2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge Explained

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.[1] 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

Gold medal game

Final standings

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Ontario
West
4 Pacific
5
6
7 Quebec
8 Atlantic
9
10

Scoring leaders

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West 6 6 7 13 4
Jimmy Bubnick West 6 6 6 12 4
5 6 5 11 6
5 2 9 11 28
Ontario 6 4 6 10 8
West 6 4 6 10 2
5 2 8 10 18
Ontario 6 4 5 9 0
5 2 7 9 6
Ontario 6 1 8 9 8

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

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Ontario 60 0 1.000 0.00 1
300 11 .914 2.20 1
Ontario 300 12 .895 2.40 0
Quebec 241 13 .906 3.24 0
275 16 .909 3.49 0

Tournament awards

All-Star team

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Host venues. Hockey Canada. 2007-12-31.