The 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in London, Lucan, St. Thomas, Stratford, Strathroy, and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada between December 29, 2007 and January 4, 2008. The venues used for the tournament included the John Labatt Centre and Western Fair Sports Centre in London, the Lucan Community Memorial Centre in Lucan, the Gemini Sportsplex in Strathroy, the Timken Community Complex in St. Thomas, the Rotary Complex in Stratford, and the Southwood Community Complex in Woodstock.[1] Team Canada Ontario defeated the United States 3–0 to win the gold medal, while team Canada West defeated team Canada Pacific 9–6 to win the bronze medal.
Challenge results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
| .svg.png) Canada Ontario | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 12 | 
| .svg.png) Canada Pacific | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 7 | 
|  Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 
| .svg.png) Canada Quebec | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 
|  Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 | 
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Results
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| | J. Majadan (ES) 15:50 M. Preisinger (PP) 38:49
 | Goals | 16:55 (PP) R. Howse 32:01 (PP) L. Ferraro
 32:55 (ES) J. Maylan
 38:06 (ES) C. Schaber
 43:33 (PP) B. Silvester
 50:21 (ES) B. Silvester
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
| .png) United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 9 | 
| .svg.png) Canada West | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 9 | 
|  Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 | 
| .svg.png) Canada Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 | 
|  Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | 
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Results
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| | M. Kohl (ES) 01:54 A. Baumer (ES) 30:01
 | Goals | 04:41 (ES) M. Wilgosh 31:26 (ES) J. Bubnick
 33:36 (ES) B. Schenn
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| | J. Bubnick (ES) 05:05 M. Wilgosh (ES) 08:09
 S. Glennie (PP) 13:42
 B. Schenn (PP) 17:03
 J. Henry (ES) 20:31
 J. Bubnick (PP) 32:33
 S. Glennie (EN) 59:52
 | Goals | 00:14 (ES) B. Gormley 02:31 (PP) D. MacAusland
 25:07 (PP) S. Anthony
 47:46 (ES) S. Walker
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| | M. Kohl (ES) 34:05 M. Plachta (PP) 57:24
 | Goals | 12:54 (PP) J. Costello 48:57 (ES) S. Anthony
 54:42 (PP) M. Brown
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Final round
Semifinals
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| | Z. Golembiewski (ES) 11:31 D. Shore (ES) 19:09
 K. Lynch (ES) 41:03
 | Goals | 37:14 (PP) C. Schaber 59:35 (PP) R. Howse
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9th place game
7th place game
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| | D. Gilbert (ES) 22:01 J. Esposito Jr. (ES) 37:32
 É. Brodeur (ES) 58:59
 | Goals | 31:59 (SH) T. Randell | 
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5th place game
Bronze medal game
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| | B. Herrod (ES) 07:47 G. Mitchell (ES) 20:15
 B. Schenn (ES) 24:39
 G. Mitchell (ES) 30:14
 J. Bubnick (ES) 32:13
 J. Gardiner (PP) 34:01
 J. Bubnick (SH) 38:12
 J. Gardiner (PP) 46:09
 C. Ashton (ES) 47:46
 | Goals | 10:09 (ES) L. Ferraro 25:21 (ES) C. Jardine
 35:43 (PP) J. Maylan
 44:05 (PP) B. Yadlowski
 51:43 (ES) K. Tochkin
 54:14 (ES) M. Burns
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Gold medal game
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
Tournament awards
All-Star team
See also
References
External links