The 2014 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, from December 14–20, 2014, at the West Central Events Centre.
Teams
- Canada Canada East (9th Appearance)
- Canada Canada West (9th Appearance, 6th as Hosts)
- Russia Russia (9th Appearance)
- Switzerland Switzerland (4th Appearance)
- United States United States (8th Appearance)
- Denmark Denmark (1st Appearance)
Background
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all returned, joined this year by a team from Denmark.
Exhibition schedule
| 12 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 2–5 ( ) | Russia | Unity Skating Arena, Unity, Saskatchewan |
| 12 December 2014 19:30 | Canada West | 3–6 ( ) | United States | Eston Community Complex Arena, Eston, Saskatchewan |
| 12 December 2014 20:00 | Denmark | 6–0 ( ) | Canada Rosetown Redwings | SaskCan Centre, Rosetown, Saskatchewan |
2014 Tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC-6).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 East | 3–4GWS (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Switzerland | West Central Events Centre |
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| Blake Mann-Dixon (0–0–1) | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe (1–0–0) | |
| 0–17:16 – D. Riat (1) (M. Holdener) (PP)C. Fryer (1) (L. Batt) – 20:271–1K. Locke (1) (R. Kuffner, R. Kirkup) (PP) – 27:462–12–228:08 – M. Moor (1) (C. Thürkauf, A. Impose)L. Batt (1) (A. Tonge, A. Brady) – 44:333–23–356:55 – T. Haussener (1) (D. Riat, M. Holdener) |
| 0–1 | 7:16 – D. Riat (1) (M. Holdener) (PP) |
| C. Fryer (1) (L. Batt) – 20:27 | 1–1 | |
| K. Locke (1) (R. Kuffner, R. Kirkup) (PP) – 27:46 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 28:08 – M. Moor (1) (C. Thürkauf, A. Impose) |
| L. Batt (1) (A. Tonge, A. Brady) – 44:33 | 3–2 | |
| 3–3 | 56:55 – T. Haussener (1) (D. Riat, M. Holdener) |
| A. Tonge A. Brady D. Board | Shootout | T. Haussener D. Riat A. Impose |
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min |
| 46 | Shots | 24 |
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| Eric Schierhorn (1–0–0) | Goalies | Daniel Muff (0–1–0) | Referees: Alex Cote Colin Watts Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist |
| J. Snivley (1) (M. Reinke, A. Angello – 11:131–0T. Novak (1) (M. Reinke) – 15:312–0A. Oglevie (1) (A. Angello, J. Snivley) – 26:413–0S. Gersich (1) (B. Hillman) – 28:254–0B. Boeser (1) (T. Sheehy, T. Novak) – 34:115–0A. Oglevie (2) (A. Angello) – 42:416–0A. Angello (1) (M. Bergh, A. Oglevie) (PP) – 53:317–0 |
| J. Snivley (1) (M. Reinke, A. Angello – 11:13 | 1–0 | |
| T. Novak (1) (M. Reinke) – 15:31 | 2–0 | |
| A. Oglevie (1) (A. Angello, J. Snivley) – 26:41 | 3–0 | |
| S. Gersich (1) (B. Hillman) – 28:25 | 4–0 | |
| B. Boeser (1) (T. Sheehy, T. Novak) – 34:11 | 5–0 | |
| A. Oglevie (2) (A. Angello) – 42:41 | 6–0 | |
| A. Angello (1) (M. Bergh, A. Oglevie) (PP) – 53:31 | 7–0 | |
| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min |
| 54 | Shots | 26 |
| 16 December 2014 15:30 | Canada East | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) | United States | West Central Events Centre |
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| Blade Mann-Dixon (0–1–1) | Goalies | Cale Morris (1–0–0) | |
| 0–111:24 – B. Boeser (2) (K. Connor) (PP)L. Batt (2) (Z. Tierney, A. Brady) (PP) – 15:271–1Z. Tierney (1) (R. Kirkup) – 55:072–12–258:29 – S. Malone (1) (C. Wolanin, B. Nardella)2–359:58 – S. Gersich (2) (B. Nardella, C. Wolanin) |
