2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Encyclopedia
The 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey
tournament held in Balgonie
, Fort Qu'Appelle
, Indian Head
, Milestone
, Moose Jaw, Regina
, Southey
, and Weyburn
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
between December 29, 2005 and January 4, 2006. Canada
Quebec defeated the United States
5-2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic
defeated Canada
Pacific 5-4 in a shootout to capture the bronze medal.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament held in Balgonie
Balgonie, Saskatchewan
-Sports:Home of Team Selzer, World Women's Curling Silver Medalists, and consistently competitive high school volleyball and soccer programs.-References:...
, Fort Qu'Appelle
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
These figures do not include the substantial population living along the shores of the Fishing Lakes.-Origins:The current site is the third Fort Qu'Appelle. The first was a North West Company trading post , also in the valley but near what is now the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border...
, Indian Head
Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Indian Head is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Regina. The town is directly north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The town is known for its federally-operated Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration experimental farm and tree nursery that produces seedlings for shelter...
, Milestone
Milestone, Saskatchewan
Milestone is a town in south east Saskatchewan, Canada on Saskatchewan Highway 39. The town was named after C.W. Milestone in 1893...
, Moose Jaw, Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Southey
Southey, Saskatchewan
Southey is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on Highway #6, 55 km. north of Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan.Southey is named after a famous English poet, Robert Southey...
, and Weyburn
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north of the border with the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
between December 29, 2005 and January 4, 2006. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Quebec defeated the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
5-2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
defeated Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Pacific 5-4 in a shootout to capture the bronze medal.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
| Ontario | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| West | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | |
| Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 2 |
Final round
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quebec |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Pacific |
| 5 | Ontario |
| 6 | Atlantic |
| 7 | West |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |