2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesNovember 2–11, 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Canada White
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Goals scored157 (7.14 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Will Moore (12 points)
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The 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament that was held in Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada from November 2 to 11, 2023. It was the 30th edition of the tournament.

Venues

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Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island were the tournament hosts.[1][2]

Charlottetown
Summerside
Eastlink Centre
Capacity: 3,717 		Credit Union Place
Capacity: 4,228

Teams

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Unlike prior tournaments, there were two Canadian teams (Canada White and Canada Red) as opposed to three. Russia was not allowed to participate in the tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Preliminary round

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All listed times are local (UTC-5).

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 3 0 2 0 29 15 +14 11 Advance to Semifinals
2  Sweden 5 3 0 1 1 21 19 +2 10
3  Canada Red (H) 5 1 2 0 2 16 20 −4 7 Advance to Quarterfinals
4  Finland 5 2 0 1 2 15 19 −4 7
5  Czech Republic 5 1 1 0 3 15 21 −6 5
6  Canada White (H) 5 0 2 1 2 17 19 −2 5
Source: Hockey Canada
(H) Host
November 2, 2023
12:00		 Czech Republic4–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–2, 2–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 Canada WhiteCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots29
November 2, 2023
19:00		 Finland2–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)		 Canada RedEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Attendance: 1540
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
26Shots35
November 2, 2023
19:00		 Sweden2–5
(1–1, 1–1, 0–3)		 United StatesCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots22
November 3, 2023
15:00		 United States10–2
(3–1, 7–0, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
36Shots21
November 3, 2023
19:00		 Sweden3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 FinlandEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
25 minPenalties4 min
30Shots23
November 3, 2023
19:00		 Canada Red4–3
(1–2, 1–0, 2–1)		 Canada WhiteCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
6 minPenalties18 min
27Shots24
November 4, 2023
15:00		 Czech Republic4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 Canada RedEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
November 4, 2023
19:00		 Finland3–8
(2–3, 1–3, 0–2)		 United StatesCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
18 minPenalties26 min
31Shots44
November 4, 2023
19:00		 Canada White4–3 OT
(1–0, 1–3, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)		 SwedenEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
29Shots27
November 6, 2023
12:00		 Czech Republic2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)		 FinlandEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
6 minPenalties14 min
33Shots19
November 6, 2023
19:00		 Canada White4–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–2, 2–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 United StatesCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
42Shots33
November 6, 2023
12:00		 Canada Red5–8
(1–5, 2–3, 2–0)		 SwedenEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
5 minPenalties8 min
41Shots35
November 7, 2023
15:00		 Sweden5–3
(4–1, 0–2, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
12 minPenalties4 min
35Shots21
November 7, 2023
19:00		 United States3–4 OT
(2–0, 0–2, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 Canada RedEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
27Shots42
November 7, 2023
19:00		 Finland5–3
(2–0, 1–0, 2–3)		 Canada WhiteCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
32Shots41

Playoff round

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
 
          
 
 
 
 
 November 10 – Charlottetown
 
 
1
 United States (OT)		5
 
 November 9 – Summerside
 
5
 Czech Republic		4
 
4
 Finland		0
 
 November 11 – Charlottetown
 
3
 Czech Republic		2
 
1
 United States		1
 
 
6
 Canada White (OT)		2
 
 
 November 10 – Summerside
 
 
2
 Sweden		1
 
 November 9 – Charlottetown
 
6
 Canada White		6 Bronze Medal Game
 
3
 Canada Red		2
 
 November 11 – Charlottetown
 
6
 Canada White (OT)		3
 
2
 Czech Republic		3
 
 
5
 Sweden		6
 

Quarterfinals

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November 9, 2023
19:00		 Czech Republic2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 FinlandCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
24Shots15
November 9, 2023
19:00		 Canada White3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)		 Canada RedEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
30Shots33

Semifinals

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November 10, 2023
19:00		 Canada White6–1
(2–0, 4–1, 0–0)		 SwedenCredit Union Place, Summerside
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots38
November 10, 2023
19:00		 Czech Republic4–5 OT
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–1)		 United StatesEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
25Shots37

Fifth place game

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November 10, 2023
13:00		 Finland4–5 OT
(2–2, 0–1, 2–1)
OT: (0–1)		 Canada RedEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
35Shots36

Bronze-medal game

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November 11, 2023
12:00		 Czech Republic3–6
(1–0, 0–3, 2–3)		 SwedenEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
23Shots30

Gold-medal game

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November 10, 2023
19:00		 Canada White2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)		 United StatesEastlink Centre, Charlottetown
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
27Shots35

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts PIM
1 Will Moore  United States 7 5 7 12 2
2 Émile Guité  Canada White 8 7 3 10 10
3 Ivar Stenberg  Sweden 7 7 3 10 2
4 Charlie Tretheway  United States 7 4 6 10 2
5 Matej Pekar  Czech Republic 8 3 7 10 4
6 Gavin McKenna  Canada Red 7 5 3 8 0
7 Cole Reschny  Canada Red 7 3 5 8 4
8 Tomas Poletin  Czech Republic 8 3 5 8 4
9 Adam Benak  Czech Republic 8 3 5 8 0
10 Filip Ekberg  Sweden 7 2 6 8 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: Hockey Canada

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Jack Ivankovic  Canada White 430:00 18 2.51 234 .923 0
2 Patrik Kerkola  Finland 245:00 13 3.18 135 .904 0
3 Harrison Boettiger  United States 246:00 12 2.93 119 .899 0
4 Jooa Sammalniemi  Finland 183:00 11 3.61 107 .897 0
5 Ondrej Stebetak  Czech Republic 422:00 21 2.99 195 .892 2

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: Hockey Canada

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1  Canada White (H) 8 1 4 1 2 28 23 +5 12 Champions
2  United States 7 3 1 3 0 35 21 +14 14 Runners-up
3  Sweden 7 4 0 1 2 28 28 0 13 Third place
4  Czech Republic 8 2 1 1 4 24 32 −8 9 Fourth place
5  Canada Red (H) 7 1 3 1 2 23 27 −4 10 Fifth place game
6  Finland 7 2 0 2 3 19 26 −7 8
Source: Hockey Canada
(H) Host

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Canada confirms hosts for seven events" (Press release). Hockey Canada. July 27, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Schedule announced for 2023 world under-17 hockey challenge" (Press release). Hockey Canada. September 6, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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