team2 = {{GER}}

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 =

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 3,500

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| date = December 30, 2011

| team1 = {{SWE}}

| score = 2–7

| team2 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| goals1 = L. Bristedt (PP) – 19:14
T. Liljendahl (ES) – 43:34

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 3,100

}}

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| date = December 30, 2011

| team1 = {{GER}}

| score = 0–3

| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 8:19 – Y-P Laplante (PP)
37:15 – A. De Luca (ES)
51:40 – C. Guévremont (ES)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

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| date = December 31, 2011

| team1 = {{SWE}}

| score = 7–3

| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 = 18:14 – Y-P Laplante (PP)
44:21 – J. Grégoire (ES)
46:51 – J. Drouin (SH)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

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| date = December 31, 2011

| team1 = {{CAN}} Atlantic

| score = 4–3

| team2 = {{GER}}

| goals1 = M. Lyle (ES) – 15:02
T. Stavert (ES) – 18:30
N. MacKinnon (PP) – 22:43
O. Cooper (ES) – 53:24

| goals2 = 0:36 – J. Moeser (ES)
39:07 – F. Wagner (ES)
41:37 – M. Schmidpeter (ES)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre , La Salle

| attendance = 238

}}

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| date = January 1, 2012

| team1 = {{GER}}

| score =2–5

| team2 = {{SWE}}

| goals1 = F. Tiffels (ES) – 11:34
E. Gollenbeck (PP) – 56:14

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

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| date = January 1, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| score =3–0

| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic

| goals1 = R. Kujawinski (SH) – 24:29
C. Cassels (ES) – 37:07
S. Harper (ENG) – 59:06

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| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance =

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| date = January 2, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} Atlantic

| score =2–8

| team2 = {{SWE}}

| goals1 = K. Kielly (PP) – 9:41
M. Murphy (SH) – 44:08

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 1,000

}}

{{IceHockeybox

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| date = January 2, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} Quebec

| score =2–6

| team2 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| goals1 = A. Ranger (ES) – 7:38
Y-P Laplante (ES) – 40:30

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 2,200

}}

==Group B==

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|team5=CNW|name_CNW={{CAN}} West

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===Results===

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| date = December 29, 2011

| team1 = {{USA}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{CZE}}

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 = 57:26 – P. Ceslík (ES)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance = 835

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| date = December 29, 2011

| team1 = {{CAN}} Pacific

| score = 5–2

| team2 = {{CAN}} West

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 = 5:12 – N. Zajac (ES)
36:51 – R. Laurencelle (PP)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

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| date = December 30, 2011

| team1 = {{USA}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{RUS}}

| goals1 = E. Allan (ES) – 41:33
H. Fasching (ES) – 49:32

| goals2 = 0:43 – S. Tolchinski (ES)
24:19 – I. Fishchenko (ES)
45:42 – G. Dikushin (ES)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance =

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| date = December 30, 2011

| team1 = {{CZE}}

| score = 0–4

| team2 = {{CAN}} Pacific

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 6:41 – S. Reinhart (PP)
21:09 – K. Burroughs (ES)
54:42 – S. Reinhart (ES)
57:35 C. Lazar

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance = 817

}}

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| date = December 31, 2011

| team1 = {{RUS}}

| score = 3–4

| team2 = {{CAN}} Pacific

| goals1 = G. Dikushin (ES) – 15:39
V. Nichushkin (ES) – 48:17
I. Barbashev (ES) – 54:29

| goals2 = 8:36 – N. Petan (PP)
24:55 – M. Erkamps (PP)
32:58 – T. Baillie (ES)
39:14 – N. Petan (PP)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance = 549

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = December 31, 2011

| team1 = {{CAN}} West

| score = 2–5

| team2 = {{CZE}}

| goals1 = C. Leverton (ES) – 12:19
J. Martin (ES) – 24:24

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena , Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

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| date = January 1, 2012

| team1 = {{CZE}}

| score =2–3

| team2 = {{RUS}}

| goals1 = P. Zdráhal (ES) – 5:59
J. Vrána (ES) – 27:50

| goals2 = 23:55 – V. Gavrikov (ES)
46:32 – I. Barbashev (PP)
55:31 – I. Fishchenko

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance = 368

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 1, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} West

| score =3–7

| team2 = {{USA}}

| goals1 = R. Laurencelle (PP) – 10:33
K. Doetzel (ES) – 27:12
C. Millette (ES) – 48:27

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 2, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} Pacific

| score = 2–4

| team2 = {{USA}}

| goals1 = T. White (ES) – 12:30
M. Klimchuk (PP) – 59:34

| goals2 = 20:52 – E. Allen (PP)
25:03 – E. Allen (ES)
40:52 – H. Fasching (ES)
45:07 – H. Fasching (PP)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 2, 2012

| team1 = {{RUS}}

| score = 6–3

| team2 = {{CAN}} West

| goals1 = 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

| goals2= 17:44 – D. Bosc (ES)
25:57 – C. Millette (PP)
35:03 – J. Tkatch (ES)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance =

}}

=Final round=

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=A1

| RD1-team1={{CAN}} Ontario

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2= {{RUS}}

| RD1-score2=4*

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3= {{USA}}

| RD1-score3=2**

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4={{SWE}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD2-seed1=SF1

| RD2-team1={{RUS}}

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-seed2=SF2

| RD2-team2={{USA}}

| RD2-score2=4

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* Decided in overtime.

