2014 World Junior A Challenge

2014 World Junior A Challenge
Tournament details

Host country	Canada
Dates	December 14, 2014 – December 20, 2014
Teams	6
Venue(s)	West Central Events Centre in Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Final positions
Champions	United States (6th title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Canada East
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Scoring leader(s)	Nikolaj Ehlers (9 pts)
MVP	Nikolaj Ehlers
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The 2014 World Junior A Challenge is an upcoming international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It will be hosted in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, from December 14–20, 2014, at the West Central Events Centre.

Teams

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

Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all return.

Exhibition schedule

12 December 2014
19:30

Canada

East

2–5
( )

Russia

Unity Skating Arena, Unity, Saskatchewan

Game reference

12 December 2014
19:30

Canada

West

3–6
( )

United States

Eston Community Complex Arena, Eston, Saskatchewan

Game reference

12 December 2014
20:00

Denmark

6-0
( )

Rosetown Redwings

SaskCan Centre, Rosetown, Saskatchewan

Game reference

2014 Tournament

Preliminary Round

All times are local (UTC-6).

Group A


Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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


Blake Mann-Dixon (0-0-1)	Goalies	Joren Van Pottelberghe (1-0-0)
C. Fryer (1) (L. Batt) - 20:27 K. Locke (1) (R. Kuffner, R. Kirkup) (PP) - 27:46 L. Batt (1) (A. Tonge, A. Brady) - 44:33 A. Tonge A. Brady D. Board	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 3-3 Shootout:	7:16 - D. Riat (1) (M. Holdener) (PP) 28:08 - M. Moor (1) (C. Thürkauf, A. Impose) 56:55 - T. Haussener (1) (D. Riat, M. Holdener) 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


Eric Schierhorn (1-0-0)	Goalies	Daniel Muff (0-1-0)	Referees: Alex Cote Colin Watts Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist
J. Snivley (1) (M. Reinke, A. Angello - 11:13 T. Novak (1) (M. Reinke) - 15:31 A. Oglevie (1) (A. Angello, J. Snivley) - 26:41 S. Gersich (1) (B. Hillman) - 28:25 B. Boeser (1) (T. Sheehy, T. Novak) - 34:11 A. Oglevie (2) (A. Angello) - 42:41 A. Angello (1) (M. Bergh, A. Oglevie) (PP) - 53:31	1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0
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


Blade Mann-Dixon (0-1-1)	Goalies	Cale Morris (1-0-0)
L. Batt (2) (Z. Tierney, A. Brady) (PP) - 15:27 Z. Tierney (1) (R. Kirkup) - 55:07	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3	11:24 - B. Boeser (2) (K. Connor) (PP) 58:29 - S. Malone (1) (C. Wolanin, B. Nardella) 59:58 - S. Gersich (2) (B. Nardella, C. Wolanin)
10 min	Penalties	14 min
28	Shots	46

Group B


Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

14 December 2014
19:30

Denmark

3-2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)

Canada West

West Central Events Centre


Thomas Lillie (1-0-0)	Goalies	Tommy Nixon (0-1-0)
M. Aagaard (1) (M. Aserup, E. Rasmussen) - 18:24 N. Ehlers (1) (O. Bjorkstrand) (PP) - 23:20 N. Ehlers (2) (M. Eller) (PP) - 57:00	1-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 3-2	25:47 - G. Bast (1) (D. Fabbro, R. Risling) (PP) 47:08 - T. Jost (1) (PP)
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


Ilya Samsonov (0-1-0)	Goalies	George Sørensen (1-0-0)	Referees: Fraser Lawrence Chad Williams Linesmen: Troy Murray Sean Donnelly
M. Vorobyov (1) (D. Guryanov, V. Barabanov) - 7:02 D. Guryanov (1) (A. Kozyrev, M. Vorobyov) - 47:25	1-0 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-3 2-4	19:59 - N. Ehlers (3) (M. Lassen) (SH) 42:31 - N. Ehlers (4) (M. Asperup, M. Nielsen) (PP) 57:07 - N. Ehlers (5) (S. Hertzberg) 59:05 - A. Krogsgaard (1) (SH)(EN)
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


Tommy Nixon (1-1-0)	Goalies	Anton Krasotkin (0-0-1)	Referees: Colin Watt Mike Campbell Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Ryan Gibbons
T. Jost (2) (V. Dombrovskiy) - 1:39 G. Bast (2) (T. Jost, D. Hannoun) - 23:53 J. Keane D. Hannoun T. Jost	1-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 Shootout:	28:49 - D. Guryanov (2) (V. Barabanov, D. Zhukenov) 43:37 - K. Kaprizov (1) (D. Zhukenov) V. Barabanov M. Vorobyov
10 min	Penalties	8 min
46	Shots	34

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semi-Finals

Gold Medal

Russia

Russia

Denmark

Switzerland

United States

Denmark

Canada East

Canada East

United States

Canada West

5th Place

Bronze Medal

Switzerland

Russia

Canada West

Canada East

Quarterfinals

17 December 2014
15:30

Russia

3-2
(2-2, 1-0, 0-0)

Switzerland

West Central Events Centre


Ilya Samsonov (2-0-0)	Goalies	Joren Van Pottelberghe (1-1-0)	Referees: Alex Cote Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Troy Murray Tarrington Wyonzek
D. Zhukenov (1) - 7:48 N. Chebykin (1) - 16:46 N. Chebykin (2) - 26:38	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2	3:52 - M. Holdener (1) (S. Weber, S. Forrer) 17:11 - A. Impose (1) (D. Riat)
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


