2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

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.

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)
← 2022
2024 →

Venues edit

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

Teams edit

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.

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

Preliminary round edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Scoring leaders edit

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 edit

(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 edit

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 edit

  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.

External links edit