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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name =World U-17 Hockey Challenge
 | year = 2012
 | other_titles =
 | image =
 | size = 
 | caption = 
 | country = Canada 
 | dates = December 29 – January 4
 | num_teams = 10
 | venues = WCFU Centre<br>Tecumseh Arena<br>Vollmer Culture and Rec Complex
 | cities = 3
 | winners = 
 | count = 
 | games = 
 | goals = 
 | attendance = 
 | scoring_leader = 
 | mvp = 
 | prevseason = [[2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2011]]
 | nextseason = [[2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2013]]
}}
The '''2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge''' was an [[ice hockey]] tournament held in Windsor, Tecumseh and La Salle,  Ontario, [[Canada]] between December 29, 2011 and January 4, 2012.  The [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge|World Under-17 Hockey Challenge]] is held by [[Hockey Canada]] annually to showcase young hockey talent from across Canada and other strong hockey countries.  The primary venues used for the tournament were the WCFU Centre in Windsor, Tecumseh Arena in Tecumseh and the Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre in La Salle.

==Challenge results==
<ref>[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/171657/la_id/1.htm Schedule and Results]</ref>

===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
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Ontario  
|4||4||0||0||0||21||4||'''12'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{SWE}} 
|4||3||1||0||0||22||14||'''9'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Quebec 
|4||2||2||0||0||11||15||'''6'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Atlantic   
|4||1||3||0||0||8||17||'''3'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{GER}}
|4||0||4||0||0||5||17||'''0'''
|}

=====Results=====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 29, 2011
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Quebec'''
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 29, 2011
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario''' 
| score = 5–0
| team2 = {{GER}} 
| attendance = 3,500
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2011
| team1 = {{SWE}}
| score = 2–7
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| attendance = 3,100
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 30, 2011
| team1 = {{GER}} 
| score = 0–3
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Quebec'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2011
| team1 = '''{{SWE}}''' 
| score = 7–3
| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec 
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 31, 2011
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Atlantic'''
| score = 4–3
| team2 = {{GER}} 
| attendance = 238
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 1, 2012
| team1 = {{GER}} 
| score =2–5
| team2 = '''{{SWE}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 1, 2012
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario''' 
| score =3–0
| team2 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2012
| team1 = {{CAN}} Atlantic
| score =2–8
| team2 = '''{{SWE}}''' 
| attendance = 1,000
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 2, 2012
| team1 = {{CAN}} Quebec
| score =2–6
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| attendance = 2,200 
}}

====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
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{USA}}  
|4||3||1||0||0||18||9||'''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{RUS}}  
|4||3||1||0||0||15||11||'''9'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} Pacific  
|4||3||1||0||0||15||9||'''9'''
|-  
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CZE}}  
|4||1||3||0||0||8||14||'''3'''
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{CAN}} West
|4||0||4||0||0||10||23||'''0'''
|}

=====Results=====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 29, 2011
| team1 = '''{{USA}}''' 
| score = 5–1
| team2 = {{CZE}} ]
| attendance = 835
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 29, 2011
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{CAN}} West
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 30, 2011
| team1 = {{USA}} 
| score = 2–3
| team2 = '''{{RUS}}''' 
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 30, 2011
| team1 = {{CZE}}
| score = 0–4
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| goals1 = 
| attendance = 817
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = December 31, 2011
| team1 = {{RUS}} 
| score = 3–4
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| attendance = 549
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = December 31, 2011
| team1 = {{CAN}} West 
| score = 2–5
| team2 = '''{{CZE}}''' 
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 1, 2012
| team1 = {{CZE}}
| score =2–3
| team2 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| attendance = 368
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 1, 2012
| team1 = {{CAN}} West
| score =3–7
| team2 = '''{{USA}}''' 
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 2, 2012
| team1 = {{CAN}} Pacific
| score = 2–4
| team2 = '''{{USA}}''' 
| attendance = 
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 2, 2012
| team1 = '''{{RUS}}''' 
| score = 6–3
| team2 = {{CAN}} West 
| attendance = 
}}

===Final round===
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| group1=
| group2=
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1={{CAN}} Ontario
| RD1-score1=3 
| RD1-seed2=B2
| RD1-team2= {{RUS}}
| RD1-score2='''4*'''
| RD1-seed3=B1
| RD1-team3= '''{{USA}}'''
| RD1-score3='''2**'''
| RD1-seed4=A2
| RD1-team4={{SWE}}
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=SF1
| RD2-team1='''{{RUS}}'''
| RD2-score1='''7'''
| RD2-seed2=SF2
| RD2-team2={{USA}}
| RD2-score2=4
}}
'''* Decided in overtime.'''
'''** Decided in a shootout'''

====Semifinals====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2012
| team1 = {{SWE}}
| score = 1–2 SO
| team2 = '''{{USA}}'''
| attendance = 1,300
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #ffffff
| date = January 3, 2012
| team1 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| score = 4–3 OT
| team2 = {{CAN}} Ontario
| attendance = 2,400
}}

====9th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2012
| team1 = {{CAN}} West
| score = 3–6
| team2 = '''{{GER}}'''
| attendance = 
}}

====7th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2012
| team1 = {{CZE}}
| score = 2–4
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Atlantic'''
| attendance = 
}}

====5th place game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 3, 2012
| team1 = '''{{CAN}} Pacific'''
| score = 5–4 OT
| team2 = {{CAN}} Quebec
| attendance = 
}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2012
| team1 = {{SWE}}
| score = 2–5 
| team2 = '''{{CAN}} Ontario'''
| attendance = 1,318
}}

====Gold medal game====
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = January 4, 2012
| team1 = '''{{RUS}}'''
| score = 7–4
| team2 = {{USA}}
| attendance = 4,192
}}

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

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

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=74637&la_id=1]

[[Category:2012 in ice hockey]]

{{Wikipedia}}