2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

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	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Canada Ontario	4	4	0	0	0	23	9	12
Canada Pacific	4	2	1	0	1	17	14	7
Finland	4	2	2	0	0	22	22	6
Canada Quebec	4	1	2	1	0	16	16	6
Slovakia	4	0	4	0	0	10	27	0

Results

December 29, 2007	Finland	8–5	Canada Quebec	Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan

Game summary
	T. Kivisto (PP) 20:47 E. Haula (ES) 27:24 T. Pulkkinen (ES) 28:03 T. Rajala (ES) 45:50 T. Pulkkinen (ES) 47:13 T. Rajala (ES) 48:18 J. Laaksonen (ES) 53:39 T. Pulkkinen (ES) 59:33		06:30 (ES) L. Leblanc 25:20 (ES) E. Brodeur 36:50 (ES) M. Gingras 38:53 (ES) C-O. Roussel 54:34 (ES) L. Leblanc	Attendance: 750

December 29, 2007	Canada Ontario	4–2	Canada Pacific	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	R. Ellis (ES) 14:17 T. Hall (PP) 17:10 A. Agozzino (ES) 35:26 A. Agozzino (ES) 50:48		42:51 (ES) E. Kane 53:32 (ES) D. Wagner

December 30, 2007	Slovakia	2–6	Canada Pacific	Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy

Game summary
	J. Majadan (ES) 15:50 M. Preisinger (PP) 38:49		16:55 (PP) R. Howse 32:01 (PP) L. Ferraro 32:55 (ES) J. Maylan 38:06 (ES) C. Schaber 43:33 (PP) B. Silvester 50:21 (ES) B. Silvester	Attendance: 550

December 30, 2007	Canada Ontario	8–1	Finland	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	M. Duchene (ES) 06:10 T. Hall (PP) 10:13 M. Duchene (ES) 15:33 R. Martindale (ES) 23:20 A. Agozzino (ES) 30:34 C. Cizikas (PP) 41:03 T. Randell (ES) 47:30 Z. Kassian (ES) 55:08		49:09 (SH) T. Pulkkinen

December 31, 2007	Canada Ontario	4–2	Canada Quebec	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	C. Kennedy (ES) 28:00 J. Hishon (ES) 45:43 C. Cizikas (ES) 55:28 C. Cizikas (SH) 59:33		09:44 (ES) M. Gingras 50:53 (PS) D. Gilbert

December 31, 2007	Finland	9–3	Slovakia	Southwood Community Complex , Woodstock

Game summary
	J. Laaksonen (ES) 01:06 T. Pulkkinen (ES) 13:55 J. Donskoi (ES) 15:40 E. Haula (ES) 27:32 M. Granlund (ES) 30:22 T. Rajala (ES) 48:40 J. Nattinen (ES) 49:26 J. Karjalainen (ES) 49:53 S. Vatanen (ES) 55:24		04:09 (ES) D. Bortnak 16:16 (ES) J. Kentos 44:53 (ES) D. Bortnak

January 1, 2008	Canada Pacific	6–4	Finland	Rotary Complex, Stratford

Game summary
	E. Kane (ES) 04:18 J. Maylan (ES) 08:22 C. Schaber (ES) 09:30 E. Kane (ES) 32:20 E. Kane (ES) 39:59 S. Oursov (ES) 44:49		36:11 (PP) M. Aaltonen 38:49 (ES) J. Nattinen 48:04 (ES) L. Karmrniemi 57:48 (PP) T. Rajala	Attendance: 900

January 1, 2008	Canada Quebec	5–1	Slovakia	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	L. Leblanc (PP) 06:16 P. Lefebvre (ES) 13:11 M. Tam (ES) 13:58 D. Gilbert (PS) 39:57 R. Kavanagh (ES) 43:36		52:24 (ES) J. Majadan

