# 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

The 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Drummondville and Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada between December 29, 2012 and January 4, 2013. The 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 are the Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville and the Colisée Desjardins in Victoriaville.

## Challenge results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 12 |
| Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 7 |
| Canada Pacific | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 4 |
| Canada West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 1 |

##### Results

| H. Tornqvist (PP) – 11:17 G. Franzen (ES) – 25:09 G. Franzen (PP) – 34:50 A. Karlsson (PP) – 36:28 | Goals |
| C. Bleackley (ES) – 10:04 C. Bleackley (ES) – 17:12 R. Duke (PP) – 22:14 B. Point (ES) – 27:26 R. Gropp (ES) – 29:24 J. Virtanen (ES) – 34:51 T. MacMaster (PP) – 40:39 J. Hicketts (PP) – 60:59 | Goals | 6:20 – Y. Orlov (ES) 9:44 – I. Zinoviev (ES) 24:04 – N. Yazkov (ES) 38:15 – M. Lazarev (ES) 44:36 – R. Fazleyev (ES) 51:00 – I. Nikolishin (PP) 57:57 – E. Nasybullin (PP) |
| M. Rantanen (ES) – 1:10 T. Lämsä (ES) – 19:33 M. Rantanen (SH) – 42:28 | Goals | 7:23 – P. Engvall (ES) 7:58 – O. Lindblom (ES) 14:27 – J. Forsbacka Karlsson (PP) 32:17 – A. Kempe (ES) 45:05 – W. Nylander Alelius (PP) 57:34 – A. Kempe (EN) 59:22 – A. Kempe (EN) |
| M. Lazarev (ES) – 14:21 D. Vovchenko (ES) – 23:18 A. Kuzmenko (ES) – 31: 27 Y. Svechnikov (SH) – 39:01 I. Zinoviev (ES) – 44:41 I. Zinoviev (PP) – 59:08 | Goals | 20:50 – R. Chartier (ES) 32:55 – R. Gardner (PP) |
| B. Martin (PP) – 36:33 R. Gagnon (ES) – 37:35 J. Virtanen (PP) – 57:33 | Goals | 13:19 – H. Törnqvist (ES) 28:17 – A. Karlsson (ES) 39:10 – G. Franzén (ES) 54:46 – A. Karlsson (PP) 55:16 – O. Lindblom (PP) 58:00 – O. Lindblom (ES) |
| K. Olynek (ES) – 18:47 A. Brooks (ES) – 38:10 K. Olynek – 41:17 V. Mpofu (PP) – 45:57 | Goals | 20:16 – S. Niku (ES) 29:19 – E. Sopanen (ES) 39:55 – T. Lämsä (PP) 49:04 – M. Mäkinen (ES) 52:35 – K. Kapanen (PP) 59:07 – W. Hopponen (ES) |
| A. Gunnarsson (ES) – 2:11 A. Kempe (PP) – 12:06 A. Karlsson (ES) – 13:06 O. Lindblom (ES) – 37:55 G. Franzen (ES) – 38:52 O. Lindblom (ES) – 57:29 W. Nylander Altelius (PP) – 58:16 | Goals | 20:47 – I. Nikolishin (PP) 25:44 – M. Lazarev (ES) 38:59 – E. Nasybullin (ES) 45:05 – Y. Svechnikov (ES) |
| A. Saarela (ES) – 8:55 T. Lamsa (PP) – 45:57 J. Kiviranta (ES) – 50:20 K. Kapanen (ES) – 52:10 A. Saarela K. Kapanen | Goals | 9:29 – R. Graham (ES) 9:49 – J. Virtanen (ES) 11:51 – J. Virtanen (PP) 22:40 – R. Duke (PP) C. Bleackley B. Point J. Virtanen |
| Y. Svechnikov (ES) – 19:45 M. Lazarev (PP) – 21:51 Y. Svechnikov (PP) – 30:37 N. Yazkov (ES) – 30:58 K. Pilipenko (ES) – 38:49 | Goals | 9:58 – A. Makinen (ES) 37:29 – J. Kiviranta (ES) 50:26 – A. Saarela (SH) 50:55 – K. Kapanen (ES) |
| K. Olynek (ES) – 00:55 M. Warkentine (ES) – 36:00 R. Gardiner (ES) – 56:59 | Goals | 17:14 – J. Thrower (PP) 29:48 – B. Point (PP) 44:06 – T. MacMaster (ES) 60:45 – B. Hickey (ES) |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 11 |
| Canada Quebec | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 |
| Canada Ontario | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 7 |
| Canada Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 |

