2016 World Junior A Challenge

The 2016 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Bonnyville, Alberta from December 11–17, 2016, at the R. J. Lalonde Arena.
==Teams==
* Canada East (11th Appearance)
* Canada West (11th Appearance)
* Russia (11th Appearance)
* Switzerland (6th Appearance)
* United States (10th Appearance)
* Czech Republic (5th Appearance)
==Background==
Canada East, Canada West, Czech Republic, Russia, United States and Switzerland all return.
==Exhibition Games==
*Russia defeated Canada East 5-2
*Canada West defeated United States 6-5 (OT)
==Tournament Games==
===Group A===
*Canada West defeated Switzerland 6-2
*Russia defeated Canada West 5-3
*Russia defeated Switzerland 6-5 (ot)
===Group B===
*Czech Republic defeated Canada East 4-1
*Czech Republic defeated United States 1-0
*United States defeated Canada East 3-1
====Group A Standings====
Team 	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Russia 	2 	1	1 	0 	0	11	8 	5
Canada East	2 	1	0 	0 	1	9 	7 	3
Switzerland	2 	0	0 	1 	1	7 	12	0
====Group B Standings====
Team 	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Czech Republic	2 	2	0 	0 	0	5 	1 	6
United States 	2 	1	0 	0 	1	3 	2 	3
Canada East 	2 	0	0 	0 	2	2 	7 	0
===Quarterfinals===
*United States defeated Switzerland 9-0
*Czech Republic defeated Canada West 4-3 (SO)
===Semifinals===
*Canada East defeated  Czech Republic 2-1 (OT)
*United States defeated Russia 4-2
===Fifth Place Game===
*Canada West defeated Switzerland 5-3
===Bronze Medal Game===
*Russia defeated Czech Republic 7-4
===Gold Medal Game===
*United States defeated Canada East 4-0
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