The 2014 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, from December 14–20, 2014, at the West Central Events Centre.
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | West Central Events Centre in Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
Dates | December 14, 2014 – December 20, 2014 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (6th title) |
Runner-up | Denmark |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Canada East |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 13 |
Scoring leader(s) | Nikolaj Ehlers (9 pts) |
MVP | Nikolaj Ehlers |
Teams edit
- Canada East (9th Appearance)
- Canada West (9th Appearance, 6th as Hosts)
- Russia (9th Appearance)
- Switzerland (4th Appearance)
- United States (8th Appearance)
- Denmark (1st Appearance)
Background edit
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all returned, joined this year by a team from Denmark.
Exhibition schedule edit
12 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 2–5 ( ) | Russia | Unity Skating Arena, Unity, Saskatchewan |
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12 December 2014 19:30 | Canada West | 3–6 ( ) | United States | Eston Community Complex Arena, Eston, Saskatchewan |
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12 December 2014 20:00 | Denmark | 6–0 ( ) | Rosetown Redwings | SaskCan Centre, Rosetown, Saskatchewan |
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2014 Tournament edit
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC-6).
Group A edit
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Canada East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 December 2014 15:30 | Canada East | 3–4 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Switzerland | West Central Events Centre |
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Blake Mann-Dixon (0–0–1) | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe (1–0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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A. Tonge A. Brady D. Board | Shootout | T. Haussener D. Riat A. Impose | ||||||||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 24 |
15 December 2014 19:30 | United States | 7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | West Central Events Centre |
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Eric Schierhorn (1–0–0) | Goalies | Daniel Muff (0–1–0) | Referees: Alex Cote Colin Watts Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Shots | 26 |
16 December 2014 15:30 | Canada East | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) | United States | West Central Events Centre |
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Blade Mann-Dixon (0–1–1) | Goalies | Cale Morris (1–0–0) | |||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 46 |
Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
Canada West | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 December 2014 19:30 | Denmark | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Canada West | West Central Events Centre |
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Thomas Lillie (1–0–0) | Goalies | Tommy Nixon (0–1–0) | |||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 33 |
15 December 2014 15:30 | Russia | 2–4 (1–1, 0–0, 1–3) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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Ilya Samsonov (0–1–0) | Goalies | George Sørensen (1–0–0) | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Chad Williams Linesmen: Troy Murray Sean Donnelly | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 32 |
16 December 2014 19:30 | Canada West | 3–2 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–0) | Russia | West Central Events Centre |
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Tommy Nixon (1–1–0) | Goalies | Anton Krasotkin (0–0–1) | Referees: Colin Watt Mike Campbell Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Ryan Gibbons | |||||||||||
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J. Keane D. Hannoun T. Jost | Shootout | V. Barabanov M. Vorobyev | ||||||||||||
10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 34 |
Playoff round edit
Quarterfinals | Semi-Finals | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
3B | Russia | 1 | |||||||||||
3B | Russia | 3 | 1B | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||
2A | Switzerland | 2 | 1A | United States | 3 | ||||||||
1B | Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||
3A | Canada East | 1 | |||||||||||
3A | Canada East | 4 | 1A | United States | 7 | ||||||||
2B | Canada West | 2 | |||||||||||
5th Place | Bronze Medal | ||||||||||||
2A | Switzerland | 3 | 3B | Russia | 2 | ||||||||
2B | Canada West | 2 | 3A | Canada East | 0 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
17 December 2014 15:30 | Russia | 3–2 (2–2, 1–0, 0–0) | Switzerland | West Central Events Centre |
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Ilya Samsonov (2–0–0) | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe (1–1–0) | Referees: Alex Cote Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Troy Murray Tarrington Wyonzek | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 27 |
17 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Canada West | West Central Events Centre |
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Blade Mason-Dixon (1–1–1) | Goalies | Tommy Nixon (1–2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 40 |
Semi-finals edit
18 December 2014 15:30 | Russia | 1–5 (0–1, 1–3, 0–1) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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Anton Krasotkin (0–1–1) | Goalies | George Sørensen (2–0–0) | Referees: Colin Watt Chad Williams Linesmen: Sean Donnelly Tarrington Wyonzek | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 38 |
18 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 1–7 (1–5, 0–1, 0–1) | United States | West Central Events Centre |
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Blade Mann-Dixon (1–2–1) | Goalies | Eric Schierhorn (2–0–0) | Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Lundquist Troy Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 47 |
5th-place game edit
19 December 2014 15:30 | Switzerland | 3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Canada West | West Central Events Centre |
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Daniel Muff (1–1–0) | Goalies | Evan Weninger (0–1–0) | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Colin Watt Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Sean Donnelly | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 26 |
Bronze-medal game edit
19 December 2014 19:30 | Russia | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Canada East | West Central Events Centre |
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Ilya Samsonov (3–0–0) | Goalies | Blade Mann-Dixon (1–3–1) | ||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
29 | Shots | 46 |
Gold-medal game edit
20 December 2014 15:30 | United States | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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Eric Schierhorn (3–0–0) | Goalies | George Sørensen (2–0–1) | Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
63 | Shots | 24 |
Final standings edit
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4th | Canada East |
5th | Switzerland |
6th | Canada West |
Statistics edit
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Awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Nikolaj Ehlers Denmark
All-Star Team
- Forwards: Nikolaj Ehlers Denmark, Denis Guryanov Russia, Thomas Novak United States
- Defense: Callum Fryer Canada East, Christian Wolanin United States
- Goalie: Eric Schierhorn United States