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
Results
Group B
Results
Final round
Semifinals
9th place game
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings Team Ontario West4 Pacific5 6 7 Quebec8 Atlantic9 10
Scoring leaders PlayerCountryGPGA PtsPIMBrayden Schenn West 6 6 7 13 4Jimmy Bubnick West 6 6 6 12 4Toni Rajala 5 6 5 11 6Kirill Kabanov 5 2 9 11 28Matt Duchene Ontario 6 4 6 10 8Scott Glennie West 6 4 6 10 2Erik Haula 5 2 8 10 18Casey Cizikas Ontario 6 4 5 9 0Dmitry Orlov 5 2 7 9 6Ryan Ellis Ontario 6 1 8 9 8
Goaltending leaders (Minimum 60 minutes played)
PlayerCountryMINSGASv%GAASOBryce O'Hagan Ontario 60 0 1.000 0.00 1Brandon Maxwell 300 11 .914 2.20 1Michael Zador Ontario 300 12 .895 2.40 0Maxime Clermont Quebec 241 13 .906 3.24 0Philipp Grubauer 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 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
References
External links Official website