2014 World Junior A Challenge

2014 World Junior A Challenge
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates December 14, 2014 – December 20, 2014
Teams 6
Venue(s) West Central Events Centre in Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Final positions
Champions   United States (6th title)
Runner-up   Denmark
Third place   Russia
Fourth place Canada Canada East
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Scoring leader(s) Denmark Nikolaj Ehlers (9 pts)
MVP Denmark Nikolaj Ehlers
2013
2015

The 2014 World Junior A Challenge was an 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

Background

Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all return.

Exhibition schedule

12 December 2014
19:30
Canada  East2–5
( )
 RussiaUnity Skating Arena, Unity, Saskatchewan
12 December 2014
19:30
Canada  West3–6
( )
 United StatesEston Community Complex Arena, Eston, Saskatchewan
12 December 2014
20:00
Denmark 6–0
( )
Canada Rosetown RedwingsSaskCan Centre, Rosetown, Saskatchewan

2014 Tournament

Preliminary Round

All times are local (UTC-6).

Group A

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 +8 6
  Switzerland 2 0 1 0 1 4 10 6 2
 Canada East 2 0 0 1 1 5 7 2 1
14 December 2014
15:30
Canada  East3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  SwitzerlandWest Central Events Centre
15 December 2014
19:30
United States 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandWest Central Events Centre
16 December 2014
15:30
Canada  East2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2)
 United StatesWest Central Events Centre

Group B

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 0 7 4 +3 6
 Canada West 2 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 2
 Russia 2 0 0 1 1 4 7 3 1
14 December 2014
19:30
Denmark 3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 Canada WestWest Central Events Centre
15 December 2014
15:30
Russia 2–4
(1–1, 0–0, 1–3)
 DenmarkWest Central Events Centre
16 December 2014
19:30
Canada  West3–2 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0)
 RussiaWest Central Events Centre

Playoff round

  Quarterfinals Semi-Finals Gold Medal
                           
3B   Russia 1  
3B   Russia 3  
1B   Denmark 5  
2A    Switzerland 2  
  1A   United States 3
  1B   Denmark 2
3A   Canada East 1
3A   Canada East 4  
1A   United States 7  
2B   Canada West 2  
5th Place Bronze Medal
2A    Switzerland 3 3B   Russia 2
2B   Canada West 2 3A   Canada East 0

Quarterfinals

17 December 2014
15:30
Russia 3–2
(2–2, 1–0, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandWest Central Events Centre
17 December 2014
19:30
Canada  East4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 Canada WestWest Central Events Centre

Semi-Finals

18 December 2014
15:30
Russia 1–5
(0–1, 1–3, 0–1)
 DenmarkWest Central Events Centre
18 December 2014
19:30
Canada  East1–7
(1–5, 0–1, 0–1)
 United StatesWest Central Events Centre

5th Place Game

19 December 2014
15:30
Switzerland  3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 Canada WestWest Central Events Centre

Bronze Medal Game

19 December 2014
19:30
Russia 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Canada EastWest Central Events Centre

Gold Medal Game

20 December 2014
15:30
United States 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 DenmarkWest Central Events Centre

Final standings

Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4th  Canada East
5th   Switzerland
6th  Canada West

Statistics

Scorers

Scoring Leaders
Player Team GP G A P PIM
Nikolaj Ehlers  Denmark 4 6 3 9 4
Thomas Novak  United States 4 3 4 7 0
Brock Boeser  United States 4 4 1 5 6
Anthony Angello  United States 4 2 3 5 0
Oliver Bjorkstrand  Denmark 4 3 2 5 2
Christian Wolanin  United States 4 0 4 4 4
Matthias Asperup  Denmark 4 1 3 4 0
Denis Guryanov  Russia 5 3 1 4 2
Dmitri Zhukenov  Russia 5 1 3 4 4
Zac Tierney  Canada East 5 1 2 3 2

Goaltenders

Goalie Leaders
Player Team GP Mins GA SO GAA Sv% Record
Eric Schierhorn  United States 3 184:56 3 1 0.97 .959 3–0–0
Ilya Samsonov  Russia 3 179:27 5 1 1.67 .952 2–1–0
George Sørensen  Denmark 3 184:56 6 0 1.95 .950 2–1–0
Cale Morris  United States 2 60:00 2 0 2.00 .929 1–0–0
Thomas Lillie  Denmark 1 60:00 2 0 2.00 .939 1–0–0

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Nikolaj Ehlers  Denmark

All-Star Team

Forwards: Nikolaj Ehlers  Denmark, Denis Guryanov  Russia, Thomas Novak  United States
Defense: Callum Fryer  Canada East, Christian Wolanin  United States
Goalie: Eric Schierhorn  United States

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