2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Tournament details
Host nation	CAN
Dates	December 29, 2003–January 4, 2004
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Mile One Stadium Glacier Arena (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Canada (5 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	28
Goals scored	227  (8.11 per game)

The 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an international ice hockey tournament held in Newfoundland, Canada between . The two main venues were the Mile One Stadium in St. John's and the Glacier Arena in Mount Pearl, while the S. W. Moores Arena in Harbour Grace and the Whitbourne Arena were also used for exhibition games.

Ten teams participated, including the United States, Russia, Slovakia, Germany, Finland and five regional teams representing Canada – Canada Pacific, Canada West, Canada Quebec, Canada Ontario and Canada Atlantic. Team Ontario defeated Team Pacific 5–2 to win the gold medal, while Team Quebec defeated the United States 3–2 to capture the bronze, marking the first time in the tournament's history that Canada swept all three medals.

Preliminary round

• Canada Ontario 5 - Slovakia 2
• Canada West 7 - Germany 5
• Canada Pacific 1 - United States 3
• Canada Quebec 3 - Russia 3
• Canada Atlantic 2 - Finland 5
• Slovakia 1 - United States 5
• Russia 3 - Canada Pacific 3
• Canada Ontario 9 - Finland 2
• Canada Quebec 4 - Canada Atlantic 7
• Slovakia 5 - Germany 1
• Russia 6 - Canada West 2
• Canada Pacific 6 - Finland 1
• United States 10 - Canada Atlantic 3
• Canada Quebec 8 - Germany 0
• Canada West 5 - Canada Ontario 6
• Finland 3 - Russia 5
• Canada Atlantic 6 - Slovakia 4
• Canada Pacific 5 - Canada Ontario 5
• Canada Quebec 4 - United States 1
• Germany 5 - Canada Atlantic 3
• Finland 10 - Canada West 3
• United States 12 - Germany 1
• Canada Pacific 7 - Canada West 2
• Canada Ontario 6 - Russia 0
• Canada Quebec 4 - Slovakia 4
• Canada West 7 - Germany 5
• Russia 5 - Canada Atlantic 2
• Finland 5 - Slovakia 0

Placement

1. Canada Ontario
2. United States
3. Canada Pacific
4. Canada Quebec
5. Russia
6. Canada Atlantic
7. Finland
8. Slovakia
9. Germany
10. Canada West

Final round

9th place game

• Canada West 7 - Germany 5

7th place game

• Finland 5 - Slovakia 0

5th place game

• Russia 5 - Canada Atlantic 2

Semifinals

• Canada Ontario 2 - Canada Quebec 1
• Canada Pacific 7 - United States 4

3rd place game

• Canada Quebec 3 - United States 2

Final

• Canada Ontario 5 - Canada Pacific 2

Final ranking

	Team
	Canada Ontario
	Canada Pacific
	Canada Quebec
4	United States

References

• 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge at HockeyCanada.ca (Archived 2009-08-14)

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