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The '''2012 [[World Junior A Challenge]]''' was an international Junior "A" [[ice hockey]] tournament organized by [[Hockey Canada]]. It was hosted in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from November 5–12, 2012, at the Mariners Centre. The event also included the 8th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game Challenge, marking the second time the two events have been paired together.

==Teams==
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|Canada East]] (7th Appearance, 2nd as Hosts)
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|Canada West]] (7th Appearance)
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]] (7th Appearance)
*{{flagicon|SWI}} [[Switzerland]] (2nd Appearance)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] (6th Appearance)
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic]] (2nd Appearance)

==Background==
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States, and Czech Republic all return.  Switzerland is back after a hiatus, replacing Sweden.

==Exhibition schedule==
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| colspan=5 | '''Exhibition Results''' 
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| '''Game''' || '''Away Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Home Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Notes''' || '''Date – Time – Location'''
|-
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197988/season_id/197978/ss_id/170547/ Ex1]
|'''Czech Republic'''
|'''9'''
|Bridgewater Lumberjacks
|2
|''Final'' - Shots: 32-32 Even
|11/02/2012 - 19:00 AST - Liverpool, NS
|-
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197991/season_id/197978/ss_id/170547/ Ex2]
|'''Canada East'''
|'''4'''
|Russia
|2
|''Final'' - Shots: 36-22 CANE
|11/03/2012 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS
|-
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197994/season_id/197978/ss_id/170547/ Ex3]
|'''Canada West'''
|'''4'''
|United States
|3
|''SO Final'' - Shots: 50-30 USA
|22/03/2012 - 19:00 AST - Barrington, NS
|}
|}

==2012 Tournament==

===Group A===
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{| cellpadding="1" width="400px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" 
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| colspan=5 | '''Pool A Standings''' 
|- style="background:lightblue;" 
| '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''W-L-OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA'''
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#Canada West|Canada West]]
| 2-0-0
| 11
| 3
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#Russia|Russia]]
| 1-0-1
| 9
| 5
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#Czech Republic|Czech Republic]]
| 0-2-0
| 1
| 13
|}
|}

===Group B===
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{| cellpadding="1" width="400px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" 
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| colspan=5 | '''Pool B Standings''' 
|- style="background:lightblue;" 
| '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''W-L-OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA'''
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#United States|United States]]
| 2-0-0
| 13
| 4
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#Canada East|Canada East]]
| 1-1-0
| 5
| 9
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[2012 World Junior A Challenge#Switzerland|Switzerland]]
| 0-2-0
| 6
| 8
|}
|}

===Results===
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| colspan=5 | '''Round Robin Results''' 
|- style="background:lightblue;" 
| '''Game''' || '''Pool''' || '''Away Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Home Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Notes''' || '''Date – Time – Location'''
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197672/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 1] ||A ||'''Russia''' ||'''6''' ||Czech Republic ||1 ||''Final'' - Shots: 30-27 RUS ||11/5/2012 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197673/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 2] ||B ||'''United States''' ||'''9''' ||Canada East ||1 ||''Final'' - Shots: 43-27 USA ||11/5/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197674/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 3] ||A ||Czech Republic ||0 ||'''Canada West''' ||'''7''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 33-20 CANW ||11/6/2012 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197675/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 4] ||B ||Switzerland ||3 ||'''United States''' ||'''4''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 37-25 USA ||11/6/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197690/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 5] ||A ||'''Canada West''' ||'''4''' ||Russia ||3 ||''OT Final'' - Shots: 40-19 RUS ||11/7/2012 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197677/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 6] ||B ||'''Canada East''' ||'''4''' ||Switzerland ||3 ||''Final'' - Shots: 34-31 CANE || 11/7/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|}
|}

===Championship Round===
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{| cellpadding="1" width="750px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" 
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| colspan=5 | '''Championship Results''' 
|- style="background:lightblue;" 
| '''Game''' || '''Away Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Home Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Notes''' || '''Date – Time – Location'''
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197690/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ QF1] ||'''Switzerland''' ||'''4''' ||Russia ||1 ||''Final'' - Shots: 40-24 SUI || 11/8/2012 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197693/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ QF2] ||Czech Republic ||0 ||'''Canada East''' ||'''4''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 28-25 CANE || 11/8/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197696/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ SF1] ||Switzerland ||4 ||'''United States''' ||'''7''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 36-36 EVEN || 11/9/2012 - 16:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- 
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197697/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ SF2] ||Canada East ||0 ||'''Canada West''' ||'''1''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 25-17 CANW || 11/9/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- bgcolor= "CC4E5C"
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197702/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ 5th] ||Czech Republic ||1 ||'''Russia''' ||'''4''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 41-33 CZE || 11/10/2012 - 14:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- bgcolor= "B87333"
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197705/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ Bronze] ||'''Switzerland''' ||'''6''' ||Canada East ||0 ||''Final'' - Shots: 32-27 SUI || 11/10/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|- bgcolor= "FFD700"
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197708/season_id/197655/ss_id/170547/ Gold] ||Canada West ||3 ||'''United States''' ||'''6''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 33-29 USA || 11/11/2012 - 19:30 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|}
|}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=15|
!width=120|Team
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{goca}} ||align=left|{{ih|USA}}
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{sica}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|Canada West]]
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{Brca}} ||align=left|{{ih|SUI}}
|-
| 4th ||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|Canada East]]
|-
| 5th ||align=left|{{ih|RUS}}
|- 
| 6th ||align=left|{{ih|CZE}}
|}

==CJHL Prospects Game==
[[File:CJHL Prospects Game logo.jpg|right|155px]]
For the second consecutive year, the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game was a part of the WJAC festivities.  Just like the previous three Prospects Games, the event was actually two "prospect" games with the President's Cup going to the winning goal aggregate.

===Results===
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{| cellpadding="1" width="750px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" 
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| colspan=5 | '''Exhibition Results''' 
|- style="background:lightblue;" 
| '''Game''' || '''Away Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Home Team''' || '''Score''' || '''Notes''' || '''Date – Time – Location'''
|-
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197718/season_id/197712/ss_id/170547/ 1] ||East Prospects ||0 ||'''West Prospects''' ||'''5''' ||''Final'' - Shots: 30-29 EAST ||11/10/2012 - 19:00 AST - Digby, NS
|-
|[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/197719/season_id/197712/ss_id/170547/ 2] ||'''East Prospects''' ||'''6''' ||West Prospects ||3 ||''Final'' - Shots: 33-31 EAST ||11/11/2012 - 14:00 AST - Yarmouth, NS
|}
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/wjac HC's WJAC Website]

[[Category:2012 in ice hockey]]

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