January 2, 2008	Slovakia	4–7	Canada Ontario	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	M. Hrivik (ES) 10:44 A. Stastny (PP) 17:28 A. Poticny (PP) 44:43 M. Preisinger (PP) 45:35		05:48 (ES) A. Agozzino 13:38 (PP) J. Hishon 27:25 (PP) P. Holland 35:19 (ES) P. Holland 37:27 (PP) M. Duchene 51:31 (PP) Z. Kassian 57:54 (ES) A. Agozzino

January 2, 2008	Canada Pacific	3–4 (OT)	Canada Quebec	Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas

Game summary
	J. Maylan (ES) 00:29 T. Barrie (ES) 59:09 C. Schaber (ES) 59:29		16:30 (SH) G. Pelletier 23:32 (ES) J. Esposito 32:13 (ES) G. Fournier 61:32 (PP) G. Fournier	Attendance: 1,460

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
United States	4	3	1	0	0	23	10	9
Canada West	4	3	1	0	0	18	14	9
Russia	4	2	2	0	0	16	13	6
Canada Atlantic	4	1	3	0	0	8	21	3
Germany	4	1	3	0	0	10	17	3

Results

December 29, 2007	Canada Atlantic	0–8	United States	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
			01:28 (SH) A.J. Treais 06:43 (ES) S. Calabrese 23:32 (ES) J. Morin 24:35 (ES) K. Palmieri 25:33 (ES) S. Whitney 28:29 (PP) J. Morin 28:57 (ES) J. D'Amigo 38:33 (ES) K. Lynch

December 29, 2007	Germany	2–3	Canada West	Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan

Game summary
	M. Kohl (ES) 01:54 A. Baumer (ES) 30:01		04:41 (ES) M. Wilgosh 31:26 (ES) J. Bubnick 33:36 (ES) B. Schenn	Attendance: 900

December 30, 2007	Canada West	7–4	Canada Atlantic	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	J. Bubnick (ES) 05:05 M. Wilgosh (ES) 08:09 S. Glennie (PP) 13:42 B. Schenn (PP) 17:03 J. Henry (ES) 20:31 J. Bubnick (PP) 32:33 S. Glennie (EN) 59:52		00:14 (ES) B. Gormley 02:31 (PP) D. MacAusland 25:07 (PP) S. Anthony 47:46 (ES) S. Walker

December 30, 2007	Russia	2–6	United States	Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy

Game summary
	S. Chvanov (ES) 20:47 M. Kitsin (ES) 30:16		04:00 (SH) D. Shore 06:08 (ES) S. Whitney 07:13 (ES) J. Morin 27:50 (SH) R. Bourque 49:17 (PP) J. D'Amigo 50:03 (ES) A.J. Treais	Attendance: 925

December 31, 2007	Germany	2–9	Russia	Western Fair Sports Centre, London

Game summary
	M. Kohl (ES) 19:42 R. Bernegger (ES) 43:03		09:50 (ES) D. Orlov 12:48 (ES) S. Chvanov 13:42 (ES) K. Kabanov 31:57 (ES) D. Sobchenko 32:50 (ES) D. Sobchenko 35:59 (ES) M. Kitsin 39:24 (ES) D. Sobchenko 51:16 (ES) D. Orlov 56:50 (ES) S. Chvanov

December 31, 2007	Canada West	4–7	United States	Southwood Community Complex , Woodstock

Game summary
	S. Glennie (EN) 10:30 B. Schenn (ES) 28:12 B. Schenn (ES) 32:48 B. Schenn (ES) 34:59		22:23 (EN) K. Palmieri 35:20 (ES) J. Morin 38:11 (ES) C. Brown 42:57 (ES) K. Lynch 44:52 (ES) R. Bourque 47:20 (ES) J. Morin 52:56 (ES) K. Ryan

January 1, 2008	United States	2–4	Germany	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	J. Morin (ES) 16:22 C. Brown (ES) 29:02		15:05 (ES) T. Kuhnhackl 43:22 (ES) M. Habermann 53:34 (SH) N. Hauner 59:13 (EN) T. Kuhnhackl

January 1, 2008	Canada Atlantic	2–5	Russia	Rotary Complex, Stratford

Game summary
	D. MacAusland (ES) 27:16 S. Anthony (PP) 46:23		26:24 (ES) V. Malinovsky 44:59 (ES) A. Burdasov 51:51 (ES) D. Orlov 53:35 (ES) S. Bocharov 59:31 (ES) A. Burmistrov

January 2, 2008	Russia	1–4	Canada West	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	A. Burmistrov (ES) 11:58		14:10 (PP) G. Mitchell 20:26 (ES) G. Mitchell 31:12 (PP) J. Bubnick 42:29 (PP) S. Glennie

January 2, 2008	Germany	2–3	Canada Atlantic	Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas

Game summary
	M. Kohl (ES) 34:05 M. Plachta (PP) 57:24		12:54 (PP) J. Costello 48:57 (ES) S. Anthony 54:42 (PP) M. Brown

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

Game summary
	P. Holland (ES) 05:58 T. Hall (ES) 06:41 D. Maggio (ES) 21:06 C. Cizikas (PP) 25:17		04:43 (SH) J. Henry 29:22 (ES) A. Hughesman 59:23 (ES) A. Hughesman

January 3, 2008	United States	3–2	Canada Pacific	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	Z. Golembiewski (ES) 11:31 D. Shore (ES) 19:09 K. Lynch (ES) 41:03		37:14 (PP) C. Schaber 59:35 (PP) R. Howse	Attendance: 492

9th place game

January 3, 2008	Germany	5–1	Slovakia	Lucan Memorial Centre, Lucan

Game summary
	M. Plachta (ES) 22:33 T. Kuhnhackl (PP) 30:18 B. Keil (ES) 31:07 T. Kuhnhackl (ES) 41:15 L. Braun (ES) 58:26		49:59 (ES) M. Hrivik

7th place game

January 3, 2008	Canada Quebec	3–1	Canada Atlantic	Gemini Sportsplex, Strathroy

Game summary
	D. Gilbert (ES) 22:01 J. Esposito Jr. (ES) 37:32 E. Brodeur (ES) 58:59		31:59 (SH) T. Randell	Attendance: 678

5th place game

January 3, 2008	Russia	5–4	Finland	Timken Community Complex, St. Thomas

Game summary
	A. Marchenko (ES) 01:26 S. Bocharov (ES) 09:19 K. Kabanov (ES) 21:50 V. Malinovsky (ES) 26:03 S. Valuyskiy (PP) 39:36		07:29 (ES) T. Rajala 14:10 (ES) T. Rajala 24:43 (PP) T. Kivisto 51:57 (PP) S. Vatanen	Attendance: 1,080

Bronze medal game

January 4, 2008	Canada West	9–6	Canada Pacific	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	B. Herrod (ES) 07:47 G. Mitchell (ES) 20:15 B. Schenn (ES) 24:39 G. Mitchell (ES) 30:14 J. Bubnick (ES) 32:13 J. Gardiner (PP) 34:01 J. Bubnick (SH) 38:12 J. Gardiner (PP) 46:09 C. Ashton (ES) 47:46		10:09 (ES) L. Ferraro 25:21 (ES) C. Jardine 35:43 (PP) J. Maylan 44:05 (PP) B. Yadlowski 51:43 (ES) K. Tochkin 54:14 (ES) M. Burns

Gold medal game

January 4, 2008	Canada Ontario	3–0	United States	John Labatt Centre, London

Game summary
	T. Hall (ES) 12:56 P. Holland (ES) 27:24 M. Duchene (ES) 30:37			Attendance: 8,889

Final standings

	Team
	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
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
Matthew 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
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 Matthew Duchene, Toni Rajala, West Brayden Schenn

External links

• Official website

Preceded by 2006 U-17 Challenge

World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2008

Succeeded by 2009 U-17 Challenge