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The '''2008 [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge]]''' was an [[ice hockey]] tournament held in n 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Host venues|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/5/1/4/4/index1.shtml|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]|accessdate=2007-12-31}}</ref> 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====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|GP
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|OTW
!width=20|OTL
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|PTS
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Ontario
|4||4||0||0||0||23||9||'''12'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Pacific
|4||2||1||0||1||17||14||'''7'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{FIN}}
|4||2||2||0||0||22||22||'''6'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Quebec
|4||1||2||1||0||16||16||'''6'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{SVK}}
|4||0||4||0||0||10||27||'''0'''
|}

=====Results=====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 29, 2007
| team1 = '''{{FIN}}'''
| score = 8&ndash;5
| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec
| attendance = 750
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 29, 2007
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| score = 4&ndash;2
| team2 = {{CAN}} Pacific
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2007
| team1 = {{SVK}}
| score = 2&ndash;6
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| attendance = 550
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 30, 2007
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| score = 8&ndash;1
| team2 = {{FIN}}
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2007
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| score = 4&ndash;2
| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 31, 2007
| team1 = '''{{FIN}}'''
| score = 9&ndash;3
| team2 = {{SVK}}
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 1, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| score = 6&ndash;4
| team2 = {{FIN}}
| attendance = 900
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 1, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Quebec'''
| score = 5&ndash;1
| team2 = {{SVK}}
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2008
| team1 = {{SVK}}
| score = 4&ndash;7
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 2, 2008
| team1 = {{CAN}} Pacific
| score = 3&ndash;4 (OT)
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Quebec'''
| attendance = 1,460
}}

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|GP
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|OTW
!width=20|OTL
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|PTS
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{USA}}
|4||3||1||0||0||23||10||'''9'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} West
|4||3||1||0||0||18||14||'''9'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{RUS}}
|4||2||2||0||0||16||13||'''6'''
|-  
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Atlantic
|4||1||3||0||0||8||21||'''3'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{GER}}
|4||1||3||0||0||10||17||'''3'''
|}

=====Results=====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 29, 2007
| team1 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| score = 0&ndash;8
| team2 = '''{{USA}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 29, 2007
| team1 = {{GER}}
| score = 2&ndash;3
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} West'''
| attendance = 900
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2007
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} West'''
| score = 7&ndash;4
| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 30, 2007
| team1 = {{RUS}}
| score = 2&ndash;6
| team2 = '''{{USA}}'''
| attendance = 925
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2007
| team1 = {{GER}}
| score = 2&ndash;9
| team2 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 31, 2007
| team1 = {{CAN}} West
| score = 4&ndash;7
| team2 = '''{{USA}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 1, 2008
| team1 = {{USA}}
| score = 2&ndash;4
| team2 = '''{{GER}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 1, 2008
| team1 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| score = 2&ndash;5
| team2 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2008
| team1 = {{RUS}}
| score = 1&ndash;4
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} West'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 2, 2008
| team1 = {{GER}}
| score = 2&ndash;3
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Atlantic'''
| attendance = 
}}

===Final round===
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| group1=
| group2=
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed2=B2
| RD1-team2={{CAN}} West
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=B1
| RD1-team3='''{{USA}}'''
| RD1-score3='''3'''
| RD1-seed4=A2
| RD1-team4={{CAN}} Pacific
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=SF1
| RD2-team1='''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| RD2-score1='''3'''
| RD2-seed2=SF2
| RD2-team2={{USA}}
| RD2-score2=0
}}

====Semifinals====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| score = 4&ndash;3
| team2 = {{CAN}} West
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 3, 2008
| team1 = '''{{USA}}'''
| score = 3&ndash;2
| team2 = {{CAN}} Pacific
| attendance = 492
}}

====9th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2008
| team1 = '''{{GER}}'''
| score = 5&ndash;1
| team2 = {{SVK}}
| attendance = 
}}

====7th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Quebec'''
| score = 3&ndash;1
| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| attendance = 678
}}

====5th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2008
| team1 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| score = 5&ndash;4
| team2 = {{FIN}}
| attendance = 1,080
}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} West'''
| score = 9&ndash;6
| team2 = {{CAN}} Pacific
| attendance = 
}}

====Gold medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2008
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| score = 3&ndash;0
| team2 = {{USA}}
| attendance = 8,889
}}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20|
!width=150|Team
|- style="background:#F7F6A8;"
|align="center"|{{goca}}||{{CAN}} Ontario
|- style="background:#DCE5E5;"
|align="center"|{{sica}}||{{USA}}
|- style="background:#FFDAB9;" 
|align="center"|{{Brca}}||{{CAN}} West
|- 
|4|| {{CAN}} Pacific
|- 
|5|| {{RUS}}
|- 
|6|| {{FIN}}
|- 
|7|| {{CAN}} Quebec
|-  
|8|| {{CAN}} Atlantic
|-  
|9|| {{GER}}
|- 
|10|| {{SVK}}
|}

==See also==
*[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]]
*[[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/18633/la_id/1.htm Official website]

[[Category:2008 in ice hockey]]

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