2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

The 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge was the third semi-annual international ice sledge hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. The event was hosted in Charlottetown, PEI for the second straight year. The same 4 teams from last year played in this years tournament.[citation needed]

2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Charlottetown, PEI
DatesNovember 14–21, 2009
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Norway
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Brad Bowden, Canada Billy Bridges (9 points)
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Round robin

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The 4 teams played each other once in the round robin with the top 2 teams playing in the Gold Medal Game and the bottom 2 in the Bronze Medal Game.

  Norway0 - 1  Japan
  Canada4 - 0  United States
  Japan0 - 2  United States
  Canada1 - 0  Norway
  Norway0 - 3  United States
  Canada5 - 0  Japan

Round robin standings

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Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 10 0 +10 9
  United States 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 −6 3
  Norway 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

Source:Para Hockey Cup Guide and Record Book

Playoffs

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Bronze-medal game

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  Norway4 - 0  Japan

Gold-medal game

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  United States3 - 2 (OT)  Canada

Final standings

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Team
    United States
    Canada
    Norway
4th   Japan

References

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USA Wins Gold at 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge (usahockeymagazine.com) retrieved December 6, 2023