##### Results

| A. Ekblad (PP) – 10:55 J. Ho-Sang (ES) – 21:57 D. De Sousa (SH) – 24:44 C. McDavid (ES) – 51:25 S. Bennett (ES) – 49:36 C. McDavid J. Ho-Sang S. Bennett | Goals | 20:33 – R. Hitchcock (ES) 37:38 – J. Eichel (ES) 42:59 – K. Iverson (ES) 49:14 – J. Eichel (PP) 51:39 – S. Milano (PP) S. Milano D. Turgeon |
| C. Bishop (PP) – 30:32 C. Bishop (PP) – 44:12 | Goals | 13:23 – J. Nantel (ES) 21:44 – N. Aubé-Kubel (PP) 32:42 – A. Richard (ES) 37:39 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES) 56:09 – N. Hebert (ES) |
| S. Milano (PP) – 7:47 J. Fiegl (ES) – 8:11 N. Billitier (PP) – 13:57 D. Larkin (ES) – 32:05 A. Poganski (PP) – 43:59 R. Collins (ES) – 53:47 | Goals | 6:10 – D. MacIntyre (PP) 18:11 – M. Highmore (PP) 50:05 – C. Bishop (PP) |
| D. Salituro (PP) – 8:45 S. Bennett (ES) – 10:04 C. McDavid (ES) – 21:06 C. McDavid (PP) – 24:36 S. Watson (PP) – 28:48 J. Ho-Sang (ES) – 31:13 C. McDavid (ES) – 31:47 J. Lindo (ES) – 32:07 S. Bennett (ES) – 40:45 B. Hargrave (ES) – 45:21 R. Fabbri (ES) – 49:51 R. Fabbri (ES) – 56:18 | Goals |
| M. Surovy (ES) – 41:56 | Goals | 22:21 – J. Pugsley (ES) 41:45 – K. Kielly (ES) 45:32 – K. Kielly (PP) 52:02 – L. Hynes (ES) |
| J. Eichel (PP) – 2:15 R. MacInnis (ES) – 32:55 A. Poganski (ES) – 34:37 R. Bliss (ES) – 51:45 C. Wilkie (ES) – 53:22 | Goals | 35:40 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES) |
| L. Batt (ES) – 29:21 | Goals | 2:06 – D. Salituro (ES) 5:40 – M. Dal Colle (ES) 29:58 – J. McCann (ES) 33:11 – M. Dal Colle (PP) 33:23 – J. Ho-Sang (ES) 35:43 – S. Watson (PP) 40:42 – S. Watson (PP) 42:28 – R. Fabbri (ES) 49:57 – D. Salituro (ES) 51:18 – S. Watson (ES) 53:54 – D. Bourne (PP) |
| A. Pepin (ES) – 8:08 V. Deslauriers (ES) – 13:28 A. Pepin (ES) – 51:14 | Goals | 21:55 – M. Paločko (ES) 50:48 – A. Holešinský (ES) |
| A. Holesinsky (ES) – 5:55 A. Hascic (ES) – 29:45 | Goals | 0:56 – S. Milano (ES) 9:15 – D. Larkin (ES) 10:35 – A. Tuch (ES) 17:29 – R. MacInnis (PP) 43:34 – R. Hitchcock (ES) 54:02 – R. Collins (PP) 54:40 – S. Milano (ES) |
| C. Neill (PP) – 22:13 L. Leveille (PP) – 23:49 | Goals | 3:48 – B. Hargrave (ES) |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Sweden | 6 | | | |
| B2 | Canada Quebec | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Canada Quebec | 4 | SF1 | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | SF2 | Russia | 5 |
| B1 | United States | 4 | SF2 | Russia | 5 |
| A2 | Russia | 6 | | | |