| 0–1 | 11:24 – B. Boeser (2) (K. Connor) (PP) |
| L. Batt (2) (Z. Tierney, A. Brady) (PP) – 15:27 | 1–1 | |
| Z. Tierney (1) (R. Kirkup) – 55:07 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 58:29 – S. Malone (1) (C. Wolanin, B. Nardella) |
| 2–3 | 59:58 – S. Gersich (2) (B. Nardella, C. Wolanin) |
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min |
| 28 | Shots | 46 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 West | West Central Events Centre |
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| Thomas Lillie (1–0–0) | Goalies | Tommy Nixon (0–1–0) | |
| M. Aagaard (1) (M. Aserup, E. Rasmussen) – 18:241–0N. Ehlers (1) (O. Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 23:202–02–125:47 – G. Bast (1) (D. Fabbro, R. Risling) (PP)2–247:08 – T. Jost (1) (PP)N. Ehlers (2) (M. Eller) (PP) – 57:003–2 |
| M. Aagaard (1) (M. Aserup, E. Rasmussen) – 18:24 | 1–0 | |
| N. Ehlers (1) (O. Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 23:20 | 2–0 | |
| 2–1 | 25:47 – G. Bast (1) (D. Fabbro, R. Risling) (PP) |
| 2–2 | 47:08 – T. Jost (1) (PP) |
| N. Ehlers (2) (M. Eller) (PP) – 57:00 | 3–2 | |
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min |
| 25 | Shots | 33 |
| 15 December 2014 15:30 | Russia | 2–4 (1–1, 0–0, 1–3) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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| Ilya Samsonov (0–1–0) | Goalies | George Sørensen (1–0–0) | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Chad Williams Linesmen: Troy Murray Sean Donnelly |
| M. Vorobyev (1) (D. Guryanov, V. Barabanov) – 7:021–01–119:59 – N. Ehlers (3) (M. Lassen) (SH)1–242:31 – N. Ehlers (4) (M. Asperup, M. Nielsen) (PP)D. Guryanov (1) (A. Kozyrev, M. Vorobyev) – 47:252–22–357:07 – N. Ehlers (5) (S. Hertzberg)2–459:05 – A. Krogsgaard (1) (SH)(EN) |
| M. Vorobyev (1) (D. Guryanov, V. Barabanov) – 7:02 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 19:59 – N. Ehlers (3) (M. Lassen) (SH) |
| 1–2 | 42:31 – N. Ehlers (4) (M. Asperup, M. Nielsen) (PP) |
| D. Guryanov (1) (A. Kozyrev, M. Vorobyev) – 47:25 | 2–2 | |
| 2–3 | 57:07 – N. Ehlers (5) (S. Hertzberg) |
| 2–4 | 59:05 – A. Krogsgaard (1) (SH)(EN) |
| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min |
| 30 | Shots | 32 |
| 16 December 2014 19:30 | Canada West | 3–2GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–0) | Russia | West Central Events Centre |
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| Tommy Nixon (1–1–0) | Goalies | Anton Krasotkin (0–0–1) | Referees: Colin Watt Mike Campbell Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Ryan Gibbons |
| T. Jost (2) (V. Dombrovskiy) – 1:391–0G. Bast (2) (T. Jost, D. Hannoun) – 23:532–02–128:49 – D. Guryanov (2) (V. Barabanov, D. Zhukenov)2–243:37 – K. Kaprizov (1) (D. Zhukenov) |
| T. Jost (2) (V. Dombrovskiy) – 1:39 | 1–0 | |
| G. Bast (2) (T. Jost, D. Hannoun) – 23:53 | 2–0 | |
| 2–1 | 28:49 – D. Guryanov (2) (V. Barabanov, D. Zhukenov) |
| 2–2 | 43:37 – K. Kaprizov (1) (D. Zhukenov) |
| J. Keane D. Hannoun T. Jost | Shootout | V. Barabanov M. Vorobyev |
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min |
| 46 | Shots | 34 |
Playoff round
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| Quarterfinals | | | Semi-Finals | | | Gold Medal |
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| | 3B | Russia | 1 |
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| 3B | Russia | 3 | | | 1B | Denmark | 5 | | | |
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| 2A | Switzerland | 2 | | | | 1A | United States | 3 |
