2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

The 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada between December 29, 2004 and January 4, 2005. The venues used for the tournament were the ENMAX Centre and the Nicholas Sheran Arena. Canada West defeated Canada Pacific 3-1 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Canada Atlantic defeated Canada Ontario to capture the bronze medal.

Challenge results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Canada West	4	3	1	0	17	9	6
Canada Ontario	4	3	1	0	24	10	6
United States	4	2	1	1	15	12	5
Slovakia	4	1	2	1	7	14	3
Germany	4	0	4	0	4	22	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Canada Pacific	4	2	0	2	17	13	6
Canada Atlantic	4	3	1	0	19	9	6
Finland	4	2	1	0	17	16	5
Czech Republic	4	1	2	1	12	18	3
Canada Quebec	4	0	4	0	12	21	0

Final round

	Semi finals					Final
	A1	Canada West	7
	B2	Canada Atlantic	3
						SF1	Canada West	3
						SF2	Canada Pacific	1
	B1	Canada Pacific	9
	A2	Canada Ontario	1

Final standings

	Team
1	Canada West
2	Canada Pacific
3	Canada Atlantic
4	Canada Ontario
5	United States
6	Finland
7	Czech Republic
8	Slovakia
9	Canada Quebec
10	Germany

Scoring leaders

Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jonathan Toews	Canada West	6	8	4	12	2
Kyle Bortis	Canada West	6	5	6	11	0
Ryan McDonough	Canada Ontario	6	5	6	11	2
Brad Marchand	Canada Atlantic	6	5	6	11	10
Ryan White	Canada West	6	2	9	11	6
James Sheppard	Canada Atlantic	6	6	2	10	6
Tyler Swystun	Canada Pacific	6	6	3	9	4
Jiri Tlusty	Czech Republic	5	5	4	9	4
Ben Maxwell	Canada Pacific	6	2	7	9	4
Blake Gallagher	Canada Atlantic	6	7	1	8	2
Mitch Fadden	Canada Pacific	6	6	2	8	4
Patrick Kane	United States	6	1	7	8	0

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Joseph Palmer	United States	180:00	5	.923	1.67	0
Leland Irving	Canada Pacific	305:00	9	.942	1.77	0
Ryan Nieszner	Canada West	333:00	12	.916	2.16	0
Roger Kennedy	Canada Atlantic	360:00	9	.892	3.33	1
Jason Guy	Canada Ontario	195:00	11	.906	3.69	1

External links

• Official website