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2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 27 May and 1 June 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. Russia, represented by the MHL Red Stars, won the tournament after winning all four of their round robin games and finishing first in the standings. Japan finished second and South Korea finished in third place.

2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates27 May – 1 June 2012
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Russia MHL Red Stars (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored136 (13.6 per game)
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Overview edit

The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 27 May 2012 in Seoul, South Korea will all of the games being played at the Mok-Dong Arena.[1] Russia was represented by the MHL Red Stars, a selection of under-19 players from the Russian Minor Hockey League.[2] The MHL Red Stars won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Japan finished second, losing to Russia and winning in overtime against South Korea who finished in third place.[1] Makuru Furuhashi of Japan finished as the tournaments leading scoring with 17 points, including 12 goals and five assists.[3] Russia's Vasili Demchenko and Vsevolod Kondrashov finished as the leading goaltenders, both with a save percentage of 1.000.[4]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   MHL Red Stars 4 4 0 0 0 57 0 +57 12
2   Japan 4 2 1 0 1 45 15 +30 8
3   South Korea 4 2 0 1 1 24 16 +8 7
4   China 4 1 0 0 3 7 35 −28 3
5   Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 0 4 3 70 −67 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures edit

All times local.

27 May 2012
16:00		China  5 – 2
(1–2, 0–0, 4–0)		  Chinese TaipeiMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 157
Game reference
27 May 2012
19:30		South Korea  0 – 6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)		  MHL Red StarsMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 1075
Game reference
28 May 2012
16:00		Japan  26 – 0
(11–0, 8–0, 7–0)		  Chinese TaipeiMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 200
Game reference
28 May 2012
19:30		South Korea  7 – 1
(4–0, 0–1, 3–0)		  ChinaMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 257
Game reference
29 May 2012
16:00		MHL Red Stars  7 – 0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)		  JapanMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 700
Game reference
30 May 2012
16:00		MHL Red Stars  15 – 0
(6–0, 5–0, 4–0)		  ChinaMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 270
Game reference
30 May 2012
19:30		South Korea  10 – 1
(4–0, 3–1, 3–0)		  Chinese TaipeiMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 547
Game reference
31 May 2012
16:00		Japan  11 – 1
(2–0, 5–1, 4–0)		  ChinaMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 289
Game reference
1 June 2012
16:00		Chinese Taipei  0 – 29
(0–10, 0–8, 0–11)		  MHL Red StarsMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 187
Game reference
1 June 2012
19:30		Japan  8 – 7 OT
(2–0, 3–4, 2–3)
(OT: 1–0)		  South KoreaMok-Dong Arena
Attendance: 1348
Game reference

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[3]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
  Makuru Furuhashi 4 12 5 17 +15 4 F
  Maxim Shalunov 4 9 5 14 +16 2 F
  Alexander Kadeikin 4 4 10 14 +14 0 F
  Danil Fayzullin 4 6 7 13 +15 0 F
  Bulat Khammatov 4 2 10 12 +14 0 F
  Kosuke Otsu 4 2 10 12 +12 4 F
  Tomohiro Konno 4 7 4 11 +9 0 F
  Azat Mazitov 4 6 4 10 +14 0 F
  Yavgeni Poltorak 4 4 6 10 +14 10 F
  Bulat Baykeyev 4 4 5 9 +13 4 F

Leading goaltenders edit

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[4]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
  Vasili Demchenko 120:00 23 0 0.00 1.000
  Vsevolod Kondrashov 120:00 27 0 0.00 1.000
  Lee Changmin 127:09 44 3 1.42 0.932
  Yuya Wakimoto 99:59 45 5 3.00 0.889
  Shun Hitomi 140:19 82 10 4.28 0.878

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2012 IIHF U20 CHallenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  2. ^ "Russians sweep in Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  3. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  4. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-06-02.

External links edit

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