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| 3A | Canada East | 4 | | | 1A | United States | 7 | | |
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| 2B | Canada West | 2 | | | |
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| | 5th Place | Bronze Medal |
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| 2A | Switzerland | 3 | 3B | Russia | 2 |
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| 2B | Canada West | 2 | 3A | Canada East | 0 |
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Quarterfinals
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| Ilya Samsonov (2–0–0) | Goalies | Joren van Pottelberghe (1–1–0) | Referees: Alex Cote Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Troy Murray Tarrington Wyonzek |
| 0–13:52 – M. Holdener (1) (S. Weber, S. Forrer)D. Zhukenov (1) – 7:481–1N. Chebykin (1) – 16:462–12–217:11 – A. Impose (1) (D. Riat)N. Chebykin (2) – 26:383–2 |
| 0–1 | 3:52 – M. Holdener (1) (S. Weber, S. Forrer) |
| D. Zhukenov (1) – 7:48 | 1–1 | |
| N. Chebykin (1) – 16:46 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 17:11 – A. Impose (1) (D. Riat) |
| N. Chebykin (2) – 26:38 | 3–2 | |
| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min |
| 37 | Shots | 27 |
| 17 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Canada West | West Central Events Centre |
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| Blade Mason-Dixon (1–1–1) | Goalies | Tommy Nixon (1–2–0) | |
| 0–114:15 – R. Gardner (1) (T. Busch, M. VelaR. Kuffner (1) (M. Laidley) – 15:521–1A. Girduckis (1) (M. St. Pierre, R. Garvey) – 23:582–12–235:27 – D. Fabbro (1) (M. Vela, R. Risling)A. Tonge (1) (Z. Tierney) (PP) – 42:303–2A. Girduckis (2) – 59:244–2 |
| 0–1 | 14:15 – R. Gardner (1) (T. Busch, M. Vela |
| R. Kuffner (1) (M. Laidley) – 15:52 | 1–1 | |
| A. Girduckis (1) (M. St. Pierre, R. Garvey) – 23:58 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 35:27 – D. Fabbro (1) (M. Vela, R. Risling) |
| A. Tonge (1) (Z. Tierney) (PP) – 42:30 | 3–2 | |
| A. Girduckis (2) – 59:24 | 4–2 | |
| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min |
| 24 | Shots | 40 |
Semi-finals
| 18 December 2014 15:30 | Russia | 1–5 (0–1, 1–3, 0–1) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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| Anton Krasotkin (0–1–1) | Goalies | George Sørensen (2–0–0) | Referees: Colin Watt Chad Williams Linesmen: Sean Donnelly Tarrington Wyonzek |
| 0–12:58 – M. Asperup (1) (E. Rasmussen, M. Aagaard)0–223:07 – O. Bjorkstrand (1) (N. Ehlers)0–324:49 – N. Olesen (1) (M. Aagaard, S. Hertzberg)Y. Rykov (1) (A. Volkov) – 30:421–31–437:21 – J. Holmberg (1) (SH)1–559:40 – O. Bjorkstrand (2) (N. Ehlers, M. Lassen) (PP) |
| 0–1 | 2:58 – M. Asperup (1) (E. Rasmussen, M. Aagaard) |
| 0–2 | 23:07 – O. Bjorkstrand (1) (N. Ehlers) |
| 0–3 | 24:49 – N. Olesen (1) (M. Aagaard, S. Hertzberg) |
| Y. Rykov (1) (A. Volkov) – 30:42 | 1–3 | |
| 1–4 | 37:21 – J. Holmberg (1) (SH) |
| 1–5 | 59:40 – O. Bjorkstrand (2) (N. Ehlers, M. Lassen) (PP) |
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min |
| 26 | Shots | 38 |
| 18 December 2014 19:30 | Canada East | 1–7 (1–5, 0–1, 0–1) | United States | West Central Events Centre |
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| Blade Mann-Dixon (1–2–1) | Goalies | Eric Schierhorn (2–0–0) | Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Lundquist Troy Murray |