Blade Mason-Dixon (1-1-1)	Goalies	Tommy Nixon (1-2-0)
R. Kuffner (1) (M. Laidley) - 15:52 A. Girduckis (1) (M. St. Pierre, R. Garvey) - 23:58 A. Tonge (1) (Z. Tierney) (PP) - 42:30 A. Girduckis (2) - 59:24	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2	14:15 - R. Gardner (1) (T. Busch, M. Vela 35:27 - D. Fabbro (1) (M. Vela, R. Risling)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	40

Semi-Finals

18 December 2014
15:30

Russia

1-5
(0-1, 1-3, 0-1)

Denmark

West Central Events Centre


Anton Krasotkin (0-1-1)	Goalies	George Sørensen (2-0-0)	Referees: Colin Watt Chad Williams Linesmen: Sean Donnelly Tarrington Wyonzek
Y. Rykov (1) (A. Volkov) - 30:42	0-1 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 5-1	2:58 - M. Asperup (1) (E. Rasmussen, M. Aagaard) 23:07 - O. Bjorkstrand (1) (N. Ehlers) 24:49 - N. Olesen (1) (M. Aagaard, S. Hertzberg) 37:21 - J. Holmberg (1) (SH) 59:40 - O. Bjorkstrand (2) (N. Ehlers, M. Lassen) (PP)
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


Blade Mann-Dixon (1-2-1)	Goalies	Eric Schierhorn (2-0-0)	Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Lundquist Troy Murray
A. Tonge (2) (M. Laidley) - 13:48	0-1 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7	5:18 - T. Sheehy (1) (M. Bergh, R. Zuhlsdorf) 6:16 - A. Angello (2) (D. Joshua) 9:48 - T. Novak (2) 15:42 - J. Snivley (1) (D. Joshua) 16:29 - K. Connor (1) (C. Wolanin, S. Gersich) 28:16 - D. Gambrell (1) (T. Novak, C. Wolanin) 57:32 - B Boeser (3) (R. Zuhlsdorf)
8 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	47

5th Place Game

19 December 2014
15:30

Switzerland

3-2
(0-0, 1-2, 2-0)

Canada West

West Central Events Centre


Daniel Muff (1-1-0)	Goalies	Evan Weninger (0-1-0)	Referees: Fraser Lawrence Colin Watt Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Sean Donnelly
R. Chuard (1) (R. Prassi) - 36:00 S. Forrer (1) (C. Thürkauf) (PP) - 47:10 T. Kessler (1) (C. Thürkauf) - 48:00	0-1 0-2 1-2 2-2 3-2	31:48 - S. Rempal (1) (D. Fabbro, T. Busch) 34:49 - S. Rempal (2) (J. Keane, C. Young)
10 min	Penalties	14 min
20	Shots	26

Bronze Medal Game

19 December 2014
19:30

Russia

2-0
(1-0, 0-0, 1-0)

Canada East

West Central Events Centre


Ilya Samsonov (3-0-0)	Goalies	Blade Mann-Dixon (1-3-1)
K. Kaprizov (2) (D. Zhukenov, N. Chebykin) - 3:42 D. Guryanov (3) (A. Shemrov, Y. Rykov) - 53:37	1-0 2-0
6 min	Penalties	10 min
29	Shots	46

Gold Medal Game

20 December 2014
15:30

United States

3-2 OT
(0-1, 1-0, 1-1)
(OT: 1–0)

Denmark

West Central Events Centre


Eric Schierhorn (3-0-0)	Goalies	George Sørensen (2-0-1)	Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist
B. Boeser (4) (T. Novak, T. Sheehy) (PP) - 31:33 M. Bergh (1) (B. Boeser, T. Novak) (PP) - 58:17 T. Novak (3) (PP) - 64:56	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2	0:33 - N. Ehlers (6) (O. Bjorkstrand) 45:46 - O. Bjorkstrand (3) (N. Ehlers, M. Asperup)
8 min	Penalties	18 min
63	Shots	24

Final standings

	Team
01 !	United States
02 !	Denmark
03 !	Russia
4th	Canada East
5th	Switzerland
6th	Canada West

Statistics

Scorers

Scoring Leaders
Player	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM
Nikolaj Ehlers	Denmark	4	6	3	9	4
Thomas Novak	United States	4	3	4	7	0
Brock Boeser	United States	4	4	1	5	6
Anthony Angello	United States	4	2	3	5	0
Oliver Bjorkstrand	Denmark	4	3	2	5	2
Christian Wolanin	United States	4	0	4	4	4
Matthias Asperup	Denmark	4	1	3	4	0
Denis Guryanov	Russia	5	3	1	4	2
Dmitri Zhukenov	Russia	5	1	3	4	4
Zac Tierney	Canada East	5	1	2	3	2

Goaltenders

Goalie Leaders
Player	Team	GP	Mins	GA	SO	GAA	Sv%	Record
Eric Schierhorn	United States	3	184:56	3	1	0.97	.959	3-0-0
Ilya Samsonov	Russia	3	179:27	5	1	1.67	.952	2-1-0
George Sørensen	Denmark	3	184:56	6	0	1.95	.950	2-1-0
Cale Morris	United States	2	60:00	2	0	2.00	.929	1-0-0
Thomas Lillie	Denmark	1	60:00	2	0	2.00	.939	1-0-0

Awards

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

External links

Hockey Canada's WJAC Website

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