2014 World Junior A Challenge

The 2014 World Junior A Challenge is an upcoming international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It will be hosted in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, from December 14–20, 2014, at the West Central Events Centre.
==Teams==
* Canada East (9th Appearance)
* Canada West (9th Appearance, 6th as Hosts)
* Russia (9th Appearance)
* Switzerland (4th Appearance)
* United States (8th Appearance)
* Denmark (1st Appearance)
==Background==
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all return.
==Exhibition schedule==
==2014 Tournament==
===Preliminary Round===
All times are local (UTC-6).
====Group A====
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====Group B====
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===Playoff round===
====Quarterfinals====
====Semi-Finals====
====5th Place Game====
====Bronze Medal Game====
====Gold Medal Game====
===Final standings===
 	Team
 	
 	
 	
4th	East
5th	
6th	West
==Statistics==
===Scorers===
 	
{| cellpadding="1" width="325px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"	 	 	 	 	
Scoring Leaders 	Scoring Leaders	Scoring Leaders	Scoring Leaders	Scoring Leaders	 	
Player 	Team 	GP 	G 	A 	P	PIM
Nikolaj Ehlers 	 	4 	6 	3 	9	4
Thomas Novak 	 	4 	3 	4 	7	0
Brock Boeser 	 	4 	4 	1 	5	6
Anthony Angello 	 	4 	2 	3 	5	0
Oliver Bjorkstrand	 	4 	3 	2 	5	2
Christian Wolanin 	 	4 	0 	4 	4	4
Matthias Asperup 	 	4 	1 	3 	4	0
Denis Guryanov 	 	5 	3 	1 	4	2
Dmitri Zhukenov 	 	5 	1 	3 	4	4
Zac Tierney 	East 	5 	1 	2 	3	2
===Goaltenders===
 	
{| cellpadding="1" width="450px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Goalie Leaders 	Goalie Leaders	Goalie Leaders	Goalie Leaders	Goalie Leaders	 	 	 	
Player 	Team 	GP 	Mins 	GA 	SO	GAA 	Sv% 	Record
Eric Schierhorn	 	3 	184:56 	3 	1 	0.97	.959	3-0-0
Ilya Samsonov 	 	3 	179:27 	5 	1 	1.67	.952	2-1-0
George Sørensen	 	3 	184:56 	6 	0 	1.95	.950	2-1-0
Cale Morris 	 	2 	60:00 	2 	0 	2.00	.929	1-0-0
Thomas Lillie 	 	1 	60:00 	2 	0 	2.00	.939	1-0-0
==Awards==
:Most Valuable Player: Nikolaj Ehlers 
All-Star Team
:Forwards: Nikolaj Ehlers , Denis Guryanov , Thomas Novak 
:Defense: Callum Fryer East, Christian Wolanin 
:Goalie: Eric Schierhorn 
==External links==
*Hockey Canada's WJAC Website
Category:World Junior A Challenge
Category:Ice hockey in Saskatchewan
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