# 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

The 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament that was held in Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada from November 2 to 11, 2023. It was the 30th edition of the tournament.

## Venues

Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island were the tournament hosts.
| Charlottetown | CharlottetownSummerside | CharlottetownSummerside | Summerside |
| Eastlink Centre Capacity: 3,717 | CharlottetownSummerside | CharlottetownSummerside | Credit Union Place Capacity: 4,228 |

## Teams

Unlike prior tournaments, there were two Canadian teams (Canada White and Canada Red) as opposed to three. Russia was not allowed to participate in the tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine.

## Preliminary round

All listed times are local (UTC-5).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 11 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Canada Red (H) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Canada White (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |

## Playoff round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| | | November 10 – Charlottetown | November 10 – Charlottetown | | |
| | | 1 United States (OT) | 5 | |
| November 9 – Summerside | November 9 – Summerside | | 1 United States (OT) | 5 | |
| November 9 – Summerside | November 9 – Summerside | 5 Czech Republic | 4 | |
| 4 Finland | 0 | 5 Czech Republic | 4 | |
| 4 Finland | 0 | | | | November 11 – Charlottetown | November 11 – Charlottetown |
| 3 Czech Republic | 2 | | | | November 11 – Charlottetown | November 11 – Charlottetown |
| 3 Czech Republic | 2 | | | | 1 United States | 1 |
| | | | | | 6 Canada White (OT) | 2 |
| | | November 10 – Summerside | November 10 – Summerside | | | |
| | | 2 Sweden | 1 | | | |
| November 9 – Charlottetown | November 9 – Charlottetown | | 2 Sweden | 1 | | |
| November 9 – Charlottetown | November 9 – Charlottetown | 6 Canada White | 6 | | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 3 Canada Red | 2 | 6 Canada White | 6 | | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 3 Canada Red | 2 | | | | November 11 – Charlottetown | November 11 – Charlottetown |
| 6 Canada White (OT) | 3 | | | | November 11 – Charlottetown | November 11 – Charlottetown |
| 6 Canada White (OT) | 3 | | | | 2 Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 Sweden | 6 |

### Gold-medal game
## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1 | Will Moore | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Émile Guité | Canada White | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Ivar Stenberg | Sweden | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Charlie Tretheway | United States | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Matej Pekar | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Gavin McKenna | Canada Red | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Cole Reschny | Canada Red | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | Tomas Poletin | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Adam Benak | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Filip Ekberg | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: Hockey Canada

### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Jack Ivankovic | Canada White | 430:00 | 18 | 2.51 | 234 | .923 | 0 |
| 2 | Patrik Kerkola | Finland | 245:00 | 13 | 3.18 | 135 | .904 | 0 |
| 3 | Harrison Boettiger | United States | 246:00 | 12 | 2.93 | 119 | .899 | 0 |
| 4 | Jooa Sammalniemi | Finland | 183:00 | 11 | 3.61 | 107 | .897 | 0 |
| 5 | Ondrej Stebetak | Czech Republic | 422:00 | 21 | 2.99 | 195 | .892 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: Hockey Canada

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Canada White (H) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 14 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Canada Red (H) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 10 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Finland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 8 | Fifth place game |