2011 World Junior A Challenge

The 2011 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Langley, British Columbia, from November 7–13, 2011, at the Langley Events Centre. The event included the 7th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game Challenge, marking the first time the two events had been paired together.
==Teams==
* Canada East (6th Appearance)
* Canada West (6th Appearance, 5th as Hosts)
* Russia (6th Appearance)
* Sweden (3rd Appearance)
* United States (5th Appearance)
* Czech Republic (1st Appearance)
==Background==
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, Sweden and the United States returned, while the Czech Republic replaces Switzerland. Canada East comprised Canadian players from the Northern Ontario, Ontario, Central Canada, Quebec, and Maritime Junior A Leagues, while Canada West comprised Canadian players from the British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Superior International Junior A Leagues. The United States, with players from the United States Hockey League, aimed for a record fourth-straight WJAC victory.
==Exhibition schedule==
 	
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Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date – Time – Location
Ex1 	Canada West 	1 	Canada East 	3 	Final - Shots: 23-21 CANE	November 3, 2011 - 19:00 PST - Langley, BC
Ex2 	Sweden 	8 	Czech Republic 	2 	Final - Shots: 34-24 SWE 	November 5, 2011 - 14:00 PST - Langley, BC
Ex3 	Canada East 	1 	United States 	4 	Final - Shots: 33-30 CANE	November 5, 2011 - 15:30 PST - North Delta, BC
Ex4 	Canada West 	1 	Russia 	2 	Final - Shots: 53-21 CANW	November 5, 2011 - 19:00 PST - Chilliwack, BC
==2011 Tournament==
===Group A===
 	
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Pool A Standings	Pool A Standings	Pool A Standings	Pool A Standings	Pool A Standings
Rank 	Team 	W-L-OTL 	GF 	GA
1 	Sweden 	2-0-0 	3 	0
2 	United States 	1-1-0 	6 	2
3 	Canada West 	0-2-0 	1 	8
===Group B===
 	
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Pool B Standings	Pool B Standings	Pool B Standings	Pool B Standings	Pool B Standings
Rank 	Team 	W-L-OTL 	GF 	GA
1 	Canada East 	1-0-1 	7 	3
2 	Czech Republic 	1-1-0 	4 	8
3 	Russia 	1-1-0 	6 	6
===Results===
 	
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Game 	Pool 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score	Notes 	Date – Time – Location
1 	B 	Canada East 	5 	Czech Republic 	0 	Final - Shots: 32-16 CANE 	November 7, 2011 - 16:00 PST - Langley, BC
2 	A 	United States 	0 	Sweden 	1 	Final - Shots: 44-24 USA 	November 7, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
3 	B 	Czech Republic 	4 	Russia 	3 	Final - Shots: 43-31 RUS 	November 8, 2011 - 16:00 PST - Langley, BC
4 	A 	Sweden 	2 	Canada West 	0 	Final - Shots: 38-29 CANW 	November 8, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
5 	B 	Russia 	3 	Canada East 	2 	SO Final - Shots: 49-30 CANE	November 9, 2011 - 16:00 PST - Langley, BC
6 	A 	Canada West 	1 	United States 	6 	Final - Shots: 34-30 USA 	November 9, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
===Championship Round===
 	
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Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date – Time – Location
QF 	Russia 	3 	United States 	6 	Final - Shots: 56-29 USA 	November 10, 2011 - 16:00 PST - Langley, BC
QF 	Canada West 	4 	Czech Republic 	1 	Final - Shots: 35-21 CANW 	November 10, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
SF 	United States 	2 	Canada East 	4 	Final - Shots: 28-23 CANE 	November 11, 2011 - 16:00 PST - Langley, BC
SF 	Canada West 	2 	Sweden 	1 	OT Final - Shots: 29-24 SWE	November 11, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
5th 	Russia 	3 	Czech Republic 	2 	Final - Shots: 34-32 CZE 	November 12, 2011 - 12:00 PST - Langley, BC
3rd 	United States 	4 	Sweden 	0 	Final - Shots: 33-23 USA 	November 12, 2011 - 19:30 PST - Langley, BC
1st 	Canada West 	4 	Canada East 	2 	Final - Shots: 28-24 CANW 	November 13, 2011 - 17:00 PST - Langley, BC
===Final standings===
 	Team
 	Canada West
 	Canada East
 	
4th	
5th	
6th	
==CJHL Prospects Game==
For the first time in its history, the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game was a part of the WJAC festivities. Just like the previous two Prospects Games, the event is actually two "prospect" games with the President's Cup going to the winning goal aggregate.
===Summary===
====Game One====
West Prospects' Adam Tambellini scored a rebound goal in overtime on East's Brock Crossthwaite to give the West the come from behind victory. Despite being outshot 44-30 by the East, the West goes into Game Two with a one goal lead in the goal-aggregate two-game series.
====Game Two====
Again, the West Prospects come back from a deficit (3-2 midway through the game) with a tying goal from Sean McGovern late in the second, Justin Lund scored the winning goal only 28 seconds into the third, and Chase McMurphy scored the insurance marker only 61 seconds later to clinch game two of the Prospects Games. The 5-3 victory gave the West a 9-6 aggregate victory over the East for the series and their fourth Presidents Cup in 7 years.
===Results===
 	
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Exhibition Results	Exhibition Results	Exhibition Results	Exhibition Results	Exhibition Results	 	
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date – Time – Location
1 	East Prospects 	3 	West Prospects 	4 	OT Final - Shots: 44-30 East	November 12, 2011 – 16:00 PST – Langley, BC
2 	East Prospects 	3 	West Prospects 	5 	Final - Shots: 31-28 West 	November 13, 2011 – 12:00 PST – Langley, BC
==External links==
*HC's WJAC Website
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