| 0–15:18 – T. Sheehy (1) (M. Bergh, R. Zuhlsdorf)0–26:16 – A. Angello (2) (D. Joshua)0–39:48 – T. Novak (2)A. Tonge (2) (M. Laidley) – 13:481–31–415:42 – J. Snivley (1) (D. Joshua)1–516:29 – K. Connor (1) (C. Wolanin, S. Gersich)1–628:16 – D. Gambrell (1) (T. Novak, C. Wolanin)1–757:32 – B Boeser (3) (R. Zuhlsdorf) |
| 0–1 | 5:18 – T. Sheehy (1) (M. Bergh, R. Zuhlsdorf) |
| 0–2 | 6:16 – A. Angello (2) (D. Joshua) |
| 0–3 | 9:48 – T. Novak (2) |
| A. Tonge (2) (M. Laidley) – 13:48 | 1–3 | |
| 1–4 | 15:42 – J. Snivley (1) (D. Joshua) |
| 1–5 | 16:29 – K. Connor (1) (C. Wolanin, S. Gersich) |
| 1–6 | 28:16 – D. Gambrell (1) (T. Novak, C. Wolanin) |
| 1–7 | 57:32 – B Boeser (3) (R. Zuhlsdorf) |
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min |
| 23 | Shots | 47 |
5th-place game
| 19 December 2014 15:30 | Switzerland | 3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Canada West | West Central Events Centre |
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| Daniel Muff (1–1–0) | Goalies | Evan Weninger (0–1–0) | Referees: Fraser Lawrence Colin Watt Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Sean Donnelly |
| 0–131:48 – S. Rempal (1) (D. Fabbro, T. Busch)0–234:49 – S. Rempal (2) (J. Keane, C. Young)R. Chuard (1) (R. Prassi) – 36:001–2S. Forrer (1) (C. Thürkauf) (PP) – 47:102–2T. Kessler (1) (C. Thürkauf) – 48:003–2 |
| 0–1 | 31:48 – S. Rempal (1) (D. Fabbro, T. Busch) |
| 0–2 | 34:49 – S. Rempal (2) (J. Keane, C. Young) |
| R. Chuard (1) (R. Prassi) – 36:00 | 1–2 | |
| S. Forrer (1) (C. Thürkauf) (PP) – 47:10 | 2–2 | |
| T. Kessler (1) (C. Thürkauf) – 48:00 | 3–2 | |
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min |
| 20 | Shots | 26 |
Bronze-medal game
| 19 December 2014 19:30 | Russia | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Canada East | West Central Events Centre |
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| Ilya Samsonov (3–0–0) | Goalies | Blade Mann-Dixon (1–3–1) | |
| K. Kaprizov (2) (D. Zhukenov, N. Chebykin) – 3:421–0D. Guryanov (3) (A. Shemrov, Y. Rykov) – 53:372–0 |
| K. Kaprizov (2) (D. Zhukenov, N. Chebykin) – 3:42 | 1–0 | |
| D. Guryanov (3) (A. Shemrov, Y. Rykov) – 53:37 | 2–0 | |
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min |
| 29 | Shots | 46 |
Gold-medal game
| 20 December 2014 15:30 | United States | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) | Denmark | West Central Events Centre |
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| Eric Schierhorn (3–0–0) | Goalies | George Sørensen (2–0–1) | Referees: Mike Campbell Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons Ryan Lundquist |
| 0–10:33 – N. Ehlers (6) (O. Bjorkstrand)B. Boeser (4) (T. Novak, T. Sheehy) (PP) – 31:331–1M. Bergh (1) (B. Boeser, T. Novak) (PP) – 58:172–12–245:46 – O. Bjorkstrand (3) (N. Ehlers, M. Asperup)T. Novak (3) (PP) – 64:563–2 |
| 0–1 | 0:33 – N. Ehlers (6) (O. Bjorkstrand) |
| B. Boeser (4) (T. Novak, T. Sheehy) (PP) – 31:33 | 1–1 | |
| M. Bergh (1) (B. Boeser, T. Novak) (PP) – 58:17 | 2–1 | |
| 2–2 | 45:46 – O. Bjorkstrand (3) (N. Ehlers, M. Asperup) |
| T. Novak (3) (PP) – 64:56 | 3–2 | |
| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min |
| 63 | Shots | 24 |
Final standings
Statistics
Scoring leaders| Player | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
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| 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 | Top goaltenders 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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