#### Semifinals

| O. Lindblom (ES) – 7:58 P. Engvall (ES) – 18:55 O. Lindblom (SH) – 29:27 J. Forsbacka Karlsson (SH) – 37:19 O. Lindblom (PP) – 48:00 H. Tornqvist (ES) – 58:11 | Goals | 11:54 – A. Pepin (PP) 17:04 – N. Aubé-Kubel (ES) 42:11 – O. LeBlanc (PP) 48:43 – D. Audette (ES) |
| C. Wilkie (PP) – 2:14 C. Wilkie (ES) – 16:22 A. Poganski (PP) – 38:56 J. Glover (PP) – 47:51 | Goals | 16:35 – Y. Svechnikov (ES) 35:27 – I. Nikolishin (ES) 40:45 – R. Fazleyev (PP) 44:42 – M. Lazarev (PP) 45:17 – R. Fazleyev (ES) 59:34 – Y. Svechnikov (ENG) |

#### 9th place game

| H. Fleury (ES) – 2:28 J. Uhrich (ES) – 9:18 R. Gardner (ES) – 37:13 R. Gardiner (SH) – 52:38 | Goals | 34:19 – A. Hascic (SH) |

#### 7th place game

| M. Makinen (ES) – 1:39 M. Honkanen (ES) – 15:48 T. Lamsa (ES) – 21:18 M. Honkanen (PP) – 23:19 T. Lamsa (ES) – 25:27 T. Lamsa (ES) – 44:50 J. Nättinen (ES) – 53:23 J. Tuulola (PP) – 55:30 | Goals | 24:21 – L. Hynes (PP) 46:42 – K. Kielly (ES) |

#### 5th place game

| R. Graham (ES) – 2:17 R. Gropp (ES) – 12:49 B. Martin (PP) – 16:27 T. MacMaster (PP) – 23:00 T. MacMaster (PP) – 39:12 J. Virtanen (ES) – 39:55 C. Bleackley (ES) – 58:29 | Goals | 1:36 – C. McDavid (PP) 12:35 – A. Ekblad (PP) 13:25 – J. Lindo (PP) 38:12 – J. Middleton (PP) 39:35 – C. McDavid (ES) 41:51 – S. Watson (ES) |

#### Bronze medal game

| N. Marois (ES) – 16:03 C. Neill (PP) – 38:37 F. Perron (ES) – 59:26 | Goals | 19:43 – A. Poganski (PP) 35:46 – A. Poganski (ES) 49:52 – A. Poganski (PP) 50:37 – R. MacInnis (ES) |

#### Gold medal game

| G. Franzen (ES) – 6:49 R. Kovacs (ES) – 12:19 A. Kempe (ES) – 28:09 A. Gunarrsson (PP) – 35:20 A. Karlsson (PP) – 49:56 G. Franzen (PP) – 51:41 A. Karlsson (EN) – 59:38 | Goals | 6:24 – N. Yazkov (ES) 10:32 – I. Nikolishin (ES) 31:20 – A. Mikulovich (ES) 38:03 – Y. Svechnikov (ES) 58:05 – E. Nasybullin (PP) |

## Scoring leaders

| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Oskar Lindblom | Sweden | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Gustaf Franzen | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Maxim Lazarev | Russia | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Sonny Milano | United States | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| William Nylander Altelius | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Anton Karlsson | Sweden | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Connor McDavid | Canada Ontario | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Chris Wilkie | United States | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | Finland | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Brycen Martin | Canada Pacific | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |

## Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)
| Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| Mikael Saari | Finland | 62:11 | 2 | .920 | 1.93 | 0 |
| Julio Billia | Canada Quebec | 240:00 | 14 | .905 | 3.05 | 0 |
| Alex Bureau | Canada Quebec | 118:35 | 6 | .889 | 3.04 | 0 |
| Jesper Eriksson | Sweden | 240:00 | 12 | .886 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Felix Sandström | Sweden | 120:00 | 7 | .885 | 3.50 | 0 |

## Final standings

| | Team |
| | Sweden |
| | Russia |
| | United States |
| 4 | Canada Quebec |
| 5 | Canada Pacific |
| 6 | Canada Ontario |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Canada Atlantic |
| 9 | Canada West |
| 10 | Slovakia |

## Tournament All-Star Team

* Goaltender: Quebec Julio Billia
* Defencemen: Nikita Lyamkin, Adam Ollas Mattsson
* Forwards: Oskar Lindblom, Ontario Connor McDavid, Sonny Milano