** Decided in a shootout

==Semifinals==

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| date = January 3, 2012

| team1 = {{SWE}}

| score = 1–2 SO

| team2 = {{USA}}

| goals1 = L. Bristedt (SH) – 37:20

Robert Hägg {{SO miss}}
Leon Bristedt {{SO miss}}

| goals2 = 43:10 – M. McCarron (ES)

{{SO goal}} Evan Allen
{{SO goal}} Anthony Louis

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 1,300

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #ffffff

| date = January 3, 2012

| team1 = {{RUS}}

| score = 4–3 OT

| team2 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| goals1 = I. Barbashev (ES) – 3:28
S. Tolchinski (ES) – 35:31
G. Dikushin (ES) – 55:45
G. Dikushin (ES) – 68:27

| goals2 = 10:53 – S. Nosad (PP)
25:32 – A. Ekblad (PP)
47:10 – H. Garlent (ES)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 2,400

}}

==9th place game==

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 3, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} West

| score = 3–6

| team2 = {{GER}}

| goals1 = N. Zajac (PP) – 4:51
M. Bowey (PP) – 16:46
J. Martin (ES) – 17:19

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance =

}}

==7th place game==

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 3, 2012

| team1 = {{CZE}}

| score = 2–4

| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic

| goals1 = J. Vrána (PP) – 13:17
M. Kohout (ES) – 23:27

| goals2 = 18:07 – A. Gallant (ES)
38:46 – B. Beaton (ES)
37:55 – B. Beaton (PP)
59:36 – O. Cooper (ENG)

| stadium = Tecumseh Arena, Tecumseh

| attendance =

}}

==5th place game==

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 3, 2012

| team1 = {{CAN}} Pacific

| score = 5–4 OT

| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 = 2:41 – A. De Luca (ES)
25:35 – Y-P Laplante (ES)
54:20 – A. Ranger (ES)
58:31 – A. De Luca (ES)

| stadium = Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre, La Salle

| attendance =

}}

==Bronze medal game==

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 4, 2012

| team1 = {{SWE}}

| score = 2–5

| team2 = {{CAN}} Ontario

| goals1 = L. Bristedt (ES) – 28:43
L. Bristedt (ES) – 34:42

| goals2 = 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)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 1,318

}}

==Gold medal game==

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = January 4, 2012

| team1 = {{RUS}}

| score = 7–4

| team2 = {{USA}}

| goals1 = 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

| goals2 = 8:38 – E. Allen (ES)
35:41 – W. Butcher (PP)
54:45 – J. T. Compher (PP)
57:56 – A. Louis (ES)

| stadium = WCFU Centre, Windsor

| attendance = 4,192

}}

Scoring leaders

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Victor Öhman	{{SWE}}	6	3	9	12	2
J. T. Compher	{{USA}}	6	4	7	11	14
Grigori Dikushin	{{RUS}}	6	4	6	10	0
Sam Reinhart	{{CAN}} Pacific	5	4	6	10	2
Valeri Nichushkin	{{RUS}}	6	5	4	9	0
Leon Bristaedt	{{SWE}}	6	7	1	8	10
Ivan Barbashev	{{RUS}}	6	5	3	8	4
André Burakovsky	{{SWE}}	6	4	4	8	4
Anthony Louis	{{USA}}	6	4	4	8	2
Hunter Garlent	{{USA}}	6	3	5	8	6

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

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class="wikitable"
Thatcher Demko	{{USA}}	110:00	2	.949	1.09	0
Tristan Jarry	{{CAN}} Pacific	123:12	4	.943	1.95	1
Jacob Fancy	{{CAN}} Atlantic	179:38	7	.935	2.34	0
Spencer Martin	{{CAN}} Ontario	308:27	10	.931	1.95	1
Nikita Serebryakov	{{RUS}}	308:27	14	.930	2.72	0

Final standings

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class="wikitable"
style="background:#F7F6A8;" \|align="center"\|{{gold1}}	{{RUS}}
style="background:#DCE5E5;" \|align="center"\|{{silver2}}	{{USA}}
style="background:#FFDAB9;" \|align="center"\|{{bronze3}}	{{CAN}} Ontario
4	{{SWE}}
5	{{CAN}} Pacific
6	{{CAN}} Quebec
7	{{CAN}} Atlantic
8	{{CZE}}
9	{{GER}}
10	{{CAN}} West

Tournament All-Star Team

Goaltender: {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Serebryakov
Defencemen: {{flagicon|USA}} Gage Ausmus, {{flagicon|CAN}} Ontario Darnell Nurse
Forwards: {{flagicon|USA}} J. T. Compher, {{flagicon|SWE}} Victor Öhman, {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Tolchinsky